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By G. F. Bastable, M.A.
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TABLE I.—Emigration from the Principal Countries of Europe, 1820-1882.

000 omitted.
Nationalities. United States. British Colonies. South America. Total.
English, 5,377 3,116 77 8,570
Germans, 4,384 162 68 4,614
Italians, 114 13 581 708
Spanish and Portuguese, 32 3 406 441
Scandinavian, 632 17 70 719
French, 274 31 79 384
Swiss, 110 14 48 172
Other countries, 815 768 298 1,381


TABLE II.—Emigration from the United Kingdom—Number and Proportion of English, Irish, & Scotch-born Emigrants respectively.
Years. English % Scotch. % Irish % Total
3 yrs. 1853-5 211,013 30 62,514 9 421,672 61 695,199
5 yrs. „ 56-60 243,409 39 59,016 10 315,059 51 617,484
 „  1861-65 236,838 33 62,461 9 418,497 58 717,796
 „  1866-70 368,327 43 85,621 10 400,085 47 854,033
 „  1871-75 545,015 56 95,055 10 329,467 34 969,537
   1876 73,396 67 10,097 9 25,976 24 109,469
   1877 63,711 67 8,653 9 22,831 24 95,195
   1878 72,323 64 11,087 9 29,492 26 112,902
   1879 104,275 64 18,703 11 41,296 25 164,274
   1880 111,845 49 22,056 10 93,641 41 227,542
   1881 139,976 58 26,826 11 76,200 31 243,002
   1882 162,992 58 32,242 12 84,132 30 279,366
   1883 183,286 57 31,139 10 105,743 33 320,118
   1884 147,660 61 21,953 9 72,566 30 242,179
   1885 126,260 61 23,367 10 60,017 29 207,644
   1886 146,301 63 25,323 11 61,276 26 232,900
   1887 168,221 60 34,365 12 78,901 28 281,487
Total,
1853-1887,
3,104,798 49 628,478 10 2,636,851 41 6,370,127