170 REPORT—1840. 
sentenced to be executed in Glasgow, from the years 1820 to 1840, 
both inclusive, was 66, of whom 45 were hanged, and 21 had their 
sentences commuted to transportation for life. Of the persons ex- 
ecuted, three were females. ‘There have been only four executions in 
Glasgow since 1833; three for murder, and one for throwing vitriol 
with intent to murder. 
“ The number of houses of bad fame within the royalty is 204. The 
total number of females ascertained by the police to frequent houses 
of bad fame within the royalty, is 1475. 
“ Fires.—The number of fires in the city and suburbs, from Ist of 
January 1836 to 3lst of January 1839, being three years, was 268. 
Of these, in nineteen instances, the premises were totally destroyed ; 
in sixty-four considerably damaged ; and in 185 slightly damaged. In 
232 instances the causes were ascertained, and were very varied ; in 
thirty-one the causes were not ascertained; and in five the fires were 
considered wilful, the parties having been taken into custody, and the 
cases reported to Crown counsel. The most frequent cause was found 
to be from flues and stoves taking fire through carelessness. 
“ Publicans.—In the year 1839, there were within the royalty of 
Glasgow 1220, and within the suburbs 1080 licensed public-houses 
and other places for the sale of excisable liquors—in all 2300. 
“ Pawnbrokers.—There are 33 licensed pawnbrokers, and about 400 
small unlicensed brokers within the royalty. 
“ Health—In the very centre of the city there is an accumulated 
mass of squalid wretchedness, which is probably unequalled in any 
other town in the British dominions. In the interior part of the square, 
bounded on the east by Saltmarket, on the west by Stockwell-street, 
on the north by Trongate, and on the south by the river, and also in 
certain parts of the east side of High-street, including the Venals, 
Havannah, and Burnside, there is concentrated everything that is 
wretched, dissolute, loathsome, and pestilential. These places are 
filled by a population of many thousands of miserable creatures. The 
houses are unfit even for styes, and every apartment is filled with a 
promiscuous crowd of men, women and children, all in the most re- 
volting state of filth and squalor. In many of the houses there is 
searcely any ventilation, and, from the extremely defective sewerage, 
filth of every kind constantly accumulates.” 
On the Normal School of Glasgow. By Mr. LeapBerter. 
The Glasgow Educational Society's Normal School was established 
in 1826-27, first, for the training of infants, and since 1831 for the 
children of all ages from two to fourteen. At present the number 
attending is 500; the children receive Bible and secular training, and 
at play they are superintended by the masters ; the lessons are received 
by them in a gallery simultaneously. There is also a school of in- 
dustry for females, and lately a private model class for the wealthier 
classes has been established. 
