A sketch of Madeira : containing information for the traveller, or invalid visitor . s been before observed, took place in the year 1835, dur-ing which year about 1200 persons left Madeira. Emigrationthen ceased for a time, till the year 1840, when it wasvigorously resumed. At the end of the year 1847 it againceased. Government returns state that up to this time5435 persons had emigrated, that is to say, that 5435 personshad paid the heavy emigration fees; perhaps three or fourtimes that number actually left the country. During the years1848 and 1849 there was scarcely any emigration; but inJu
A sketch of Madeira : containing information for the traveller, or invalid visitor . s been before observed, took place in the year 1835, dur-ing which year about 1200 persons left Madeira. Emigrationthen ceased for a time, till the year 1840, when it wasvigorously resumed. At the end of the year 1847 it againceased. Government returns state that up to this time5435 persons had emigrated, that is to say, that 5435 personshad paid the heavy emigration fees; perhaps three or fourtimes that number actually left the country. During the years1848 and 1849 there was scarcely any emigration; but inJune, 1850, a premium, though a lower one, was againoffered, and emigration recommenced actively. The MadeiraGovernment, finding it could not stop the evil, as theysupposed it to be, made a remission, though to a triflingextent, of the fees on emigration. It is estimated that, from1835 to the present time, nearly 35,000 persons have gonefrom Madeira to Demerara, St. Vincent, Antigua, Trinidad,Grenada, Jamaica, and St. Kitts. CHAPTEE IV. THE HISTORY, GOVERNMENT, AND MANNERS From a Sketch by Ludy Smart Vernon Harcowt. Group of Peasants. Sec page HO CHAPTER IV. ON THE HISTORY, GOVERNMENT, AND MANNERS OF MADEIRA. Th historic Muse, from age to age,Through many a waste, heart-sickening page,Hath traced the works of man. Keble. Ancient history.âRe-discovery of Madeira Cape Bojador.âColumbus.â History of Machim.âGovernors appointed.âAllotment of land.âOriginalgovernment.âDeath of Zarco.âFunchal constituted a city.âInvasionby French privateers.âMadeira passes into the dominion of Spain.âEnglish possession.âDom Miguel.âEcclesiastical affairs.âBishop ap-pointed.âEcclesiastical courts.âSalary of the clergy.âDiocese of Fun-chal.âMonastic establishments.âReligious societies.âPlaces of educa-tion.âPublic institutions.âJudicial division of Madeira.âCivil governor.ââCriminals.âLaws of inheritance.âPublic revenues.âGo-vernment monopolies.âMilitary aff
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