Star.
London, England, 1830-06-11 00:00:00

EMIGRATION.

The following are copies of letters received from America within
the lut few days : they will be read with interest :
" Zotosvi&LE, APRIL 13, 1830.—Dear Father and Mother,—
We received a letter from brother Brown, and he says you and all
the family talk of coming to this country, and want to know my opi.,
talon upon the subject. My opinion is that you ought to hare been
here years ago, but I do not want to persuade you or any other man
to conic here, and blame me afterwards; for here are some men who
do not like it, and they are always finding fault with this country,
and at the same time are getting rich. It puts me in mind of the
children of Israel, who wanted to return back into bandage & for no
man need be in poverty in this country if be will work, and here is
plenty for all, and as many more as like to come. Dear father, I
know that you would get plenty of your kind of work; for here are
two foundries in this town, and there will be one mote very soon;
but I think a carpenter's as good a business as any. Houses are as
dear as at Brighton. If you come, you can work in my shop; but
I know that your two sons, James and Charles. can do well ; that if
they were in distress in this country, they could soon get so that 1
they need only work when they please. It is no use for me to mud.
tiply words; this is the best country fora poor man ; I always told
you so. From your son, Now Bess is going to write."
" ZzattsvlLLE, APRIL 13, 1830.—Dear Friends,—l hope
before this time you have received my answer to your last, although
not yet come to hand. lou wanted to know the state of things, and
that I can give; but articles are much cheaper in the fall than now.
You know what our dollars are-100 cents, or 44.6 d. of your money.
Best flour, le dollar for 1 cwt. and I must say better than yours.--
Meat at this season is dear, from 3as to 4 as per lb; butter, 12
eta ; cheese, acts; loaf sugar, 24cts ; brown, 12cts ; tea, le dollar ;
coffee, 20cts ; soap, acts ; candles, 12cts ; treacle, beta a gallon ;
beer, 12cts, but not so good as yours. I wish some of you could
make beer ; materials are very cheap, and all kinds of spirits are too
cheap. All kinds of clothes are very low, except bombazines and
some few articles, such ss silk, velvet, and the best lace. But the
Ladies and gentlemen cannot—or, I should say, need not dress more
than they do in this country. James and Sarah were quite old-
fashioned here. As soon as a new fashion comes out in London or
Paris we get them in our sea-port town, and then they soon spread
all over this extensive large country. As for doctors, In town or
country, you need nor suffer long for their help; some are akil.
ful and some are not, just as it is with you. And you want to
know about our places of worship. lam glad to inform you that
this is a free country ; we need not pay to any church unless we
please, but people of course give something where they belong. I
do not know that I can give you the names of all our churches, for
I think they are called by more names than they are with
you ; but I can tell you that there are no less than five in our street,
and four of them good brick houses. The Calvinist, Protestant,
and Jew, are all as one people here, and all agree every one to their
own conscience. As to our houses, you would say that they are as
good as yours, and as well furnished. Here is good land for sale,
only two miles from town, at 16 dollars per acre, and in the United
States' pine well timbered; and all our hills have good Earl Bank
coals, which sell at 6 cts per bushel. Firewood, 50 and AI as per
cord ; a cord is Bft long, 4ft high, and 4ft broad. Geese are 12
cts each, and we bad a tine turkey for dinner yesterday, 15 pounds,
which cost 44 eta. Eggs 5 eta per dozen. All kind of trades are
good in this country, but there is not enough of dyeing in this town
to support a family ; but Cincinnati is our city for this State (Cin-
cinnati contains about 16,000 inhabitants ;) it is much larger than
Brighton, and has no good dyer, and at Pittsburgh tiresome. The
forma is west of us down the river, and the latter in the east ; the
steam boats and stages run to and from both places here. Money
is more flush in the towns ; but, if you and mother come, you
must live with us, and you will not want anything that we can get
you, and you will never repent coming. There are older people
than you coming all the time from different parts with their fami-
lies, and I hope my dear mother will take courage, for I can make
her and you comfortable. If you could get a passage to Canada, as
it belongs to your King, you could come very cheap, but don't let
them know of your coming to the United States ; you must beat
them down, for the people of this country understand that. Be sure
to bring provisions to last you on the seas, and what you have left
will serve you on land. Canada is only 100 miles from us after
you cross the lake, and then you could get a large waggon, horses,
and men, to bring you here. You must bring your beds and bed-
ding that you have on the sea, to serve you up the country. 1 hope
you will bring some red herrings, for I am longing for some very
much ; and some Dutch cheese ; and some currants, that we may
have a good cake. We have good raisins, but you would find rai-
sins very good at sea, rice and flour, and any sort of fresh things
but butter. Brown can tell you what is best. Sarah tells me that
long shawls are very cheap in your country. If they are, u might
make a great deal by bringing such things ; they are In fashion
here ; also such as your cheap stockings of all colours and sizes, I
needles, and the cheapest gingham* and calicoes. If you were a
mind, you could make your passage, and offer goods for sale
wherever you stop, before you spent your money, and put a good
profit on them. Scissors and knives, and elastic garters, fetch 50
eta, and you can get them cheap. Pack in your fire irons, if good,
at the bottom of your box, and other things of value."

Till within the last te►► days, we understand, the per-
sonal appearance of the King indicated little change ; and his Ma-
jesty dresotd as usual, and displayed:his accustomed spirits. Since
that period, howtver, his Majesty has become mach emacietal
we lament to learn that the lower extremities are pngressed. Under
these circumstances, it has become a question, not or weeks, but or
days, or rather of hours; and, although the unlooked-for strength
of his Majesty's constitution has already, more than Owe, pro.
erected, in an extraordinary Planner, the inevitable event; iveannotr
in all human probability, be much longer delayea.—llrigkoss
Gazette.