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in the Burgh Bridewell, and 1591 to pay fines, which amounted to 
2071. 2s. 8d.; the remainder were disposed of as follows :—56 were 
transferred to the Sheriff, 63 to the Justices, 5 to the Glasgow police, 
1 to the Lunatic Asylum, 5 to the House of Refuge, 430 were re- 
proved and admonished, and 242 were dismissed. The criminal popu- 
lation is less by one-half than it was in 1835-6 ; and although in 1839 
there were 2601 charged, and 1799 convicted, it is proper to mention 
that the same person has been charged and convicted as often as three 
times with petty thefts, and with other crimes and offences éwenty times 
in the course of the year ; and it is not in one, but in many cases, that 
this has occurred. 
House of Refuge.—The establishing of this Institution has had a 
beneficial effect in the repression of crime, by withdrawing from the 
streets of the city and suburbs several hundreds of destitute boys, who 
lived almost by thieving alone ; and it is not an over-estimate to say, 
that 250 of them stole property averaging Ls. each per day when loose 
upon society. 
Pawnbrokers.—There are two licensed within the burgh. 
Brokers.——In 1835 there were 120 brokers in Calton ; in 1839 they 
were reduced to 88, and the following is their classification :-— 
Pieaee gs TONE WESANS face cae pe ed's ap 8 Ye acer ee ce tae 4 
Parsee PORES so, So. sts ws ee tee eee 16 
Dealers in old weaving utensils.................. 4 
Dealers who buy all their goods at public sales...... 4 
Wealers indie Clothes en oS). sf oe ss tae e tee eee 4 
Bundle-brokers, or “Wee Pawns”.........+...+2. 56 
Publicans.—There are at present 119 licensed publicans within the 
police bounds ; and during the year ending September 1839, 38 cases 
were brought before the magistrates of disorderly houses. 
Lodging Houses—are generally of an exceedingly wretched de- 
scription, but the Police Act gives powers for the regulating of those 
houses. 
Health.—The state of health is anything but satisfactory. Fevers, 
pulmonary complaints, rheumatism, and influenza prevail. 
On the State of Crime in the Suburban Burgh of Anderston. 
By Mr. Fixvvater. 
From the tables produced, it appeared that the cases brought before 
the magistrates of the burgh of Anderston were of the most trivial kind. 
Last year there was not one charge of robbery ; out of 101 cases of 
theft, only one was sent to the sheriff, while 62 petty cases were re- 
mitted to the justices. The number of cases brought before the police 
court for the year ending 21st September 1840, were 1205, and the num- 
ber of persons 1900, among which there were about 300 for dirty closes 
alone, besides a corresponding number for exposing articles outside of 
shops, encumbering streets, and other minor contraventions of the 
Police Act, and about a fourth of the remainder are offenders from the 
