+ Provost Cochran was Preceptor for forty years. The Patrons, as a mark of their regard for his long and faithful services, ordered his portrait to be drawn by Cochran and hung up in the Council Chamber. In 1800, soon after John Campbell, Esquire of Clathick's resignation. Robert Findlay, Esquire of Easterhill, (at that time one of the Patrons,) drew up an elaborate report respecting this Hospital which he was afterwards requested to print. As calculation by Scots money frequently occurs in this work, it may not be improper to mention that Scots money is a twelfth part of the same denomination of Sterling money. 1 14 0 1 8 A Merk, or 13 4d, (or two thirds of a pound) is 0 "Jamieson's Etymological Dictionary.” POSTSCRIPT. POPULATION. Although a complete enumeration of the Inhabitants of this great city and its populous suburbs will not be in readiness for this work, I have thought proper to delay its publication till the enumeration within the Royalty could be inserted. When the number of souls in the connected suburbs has been ascertained, I will take an early opportunity of submitting a general tabular view with the necessary remarks for the information of the public. The suburbs of Glasgow are completely indented and connected with it, very much in the same manner as the city of Westminster and the Burgh of Southwark are with London. The Barony of Calton, Bridgetown, Camlachie, Blytheswood, and Anderston being joined to the city, while the old Gorbals, Hutchisonstown, Lawriestown and Tradestown are only separated by the River Clyde. From the progress which has been already made in these districts, it is pretty evident that when the population in the suburbs is added to that of the city, the aggregate will be 140,000, souls. (See page 199.) J. C. Population of the Metropolis, from the Government Enumeration, ordered to be printed by the House of Commons, in June, 1812. POPULATION WITHIN THE ROYALTY OF GLASGOW. The Survey commenced on the 14th October*, 1819. and ended on 6th December, thereafter. Male Householders. Wives. Female Householders. Male. Fem. Male. Fem. Male. Fem. Male. Fem. Male. Fem. Religion. Country: Totals, Parishes. 11,950 10,532 4,528 10,669 10,346 3,967 3,808 2,090 2,781 432 4,568 4,671 3,394 33,779 40,017 73,796 44,457 25,342 3,997 66,604 952 6,059 181 39,686 Tenements Building, 114, containing 830 Apartments. Houses Unoccupied 379, containing 1298 Apartments. To the above totals 1000 may be added for Military in Barracks, and in quarters on Billot, and 373 for prisoners in the Jail and Bridewell, making the total souls amount to 75,169. For three months previous to the commencement of the enumeration the distresses of the lower classes for want of work were so great that it is supposed that during that period, from two to three thousand persons left the place. The transport to Ireland during the time alluded to, was very considerable. + According to the Tables of Population framed by Price, Wallis, and Playfair, one fourth of the population of a parish is below thirteen years of age.-The population above twelve years are considered as examinable persons,-as the law requires that there should be accommodation in churches for two-thirds of all examinable persons, whether rich or poor, it follows that there should be 35,188 sittings. Now, as there are only 15,788 sittings in the nine churches and four Chapels within the Royalty, and as the two eastern contigious parishes, viz. the Tron and St. John's are too large, it is very desirable that they should be made into three parishes each containing 6,711 souls, and at the same time, the two western contigious parishes, viz. the North-west and St. George's, should be equalized, so that each would contain 7965; an arrangement of this kind would very much facilitate the parochial independent management of the poor, and reduce the ecclesiastical duties of the clergymen within due bounds. POPULATION Of some of the Principal Towns, &c. in Scotland, taken from the This Table exhibits the population of the largest Towns in Scotland. The following is an account of the population of the largest Towns in England with the exception of Town of Manchester, 98,573 the Metropolis:-- Borough of Liverpool, 94,376 Town of Birmingham, 85,759 THE END. |