BALLINA CHRONICLE Ballina, Mayo, Ireland Wednesday, April 10, 1850 EMIGRATION Mr. Buchanan, chief agent for emigration at Quebec, states, in his report for 1849, to the Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin: - The adult passengers on board the whole number of vessels (447) were 31,145. The 134 ships from England might have legally carried 16,569 passengers more than the number embarked; the 59 vessels from Scotland might have carried 8,212 more than they had; the vessels from Irish ports were 150, and these were filled to within 3,852 adult passengers. The average passages were - from England 45 days; from Ireland, 45 1/2; from Scotland 41 1/2. The emigration of 1849 shows a considerable increase in the mortality in comparison with that of 1848. The deaths from cholera on board three vessels from Limerick arrived in May - the Lady Peel, the Jane Black and the Jessie - carrying 1,018 passengers, were 103. These on board the Jane, from New Ross, with 372 passengers, were 33. These on board the Sarah from Sligo with 280, were 81. The greatest proportionate mortality occurred on board of vessels from the ports of Newry, Limerick, Dublin, Liverpool and Greenock. Among 851 persons from Newry, the deaths were 61; those among 7,285 from Limerick were, 353; of 2,274 from Dublin, 91 died; of 4,405 from Liverpool, there died 99; of 625 from Greenock, 79 died. The brig "Hannah" from the port of Newry, was lost in the ice on the night of the 29th April. It appears that she sailed with 176 passengers; 14 persons went down with the vessel, and 35 perished subsequently from exposure. The other vessel was the brig, Maria, from Limerick, with 111 passengers, and a crew of 10 seamen. She foundered at sea on the night of the 12th May, in consequence of her coming in contact with sunken ice. Only nine passengers and three of the crew were saved. The total loss by these two disasters amounted therefore to 151 lives. Cathy Joynt Labath Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/