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city. The cases were disposed of as follows :—879 were fined in vari- 
ous sums, amounting to 1902. ; 64 were confined for short periods in 
the police cells ; 1 sent to the sheriff; 75 to the justices; 1 to another 
town; | escaped; 2 policemen discharged; 4 reproved, and 177 dis- 
missed. Total, 1205. 
On the State of Crime in the District of Gorbals. 
By Mr. Ricuarpson. 
Gorbals. Glasgow. 
MMT 6 2's a ws oh Big 2 ake ES egies RT 65,000 175,060 
Average assessment for each inhabitant ...... 1s. 13d. 2s. 24d. 
Number of offenders brought before magistrates 4,009 7,687 
Proportion to the population................ 1 in 162 1 in 22 
Expense to the public for each offender ...... 9s. 1. 5s. 
Number of persons admonished.............. 903 1,879 
Number convicted .........-02---- 2+ cecees 3,106 6,570 
Reported value of property stolen............ 5001. 7,6531. 
Amount of property recovered .............. 3001. 1,2601. 
Number of superior officers ................ 3 12 
aaaes SORRMNEPY OMICOPS ie. os ite f/m lolarein *E 8 59 
Se tatee WALTER OTE dss a'a cic es aie tie an nela 29 149 
pe CRIMINAL OHICEIS 20 OL Ste ae ha ws 1 6 
Cost of the above department of police........ 1,8331. 9,568/. 
On the State of Education in the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull. 
By the MANCHESTER STATISTICAL SoOcIETY. 
The present report contains the result of an inquiry carried on in 
the months of March, April, May, and June, 1839. The whole of the 
facts were collected by the same agent to whom the previous investiga- 
tions of the Society of a similar kind had been intrusted, and of whose 
perseverance and accuracy the Society have had ample experience. 
The object was twofold : first, to throw light upon the physical, 
moral, and religious condition of the great body of the inhabitants ; 
and secondly, to ascertain the state of education, both in its results, as 
apparent in the acquirements of the people, and with respect to the use 
which was made of the existing means of education for the younger 
portion of the community. In regard to the Sunday schools, very 
complete information was obtained throughout the whole borough of 
Hull, containing a population of at least 52,000 inhabitants. The 
township of Kingston-upon-Hull, containing a population of 37,885, 
‘was examined from house to house ; it presents a remarkable contrast 
with the large towns visited in Lancashire in the character of the 
dwellings of the working classes. It was found that of 8757 dwellings 
visited, only 15 were cellars, and their inmates amounted altogether to 
44. persons. In Liverpool nearly one-fifth, and in Manchester and 
Salford about one-tenth of the working classes were found to be living 
in cellars, while in Hull there are only 15 for every 10,000. The 
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