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 332 LEJEAN use, and coarse pottery. The principal towns are Carrick-on-Shannon (the county town), Manor Hamilton, and Mohill. LEJEAN, Gniliaume, a French traveller, born at Plouegat-Guerand, Finistere, in 1825, died there, Feb. 1, 1871. He became known in 1847 by a historical work relating to Morlaix, and in 1850 by one upon Brittany. Under the patronage of the government he explored European Turkey in 1857. In 1860-'61 he vis- ited the region of the upper and the White Nile. In 1862 he was appointed consul in Abyssinia, and in 1863 was imprisoned and expelled by Theodorus. Before returning to Paris he explored several districts of northern Abyssinia, and at the end of 1865 he set out again for the East, and reached Cashmere; but not being able to advance to Bokhara, he resumed from 1867 to 1870 his explorations of Turkey. He published Voyage aux deux Nils (Paris, 1865). LEJEUNE, Henry, an English painter, of Flemish descent, born in London about 1819. He was admitted as a student at the royal academy in 1834. In 1840 he exhibited his painting of "Joseph interpreting the* Dream of Pharaoh's Butler," and in 1841 obtained the gold medal for " Samson bursting his Bonds." In 1845 he became head master of the painting school of the royal academy, and in 1848 curator of the school, which post he resigned in 1864. In 1863 he was elected an associate of the academy. Among his numer- ous works are: "Samson" and "Una and the Lion " (1842) ; " Prospero and Miranda " (1844) ; " Ruth and Boaz " (1845) ; " Bassanio choosing the Casket " and " The Liberation of the Slaves " (1847) ; " Pan teaching Apollo " (1848) ; " Ophelia " and "Lear and Cordelia" (1849) ; " The Sermon on the Mount" (1851) ; "What shall I do to inherit Eternal Life?" (1852); " Infant Prayer" (1853); "Christ blessing Little Children " (1855) ; " Mary Magdalen at the Sepulchre " (1856) ; " The Vision of Queen Catharine" (1857); "The early Days of Timothy " and " Children gath- ering Water Lilies " (1858). LEJEUNE, Louis Francois, baron, a French gen- eral and painter, born in Strasburg in 1775, died in Toulouse in 1848. He enlisted in the army in 1792, and was placed in 1799 on the staff of Berthier, minister of war. His valor at Marengo and Austerlitz won for him successive promotions. In 1809, after the battle of Ess- ling, he crossed in a boat, at the risk of his life, to the island of Lobau, where Napoleon was shut up, and brought back orders to Bessieres and Massena which decided the victory of Wagram. After the battle of Borodino he became brigadier general, and subsequently dis- tinguished himself at Lutzen and Bautzen. Under the restoration he was attached to the general staff, and after the overthrow of Charles X. he went to Toulouse as director of the school of fine arts and of industry. His painting of the battle of Marengo was pur- LELAND chased in 1801 by the government, and he subsequently painted the battles of Aboukir, Mount Tabor, Lodi, the Pyramids, Borodino, and others. In the latter part of his life he confined himself to landscape painting. LE JEUNE, Panl, a French missionary, born in 1592, died in Paris, Aug. 7, 1664. He en- tered the society of Jesus, and acquired repu- tation as a director. He was rector of the col- lege of Dieppe before he went to Canada, in 1632, as first superior of the Jesuit missions after the country was restored to France. He remained in office till 1639, and was editor of some of the Jesuit " Relations." After his re- turn to France he became procurator of the foreign missions. He wrote a "Ten Days' Retreat " and other pious works. LEKAIN, Henri Louis Cain, a French tragedian, born in Paris, April 14, 1728, died Feb. 8, 1778. He was the son of a goldsmith, and after studying at the Mazarin college, where he imbibed a taste for the dramatic art, he was placed at his father's trade. His performance as a member of a private dramatic association attracted the notice of Voltaire, who procured for him permission to appear on the stage at the Theatre Francais, where he met with bit- ter opposition. He persevered, corrected his faults, and after 17 months obtained a regu- lar engagement. His fame has scarcely been equalled by that of Talma or Rachel. He was peculiarly great in most of Voltaire's tragedies. His Memoires were published by his son in 1801, and reprinted at Paris in 1825 under the supervision of Talma. LELAND, Charles Godfrey, an American author, born in Philadelphia, Aug. 15, 1824. He grad- uated at Princeton college in 1846, and subse- quently studied at the universities of Heidel- berg, Munich, and Paris, devoting himself more particularly to the modern languages, assthetics, history, and philosophy. He was residing in the last named city during the revolutionary outbreak in February, 1848, and was one of the American deputation sent to congratulate the provisional government. He returned to Philadelphia in the same year, studied law, and was admitted to the bar ; but he soon re- linquished that profession for the pursuit of literature. He was connected as editor or con- tributor with several American periodicals, but for some years has resided chiefly in Europe. His works, some of which are of a humorous or burlesque character, are as follows : " The Poetry and Mystery of Dreams " (Philadelphia, 1855) ; " Meister Karl's Sketch Book " (1855) ; " Pictures of Travel," a translation of Heine's ReiseUlder (1856); "Sunshine in Thought" (New York, 1862) ; "Legends of Birds," illus- trated (Philadelphia, 1864) ; " Hans Breitmann's Ballads " (5 parts, 1867 et seq. ; complete ed., 1870) ; "The Music Lessons of Confucius and other Poems" (London, 1871); a translation of the humorous poems of Scheffel (1871); "Egyptian Sketch Book;" and "The English Gipsies and their Language " (1873).