BALLINA CHRONICLE Wednesday, April 17, 1850 This week more persons have left our port, destined for America, than any other during the season. Yesterday (Friday) the "Mars" and "Foyle" Liverpool steamers, carried a large number. The following vessels called this week also: - The "Medina", a beautiful superior brig, with accommodations of a first rate character, for Quebec, with 109 passengers; the "Countess of Durham" for Quebec, 76 passengers; the "Sophi" for Halifax, 79 passengers; and the Eliza for New York, 79 passengers. The great majority were of the better class of farmers, and there were also a great many artisans and others from this and neighbouring towns. -- Waterford Mail. Emigration from this neighbourhood still continues. The coaches which run between this town and Belfast are frequently crowded with passengers on their way to America.-- Downpatrick Recorder. EMIGRATION - Two days last week the following vessels cleared out at the Custom-house of the port of Limerick - For New York, the Charles Richards, 97 passengers; for Quebec, Caledonia, 126 passengers; for New York, Waterford, 101 passengers; the Lady Peel for Quebec, 305 passengers. Total - 631. -- Limerick Chronicle. LIMERICK PETTY SESSIONS IMPORTANT TO EMIGRANTS - Michael Griffin summoned Mr. Richard Hogan, shipping agent at this port, to Messrs. Shaw, of Liverpool, to recover £7 15s. amount of passage money paid by him for self and wife to proceed to New York in a vessel which sailed form Liverpool on the 15th of March. To go into details would occupy too much space - suffice it, that the complainant reached Liverpool between one and two o'clock on the day announced for the ship to sail, produced his register, and was told she had gone off that morning. The question at issue was whether an emigrant arriving at the part of embarkation at any hour on the day specified for the ship to sail was entitled to a passage. Mr. F. Spaight, the most extensive ship owner in the south of Ireland, and in which vessels more emigrants have sailed than from any port in Ireland, decided, and in his decision was upheld by Mr. Richard Russell (also a large ship owner) and Mr. Barron, R.M., that complainant was entitled to a passage, no matter at what hour he arrived at Liverpool previous to 12 o'clock on the night of the 15th March. The Bench ruled that Griffin be refunded £7 15s. and receive 1s. a day for sustenance, from 15th March to 12th April.-- Limerick Chronicle. Cathy Joynt Labath Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/