The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-19 00:00:00

STATISTICS OF GLASGOW.

Abstract from a Paper on the Population, Trade, and
Commerce of the City of Glasgow. Prepared by
James Cleland, LL.D., President of the Glasgow
and Clydesdale Statistical Society, for the Meeting
of the British Association at Glasgow, on the 17th
of September, 1840 :
Port; wroN.—ln 1801, the population, according
to the Government census, was 83,769, and in 1840,
according to the three subsequent decennial returns, in-
cluding the nine years from 1831 to 1840, the popula-
tion amounted to 271,656, showing an increase in 39
years of 187,887 souls—a rate of increase, it is be-
lieved, unprecedented in the country.
RIVER CLYDE.—In 1800, the revenue of the River
Clyde was 3,319/. 16s. Id. In 1839 it amounted to
43,287/. 16s. 10d., being an increase during 39 years
of 39,968/. Os. 9d.
SHIPPING IN GLASGOW.—In 1651, a
.Committee of
the Scotch Parliament appointed Commissioner Tucker
to report on the revenue of the Excise and Customs in
Scotland, who stated that there were 12 vessels be-
longing to Glasgow that the aggregate tonnage
amounted to 957 tons. In 1840 the house of Messrs.
Pollock, Gilmour, and Co., of this city, who are en-
gaged chiefly in the North American timber trade, are
owners of 21 ships, register 12,005 tons, navigated by
30° seamen. The house has eight different establish-
ments that ship annually upwards of six millons cubic
feet of timber, to cut and collect which, and to prepare
it for shipment, requires upwards of fifteen thousand
men, and six hundred horses and oxen in constant em-
ployment.
STEAM Vessms.—On the Ist January, 181°, there
was only one steam vessel in Europe, the Comet of
Glasgow, of 30 tons burthen, with an engine of three-
horse power. Now almost every river teems with them.
It appears from the Parliamentary Steam Vessel In-
quiry, that on 11th February, 1839, there were ;766
steamers connected with the United Kingdom. Includ-
ing the four North American mail steam packets, the
steam tonnage of Glasgow, in 1840, may be estimated
at 13,491 tons.

CUSTOM
in Glasgow HOUSE.—In 1810 the Custom duties Col-
lectedi
n 1839 t o 468g,09w74
-,
al.mloousn. te
2d.,d tboei3n,gl2a4nl.l.ll2csr.e4ased.d;u
rainngd
27 years of 465,8501. 9s. 111 d.
PosT-Or
FICE.—In 1810, the revenue of the Glasgow
Post-office amounted to 27,5981. Gs. ; and in 1839 to
47,5271. 7s. 7d., being an increase during '29 years of
19,9291. is. 7d.
SOFT GOODS TRADE.—When Messrs. James and
William Campbell, now in Candleriggs.street, com-
menced business in this line in 1818, the first year's re-
ceipts amounted only to 41,022/. 6s. 4d. The follow-
ing is a note of the respective amounts of three years of
only show the progressive increase of Messrs. th early, and three years of the latter sasless9,,2w4hsichl7nolto
Camp-
bell's business, but exhibits a fair criterion of the rapid
was supplied corn-
increase and commercial improvement of the City of
Glasgow :
In 1818 ... £41,022 6 4 in 1837...X500,515 6 1
In 1827 ... 183,385 6 10 In 1838...
es
contained watoe;
In 1832 .•. 312,207 5 8 In 1839... 626 989
'- 3 4
SUPPLY of WATEn..--Prior to 1806, the city,
truth to take the
otphfr
these
ash
eebnwa com-
prehending i
rngeguf
art
leh i
frequently
:Ancienteittl
ym dayi
yRb, Royalty
aynna
near
tayroatt lhhooenr
about forty-five public and private wells, As some by
averagel2o gallons of useful
water, thus making the aggregate supply 5,400 gallons
per day. supply
The Glasgowofeach and wellCaranstonhill Water Com-
panies, now incorporated by
Actt
pro-
duce, in 1840, 8,018,000 "i of Parliament,
mperial gallons:" The re-
venue of these two Companies,
aia for 1836, amounted to „ly,"
25,3021. 13s. 9d,, and they laid
from the Clyde to the city, the
5111
of. conveying,l9sl. water ~