The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-22 00:00:00

STATIMCAL STATE OF SCOTLAND•

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It is admitted on the Continent that Scotland is the country where,
at the present moment, the spirit of observation and of inquiry, re-
garding objects of a statistical nature, is carried to the greatest per-
fection. In the course of a few years a distinguished individual (Ow
Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, Bart.), aided. in the. commencement
of his undertaking, by the zealous support of the Clergy of Scotland,
obtained-Ist. ii n accui ate description of every parochial district in
that kingdom. 2d. With the assistance of the Board of Agricul-
ture, detailed accounts, were' next procured of the agricultural
state and political circumstances of the several counties or larger
diVisions. And 5d.. Under the sanction et* that 'Board, this ex-
tensive mass of information, which filled above fifty volumes large
octavo, !closely printed,n. was condensed into three volumes, with
two of Appendix, in a. work, entitled, " The General Report of
Scotland."
The result of all these inquiries, and of an examination of the most
valuable works on such subjects, the same author,.it is said, proposes
to draw up as a " Code of Political Economy."
Annexed to the third volume of the General Report, there are the
following Statistical Tables, with reference to thc year 1814. These
furnish such a view of Scotland, as SiS never hitherto been given of
any other country; and we insert thAllf 'With much pleasure.
1. EXTENT IN SQUARE MILES.
Latid. Fresh water Lakes. Total.
1. .Main land of . Scotland • .e."..55-.10 494 26,014
2. Het*ides . 2,800 104 4,904
3. • Orkney Islands " . . 425 15 44(1
4. Zetland Isles . . 655 880

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50,238

29,6C0
2. CLIMATE.
EAST COAST.
1. Average number of days of rain and snow
2. Fair weather .

WEST COAST.
I. Average number of days of rain and snow
2. Fair weather

Difference of fair weather in favour of the East Coast' .
3. WINDS.
EAST COAST.
Days.
1. From the north - 25 6, South-west -
2. North-east - 29 7. West
3. East - 62 8. North-west -
4. South-east , 14 •
5. South - - - 9
WEST CO; ST.
1. Points from cast to west by north. - -
2. From west to south
3. From south to cast

Days

365

365
70

Days
105
102

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565

4. THE MOST _ CELEBRATED MOUNTAINS IN
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, AND
THEIR HEIGHT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE
SEA.
1. Bennevis, Inverness-shire (the highest in Scotland), 4,370
2. Benmacdtti, Al,erdeenshire - - - • 4,500
.5. Cairugorum, Banffshire - - - .. 4,060
4. Benlawers, Perthshire - - - .. - 3.787
5. Benwyvis, Ross-shire - - - - 3.720
6. Cruachan, Argyllshire - - - ~ 5,Z90
7. Lowthers, Lanarkshire - - . - - :5,150
8. Leadhills Village, the highest inhabited place in Scotland 1,564
5. PRINCIPAL RIVERS, AND THE EXTENT OF
TERRITORY FROM WHICH THEY DERIVE
THEIR WATERS.
Square 'Miles. Square Miles,
1. Tay - - 2,596 6. Ness - - % BEA,
2. I'wecd - - 1,870 7. Forth - ii- 840
3. Spey - - - 1,300 .8. Lochy - -55 t,
4. Clyde - - 1,200 9.- Nith - . - 504
5. North Dee - - 900 j 10. FilidhOrti.- - - r.OO
6. CELEBRATED LAKES, AND THE SIZE OF EACsurfaceH.
Squa miles of

1. Loch Lomond, Dunbarton and Stirling
2. Loch Awe, Argyle ' - -
3. Loch Ness, Inverness - -
4. Loch Shin, Sutherland - -
5. Loch Mr.ri, R -
Ross - -
6. Loch Tay. Perth - - -
7. Loch Arkieg, Inverness - -
8. Loch Shiel, Inverness - -
9. Loch Lochy, InveineEs - -
10. Loch Laggan, Inverness - , -
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7. STATE OF PROPERTY.
Number of Proprietors.
1. Large properties, or estates above 2,0001. of valued rant,
or 2.5001. sterling of real rent
2. Middling properties, or estates from 2,0001. to 5001. of va-
lued rent, or from 2,500/. to 6251. of real rent -
3. Small properties, or estates under 5001. of valued rent, or
6251. of real rent
4. Estates belonging to corporate bodies

1,077

6,181
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