ll HIS countj', of great importance as conDected with the manufactures of North Britain, isboniided on the south by Ayrshire, and on the east and north-east by Lanarkshire ; the Clyde river aud Firth separate it from the county of Dumbarton on the north, and the Firth of Clyde divides it from Argyleshire on the west. In figure it is nearly triangular — measuring from nurth-west to south-east about thirty miles, and varying in breadth from ten to fifteen miles : altogether the county is estimated to contain about one hundred and fifty -four thousand English acres,one-half of which maybe considered in a state of cultivation. Early History. — At the epoch of the Roman invasion this district was inhabited by the Damnii, a. British tribe who also occupied the adjacent vale of Strathclyde ; the invaders concentrated themselves at a spot near the present site of Paisley, to which they gave the name Vamluaria. In after times the Romanized inhabitants were subjected to the sway of the Scots, and in 1 097 submitted to the silent revo- lution which took place under Edgar, when the Celtic customs were changed for the muuicipul laws which the Scoto-Saxon government gradually introduced. In the reign of David I, Walter, tlie son of Alan, fled from Shropshire during the troublous conflicts of Maud and Stephen, and settled in the district. where David I made him Stewart, and gave him lands to support the diguity of his office. Besides these possessions, he subsequently acquired the whole district of Strathgryfe, and the western half of Kyle, in Ayrshire, which hence was called Kyle Stewart. Such was the uiiinner in which tlip first of tlie royal family o^ Stewart settled in Scotland. At this period the country in this quarter was in a semi-barbarous state, but Walter, the Stewart, introduced new and civilized usages. He settled many of liis military followers on his lands, and, by founding the abbey of Paisley, introduced a body of instructed men, who taught the ancient people domestic arts and foreign manners. For several centuries this district formed a portion of Lanarkshire : in 1404 Robert III created a principality, consisting of the barony of Renfrew and the whole of the Stewarts' estates, with the Earldom of Carrick and the barony of Kind's Kyle — all of which he granted, in a free regality, as a provision for his son James ; aud this principality continued, in after times, the appropriate appanage of the eldest sons of the Scottish monarchs : in consequence of these arrangements, the identity of the barony of Renfrew and the shire of Lanark was dissolved, and former placed under the jurisdiction of a separate sheriff.

Son , Produci;, and Manufactures. — The soil of this county is very much diversified. In those parts of the high grounds which are not covered by heath and moss, a fine liiht soil on a gravelly bottom is generally found ; in the portion formed of detached hills, the surface is a thin earth, based on gravel ; aOd in the level district the plough or spade siuks through a deep, rich, browu loam. More than one-haif of the shire, comprehending the west and south-east portions, is hilly, and devoted to pasture ; the culti- vated districts comprise the north, the north-east, and the centre of the county, aud consist partly of \o\\ distinct elevations, and partly of a level tract of rich loam between Paisley aud the river Clyde. 1 he hilly part of the county varies in elevation from five hundred to six huudred feet; the hill of greatest altitude in the shire is about twelve hundred and forty feet high. Owing to the great demand iu lliis county for dairy produce, and that also of the garden and the fold (arising from the vicinity of large and populous towns), nearly two-thirds of the arable land in the shire is kept under grnsses; a:id hence the county of Renfrew enjoys but little celebrity as an agricultural district. The minerals of this shire are of very considerable value — coal, limestone and sandstone abounding in various parts of it: the most extensive coal-works are those of Quarreltown, near the centre of the county — I'olmadie, on its north-east boundary — and at Hurlet and Househill, to the south-east of Paisley. As many as eight or nine different lime-quarries have been wrought at the same time in Uenfrewrihire. Ironstone accompanies all the coal strata, and is particularly embodied in the composition of the shores of ti.e Clyde. Iu point of commercial and manufacturing importance, this county is second only to that of Lanark, and with it unites in constituting the great manulacturiug district of Scotland. The Manu- factures are chiefly cotton and silk goods, including, among various articles and fabrics, shawls of infinite diversity in texture and price. While Paisley is the head-quarters of the trade in these articles, the business of weaving is pursued, to a greater or less extent, in almost every town, vilhige aud hamlet. The free export of the manufactured goods is promoted by the diU'erent sea-ports on the Clyde, especially Greenock — by which, also, foreign produce is imported ; the trade is further assisted by the Forth and Clyde Canal, which connects the county with many other shires.

Rivers, Lakes and Railways, — The waters of Renfrewshire are of no great magnitude in them- selves, but by the industry and enterprise of the inhabitants of the district they are rendered of material importance to society. The principal streams are the White Cart, the Black Cart, and the Ciiyfe; all of which ultimately unite, and fall into the Clyde below Inchinnau-bridge — tliat is, about half-way down the river between Glasgow and Port Glasgow. The White Cart (which, by way of superdistinction, is generally denominated ' the Cart,') has its creative springs at Eaglesham, in this county, and iu the high grounds of East Kilbride, in Lanarkshire ; and, passing Paisley in its course, joins the Grjfc at the bridge above-named. The Black Cart issues from the beautiiul Loch of Castle Semple, in Loch- winnoch parish, and, descending northward, falls in with the Gryfe at Walkinshaw. The Giyfe rises in the High grounds above Largs, aud flows eastward until it meets the Black Cart; the Gryfe bestows the name of Strathgryfe upon the vale through which it flows. The lakes are Ca&tle Seii;ple Loch, Queenside Loch (in the parish of Lochwiunoch), two lochs in Neilslcm parish, and several smaller ones. The first named (Castle Semple) is situate in the southern border of the county; its Inniks aie beauti- fully wooded in some places ; and it contains a small island, on which stand the ruins of a castle. This county enjoys the benefit of railway transit— the 'Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock' connects those towns, while other lines diverge from Paisley to Renfrew, Kilmarnock, Ayr, tic.

Renfrewshire comprehends fifteen entire parishes aiul four parts of parishes; it contains two repre- sentative burghs. Port Glasgow and Renfrew, which join with Ituthorglen, Dumbarton and Kilmarnock in returning one member to parliament, and I'AisLtY and the couiitv send each a riprcseutativc.

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POPULATION OF THE SHIEE, IN THE YEARS 1801, 1811, 1821, 1831 and 1841.

The IlaVtc letters, h. and p. signify respectively Burgh and Parish.

r.c-ith(ii) P

Cuthcart (6) -P'

Bnnlop(o) p.

Eagleshaia p.

Eastwood .p.)

Pollockshaws town j

Krskine p.

Govan (c) p.

Greenock East i

Middle >p.

West )

1801.	1811.	1821.	1831.	1841.
1059	1449	1885	2082	^9
1176	1424	1927	2372	2428
3376	4845	5676	6864	7970
847	963	973	978	1407
17458	f2881 \ 7536 18625	3603 7260 11225	4672 7371 15528	7868 8018 21050

Houston and ... ) ...

Killellan \«nUedp.

Inchinnan .p.

Innerkip p.

Kilbarchan p.]

Kilmalcolm .p.

Locbwinnoch p.

Mearns .p.

^eiIston .p.

Paisley((/) hu7-gh & parislies

Port Glasgow .p.j

Renfrew b^p.\

1801. 1811. 1821. 1831. 1141.

1891 462 1367 3751 1130 2955 1714 3796 31179 3865 2031

2044

641 1632 3563 1474 3614 1941 4949 367221 5116 2305

2317 2745

682 642

2344 S(088

4213 4806

1600 1613

4130 4615

2295 2814

C649 8046

47003 67466

5262 5192

2646 2833

2818

678 3420 5695 I6IS 4716 81177 10577 60487 7007 3079

Total Popuiation op Renfeewshibe ! 78056 91624 !1!490,]32617 1&1I60

yote. — (a) Beith and Dunlop parishes are mostht in Ayshire, and wei-f theie wholly entered in 180! and in 1811. /n 1821 that nnrtion of Beith parish iituate in RQDfrewshire C'lntained 67 inhabitants, and Dmdop 6&; in 1831 Beith 65, and Dunlop 56. 7'he en tile parish of Beith contained in 1841, 5,795 and Dunlop 1,206. (t)) The pariih o/Cathcart is partly in Lanarkshire, but the nhole is here entered.

((■) Govan parish is m-tstly in Lanarkshire, and was wholly entered there in 180 1 and 1811. In 1821 the number of inha* bitants in that part of the parish i7jing in RenfrewsiiirG was 550 and in 1831, 710, and the whole parish contained in 1841, 7,810. (if) Fa.\s\ej population rvas distributed in 1841 amongst the following parishes — Abbey, 28,246; High Church, 14,798; Low Church, 7,080; Middle Church, 10,363.

The Total annual value ot Real Property in Renfrewshire, as assessed in April, 1815, amounted to £265,534 ; and the amount assessed to the Property Tax, in 1843, to 447,882 16s. Id.

CATHCART, CROSSMYl.OOF, AND NEIGHBOURHOODS.

*I_/'.ATHCA11T is a plea.sant village in the pari-li of ilmt name, partly in the county of Lanark, but chiifly iuthat of Ueijfrew, distant from Glasgow two miles. Its original desieuation was Caer-Cart, i.e. the Castle on the river Cart. The parish is of considerable f.tteiit, and contains above 3,000 acre', almost wholly arable. In it are paper, pa^ie-lioard and snuff mills; also an extensive blearhfield. The surface of the Uiid is agneably diversified with hills and dahs, and pre- sents, in many situations, great picturesque beauty. Agriculture is the occupation of a eieat proportion of ilie inhabitants; the very summits of t'le hills are ploughid and cnltivMted. Thrre ha.s lately been built :■ new parish church (in the Gothic style) which will accotninodate bJO per>on<, and a new school-house, t'lr the accommodation of the parish. The field o( !,aiigside, in this parish, is remarkable for being the scene of the last fruitless effort of the unfoitniiale

Mary, to regain lier crown. An eminence Is still pointed out where the tpieen stood during the enuagt- ms^nt. The old castle of Cathcart above alluded to is a »ery conspicuous luiu, placed in a commanding situa- tion, with two sides defended by the Cart, to which there is almost a perpendicular descent of a tremen- dous depth. It belonged to the Lords Cathcart, and Ha* dismantled not quite a century since.

Crossmvloof, is a finely-situattd little hamlet, com- posed principally of plain houses ranged on both sidis of the highway, about two mileisouth from Glasgow, commanding a wide-spreading prospert of the sui- rouiuliiig country, studded with towns, Ti lige<. at d luansioir, and bounded at the extreme di>taiice by the misty Pentlands. At this place is an extensive baking estalilishment, the property of Mr. Thomson of Cainphill, by whom it was erected in 1847, for the puipose of supplying the city of Glasgow with bread.

POST, Receiving House at John Mnriloch's Cathcart. — Letters from all parts arrive (from Glasgow) every niorinng ai seven, and are despatched thereto at a ([uarter past two in the afternoon

The names without address are in Cathcart.

NOBILITY, GENTRY AND CLERGY.

Burton Mr. James, Hulm head Cunninirham Mr. John, Garth Bank Cottage [House

Cuthberison Mr. Allan, Langside I'leiuing Mr. James, Newlands field Gordon Mr. John, Aiken head Gray Mr. Cbailes, Cathcart House Smiih Rev. James, Manse Stewart M rs.Beihia, Moss-sidePark Thoinii.son Jlr. Neale, Camp hill Walker Mrs. Maigaret, Wood end BLEACHERS.

Vlemiiig J. J. & li Newlands field

PAPER &c. MANUFACTURERS.

CouperU. & J. Mill holm Lindsav.Siilomoii (paste board'jCatli- cart Mills [Cathcart Mills

Mitchell Stephen and Son (snuff)

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SHOPKEEPERS, TRADERS,<cc.

Andeisnn Jolin, cartwright Armour John, tailor, Crossmyloof Armour William, tailor [niylonf Anld Thomas, spirit dealfr, Cross- Bell James, master of parochial

.school Bigar James, wrighf, Cro.9Sn)yloof Brown Thos, spirit dlr, Crossmyloof Cooper Agnes, grocer Craig Mrs. Robert, miller. Mill brae Dick John, spirit dealer Dongans Alexander, shoe maker Duff Cran, master of parochial

school Fraser John, .spirit dealer Gait John, smith, Crossmyloof

Gilies Mary, spirit dealer, Cross- myloof Hogg Margaret, grocer,Crossmyloof Loaf Factory, Crossmyloof,— J oseph Dalgi'tty, mamiger [invloof Menzies Archibald, smith, Cfoss- Mitchell John, spirit dealer .Morton John, smith M nir Robert, spirit dealer Muirhead James, cart forge Munro Hugh, grocer, Crossmyloof Neilson William, spirit dealer Patti.son Isabella, grocer Peddie Alexander, cartwright Peddie Robert, smith Shaw John, spirit dealer Stevenson John, shoe maker Warnoch Matthew, spirit dealer

iitrcctorp.

jUenfreto^j^ue.

EAGLESHAM

S a neat modern village,10 miles s.w. from Glasgow and 1 1 s. from Paisley, pleasantly situated in the lower part of the parish tu which it has given its name, about a mile tu the north-west of Che old castle of Folnoon ; it is composed of two rows of houses ; a tributary rivulet tu the Cart rui^uiug through the intermediate space. The old village was demolished in 1769, and was shortly afterwards rebuilt under the direction of the former Eail of Eglintouu, who also, in 1790 erec-

elegant steeple, furnished with a good clock and a fine- toned bell ; there is likewise a free church.aud chapels for united and reformed presbyteriens and cougrega- ionaiisis. The barony of Eagleshaai, and the patron- age of the church was iu the Karl of Eglintouu's family, since the year 1250, but lias lately passed into that of James Gilmour, Esq., of Polnoon Lodge. Two cotton millii here give employment to the industrious classes, and there is a grain mill. Fairs are Iield on the third Thursdays iu Alay aud August (old style).

ted the cliurch, which is of octagonal form, and has iin

POST OFFICEi John Arneill, Post iUai/er.— Letters from all parrs arrive (from Glasgow) every morning at half-past nine, and are despatched thereto at half-past twelve noon.

MOBILITY, GENTRY AND CLERGY.

Carswell Rev. William Colville Uev. William Gilniour Janies,Esq. PoluoouLodge Gurd(m Kev. James Howie Captain William Kay iMr. James (surgeon) Marshall Ker. Jame> Slruthers Mr. James Winning Uev. Robert BANK.

Western Bank of Scotland, (Branch — open on Tuesdays aud Tnursdays)

INN-KEEPERS & VINTNERS-

Ariieill John (Cross Keys lun) Brysou Isabella (Eglintuuu Arms] Currie John Dollar George Montgomery William Watson James

SHOPKEEPERS <c TBADERS-

Alstoii Jane, stiaw bonnet maker

Atueill Janet, shopkeeper

Begg James, smith

Burns James, miller, Waterfoot

Campbell Jaoe, spirit dealer

Cochrane William, shopkeeper

Uownie Ge<Mge, surgeon

Gall James flesher fworks

Gammon John, manager of gas

Gavin Ludovie, cotton spinner

Gebbie John, grocer & spirit dealer

Gemuiel John, Wright

Hall John, schoolmaster

Hall William, smith

Hendry .'\ichibald, mill manager

Heudry Jane, shopkeeper

Henshalwood Edward, grocer

Hogg Walter, tailor

Hunier Andrew, grocer aud carrier

Hunter John, grocer

Jackson Alexander, boot maker

and flesher Legget Henry, cooper M'Lean John, wriglit M'Lean Wm. &Co. cotton spinners Mather James, farmer Mather John, farmer Alont^omery David, s«ith Montgomery Hugh,shopkeeper and

carrier Paieisou John, wright Paton John, grocer & spirit dealer Pollock Robert, shopkeeper Shearer Ale.xander, baker Sim Hugh, tailor Smilie William, master of parochial

school Stepheu William, farmer Steven John, miller, Eagle&ham

Grain Mill Strang James, grocer Tate John, smith

Turnbull Robert, baker Watson Willam, flesher Young James, shoe maker Young John, farmer Young John, wright Young Margaret, draper Young Mary, dress maker Young Robert, shopkeeper Yuill Andrew, grocer Yuill Arthur, draper Yuille James B. assistant master o parochial school

PLACES OF WORSHIP,

AND THEIR MINlSTEKS.

EsTiBLisHEu Church— Rev. William

Colville. Free Church — Rev. James Gordon.

CONORBGATIONAL ^CUURCH ReT.

James Marshall. United Secession Church — Rev.

William Carswell. Repormbd Prksbyterian Chapel^-

Rev. Robert Winning.

COACH, &e.

To GLASGOW, a Coach, from the Cross Keys, daily, and a Van, every Wednes- day aud Saturday

CARRIERS.

To GLASGOW. Andrew Hunter & Hugh Monlgomery, from their houses, Wed- nesday and Saturday

GOUROCK

II S a small sea-port town and bnrgh of barony, in the parish of Iniierkip, tliree miles west from Greenock, beautifully situated along the south side of a fine bay un the river Clyde. The haven is favoured with ex- CfUriit anrhorage ground, and vessels to and from Glasgow, Port Glasgow and Greenock frequently take refuge here iu contrary winds: a small but commo- dious quay has lately been constructed, at the cost of about £5,000, which has nine feet depth at low water —an advantage possessed by no other on the Clyde. The town, which is neatly built in the form of a cres- cent, is a fashionable resort iu the summer months, of families from Glasgow and other places, to enjoy the pleasure and benefit of sea-bathing. An extensive rupework has been carried on here for upwards of sixty years by the Gonrock Ropcwork Company : and there is a quarry of excellent whinstime, suitable for pavement, at present working, which employs from thirty to forty hands ; a great qaantity of lliis stone is carried to Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, &c. It is said that this poit was the first place in Great Britain where red herrings were prepared. The lands of

Gourock were incorporated into a bnrgh of barony by acharterfrom William and Mary, dated the 24th of April, 1694, with very extensive powers, and among other privileges,gives authority to hold a weekly mar- ket and two annual tairs.hut the successive proprietors have never yet thought proper to avail themselves of this privilege ; the present proprietor is Lieut. -Gene- ral Duncan Darroch.

A neat chapel was built in the year 1773; from tlie increase of inhabitants, and the influx of casual visi- ters in the summer, it has long been too small for iheir accommodation : to obviate this inconvenience, a very commodious and well-fiuished place of worship with a handsome tower and clock, was erected iu 1832. A free church and an united presbyterian chapel are the other places of worship. An excellent school room was built by the heritors of the parish in 1817, and endowed by them with the one-half of the max- imum salarjj allowed by the act of parliament. There is a school in connexion with the free church, also a schoo I of industry, which is managed by a committee of ladies.

POST OFFICE,Kempoch place,Janet Peters, Po«/ Mistress. — Letters from all parts arrive every morn- ing at half-past eight and afternoon at half-past four, and are despatched every foreuoon at eleven, aud even- ing at a quarter before six,

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GOUROCK.

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GENTRY ANI> CLERGY.

Burnet Joliii, Esq. Millburn House Crawford Mr. Charles, (physician),

Keinpooh .st [House

Darroch Major Duncan, Goiirock Donald Mr. Kol)ert, llnckside Korsytli Alijs — , Kenipnch st Fraser Re' . William, Batli at Laniiley Mrs. B., West bay M'Donald Rev. Donald. Hath st M'Farlnn Mrs. John, Thorn bank M'lKvraiih Rev. Jolm, Quay st Robertson Mr. William, Craigend Stewart William Maxwell Shaw,

Esq. of LorhiiMgar

SCHOOLS.

Free Church, John st .lames

Marliie, muster [master

Parochial, Bath st — James White, School of Industry, PdrK place- Marion Sweet, mistress INN-KEEPEKS & VINTNERS. Cartsdyke Tavero, Hamilton M'Attbur,

Old Chapel st £a|;le, Eupliemia Scott, Quay head George, James Proadfool. Quay st Glasgow Tavern, Robert Paton, Shore st Gourock, Malcolm Taylor, Shore st GreenockTavern.JaneEccles.Ropewalkst New Quay Tavern, Jane M'Neill, Kem-

poch street Railway, Robert M'Farlan, Quay head Royal Arms Inn, James Sloan, Quay st Ship, Mary IM'Cunn, Shore st Star Inn. James Geddes, Kempnch st Wheat Sheaf, Robt Phillips, Kerapoch pi SHOPKEEPERS. TBADERSj&c. Adam Robert, coal dealer, Shore st Agnew Robert, joiner, Shore st Arnott Elizabeth, balier. Quay head Arnott Eupliemia, e;rocer, Shore st Barclay James, builder, Royal st Bell John, coast guard, Fort Kem-

liocli st Black David, grocer.Kempoch place Kroadlcy Thos. gardener,Quay head Brown (irace, librarian, Shore st Brown Margaret, grocer, Quny st Brown William, quarrier. Shore st Cameron Daniel, grocer, Shore st Carswell John, mason, Kempochpl Caw James, artist. West bay Chalmers John, coal dealer,Shore st Christie David George, painter,

Royal st Coins & Son, tailors, Kenipoch pi Currie Gilbert, baker, Shore st Denniston Robert, shoe maker, Old Chapel st [st

Eccles Jane, spirit dealer, Ropewalk Evans & Co., slate merchants, Quay

head Finnic Jnhn, joiner. Shore st

l'"iiinieMisses,dres3 inakers-,Shore st Plemiiig Mary, lodgings. Shore st Fraser John, shoe maker. Shore st

Gas Company Charles Wright,

secretary Gilmour James, diiirynian. Shore st Glenney Rolicrl, coastguard, Keni- poch street Goodlft Robert, mason, Baih st Gourock Rope Co., rope makers, Hopewalkst [Fort place

Graham Mary, earthenware dealer, HailesTliomas,plasterer, Rock point Hailley Johit^ mason, Cardwell bay Hill Jane, grocer, Slioie st Hall John, grocer, Kempnch point Hall John, spirit dealer, Kempochpl Hall Peter, shoe maker, Kenipoch st

Harbour Office, Quay head

Hector Shearer, harbour master Hill Mary, loduings, Quay head Horsburgh George, tin-smith and

gas-fitter, Shore st Hossack Jame.s, cooper, Shore st KellyThos.slioe maker, Keinpochst Killoch William, mason. Shore st Kilpatrick John,flesher, Kempochst Kirkwood James, mason. Quay st Laird Agnes, victualler, Shore st Laird Alarian, temperance hotel,

Shore st Lang William, grocer. Shore st Laiiglcy Jane, lodgings. Quay st Lindsay Luke, plasterer, Kempoch st Lindsay M. & H., milliners, Kem- pnch st [poch st M'Cann John, coach maker, Kem- M 'Donald Ale.^., slater, Hopeton st M'Dnugal Donald, fish curer,Keni-

poch st M'Gregor John, tailor, Kempoch pi M'lnroy James, baker, Fort place Mackie James, teacher, Park place M'Kininiie Robt., fieslier. Shore st M'Millan John, painter,Kempoch st Macpherson Andrew, shoe maker,

Shore st Main James, cooper. Shore st Maitland Alex.,confectioner,Fort pi Millan William, grocer. Shore st More & Co., joiner. Fort place Morrison Archibald, tailor. Fort pi .Morrison William, pilot. Shore st Wuir Frances, baker. Quay st Muir Mary, grncer, Kempoch st Nicholson Janet, milliner, Kempoch street [bay st

Notman Andrew, joiner, Cardwell Palmer John, joiner, Kempoch st Patersnn Robt., slater, Kempoch st Paterson Walter, grocer. West bay

Peters Janet, postmistress, Keni'

poch place Peters John, druggist. Shore st Poe Janet, furi.'ishing si. op, Shore st Russell James, joiner, Kenipoch st Scott John, net maker. Shore st Scott William, manager of the

Gournck ropework. Bridge Shaw & Blair, boatbuilders,Quayst Shearer Hector, harbour master, Bath st [place

Shearer James, coal dealer. Park Shearer W.& J., joiners, Park place Simpson John, wriglit. King st Simpson Robert, grocer, Shoie st Sinclair Robt. shoe mkr,lveinpoch st Smith John, coal dealer. Shore st Smith William, baker, Kempnch st Stevens filary, milliner, Shore st StevensonFiauciSismith, Kempochst SweenyAnibro-e, flesher. Quay head Sweet Marion, teacher. Fort place TaylorAlice,furnishiiigs,Keinpochat Taylor Elizatieth, grncer. Quay st Taylor Malcolm, grncer. Shore st Taylor Robert, grocer, Kenipoch st Thomson & Baillie, wrigbts, Kem- pnch st Turner Charles, grocer. Quay head Turner Duncan, sawyer, Hopeton st Turner Hugh, pilot, Kempochst Tweddle Hugh, coal dealer. Park pi Ure Willlnm, baker, Shore st Walker William, mason, Rockside WallaceAnii,furiiisliings.Kenpochst WallaceJanet, lodgiiigs,Kenipoch st Watson Jane, lodgings. West bay Webster Finlay, hair dresaer,Bath st White James, teacher. Shore st WilliamsonWin. joiner, Kempoch pi Wilson George, gardener,Gleuleven Wright Charles, bookseller, statio- ner, & circulating library. Fort pi YoungAichibald,baker, Kempoch st

OMNIBUSES.

To GREENOCK. Omnibuses start from Aston, to atteud the arrival of eve.y train.

CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,

ON THE GLASGOW, PAISLEY AND

GRE.ENOCK LINE. St(ition,&t Greenock, 3 miles distant. OmjiibuseSj to Greenock, await the ar- rival and departure of tlje trains

CONVEYANCE BY WATEB.

To GLASGOW, GREENOCK, and to

the dirterent walerlDg places. Steame}s leave the Quay hea-i, hourly.

GREENOCK.

TThE first sea-port in Scotland, is 22 miles from Glasgow 15 from P.ii.ley, and 66 fmm Edinburgh ; situated on the south bank of the river Clyde, and con- nected with Glasgow by means of the Glasgow, Green- ock, and Paisley railway. The site of this town is unri- valled for the command of grand and picturesque scenery, combining watrr, wood and raonntains; among the latter is seen the majestic Ben Lomond, while others of less magnitude serve to render more obvious its immense and towering elevation- In the eai ly part of the eighteenth century Greenock was a small village, inhabited chiefly bv fishermen, and without quny or harbour; it now, however, possesses its harbours, which of late years have been improved at a consider- able expense, and are most commodious and very capacious ; thev extend nearly 3000 feettroni east to west, and are of snflicient depth to float vessels of great burthen ; in the roads there is good anchorage for ships of the largest class. 'I'lie quays are spacious, and have well-constructed sheds, snpporled sheds, supported by iron piUais, lor the secuiity of nicrLhandizc against

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the weather; there are also good graving and other docks, capable of receiving vessels nf any sixe. The area of the water inside the victoria harbonr lately completed is somewhat over six acres, and the works have been erected at a cost of about £120,000. It is one of the finest tidal harbours in the kingdom and is particularly well suited for vessels of large tonnage, it being sixteen feet deep at neap tides, and fourteeo at spring tides. At this harbour a crane has been erected capable of lifting the immense weight of seventy tons, so that steamers of the largest class may have their engines fitted at this port withont taking the ground. The streets ot Greenock have been treally improved; and within a recent period a number of veiy clean, regular, and even elegant streets have been erect- ed towards the west, for the accomodation of i he niore wealthy portion of the inhabitants: a tendency has likewise been displayed, by this class of society, to rear streets and detachetl villas along the heights beliind the town, where the view of the firth and of the High- land scenery beyond is a souice of nnlailing pleasure.

lirMtoijjj.

GREENOCK.

3aettfretOi5[)Ue.

The thoioiiglifares and principal shops are liglited with Kas, sunplied from wen !;< erected in 1828. The mar- kers fur meat, fish and vegetables are CDnvenient, and well supplied vviih all the requisites of life.

Among the public eriifices of this town, the Custom- hnuse dcciiledly ranks first— it is trnly a sranil national strncturc ; the sib-ctimi of its situatinn is also lunst nppropriate ; the gmnd front faces the water, leaving a fine open space fiom the edge of the quay. The build- ijig is of the Grecian order of architecture ; in it the business of both the customs and excise is transacted : the entrauci' to the former is at the north front, facing the river, and that of the inland revenue office is at the east front; both fronts are ornamented by four elegant lofty Doric pillars, supporting a handsome pediment: this fine edifice was erected under the direction of Mr. Burn, of Edinburgh, who was the arcliitect also of the Assembly- rooms, situated in Cathcart-street, which he completed in the same elegant order and st^le. There is a coninierciril news-room, in Cathcart-square which is weil-snpplied with the various journals of the day and the magazines of repute. Greenock is the birth- place of the illustrious Watt, the perfecter of thesteatn- engiiie, who was b'irn in 1736: in commemoration of this circumstance, the son of that eminently scientific individual has erected abiiililingin Union-street, called the Watt lirstitution, for the purposes of a library at his s<ile expense, upon ground fUen by the late Sir Jlichael Shaw Stewart, Bart. : the building is from a drsigii by Mr. Blore, architect, of London, and cost f 3,000 ; a statue of the deceased eneineer, Irom the chisel of the celebrated Chaiitrv, is placed within the entrance of the eiiifice; £2.000 was the sum paid for theexecuiion of thisapprtppriate ornament, which was raised by subscription. Besides this libiary the town is well— upplied with new books in general literature hy the Greenock book club, rstahlished in 1849, upon the principal of the London hook clubs; it boasts also se-i'ial excellent circulating libraries.

Among the most important branches under the head of, or connected with, manufactuies, aie six ship- building establishments, the yards of two of which are so complete as to rank secotiS only to those belcnging to the crown ; there are also several extensive engine- works, two potterie.s, six foundries, two breweries, four ropewalks, one tannery, twelve sugar-refining huusfs; manufactories for woollen and' sail-cloth; soap and candle works, a distillery, and large mills for spiniiing wool, cotton, and flax, and for making paper ; but in nothing is Greenock more celebrated than in the building atid fitting-up of steam-vessels — furnishinL' them not ordy for Loudon, Bristol, Liverpool and Dub- lin, hut also for the Mediterranean, Portugal, Spain, South America and New South Wales. Most of the fine steamers belonging to the Cunard American line have liren built here. Greenock being the first sea- port town in North Britain, its mercantile and shipping trade e.xtends to very considerable importations of rum, sugar, molasses-, maliog.i.iy, &c., from the West Indies; lice, potash, timher, &c., and naval stores from Atni'- rica; and witie, fruit, &c., (rom Portngiil : many ships are likewise employcil from hence in the trade of the Baltic, and also in the fisheries of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Since the opi-niog of the conimni iai intercourse with India and Chitia, the merchants ol this place have prosecuted the trade to those countries with gieai spirit and commensurate success — the Clyde ships, from the snpetioiityot their cons ruction, never failmi! to secure a preference of engagements. Green- ock derives vast ad'anlage from application of steatn to navieation, there being a great number of >essels pro- pelletl hy this powerful auxiliary constantly traversing the Clyde, to and from Glasgow, and the intermediate pla'cson the hanks of the liver, where they make stop- pages tor the convenience of p^isei gers ; larue and eieuitiit steam-hoits also leave this port I'or Liverpool, Dublin, Belfast, Londonderry, Campbeltown, Ayr, Inverness, and oilier intermeiliate places in the High- linds, at stated periods : indeed no town in the kine- dom affords gn-ater facility to travellers, bv this mode of conveyance, than Greenock. The steanieis carrying the Irish mail are now despatched (roi:i this port.

In a:l probability tliislhiiving seatof cornoierce will, at no distant period, became the station of some coiisi- deiablecoltoii factories, anil participate with filasgow

and Paisley in the extensive trade enjoyed by those places, there being in the neighbourhood of the town (he gnatest amountof water-power to be found in the kinedom, this is derived from an artificial breakwater having been thrown across a valley, in the bottom of which a stream of water flowed, now forming a con- densed body of that element two miles long and half h mile wide, having a depth of sixty feet, and at an ele- vation of five hundred feet above the level of the sea ; it furnishes sites for thirty-two mills, of which twenty- one are now occupied, with power to any extent that; may be required : it is also rendered subservient to the supply of the town with water for domes- tic purposes, a necessary with which it was formerly hut ill provided. This splendid work, which is ca'cn- lated to impress the stranger with a high sense of the character of the inhabitants of Greenock, was com- pleted in 1827, by a company, under the title of tho ' Shaw's Water Company.' There are in this commer- cial town six banking establishments (including branches), viz., the Greenock Bank, branches of the Bank of Scotland, the Royal Bank of Scotland and the Union Bank of Scotland, the Clydesdale Bank, and the Provident Savings' Bank. The municipal governmen: of Greenock is vested in a provo.st, four haillies, atown treasurer and ten councillors, who have the power of making laws for the advantage of the burBh, and of inaiiitaining peace and order within iis limits. The police is under the most efficient regulations, both that of the town and that of the harbour; the manage- ment of the latter is confided to its couimissioners (along with iov>n couniil), who are elected annually. The town has its goal and bridewell, which were erccud in tlie year 1810. The buigh sends one member to parliament.

Greenock comprehends three parishes, respectively termed the ' West parish," the ' Mid parish,' anil the ' K 'St parish ' — all being erecied out of. and separated from, the original parish of Iiinerkip. The first, which may be styled the mother parish of the three, include.s the western part of the town and the greater propor- tion of 'he country district. The church is a niodeia and elegant structure, situated in Nelson-street, the oilginal church, now in ruins, stands near the shore, and is surrounded by an old burying-groniid, which is interestim.' from being the resting place of Burns's ' Highland iMary,'aud to mark which some few years a monument was erected. The mid parish coninre- heiids the central parts of the town; the church is situated in a small square, frcntine along a street vihicli descends to the qnay ; this is an elegant structuie with a lofty steeple (the site extremely wrll selected to render it an ornament to the town) , and forms a highly inteiesting object in the prospect from the river. The east parish possesses a place of worship near Rue-end ; it was erected in 1774, as a chapel of ease. Besides the churches and chapels under the establishment, there are places of W(Mship lor various sects of dissen- ters, and a Roman cathobc chapel; some of these are of recent erection, are embellishments to lhetown,Hnd highly creditable to those under whose direction ami superinleiidence they have been founded and raised — (a list of all, and where they are situated, with the .lanies of the respective ministers, appears under ^m apiiropriate head in a suhsequmt page). The inhabi- tants of this actively mercantile town are by no means inilitferent to the pnisuits of literature and siience; the libraries and reading-rooms have been briefly no- ticed; ihe denizens can boast an excellent academy, several paroidiial and other public schools ; and trie Highlanders' Society have constructed handsome buildings for schools in Roxburgh-street. There is hue one newspaper published in this town, the ' Greenock Advertiser,' which issues on Tuesday and Friday; it is ably conducted and well supported. There are several charitab e instituiions, the finest among which, as ii building, is Sir Gabriel Wood's Mariners Asylum, an institution founded hy the late Sir Gabriel Wood, fiir the relief and comfort of aged and decayed master mariners and merchant seamen. The Iiifiim-irv, erected in 1809, is ornamental as a public edifice, and its utility is universally acknowledged. A ragi;ed school was established heie in 1849, and promises to prove a most suitable provision for the bodily want of the neglecteil vouth of this populous town, mid also m

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Abiiuta mile from Gicenock, close to the banks of the Clyde, is a battery monntins! fourteen guns; but there are no barracks, and it is seldom that any sol- diers are quaitered in the town. There are several very agreeable bathing villages in the vicinity ; one of

these forms a very pleasing and picturesque object from the quays— being seated under the nionniaiusou the opposite side of the frith, which is six or seven miles across: several steam-boats go to and from those dif- ferent villaiies during the bathing season. The weekly market is held ou triday; and there are two annual fairs — one thkes place on the first Tliursday of July, the other on the fourth Tuesday of November, and horse and cattle markets twice a year — or the Friday before Glasgow Whit-Monday fair, and ou the Friday immediately preceding Kilbarchau fair.

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