The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-28 00:00:00

AFFRAY AT BANDON.

COUNTY SESSIONS COURT, Coax, Jut.v 21.
%t about twelve o'clock yesterday, bills and cross
bills having been round by the (rand Jury against a
great number of persons, as concerned at both sides,
arising out of this subject—they were severally ar-
raigned and given in charge to the Jury.
The examination of witnesses was then proceeded on,
and continued to right o'clock, when, being closed, it
uas proposed by Mr. O'Rrgan, un behalf of the Tra-
verser, avid acceded to by the Court, that the further
hearing should be adjourned until this day. Eight men
who had been in custody, hut against whom no evidence
lia,l appeared, were previously given in charge to the
Jury on a separate issue, acquitted and discharged by
order of the Court.
Three o'clock.

The trial was resumed at an early hour this morning,
but when our papers went to press, there was no prospect
of its terativatiou. Another adjournment is not im-
probable.
Reporter-Office, Six o'Clock.
The Jury, after luring been enclosed about an hour,
came into Court, and, through their Foreman, Mr. Cop-
pinger, declared that there was not the slightest proba-
bility that they could ever agree; whereupon it was
mutually agreed by the Counsel and Agents on both
sides, that the parties should be discharged from cus-
tody, and they were discharged accordingly.
The number of persons on trial were eight of the
Orange Party, and ten country people.
As the men were about to leave the Court, one of the
Orange party was pointed out to the Sheriff, as a person
against whom information for murder had been sworn,
and he was called to detain him. The Sheriff declined,
without a warrant for his apprehension were given to
Li in.

GLASGOW.
RIMPS.-It appears from the Books of the Parochial
01ficels that in the ten parishes within the Royalty, on
the second day of July, 11421, there were 2173 shops
of which 2063 were occupied and 110 unoccupied ; the
former were possessed by persons engaged in the fol-
lowing professions, viz.:—spirit dealers and change-1
keepers, 459—grocers, 3Sl—huttters, 163—drapers and
haberdashers, 122—batch, biscuit, and pastry bakers,
101—boot and shoemakers and leather cutters, 99
victu:dlers, 63—surgeons and druggists, 53—stationers,
book and music sellers, 50—tobacconists, 43—brokers
and dealers in old clothes, Forty-two—milliners,
—perfumers, hair-dressers and barbers, 36—ironmon-
gers, tin and coppersmiths, 29-6eshers 22—silver.
smiths and watchmakers, '2-2
—eating or Sinner shops,
21—tea dealers, 20—sundry professions, not above enu-
merated, 297.

Number of shops as above - - -
It is a curious fact that, in the year 1712, the Conven-
tion of Royal Boroughs directed the Magistrates to
depose to the number of shops in this city ; on that
occasion the return sworn to, amounted to only

Increase of shops in 109 years - 1971
In 1712. the rents of the shops in Glasgow ran from
twelve shillings to live pounds sterling ; whereas, in
1821, some of the shops are let at MI. and from that
down to 104)1. several at SW. and a great number from
701. to 201 ; the average rent of shops may be taken, at
a moderate calculation, at from 301. to U.
ScuooLs.—'there are within the Royalty 156 sepa-
rate schools,' exclusive of the University and the Ander-
sunian Institution, where there are twenty-one Profes-
sors. As the greater part of the teachers instract their
pupils in more than one branch of education, the follow-
ing may be taken as • view of what is actually taught:—
Instruction is given in the English Language in 76
Schools—Elocution in 13—Latin or Greek in 15—
French, Spanish or Italia.. in la—Mathematics in 8—
Drawing and Paintingin2o—tleography in 16—Writing
and Arithmetic in 40—Sewing and Knitting in 18-11n-
ru men tal Music inB3 —Vocal Music in 32—and Dancing
in 15 Schools.
17th July, MI. •
• In 1810 there were 144 separate Schools within the
Royalty, the names and preemies. of the Teachers are ser-
rated in the Annals ofeleagow, Vol. 11. p. 416419.