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of Conello in 1835. They consisted in great part of Pala- 

 tines. The Palatines were originally German Protestants, 

 who settled in Ireland in the time of Queen Anne, planted 

 villages in various parts of the country, and obtained leases 

 of land. They continue to this day a distinct body from 

 the Irish population about them, and do not often inter- 

 marry with their neighbours. A considerable number of 

 these people emigrated, because they found they could 

 not take land from which other tenants had been ejected 

 without incurring considerable danger. 



Generally speaking, the emigrants prefer to go to the 

 United States rather than to Canada, and the witnesses in 

 all the baronies state that they make remittances to enable 

 their families to join them. 



The following is a table of the number of persons who 

 have emigrated from England, Scotland and Ireland, for 

 the Canadas, the United States, the Cape of Good Hope, 

 or New South Wales, annually, from 1820 to 1833 : 





During the year 1832, in which the greatest emigration 

 took place, the following number of persons emigrated : 

 66,339 to the North American colonies. 

 32,980 United States. 



202 Cape of Good Hope. 

 3,792 New South Wales. 



