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 LEITH LEITPJM 331 the fort, which Leisler refused. On Sloughter's own demand immediately upon his arrival in March, 1691, he likewise refused to surrender it, until he was convinced of Sloughter's iden- tity, and the latter had sworn in his council. Leisler was immediately imprisoned, charged with treason and murder, and shortly after tried and condemned to death. His son-in-law and secretary Milborne was also condemned on the same charges. These trials were manifestly unjust ; the judges were the personal and polit- ical enemies of the prisoners, and so gross were the acts of some of the parties that Sloughter hesitated at signing the death warrants, and it is said that he finally did so when under the influence of wine. By the English law of treason their estates were forfeited to the crown, but the committee of the privy council to whom the matter was referred reported that although the trial was in conformity to the forms of law, they nevertheless recommended the restoration of the estates of the culprits to their heirs. In 1695 Leisler's son succeeded in procuring the passage of an act of parliament reversing his father's attainder. In 1698 the earl of Bellamont, who had been one of the most influential supporters of the efforts of Leisler's son, was appointed governor of New York, and through his influence the assembly voted an indemnity to Leisler's heirs. The bones of Leisler and Milborne were taken up and honorably interred in the Dutch church. LEITH, a seaport town of Edinburghshire, Scotland, situated on the Water of Leith at its confluence with the frith of Forth, almost ad- joining Edinburgh ; pop. in 1871, 44,280. Un- til the passing of the burgh reform act of 1833, it was dependent upon and governed by the city of Edinburgh, of which it forms the port. It has a Latin school, a mechanics' hall, several hospitals, and a public library. Among its numerous manufactures are sail cloth, glass ware, soap, paints, and chemicals. The town is built on the low ground adjoining the frith. The more ancient streets and lanes are narrow and tortuous, but those of the modern part of the town are commodious and well built. The harbor, originally a difficult one, on account of the sands brought down by the river accumu- lating within it, is now one of the most commo- dious on the E. coast ; and its piers, docks, and other works which have been constructed with- in the present century afford excellent accom- modation for shipping. A large portion of the trade of this port is with the Hanse towns, Holland, Denmark, and the Russian Baltic ports. The coastwise entrances during the year ending Sept. 30, 1871, were 2,878, tonnage 292,354 ; the clearances 3,445, tonnage 382,199. The entrances from the colonies and foreign countries were 1,444, tonnage 423,211 ; the clearances to the same 882, tonnage 335,789. Of the entrances 1,504, tonnage 435,128, and of the clearances 1,310, tonnage 388,555, were foreign vessels. The customs revenue for the same period amounted to 164,245. LEITHA (Hun. Lajtd), a river of Austria, an affluent of the Danube. It rises at Haders- werth, in Lower Austria, constitutes for some distance the boundary between the two divi- sions of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, which on that account are designated as Cisleithania and Transleithania (see AUSTRIA), and falls near Altenburg, in Hungary, into a branch of the Danube. On the right bank of the Leith a are the Leitha mountains, 1,600 to 2,400 ft. high. LEITMERITZ (Boh. Litometice), a town of Bohemia, on the right bank of the Elbe, which is crossed here by a long bridge, 33 m. N. W. of Prague; pop. in 1870, 10,023. It is partly fortified and beautifully situated, and is the capital of a circle which, on account of the extent, fertility, and beauty of its gardens, is called the Bohemian paradise. It contains a magnificent cathedral founded in 1054, 11 other churches, a fine episcopal palace surrounded with walls, a town hall with extensive archives, a theological seminary, a gymnasium, a normal and other schools, several convents, and a nunnery. Straw hats and leather and other articles are manufactured ; the shipping busi- ness and the fisheries, particularly in salmon, are important ; and the trade is active in fruit and also in grain. The best Bohemian wines are produced in this district, and much of the Bohemian glass is polished here. LEITOMISCHL (Boh. Litomysl), a town of Bohemia, on the Laucna, 84 m. E. S. E. of Prague; pop. in 1870, 7,021. It has a palace with a library, picture gallery, and other at- tractions ; a college of the Piarists, with one of the most beautiful churches of Bohemia ; a gymnasium and other schools ; about 100 dis- tilleries of brandy, and manufactories of linen. LEITRIM, a N. W. county of Ireland, in the province of Connanght, bordering on Donegal bay and the counties Donegal, Fermanagh, Ca- van, Longford, Roscommon, and Sligo ; area, 613 sq. m. ; pop. in 1871, 95,324. Lough Allen divides it into two very nearly equal parts, that lying S. being chiefly an undulating plain, bounded W. by the Shannon, and that lying N. hilly with intermediate valleys traversed by fertilizing streams. Loughs Macnean (4 by 2 m.) and Melvin (8 by 2 m.) separate the N. E. part of the county from Fermanagh, and the river Duff separates it from Sligo. The coast for the most part is a rocky bluff rising above a rough stony beach, and exposed to the whole swell of the Atlantic, It has no port or har- bor ; there are salmon fisheries at the mouths of the rivers. The principal streams are the Shannon, Rinn, and Bonnet. The surface is diversified, and in the valleys and plains the soil is extremely fertile. Near Lough Allen is an extensive coal formation. Lead, copper, and manganese are found. The climate is raw and clamp, but more genial in the south than in the north. The principal crops are potatoes, oats, and hay; the county generally is more adapted to grazing than tillage. The manu- factures are linens and woollens for domestic