tion of his name and the facilities of communication with its numerous correspondents which his official situation enabled him to afford, and which his liberality prompted him to extend to it, the un

8. Quantity annually consumed in tons,
4. Value of the Coal annually consumed, at an average of

6s. 8d. per ton,

5. Expense of labour, 5s. 10d. per ton,

6. Rent to the proprietor, 10d. per ditto,

Lime.

1. Quantity of lime annually manufactured in Scotland, 2. Quantity in Winchester bushels, at 4 bushels per boll, 3. Value at 2s. 6d. per boll,

2,500,000

4833,333 00 729,166 10 0

104,060 10

Bolls. 3,000,000

12,000,000

£375,000

Acres. 100,000

dertaking could not have been attempted. Strongly as the author has already endeavoured to express his sentiments of grateful respect to this enlightened Friend of Ireland, yet he trusts he may avail

5,041,779 11 11

4. The rents of lands, mines, fisheries, kelp, &c. for one year, ending 5th April, 1813,

5. Amount of produce absorbed by the expense of cultivation, and the profit of farmers, gardeners, and other dealers in the productions of the soil, also by colliers, fishermen, &c.

21,117,028 18 1

himself of the present opportunity of acknowledging the obligations which he owes him, and of stating his humble conviction, that when his

The average population of Scotland is at the rate of 60 persons per square mile.

21. PEERAGE OF SCOTLAND.

1. Number of Peers at the Union,

2. The Duke of Rothesay, when entitled to vote,

3. Claims admitted by the House of Peers after the Union,

4. Extinct,

5. Merged in, or united to, other titles,

6. Forfeited,

Remained,

154

1

159

41

10

26

77

22. STATE OF THE PEERAGE AT THE LAST ELECTION.

52

30

82

1., Number of representatives,

30

2. Number of Freeholders in the 53 Scotch Counties,

2,429

3. Number of landholders entitled to vote, if the whole valued

rent of the kingdom were held by persons, each possessing
4001. Scotch of valued rent, -

country shall again call Mr. PEEL to a post suitedto his talents and energies, the good of that part of the empire in which he so well established his

2. Seceders from the Established Church of various descriptions, but all holding presbyterian principles,

256,000

3. Separatists of various persuasions, as Baptists, Bereans,

* Including the presbytery of Zetland, which is invested with synodical powers.

claim to the title of Statesman, will be among the primary objects of his attention.

The reader will easily perceive, that in some of the above tables, it is only possible to approximate to the truth; and that in several other cases, there must be a perpetual fluctuation. But every exertion has been made, to render them as correct as possible, and to give, within a moderate compass, a general view of the geographical, agricultural, and political circumstances of Scotland.

On the whole, it appears, that Scotland is a valuable and flourishing portion of the British Empire; and from the intelligence, skill, and industry of its inhabitants, it is daily increasing in prosperity and wealth.

THE PYRAMID OF STATISTICAL INQUIRY.

3

The General Report of Scotland.

* 2

The County Reports of Scotland, containing 33 Districts.

1

The Statistical Account of Scotland, containing 893 Parishes.

1. The Statistical account of Scotland, commenced in May, 1790, and was completed in 1798.

2. The Publication of the corrected county Reports, commenced in June, 1795, and was completed in 1814.

3. The General Report of Scotland, commenced in 1811, and was completed in 1814.

To complete these several undertakings, required, in all, a period of about Twenty-four Years, and the assistance of above One Thousand Individuals.

LAUS DEO FINITUM.

EXPLANATION OF THE PYRAMID OF STATISTICAL INQUIRY BY SIR JOHN

SINCLAIR.

The object of the pyramid is, to explain the nature of a new system. "That of making extensive inquiries the basis of condensed information," by means of which, the information and talents of numbers of intelligent individuals may be combined in the formation of one great work-and useful knowledge, the real source of national prosperity, may not only be rendered more complete, but, when ultimately brought within a moderate compass, may become more generally accessible.