The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-27 00:00:00

ENGLISH EMIGRANTS.

r The Illinois, or situation of the English emi-
grants as described by a recent traveller :—" I
visited both Birkbeck and Flower, in June last.
Birkbeck is a fine man, in a bad cause. He was
worth about 10,0001. sterling, but has deceived
himself and others. Both his and Flower's settle-
ment, (which are all one), is all a humbug.
They are all in the mire, and cannot get out;
and they, therefore, by t►ll manner of means
and arts, endeavour to make the best of it.
Birkbeck tells me, the reason why he does not
cultivate his land is, because he cnn buy pro-
duce cheaper et Harmony, much cheaper than
I►a can raise it, although its price is double what
lam giving at Lexington market. The Harm°.
nities all work, and pay nothing for labour.—
Mr. Birkbeck, in June last, was the proprietor
of 10,000 acres, and forfeited his first deposit,
ten cents an acre, on a great part of the land,
which prove to be, as is his settlement generally,
the worst land In Illinois. Nobody now cares to
buy of, or settle down, with either him or Flower.
I like Flower the least ; I would prefer Birk-
beck for a neighbour, dressed up as he is, in
a little mean chip hnt, arid coarse domestic
clothes from Harmony, living in a little log-house,
smoal►ing segars, and drinking bad whisky, just
us I found him, rough as he was. Mr. G. Flower
is inducing mechanics to come from all parts to
settle, although there is no employment for
them, nor any market now, nor in future, unless
a war conies, which may require America to
supply other nations in wont. Sometimes I
think Biikbeck is right. But still I think
that both Flower and he will get rid of all their
dollars, and never raise more ; dollars and they
will part for ever. They will live, but not as
they did and might have lived, In England, or
the Eastern States. Labour costs more than
double what it does in the East. The West;
is only fit for poor men who are the only!
proper pioneers for the wilderuess, Ido not be.f
lieve that land will improve in value, but that:
much money will be wasted in improvements."-1
The result of this traveller's researches seems tot
be exactly the same with that which Cobbeirsl
Year's Residence in America points to. Het
has seen the Birkbecks and the Flowers,
all cleaning their own shoes, and washing their;
own potatoes, for the want of servants ; he has seen
English damsels, who used to finger the
forte at home, skinning pigs and undressing them-
selves and sleeping in the same room with both
men and pigs ; be is satisfied, that all the Prairie
gentry, who have any money, are losing that
as fast as possible, along with every other good
thin they brought with them from the regions
of civilization.

TanaTs3A.—The stoicism of this extraordi-
nary individual, we learn on good authority, has
at last, in a recent instance, yielded to circurn-
stances, he having been moved even to tears.
This powerful effect was the result of a visit from
Jack Martin, the pugilist, and of whom Thurtell
has been the frequent backer. Jack, on enter-
ing the cell, and there seeing his former patron
menacled, was so affected at the sight, that,
bursting into tears, he exclaimed—" Is there any
thing, Thurtell, which t can do for you'?" This
honest expression of unaffected sympathy touch-
ed the heart of Thurtell to tile quick, who, un-
able to restrain his tears, mingled them with those
of his friend.

I •
A COMET is now visibly to the mornings, two
hours and a half" before sun-rise. It is situated in the south-
east about' 15 de tees from the horizon. The.nucleas appears
small, and ill defined but the tail is brilliant.
Suictos.--Yesterday Coroner's & T moot was
held in Bethnal-green, .on the body of a bey ago sixwn,
named 'fog N. COOK MT apprentice to a silk-weever, who Tvg,
found flanging. try his master's house. No ctise could be us,
signed for _the rash act. Verdict, " Insanity.