AMUSEMENTS. 343 others in numbers, are found from almost every county in England ; Scotchmen, who form more than half of the whole population, from the Highlands, Hebrides, and the southern counties ; Irishmen from different parts of the Emerald Isle ; American loyal¬ ists ; and a few Dutch, Germans, and Swedes. The whole population may be estimated at thirty-five thousand. The English settlers, although for some time dis¬ contented with their condition, are generally found to thrive, particularly those from Yorkshire ; and they are much more attentive to in-door comfort and clean¬ liness than most other new settlers. The Highland Scotch, particularly those who settled first in the colony, and their descendants, are exceedingly regardless of domestic cleanliness or neat¬ ness, while they are at the same time in much better circumstances than they would be in their native country. The Lowland Scotch make probably the best settlers, at least those who have during late years removed to the island may be considered so ; and the Perthshire Highlanders, as well as those sent to the colony by the late Earl of Selkirk , may also be classed among the most thriving part of the popu¬ lation. The American loyalists, who removed to the island after the revolutionary war, are generally most industrious in their occupations ; and although fre¬ quently, in consequence of following too many pur¬ suits, not so substantial in their means as those who live by farming alone, yet they have, with few excep¬ tions, good houses, and live very comfortably. They