COMMERCE. 
Of these, however, the following are Steamers :— 
Date. 
No. of 
Steam 
Vessels. 
Tonnage. 
No. of 
Men. 
1829 
i 
136 
12 
1830 
i 
136 
12 
1831 
2 
309 
27 
1832 
3 
516 
42 
1833 
3 
516 
42 
1834 
5 
741 
59 
The combined effect on the general interests of the city of all the modes of commercial 
intercourse which has been detailed, may to a certain extent be estimated by the amount of 
revenue and the post-office receipts. 
Custom-House. 
Years. 
Receipts. 
1827 . 
• 
14,462 
1828 . 
78,595 
1829 . 
74,561 
1830 . 
. 
. 
74,856 
Years. 
Receipts. 
1831 . 
. 
. 
73,512 
1832 . 
# 
74,377 
1833 . 
74,049 
1834 . 
. 
• 
72,871 
Post- Office. 
The Post-Office was established in 1784. 
Amount of Postage collected in 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
the year ending 5th July, 1821, 
Ditto. 1822, 
Ditto. 1823, 
Ditto. 5th January 1833, 
Ditto. 1834, 
Ditto. 1835, 
2,490 0 7 
2,577 7 11 
2,486 15 3i 
3,479 12 0 
3,510 19 10 
4,047 17 H 
Emigration. 
It has been incidentally mentioned that emigration attracts to this port a considerable portion 
of its foreign shipping, and it is impossible to stand on the quays of Derry in the early part of 
the year without experiencing some melancholy feeling at the sight of numbers who are thus 
eaving their native country, though probably with every chance of success and amelioration of 
condition. 
The following are the numbers for a short series of years 
Years. 
1828 
1829 
1830 
1831 
Numbers. 
863 
1605 
2601 
6003 
Years. 
1832 . . . 
1833 . . . 
1834 . . . 
Of the numbers in 1834, there appears to have been— 
To British America, 
To the United States, . 
Of these emigrating to British America- 
589 were under 7 years of age. 
341 were under 14 years of age. 
2831 adults. 
And of these last only 137 were above 40 years of age. 
Numbers. 
. 7500 
. 6142 
. 6398 
3750 
2648 
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