The college has a number of bursaries in its gift. Among others, there are ten for Baliol college, on Mr Snell's mortification, at 70/. each, arising from an estate in Warwickshire. This distinguished seminary has pro duced, at various times, some of the most eminent literary characters of the age in which they lived. Among others, may he ranked the names of the celebrated poet and histo rian George Buchanan, Archbishop Spottiswood, Principal Lcechntan, Adam Smith, Hutchison, Reid, Cullen, and Hunter.
The late celebrated Mr John Anderson, professor of na tural philosophy in the university of this city, by his last will, disponed and conveyed his valuable apparatus, mu seum, and library, and his other effects, to 81 trustees, whereof nine were to be tradesmen, nine agriculturists, nine artists, nine manufacturers, nine physicians and sur geons, nine lawyers, nine divines, nine natural philoso phers, and nine kinsmen or namesakes, for the purposes of establishing a college in this city, for the arts, medicine, law and theology. At the professor's decease, his trustees were incorporated by charter in 1796. Pecuniary and other considerations have hitherto limited the plan to physical science, comprehending natural philosophy, chemistry, materia medica and pharmacy, mathematics, and geogra 1 p ty. Popular and scientific lectures, from its commence ment, were continued to be delivered to both sexes, in this institution, by Dr Garnet, with great approbation, till in 1799 he received an appointment in the royal institution of London, which had been formed on the model of this pri mary institution. Dr Garnet was succeeded by Dr Birk beck, who, in addition to the branches taught by his prede cessor, introduced a familiar system of philosophical and mechanical information, to 500 operative mechanics, free of all expellee, exclusive of the exhibition of an extensive apparatus; particular models, illustrative of the arts, were introduced. A subscription library for the use of this class, has been productive of beneficial effects.
The late celebrated Dr William Hunter of London, was born in 1718, at East Kilbride, a village about 8 miles south-east from this city, and was educated at this univer sity. By his last will, he left his splendid and very valua ble museum in trust to the professors of the college of Glasgow, to he received by them a certain number of years after his death, which happened in 1783. This collection
was brought to Glasgow in 1808. It consists of minerals and fossils, plants, shells, fishes, beasts, birds, insects and reptiles, books, rare and valuable manuscripts, anatomical preparations, antiquities, original pictures from the most eminent masters, and many other productions of nature and art. The coins and medals are of the first considera tion; the whole is estimated at 150,0001. This collection is placed in a building erected in the college garden for the express purpose; and is shewn to the public on appli cation to the trustees.
The royal infirmary is a noble institution, supported by voluntary contribution. By its charter, the management is placed in the lord-provost, who is, ex officio, president ; the member of parliament ; the dean of Guild ; the con vener of the trades-house ; the professors of medicine and anatomy ; the president of the faculty of physicians and surgeons; one member from the town-council, merchants and trades-houses, and college; three from the faculty of physicians and surgeons; and ten from the general court of contributors. From 31st December, 1813, to 31st De cember, 1814, there have been admitted to the hospital 1267 patients, of whom 855 were medical, and 412 surgi cal ; 666 of the gross number were men, and 601 women. Of 104 distinct diseases, with which the patients were afflicted, there were 154 cases of fever, and 52 operations performed; 758 patients were cured, 100 relieved, 102 died, 132 remained in the hospital, and the remainder were either convalescent, improper, or incurable. Since the opening of the infirmary in 1794, there have been ad mitted 15.036 patients; of which number 10,325 have been cured, and a considerable number of the remainder reliev ed. During the above period, advice has been given at the infirmary to nearly 40,000 out-patients. The subscriptions for 1814 amounted to 19011 118. 5d.; contributions, 1521.: 11: 6; legacies, 5221., 6.3 9d; and the fees from medical students for leave to attend the hospital, 5971.: 15 : 1.