EMIGRATION TO QUEENSLAND. Yesterday about 200 emigrants embarked at Queenstown, on board the ship Chatsworth, for the new and prosperous colony of Queensland.
A few of them were from the county of Cork and other parts of the South of Ireland, but the greater number came from Tullamore, King's County, and the neighbourhood of Dublin, under the direction of the Rev. Dr. Quinn, Harcourt-street Dublin, who came down specially to see that they were properly accommodated, and that everything necessary to their comfort was provided for the voyage. Most of the passengers are of the comfortable farming classes, and some few are of a higher rank ; all seemed cheerful and happy, and evidently looked forward to their colonial life with hope and good spirits. The Chatsworth, captain Richard Tucker, is one of the Blackball line of Australian sailing packets, belonging to the house of James Baines and Co., Liverpool, and is a very fine, well constructed, full-rigged ship of 1037 tuns register, 1200 tons builder's measurement, and over 2000 tons burthen. Besides the 200 passengers she took on board at this port, she brought 180 more from Liverpool, making in all 380 second cabin, intermediate, and steerage, passengers, the great majority of whom are Irish. She is in every respect suited for a first-class emigrant ship, and has been fitted up with a view to securing for her passengers the greatest amount of comfort practicable in a sea voyage, and with so large a number on board. The second cabin is situated under the quarter deck, forward of the first cabin, and on the same level. The fittings are of a plainer description, and display less luxury, but in other respects it is the same, being well lighted, will ventilated, and fitted up with commodious state rooms.
The intermediate and steerage passengers are accomodated in the 'tween decks, where every practicable arrangement has been made in the way of lighting and ventilation .......The height between decks is about seven feet and a half all through, from stern to stern, so that passengers can walk along with perfect ease, without being obliged to stoop or even lower the head to the slightest degree. Along the upper deck are several large glazed skylights, similar to those which may be seen in some of our channel steamers, and through these a copious flood of light descends and diffuses itself through the entire place below. The state rooms are ranged along at each side, and the fronts are newly pannelled and painted, which gives the place a cheerful and comfortable appearance. The fittings are similar to those of the Erin-go-Bragh, which sailed for the same place a short time ago, and of which a description appeared in our paper. The tables were made in such a fashion, that they can. when not in use, be raised close to the upper deck, completely out of the way, and so leave a great deal of additional room to move about. The steerage passengers are divided into three classes, each in separate compartments — namely, single men. married people, and single girls. The young men are placed at the bow, and the girls at the other end of the vessel, so that they have the married people at the intermediate passengers between them, and thus the best practical means that could be devised are used to guard against those scenes of immorality and vice of which emigrant ships were said formerly to have been the theatres. The scale of dietary seems to be abundant, as well as varied and of excellent quality, including for the steerage passengers, biscuits, beef, pork, preserved meats, of which each adult receives 1lb per week ; flour, peas, rice, preserved potatoes, oatmeal, raisins (8oz. per week to each passenger), suet, tea, sugar, butter, pickles, &c. When we visited the ship yesterday the passengers were all at dinner, and judging from what they had then before them, consisting mostly of roast beef of excellent quality and well cooked, they will have nothing to complain of as far as the creature comforts are con cerned, during the voyage. The vessel is also provided with an apparatus for distilling fresh water from the salt, which is capable of producing about 500 gallons of the best fresh water during the day, a larger quantity than all the passengers could consume, so that the supply of that necessary article may be said to be almost unlimited ; but for fear of accident a supply for seventy days is also placed on board. The law generally requires that all emigrant ships for the Australian colonies shall have 140 days water for the passengers and crews ; but in cases where distilling apparatus are provided, half of this is dispensed with, the other half being required for fear of accident to the apparatus. A pretty fair provision appears to have been made on board for having fresh meat during the voyage.
Along the upper deck might be seen in various places pens of poultry, while over the forecastle was a large pen filled with tidy looking porkers. The cooking apparatus are large and apparently of a superior description. A glance into them while cooking goes on, gives the idea of the preparations for a corporation banquet, an idea, which would be much strengthened by the savoury smell issuing from them. The passengers appeared all cheerful and contented, and scarcely any sign of dissatisfaction with the ship or the accommodation provided for them, was visible.
Those embarking at Queenstown all went on board yesterday, some of them going down from Cork in the river steamers, and they and their luggage were all safely stowed away during the evening. The Rev. Mr. Murlay and Mr. Kelly accompanied the passengers. The vessel sailed at the hour appointed.

EMIGRATION TO QUEENSLAND. (1862, June 24). North Australian and Queensland General Advertiser (Ipswich, Qld. : 1862 - 1863), p. 4. TROVE