168 REPORT—1850. 
Cost to the community, of the criminal portion of the city police for 1849, 
£24,816 19s. 2d. 
Amount of fines levied in the various police-offices within the city, £3583 1s. 4d. 
Prisons.—As a corollary on crime we now turn to the prisons of Glasgow. Pre- 
vious to 1810, the Tollbooth, or prison, like many others in Scotland, was indifferent 
enough. At that time a new jail was erected near the river, at the west end of the 
Green, and the old one was removed. There was also at that period a bridewell or 
house of correction. In the vear 1820, the cost of these establishments to the Cor- 
poration, who then paid for the prisons, was £1058 4s. 11d.; whereas, in the year 
ending June 1850, the gross cost of the prisons of Glasgow was— 
δ. cscs 
10,321 15 103 
Less, received for work . . . . «. οἱ « » 41,671 14 6 
Net.cost.. soo 2 δαθιθι 55 Oils 
The average daily number was 717. The gross cost per head was £14 7s. 103d. 
Average earnings, £2 6s. 7$d. Net cost per head, £12 1s. 33d. 
The following was the state of the prisons of Glasgow during the year ending June 
1850 :— 
nas a Males, Females. Both. 
Number of criminal prisoners (male and female) in 
confinement on Ist July 1850 . . 5 2. . . 470 285 755 
Number received during year ended 30th June 1850 2549 1572 4121 
Total number in confinement. . . . . . . 8019 1857 4876 
Average daily number ον ἘΝ η5. us Vekel les Vihke caries Loin δ. ἢ 
Number of civil prisoners on Ist July 1849 . . . 17 1 18 
Number received during year ended 30th June 1850 188 11 194 
ae oe 
Sikes ete ia ΒΝ 12 212 
15 1 16 
Total number in confinement . . . 
Averaze number/on debtors τς πρὶ dais aie) ἤν γὴν 
Total number who have passed through the prison, 
criminal and c1vilyis i. sie iat τοῦ Ans Ὰ . . 38219 1869 5088 
Local Assessments.— And now, to conclude this dark side of our picture, Jet us 
state the cost which the progressive city we have been illustrating is obliged to pay 
annually for the alleviation of poverty, for the suppression of crime, and the mainte- 
nance and cleansing of the streets. It is as follows :— 
PONCE irs oo hace ait tain. sai Pakistan tne sh in eae eo Loe 
NcatutelabOunee de esate bass ΤΡ eee 15,648 
£66,581 
BTIBOUS. fh POM Ee SS) ἀντι αν hyd try 8,049 
iHouse.of refuse ΟΕ οὐ Whe, oma 3,283 
Poor-rates in the municipality :— 
City SOR | mee δΕν Le bash ρου ΤΗδΉ Θ 4 ΡΟΡΊηὉ 
ἐν as eee | nue ee Nd unetine 25,000 
Govan e en. joie te she min ou ΣΝ 7,644 
Gorbals- oy 0... δ ον 5.4 ee ese ee, 2,363 
101,257 
£179,170 
When this large annual local burden is added to the government taxes in the 
shape of property and income-tax, cess and assessed taxes, it must appear quite plain 
sons may have been several times committed during the year. The same remark is appli- 
cable to the prisons. 
* This sum, although laid on, was not realised, being levied according to the means and 
substance mode, occasioning many disputes and objections to payment. Perhaps not more 
than €45,000 or £46,000 was required. 
