Countries.—The number of natives of the various countries may be classified as follows:
| England (Principal counties—Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Staffordshire.) | 2611 | |||||||
| Scotland | 367 | |||||||
| Wales | 667 | |||||||
| 3645 | ||||||||
| Ireland | 54 | |||||||
| America | 19 | |||||||
| French Mission (Channel Islands) | 9 | |||||||
| Denmark | - | Scandinavian | - | 505 | ||||
| Sweden | 67 | |||||||
| Norway | 46 | |||||||
| Swiss Cantons | 19 | |||||||
| Piedmont, Italy | 31 | |||||||
| East India Mission | 2 | |||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||
| 750 | ||||||||
| Total | 4395 | souls. | ||||||
The emigration in 1861 is progressing satisfactorily, as the following extract proves:
“A party of Mormonites, consisting of 17 men, 25 women, and 11 children, left London lately by the Northwestern Railway for Liverpool, en route for the Salt Lake settlement. The emigration of Mormonites from Great Britain, particularly from the southern district of Wales, has during the past ten weeks been on a large scale. Their number embraces all classes; one gentleman, an inhabitant of Merthyr, Glamorganshire, having contributed £1000, and joined the ‘brethren,’ 200 of whom, including an old woman upward of eighty years of age, have just left Wales.”
No. III.—Latter-Day Saints’ Emigration, Spring of 1861.
| 42 Islington, Liverpool, June 29th, 1861. | ||
| Per Ship Manchester, Captain Frask. | ||
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| English | 132 | 124 |
| Scotch | 3 | 2 |
| Irish | 2 | 0 |
| Welsh | 54 | 57 |
| Danes | 5 | 0 |
| Americans | 1 | 0 |
| 197 | 183 | |
| Per Ship Underwriter, Captain Roberts. | ||
| Males. | Females. | |
| English | 234 | 278 |
| Scotch | 32 | 43 |
| Irish | 3 | 0 |
| Welsh | 16 | 14 |
| Norwegian | 1 | 0 |
| Americans | 3 | 0 |
| 289 | 335 | |
| Per Ship Monarch of the Sea, Captain Gardner. | ||
| Males. | Females. | |
| English | 97 | 105 |
| Scotch | 25 | 27 |
| Irish | 2 | 1 |
| Welsh | 17 | 17 |
| German | 1 | 0 |
| Swiss | 40 | 48 |
| Italian | 1 | 3 |
| French | 1 | 2 |
| Danish | 175 | 210 |
| Norwegian | 24 | 43 |
| Swedish | 61 | 68 |
| Total | 444 | 524 |
| Summary. | |||||
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 463 | 507 | 970 | ||
| Scotch | 60 | 72 | 132 | ||
| Irish | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Welsh | 87 | 88 | 175 | ||
| 1285 | |||||
| German | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Swiss | 40 | 48 | 88 | ||
| Italian | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| French | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Danes | 180 | 210 | 390 | ||
| Swedes | 61 | 68 | 129 | ||
| Norwegians | 25 | 43 | 68 | ||
| Americans | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 687 | |||||
| 930 | 1042 | 1972 | = | 1972 | |
MEETING ROOMS.The London Conference has seventeen places of worship, and numbers a little over 2000 men, scattered throughout Great Britain. In these isles there is a general Presidency of the Church, assisted by a counselor: these preside over the pastors or presidents of districts, ten in number, who also, assisted by counselors in their turn, direct and counsel the presidents of the twenty-four Conferences, while these superintend the presidents of the 400 branches. The total of members in the whole European mission is not less than 40,000. I subjoin a list of the various places—kindly furnished to me by an influential Saint—which the Mormons have selected for worship in London.[168]
Latter-Day Saints’ Meeting Rooms in London and vicinity: