Wilmot
Horton--Present Stats of Peterborough (_Note_)--Various
Parliamentary Committees on Emigration--Their Views--The Devon
Commission--Its Views of Emigration--A Parliamentary Committee
opposed to Emigration--Statistics of Emigration--Gigantic Emigration
Scheme--Mr. Godley--Statement to the Premier--The Joint Stock
Company for Emigration--L9,000,000 required--How to be applied--It
was to be a Catholic Emigration--Mr. Godley's Scheme--Not accepted
by the Government--Who signed it--Names (_Note_)--Dr. Maginn on the
Emigration Scheme--Emigration to be left to itself--Statistics of
Population--The Census of 1841--Deaths from the Famine--Deaths
amongst Emigrants--Deaths amongst those who went to
Canada--Emigration to the United States--Commission to protect
Emigrants--Revelations--Mortality on board Emigrant Ships--Plunder
of Emigrants--Committee of Inquiry--Its Report--Frauds about Passage
Tickets--Evidence--How did any survive?--Remittances from
Emigrants--Unprecedented--A proof of their industry and
perseverance.
In anticipation of fever and other epidemics resulting from the Famine,
a Fever Act was passed for Ireland in the early part of the Session of
1846, by which the Lord Lieutenant was empowered to appoint
Commissioners of Health, not exceeding five in number, who were to act
without salaries.
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