164 REPORT—1850. 
this and foreign countries are seen ranged three and four deep along its breast. At 
present, loaded vessels of 1000 tons register come up easily to the harbour of Glasgow, 
and are abreast of the quays in one tide; while steam-ships of 2000 tons have been 
built on the banks of the river, near to the city, and their machinery fitted up within 
the harbour. ὶ 
The following are the numbers of the sailing and steam-vessels which arrived at the | 
harbour of Glasgow, with their registered tonnage, during the years ending July 1828, 
1840 and 1850. 
Tonnage during the years ending July 1828, 1840 and 1850. 
Under| 40 60 80 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 | 350 | 400 | 450 | 500 | 600 | 700 
Year.| 40 to to to to to to to to to to to to to & 
Tons. 60. 80. 100. | 150.) 200.| 250.} 300.| 350.| 400.} 450.| 500.) 600.| 700. Up. 
1828, 2117 | 2847 | 4605 | 1399 | 213) 20) 14 1 ON Ose Oil 0 | cen Oil ee 
1840.| 3256 | 4286 | 3945 | 2975 | 922| 326/171) 284] 81] 78] 63] 18] 69] 3] 0 
1850.) 4319 | 2245 | 2894 | 3204 | 733 | 517 | 321 | 128 | 213} 145|110} 34151 15 
The whole tonnage arriving at the harbour of Glasgow during the same period was 
as follows :-— 
Sailing Vessels. Steam Vessels. 
Tons. Tons. 
159... ystee a ealis τς ONO Vet care ΣΡ ΕΠ 
1810 ΡΥ ρα ew niic ΩΣ re k haa toveisds 
Π 50 ΠΥ ca etal oe 2 steB92088 ἢν -eiryin, Lee 
From this statement it appears, that while there is a slight falling off in the steam 
trade in 1850—which is easily accounted for from the railways seriously interfering 
with the coasting trade—the increase of the tonnage of sailing vessels arriving at the 
port, and amounting to nearly one-half more in ten years, illustrates in ἃ striking de- 
gree the steady progress of Glasgow. 
But if further evidence were wanting from this source, it is only necessary to glance 
at the following abstract of the amount of dues collected at the harbour during the 
following four different periods; and when doing so, it must not be forgotten that 
during the last ten years the dues were considerably reduced on certain articles, both 
of export and import. 
EPPA! 
In 1800 the Revenue of the Clyde Trust was. . . 3,319 16 1 
1820 < 3 a a Roe Geel 
1830 “i 50 . . « 20,296 18 6 
1840 τς <A pee ΔΗ eee 
1850 s τ τὰ (pe 64,248) 1 ἢ 
Hence it is plain that the increase of revenue has been since the commencement 
of the century nearly twentyfold, and during the last 20 years fully threefold ! 
It may well be conceived that this great river and harbour improvement, and this 
immense increase of revenue, have not been obtained without a great outlay of capital, 
which also testifies to the progress of Glasgow. Up to a late period of the last cen- 
tury there was but little money laid out in improving the river, and, strange to-say, 
about the year 1770, the city corporation, who were the guardians of the Clyde, were 
not at all clear (as appears from the city records) about the propriety at that time of 
aying out one hundred pounds to remove a shoal a little below the bridge of Glasgow, 
and hinted to the Merchants’ House that they would require their assistance in this 
great work; whereas, from the period when their successors commenced really to 
deepen the river and improve the harbour, they have expended little less than two 
millions sterling! That the expenditure has been judicious, and of the greatest ad- 
vantage not only to the city buteto the whole country, has already been fully demon- 
strated in the results. 
Customs duties.—The next striking index to the progress of Glasgow, will be found 
in the amount of duties levied at its Custom-house. ‘The following table shows not 
only the amount received at various periods, but also the gradual increase of Glasgow 
shipping. 
