Xn/jfltyJl.l GLASGOW DELINEATED; IN ITS 3fn0tftutumg, JHamifactuveS, anir Cornmme WITH A MAP OF THE CITY, AND THIRTY-NINE ENGRAVINGS OF ITS PRINCIPAL PUBLIC BUILDINGS, SECOND EDITION, GREATLY ENLARGED. r GLASGOW: i Printed at the University Press, FOR WARDLAW AND CUNNINGHAME. 48, TRONGATE. 1827 . Non sine causa Dii hominesque hunc urbi condendse locum elege- runt; saluberrimos colles; flumen opportunum, quo ex mediterraneis locis fruges devehantur, quo maritimi commeatus accipiantur; mare vi- cinum ad commoditates, nec expositum nimia propinquitate ad pericu- la classium externarum ; regionum Caledonia? medium, ad incrementum urbis natum unice locum. Argumento est ipsa magnitudo tam novse urbis. Liv, TO JAMES EWING, Esquire, IN TESTIMONY OF THE REGARD TO WHICH HE IS JUSTLY ENTITLED, FOR EMINENT SERVICES RENDERED TO THE CITY AND TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, THIS EDITION OF GLASGOW DELINEATED IS MOST RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY THE PUBLISHERS, Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from Getty Research Institute https://archive.org/details/glasgowdelineate00unse_0 PREFACE. The primary design of this work was to give an outline or sketch of the City in such a compass as to make it a fit pocket companion for the Traveller. Although this object was in a certain degree accom¬ plished in the first edition, yet the information which it contained was on many important topics very meagre and scanty, and not at all calculated to satisfy the mind either of a citizen or of a stranger. In preparing this edition for the Press, the Publishers have judged it proper to enter more into detail, and, still keeping in view the original purpose of the Work, have endea¬ voured, with as much compression as possible, to give a correct and circumstantial account of every thing worthy of notice, either in the ancient or modern his¬ tory of the City. In the prosecution of this design they have spared no pains in procuring accurate intel¬ ligence, and have derived material assistance from many respectable individuals, whose names they have no au¬ thority to mention, but whose patience was, in some instances, severely tried by repeated applications. For the description of that valuable ornament of the City the Hunterian Museum, they are indebted to the kind¬ ness and urbanity of a gentleman who holds a high offi- IV cial situation. And for information on many other sub¬ jects they acknowledge the benefit they have received from the Statistical Account of Scotland; from Chal¬ mers’ Caledonia; from the various and useful works of Mr. Cleland; and from two able articles by Mr. Banna- tyne, on Glasgow and the Cotton Manufacture, con¬ tained in the Supplement to the Encyclopaedia Britan- nica. If they have at all succeeded in the double object which they had in view—to make this little volume a useful and instructive guide to strangers visiting the city, and to obtain a place for it also in the library and parlour of their fellow citizens, as a book of information and reference, as well as of amusement—they will have no occasion to regret the labour they have bestowed upon it. September, 1826. CONTENTS. Page Description of the City, 1 Revenue and Expenditure, . 12 Population, .... 14 Historical Sketch, 16 City Arms, .... 49 Bridges, .... 50 Suburbs, .... Barony of Gorbals, p. 52. —ILutchesontown, 53.— Laurieston, ib.—Tradesfon, ib.—Kingston, 54.— Anderston, ib.—Calton, ib.— Bridgeton, 55. —Cam- lachie, ib.—Govan, ib.—Partick, 56. —Port Dundas, ib. Port-Glasgow,.56 Church Government,.58 Churches and Places of Worship, ... 60 Cathedral, p. 64. — Blackfriars’, 70_St. Mary’s, 71.—St. David’s, ib.—St. Andrew’s, 72.—St. Enoch’s, ib.—St. George’s, 73.—Barony, ib.— Gorbals, 74.—St. John’s, ib.—St. James’s, ib.— Episcopal Chapel, ib.—St. Mary’s do., 7.5.—Ro¬ man Catholic do., ib.—George Street do., 76.— Grayfriars’ do.,ib—Regent Place do.,77.—Ren- held Street do., ib.—St. John’s do., ib.—St. George’s in the fields do., ib. — Gaelic do., Hope Street, ib.—Seamen’s do., 78. Public Buildings,.78 College Buildings, p. 78 _Hunterian Museum, 80. —Town Hall, ib.—Tontine Buildings, 81. —Bridge- gate Steeple, 82. —-Town’s Hospital, ib. — Royal In¬ firmary, 83. —Ship Bank, ib.—Trades’ Hall, 84. — Assembly Rooms, 85. — Royal Bank, ib.— Grammar School, 86. —Surgeons’ Hall, 87 _Theatre, ib.—Bar¬ racks, ib.—Lunatic Asylum, 88.—Jail and Court Vlll Houses, 89.—City and County Bridewell, ib.—Police Office, 91.—Post-Office, 92.—Bonding Warehouses, ib_Lyceum, ib.—Andersonian Institution, 93.— Hutcheson’s Hospital, ib. —Deaf and Dumb Asylum, ib.—Lock Hospital, 94.—Magdalene Asylum, ib.— Observatory, ib.—New Exchange, 95. Markets, .95 Bazar, 96. —Live Cattle Market, 97. —Slaughter¬ house, ib.—Corn Exchange, ib. The Green,.98 Approaches to the City, ..... 99 Improvements, ....... 100 Municipal Institutions,.104 Police Establishment, p. 108. Courts of Justice,.110 Bailie Courts, p. 110. —Dean of Guild Court, 111. — Water Bailie Court, 112. —Sheriff Court, ib.—Jus¬ tice of Peace Court, 113. — Circuit Court, 114. — Com¬ missary Court, ib. Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, . . 115 Faculty of Procurators, . . . . . 117 Hospitals and Mortifications, . . . . 118 St. Nicholas’ Hospital, p. 118.—Merchants’ House, 119.—Trades’ House, ib.—Hutchesons’ Hospital, ib.—Town’s Hospital, 121.—Scotstar- vet’s Mortification, 122.—Snell’s do., ib.—College Bursaries, 123.—Mitchell’s Mortification, ib.— Tennent’s do., ib.—Wilson’s Charity, ib.—John¬ son’s Mortification, 124_Baxter’s do., ib.— Coulter’s do., ib.—Millar’s Charity, 125.—Royal Infirmary, 126. —Macalpine’s Mortification, ib.— Lunatic Asylum, 127.. —Lock Hospital, 128. — Magdalene Asylum, ib.—Stirling’s Mortification, ib.—Lockhart’s do., ib.—Gardner’s School, ib.— Miss Hood’s Mortification, 129. —M‘Lachlan’s Free School, ib.—Deaf and Dumb Institution, ib.—Maxwell’s Mortification, 130. —Lennox’s do., 131 —Institution for the Blind, ib. Benevolent Institutions,. 131 The General Session, p. 131. —Buchanan So¬ ciety, 132. —Highland Society, 133. —Clyde Ma¬ rine do., ib.—Sons of the Clergy, 134. —Hu¬ mane Society, ib.—Female do., ib.—Ladies’ Clothing do., 135. —Aged Women’s do., ib.— Stranger’s Friend do., ib.—Old Man’s Friend do., ib.—Ladies’ School of Industry, 136 _ Ladies’ Society for visiting Jail and Bridewell, ib.—Widow’s Fund Society, ib. — Annuity So- IX ciety, 137.—Local Schools, ib.—Catholic Schools, ib.—Balfour School, 138.—Female Schools, ib. —Small Debt Belief Society, ib.—Eye Infir¬ mary, ib. — Fleshers’ Free School, 139.— Grahams’ Society, ib. — Friendly Societies, ib. —F'aculty of Medicine, 140.—Institution for training Female Servants, ib. Religious Institutions,.141 Ladies’ Associations, p. 142.—Sabbath School Associations, 143. Domestic Institutions, .143 Glasgow Water Works, p. 143.—Cranstonhill do. 144.—Blythswood Hill Reservoir, ib. — Gas Light Company, 145.—Public Baths, ib.—Washing Houses, 14G.—Apothecaries’ Hall, ib.—Horse Bazar, ib.—Western Club Rooms, 147. Literary and Scientific Institutions, . . 148 The University, p. 148.—Hunterian Museum, 155.—Royal Botanic Garden, 103.—Grammar School, 1G5.—Andersonian Institution, 1G7.— Mechanic’s do., 171.—Gas Workmen’s do., ib.— College Literary Society, 172.—Literary and Commercial do., ib.—Philosophical do., 173— Stirling’s Public Library, ib. — Glasgow Foreign do., 174.—Theological Seminary, ib.—Medical Society, 175.—Literary Forum, ib.—Speculative Society, 176.—Dilettanti do., ib.—Institution for the Fine Arts, ib.—Schools and Academies, 178. —Public Reading Rooms, 179.—Circulating Li¬ braries, ib.—Periodical Publications, ib.—News¬ papers, 180.—Printing Establishments, 181.— Lithography, 182. Commercial Institutions, ..... 183 Banks, 183.—Provident Bank, 184.— Chamber of Commerce, ib.—Post Office, 185.—Insur¬ ance Offices, ib.—Weights and Measures, 18G. Commerce and Manufactures, .... 187 Inland Navigations,.212 The Clyde, p. 212.—Forth and Clyde Canal, 218.— Monkland Canal, ib.—Paisley and Ardrossan Canal, 219.—Union Canal, ib.—Navigation by Steam, 220 . Amusements,.224 Antiquities,. 228 Glasgow fifty years ago,.239 Public Cemeteries,.241 Statues and Monuments,.243 X Learned Addenda, and Eminent Men, Inns, Hotels, and Taverns, Objects of Curiosity, /}//■* Air/./ COT ©sr ©JLAS^fDW AND 182 G. Published bv^V'MSFeat, □•I 101111111 , Wellington /*/. I.irlto" 'tyum/icM Print/UU fPobnotJu- Scale of Yards " i | IV \\ Vs \13^W7^C \ R ~ 1 V \ 1 'V'* \- \'4a J'^VTV'/' V 0 /**- li IJl ^lasrjoto BeltntattiJ This great City is beautifully situated on the Banks of the Clyde, in North Latitude 55° 51' 35", and 4 11 16' 10' West Longitude from Greenwich. Like many other ancient towns, its origin is involved in obscurity, and the derivation of its name has given rise to various conjectures. Glas-gae or Glas-coed, in the ancient British, signifies a green field or wood, and might refer to what was anciently denominated the Bishop’s forest. Clais-ghu, in Gaelic, means a black or dark ra¬ vine, alluding, on this supposition, to the gloomy glen which is formed by the stream at the east end of the Ca¬ thedral, the original site of the city, and of the hamlet of its illustrious founder. Glas ’s dhu means in Gaelic, grey and black, and may refer to those orders of Bene¬ dictine Monks who overspread all Europe in the 6th cen¬ tury, and of whom 40 were sent into Britain and Ire¬ land by Gregory the Great. Other etymologists derive the name from Baglais, a church, and dhu, black; Ea- glais-dhu, or Eaglaisgu, signifying, on this hypothesis, the black kirk, or kirk of black friars, and this opi¬ nion is strengthened by the derivation of Falkirk and other places of antiquity. The site of this ancient City lay without the wall of Severus, and formed apart of the Roman province of Va- lentia. It does not appear to have been distinguished as a Roman station, and though attempts have been made to trace its history beyond the age of St Mungo, they pre¬ sent but feeble claims to authenticity. St. Mungo, or St. Kentigern, the tutelar Saint of the city, was born in 514, and founded the See of Glasgow in 560. His name is derived from three Gaelic words ceann-tigh-tighearna, the chief or ruler of the Lord’s house. He died in 601, uttering with his last breath this emphatic and paternal benediction, “ Let Glasgow Flourish.” The pious wishes of this good man for the prosperity 2 GLASGOW DELINEATED. of the City have indeed been most remarkably fulfilled. From a few straggling huts on the brink of a mean rivu¬ let, it now extends majestically along the banks of a fine navigable river, and lias become the first City of the kingdom in population, and the grand emporium of its commerce and manufactures. The principal part of the City occupies a plain on the north bank of the river, from whence it rises by a gra¬ dual ascent till it is terminated on the north by the Ca¬ thedral. Like the Southwark of London, the suburbs extend to the opposite bank, with which they commu¬ nicate by three elegant bridges, and diverge also in every direction from the city. Indeed, in respect of situation, bustle of business, crowded streets, and other points of resemblance, Glasgow may be considered as a miniature of the great metropolis of the British Empire. The length and breadth of the City are partially ascer¬ tained by two main streets crossing each other at right angles. The principal street runs nearly east and west, acquiring at different points the names of Gallowgate, Trongate, and Argyle Street, and is two miles long and about 80 feet broad. The street which runs south and north bears successively the names of Saltmar- ket, High Street, Kirk Street, and Castle Street, and is about a mile long and 50 feet broad. The general width of the streets is about 60 feet. The Public Build¬ ings, and Houses fronting the streets, are built wholly of stone. These are frequently four or five stories in height, and accommodate several families under the same roof, but a great part of the modern houses are in the English style, and possessed only by one family. In passing along the principal street from the east, the attention of the stranger may be called in the first place to the Barracks, which are near the eastern ex¬ tremity of the Gallowgate—next, to St. John’s Church at the head of M'Farlane street, with the cathedral in the distance—to the view of Nelson’s Monument in passing St. Mungo street—to the Exchange, Townhall, and Statue of King William, at the Cross—and here it may be remarked that the street on the right leads to GLASGOW DELINEATED. 3 the University, Cathedral, and Royal Infirmary, and that on the left to the New Court Houses and public park. Here also may be seen the grand new approach to the city by London street, and it may not be out of place to observe, that the celebrated Edmund Burke while standing at the Cross of Glasgow, pronounced the Trongate to be the finest street in Europe. Pro¬ ceeding onward, the eye of the stranger may be direct¬ ed to the tower of the Tron Church, which projects a little upon the street, and nearly opposite to which is the house where Sir John Moore was born—next to St. David’s Church at the head of Candlerigg street, in which street is also situated the Bazar—to Hutche¬ son’s Hospital at the head of Hutcheson street—at Glassford Street, to the new Ship Bank and the Trades’ Hall—at Miller Street, to the Statue of Sir John Moore, and the beautiful dome of the Lunatic Asylum— at Queen Street, to the Royal Bank and the Theatre —to St. Enoch’s Church on the left, and the tower of St. George’s on the right, in passing Buchanan Street, —and to the fine Bridge over the Clyde at the foot of Jamaica Street. Here the stranger may either turn to the left, and take a view of the Harbour and Bridges, and Carlton Place; or he may take to the right, and proceed by Union Place, to West St. Vincent Street and Blythswood Hill. In either case, he will find his taste and curiosity amply gratified. To a stranger who has seen the new town of Edin¬ burgh, that of Glasgow may appear in some respects to disadvantage. There are few of those splendid and regular masses of building which every where abound in the metropolis. The streets, from too great econo¬ my of space, are comparatively narrow, and many of them built with little or no regard to uniformity. It must be admitted, however, that a minute and studied regularity rather palls upon the sight, and that this cir¬ cumstance has imparted to some of the finest streets in Edinburgh a degree of tameness and monotony, which is never felt in the capital of the west. It will be al¬ lowed also that Edinburgh owes much of its magnifi- A 2 4 GLASGOW DELINEATED. cence to its sublime and romantic situation, and to the singular effect of contrast which is produced by the ab¬ rupt and rugged separation between the old city and the new. Glasgow, on the other hand, is built in a form more compact and convenient. The arrangement of the streets is so simple, that a stranger becomes im¬ mediately familiar with it. The modern districts of the city are so naturally blended with the ancient, that they seem to form one unique and original design. In this respect Glasgow has a manifest advantage over the me¬ tropolis ; though for the same reason it falls short of it in bold and picturesque grandeur. There are three leading or principal streets which run parallel with Argyle Street, and are intersected as in the latter, by cross streets running north and south. These are Ingram Street, St. Vincent Street, and George Street. Ingram Street may now be reckoned the centre of the city. It is gracefully terminated at the West by the Royal Bank, and enriched in its course by the Assembly Rooms, Hutcheson’s Hospital, and other public buildings. George Street runs west from the High Street, at the point where Duke Street branches off to the east, and were it not that its pro¬ gress westward is interrupted by St. George’s Church, this street would, from its great lineal extent, exhibit one of the finest vistas in the kingdom. St. Vincent Street commences at the south west corner of George Square, and passing St. Vincent Place, proceeds west¬ ward in a gentle acclivity over Blythswood Hill. The street architecture here is beautiful, and is finely diver¬ sified by the introduction of centre and wings in some of the principal compartments. West George Street, Regent Street, and Bath Street, run in a parallel di¬ rection, and contain some magnificent ranges of build¬ ings. These streets have all a graceful ascent to the west, and, including the sunk areas in front, are 76 feet in width. Regent Street stretches westward from Nile Street, and it is to be regretted, that by some narrow¬ minded policy its extension to the east was prevented. There is a street still farther to the north called Sau- GLASGOW DELINEATED. 5 chiehall Street, but there seems to be little in it that deserves particular notice, except three neat rows of houses with parterres in front, which are named respect¬ ively, Wellington Place, Windsor Place, and Kensing¬ ton Place. On the summit of these grounds, which go by the general name of Blythswood Hill, a most ele¬ gant square has been recently built, called Garden Square. The houses on each side are in exact uni¬ formity, and from their high elevation command a most extensive and varied prospect. To the east and south, a panoramic view of the city, with all its pinnacles and towers, and the hills of Cathkin, Dychmont, and Tin- to ; to the west, the vale of Clyde, the town of Paisley, and the distant mountains beyond ; and to the north, Benlomond and the Campsie Hills. Mr. Harley, the original feuar of the grounds, has great merit in having projected this square, for certainly a nobler situation can hardly be imagined. To this enchanting spot every stranger is invited, who wishes to have any adequate conception of the extent and magnificence of Glasgow. Besides the square now referred to, the city contains three others, St. Andrew’s, St. Enoch’s, and St. George’s. The latter is the most spacious, and has, on the south side, a statue in bronze of the late General Sir John Moore, to which we shall af terwards more particularly allude. The centre was long set apart for a statue of George III., but the time has been allowed to go by, and there is now little prospect of it. The north side of the square, has of late fallen a sacrifice to what may be termed the besetting sin of the city— the erection of some new buildings, on a plan at utter variance with the adjoining compartment. The latter is on a beautiful elevation by the late Mr. Robert Smith, and the deviation referred to is highly injurious, but might be partly obviated by the addition of a correspond¬ ing balustrade and pediment. The interior has been for some time in a state of rather unseemly dishabille, ow¬ ing to a disagreement amongst the surrounding proprie¬ tors in regard to the ways and means for improving it. The corporation having proffered its assistance, it is to A 3 6 GLASGOW DELINEATED. be hoped this will not be long a matter of reproach. In a large place like Glasgow, which threatens to be soon afflicted with an overgrowth, squares and other open areas are of great benefit, as contributing not only to the beauty of the city, but to the health of its in¬ habitants. For this reason, it is gratifying to learn that in the laying out of the building grounds to the west of Garden Square, it is the intention of Mr. Garden to prefer this mode of arrangement, and that several cres¬ cents and squares are in contemplation. For these in¬ deed the varied surface of the grounds presents peculiar natural advantages. The crescent on the brow of the hill at Woodside, will be one of the finest things that any city has to boast of; and the square ou the emi¬ nence to the north, will be no less commanding and beautiful. The extended plans for building go as far as the banks of the Kelvin, and seem to hold out the possibility of an ancient prophecy being accomplished, that the cross of Glasgow, shall on one day be at the village of Partick. While the city is thus rapidly ex¬ tending to the west, London Street, Monteith Row, and other streets in contemplation, are giving it a pow¬ erful pull to the east; and, on the south side of the river, the increase of building exceeds all former prece¬ dent. In fact if the city continue to enjoy a moderate degree of prosperity, its future progress and extent are beyond all calculation or conjecture. Public edifices, both civil and sacred, have kept full pace with the growth and advancement of the city. These throw a pleasing light over the taste and liberality of the inha¬ bitants. Many of them exhibit a degree of splendour, which is seldom excelled; and it is satisfactory to state that they have all been erected by the single and unas¬ sisted efforts of the community. The great boast of Glasgow, however, is the ingenuity of her artizans, her scientific institutions , and her operative and mechanical establishments. The latter are chiefly situated in the suburbs, where at some points, a forest of lofty chim - ney stalks will attract the notice of a stranger. Al¬ though such erections add nothing to the external GLASGOW DELINEATED. 7 beauty of the city, yet, what is of at least equal im¬ portance, they contribute largely to her wealth, and her resources. The position of this City has many advantages, espe¬ cially for commerce and manufactures. The soil of the surrounding district, though very various, yet, being abundantly supplied with manure, produces heavy crops of every description. The climate is in general healthy, though somewhat moist and rainy, and the face of the sky is frequently obscured by the clouds which float along from the Atlantic. The weather in every season is more wet and variable than on the east coast of the island ; but the frosts of winter are usually less intense, and of shorter duration. The south-west winds blow about two-thirds of the year; and the next in frequen¬ cy is the north-east, which is usually accompanied with fair weather.—Glasgow stands on the borders of one of the richest coal and mineral fields in Scotland, and communicates with it by the Monkland Canal; while, for carrying off the produce of its industry, and re¬ ceiving returns, it has ready access to the Atlantic by the river Clyde, and to the German and North Sea, by the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Frith of Forth. One of the chief defects of this City, till within a few years past, was the small supply of water, great part of which was also of inferior quality. There were many public wells, but in dry weather they afforded no ade¬ quate supply; and, in consequence of the variety of mineral strata in the district, most of the springs con¬ tain a degree of mineral impregnation. Pure water is, ' however, now abundantly supplied from the river, by means of pipes, and has contributed much to the health, comfort, and cleanliness of the inhabitants. The City is well supplied also with provisions, of which vast quantities, of all kinds, are brought into the market. The consumption of animal food is consider¬ able, but has not increased at an equal ratio with the population. In 1793 when the. population was 67,000, the slaughter of cattle, including the smaller animals, was 89,713. In 1822, when the population was, by the 8 GLASGOW DELINEATED. returns of the preceding year, 147,043, it was 155,819, of which the value, including the tallow and hides, is computed at about ,£304,000. The supply of fish is plentifully derived from the Frith and inlets of the river, and from the adjacent Scotch and Irish coasts; and occasionally also from the east coast, through the canal. A great quantity of salmon has of late years been imported from Coleraine, in the north of Ireland. The Regent Murray, in 1568, made a gift to the cor¬ poration of bakers, of the Mills at Partick, and in 1771 they purchased from the Magistrates and Council, the adjoining Mills of Clayslap. To these, large additions have been made ; and it is presumed that in their now improved state, the Clayslap Mills are not inferior to any in the kingdom, either in respect of situation, ma¬ nagement, or internal arrangement. The machinery is moved by two steam engines of 42 and 32 horse power; and a regular supply of flour is secured throughout the whole year. There are four large granaries, calculated to contain from 30,000 to 35,000 bolls of grain ^ and the Mills are capable of grinding 3000 bolls per week, or 156,000 per annum. The gross supply from these Mills, and from other sources, is calculated to be equal to 64,855 sacks of flour; and supposing the whole to be baked into quartern loaves, at the average rate of 82 loaves to a sack, the quantity of loaves will be 5,318,110, which at the present price of lid, amounts to about £244,000. The quantity of Milk consumed in one year, may be deduced from the number of cows, kept within the royalty. These have been estimated some years ago by Mr. Cleland at 586, and supposing the suburbs to have at least an equal number, and that one tenth of the whole should be added for milk brought into the city from the neighbouring parishes; the total quantity may be assumed as equal to the produce of about 1,230 cows, which at an average of 6 pints each per day, is 2,693,700 pints per annum, amounting, at 6d each pint, to £67,342 : 10s. GLASGOW DELINEATED. 9 The various Market Places are situated in convenient parts of the city, and are noticed in another part of this volume. There are five principal Fairs throughout the year, which are held on the second Wednesday of Ja¬ nuary,- the Thursday before Easter; the 26th of May, being a Monday, or first Monday after it; the second Monday of July, which continues the whole week; and the first Wednesday after Martinmas. Glasgow is the seat of a Presbytery, consisting of the city clergy, and those of the neighbouring parishes of the Barony, Gorbals, Rutherglen, Cumbernauld, Car- munnock, Calder, Campsie, Govan, Kirkintilloch, Kil¬ syth, Cathcart, and Eaglesham. The transactions of the Presbytery are recorded in a number of folio vo¬ lumes, nine of which were amissing for about a hundred years. Many of them were much damaged, and the whole narrowly escaped entire destruction in 1793, by the fire which consumed the Tron Church, in the Ses¬ sion House of which they were deposited. The Synod of Glasgow and Ayr, comprises the Pres¬ byteries of Hamilton, Irvine, Paisley, Ayr, Glasgow, Lanark, and Dumbarton. It meets in Spring and Au¬ tumn, and sits twice at Glasgow for once at Ayr or Irvine. The meetings of these Reverend Courts are held in the Tron Church Session House, which is from its si¬ tuation very airless and confined, and is so limited in regard to space, that when there is any interesting or important discussion, it is crammed to suffocation. These venerable Bodies ought surely to be more amply and respectably accommodated. The patronage of the City Churches belongs to the Magistrates and Town Council, except that of the in¬ ner High Church 1 and Barony, which pertains to the crown. The patronage of the Gorbals Church belongs to the heritors or feuars, who purchased it from the college. The magistrates exercise this right with a great degree of mildness and discretion, and with a ge¬ neral leaning to the wishes and expectations of the parties, while at the same time they show a laudable 10 GLASGOW DELINEATED. desire to promote the best interests of the Established Church, and of the community at large. The stipend of the City Clergy is .£400 per annum. The Inner High Church and Barony are exceptions, the stipends of these being derived from the parish tiends, and vary¬ ing according to the price of grain, or what is called the striking of the Fiars. The average, however, may be upwards of £1500. The stipends attached to the Chapels and Dissenting Churches are from £120 to £400.—It were to be wished that the Corporation Funds would admit of the City Clergy being placed on a level, in regard to emolument, with those of the Metropolis. Their station in society requires it, and it would give the City a more equal chance of pro¬ curing and retaining men of superior talents and ac¬ quirements. This would be the most effectual means of clipping the aspiring wings of dissent, and of the consequent growth and increase of the Establishment. The Rental of Property, within the Royalty, as ta¬ ken from the Government surveys, was in 1824-5, £279,600. In 1712, soon after the Union, it was only £7840 : 2 : 6. The assessed taxes were formerly about £30,000 per annum, but in consequence of the late reductions, they amount only at present to about £20,000. The Stent or Land Tax payable by Scotland, in con¬ formity with the Articles of Union, is £48,000. This is allocated on the 66 Royal Burghs, and the propor¬ tion payable by Glasgow, is £2,125 : 10s., of which sum one fourth is laid upon trade, and three fourths upon rental, which is payable by the proprietors. The total amount of stamp duties collected in Glas¬ gow, may be estimated at considerably above £100,000. The value of Heritable Property within the Royalty, taking it at twenty years purchase of the government rental, which as it is always below the real rent, may be assumed as a fair criterion, is £5,592,000. The property tax when last exacted, which was in 1815, was £82,000; of which £24,000 was raised from property, and £58,000 from business. GLASGOW DELINEATED. 11 The Revenue of the Borough is derived chiefly from what is called the Common good; which consists of an impost of two pennies Scots, on the Scotch pint of ale or beer sold within the borough—ladles and multures, which are certain dues on grain, meal, fruit, &c. brought into it—dues from the public washing house—rents of markets, church seats, houses, mills, and lands annexed— feus of lands, feudal casualties, and ground annuals— fees from burgess’ entries, &c. &c. The expenditure is incurred by borough assessments—criminal prosecu¬ tions, alimenting criminal prisoners, and expense of the prison—contribution to the police establishment—ex¬ pense of the ecclesiastical and civil establishment— of the Grammar School—repairs of heritable property —interest of money—and general improvements. The revenue usually exceeds the expenditure, but in the ec¬ clesiastical department, it falls considerably short. In addition to the above, the magistrates are intrusted, wholly or in part, with the administration of the funds derived from the navigation of the Clyde, the assessment for the maintenance of the poor, statute labour, con¬ version fund, pontage of bridges, &c. Since the year 1817. the magistrates of Glasgow have set a laudable example to the other towns in Scotland, which has hi¬ therto been but sparinglyjmitated, in regularly publish¬ ing an annual statement of the revenue and expendi¬ ture, accurately arranged under a variety of heads, together with a view of the debts and assets, and gene¬ ral property of the city. From these statements we present our readers with the following abstract. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE CITY OF GLASGOW. 12 GLASGOW DELINEATED. Total Revenue. —1 O © —< O Oi o s. 18 7 4 8 2 4 17 12 £ 15111 15358 16482 15689 16428 10286 16459 15985 Dividends onl shares in Ca¬ nal, Gas, and i Water Com- , panics. o o o o o o o C O O O O O O O £ 315 340 340 368 301 200 360 315 c W 3 PQ tjH c O L' O O Ol (M s. 18 4 7 10 19 14 10 4 OlCOOliflHOlcOW QlCOCCOt'OJiO'NCO ^ O —< r-1 —■ CO CO e £ o' 13 J £ ^to^ciowooiw vj CM ^ £ £2 ” ® ^ ^ £ 921 1149 1104 851 974 544 931 1197 Pasturage, &c. in Green, | and Show j Stations. CO O O —1 O CO CO CO 04 ^ W CO H CO CO IfXffSS ■BSJ-i'ig •Clii Jo § d. 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 0 s. 0 10 0 0 10 18 9 5 ©WINht-t'inC 3? g S k 3 £ S CO M CO (N CO CM CM Rents of ILands,Houses Mills, Quar¬ ries, Salmon fishing, &c- o h n o to h ^ o) ^ o in ^ to o h co co CO 'i* to CO lO o tc CO co i- qo u co id © © © © m o © Feu Duties and Casualties. ^ EL 0.0 CO O CM 1-1 rjk (i 1 * 2 ° 2 2 00 H fitT* lA Q O Ol HO C3 ^ M — T+OtMlT & s 3® o ^COOCOCOClrtOCO • CO iO CO 'J ^ Ol (N ffi £ 3205 3227 3916 3929 4426 4348 4303 3880 1817 1818 1819 1S20 1821 *1822 1823 1824 * The City Books were regularly balanced on 31st December, annually, till 1S22, when an Act of Parliament was passed, requiring that in future the Accounts of every Royal Burgh in Scotland, shall be made up each year to the day preceding the annual election of Magistrates. The statement for 1822, therefore, exhibits an incomplete view of the receipts and expenditure for that year. The accounts are now balanced on 30th September, annually. EXPENDITURE FROM 1817 TO 1824. GLASGOW DELINEATED. Total Expenditure. ^•o W 1' h (M O C! ojO *s*» T? O) CO o C 00 £ 14818 14892 16346 18161 18053 10577 15393 15605 Finance Department. t« oi o ^ o co n s. 11 9 6 1 18 4 7 11 £ 2226 2806 2761 2480 3555 1204 3267 2500 Bridewell Department. f © CD CO i -1 © *0 w s. 2 17 10 7 4. 9 16 0 miOHHmmiOH CJCO {- CO *i< -h o —> oo s. 1 2 19 17 14 16 17 3 £ 109 91 229 305 94 30 40 37 Education Department. d. 2 0 11 4 0 0 11 s. 11 18 2 3 13 17 18 3 £ 765 385 389 347 496 348 526 489 Civil Department. ^QO(O^MOHK50 ^ t- co os co co t'* or oj £ 4067 4784 4174 5886 5582 4210 4221 5253 | Ecclesiasti- 1 cal Depart¬ ment. jJIN h M CD H in to 2 £ 4173 3603 4581 4477 4962 257S 46S9 4708 hCOOiO-HClcO'# _ _ —H r>) f*,) OJ c-J CDCOCDCOCOOOGOCO S .2 03 Ph o C o a u £•0 «c3 3 >, g-G 'O QJ PQ~ 'H- o c ^ o-S X 03