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 LENNEP LENOIR 341 Diisseldorf ; pop. in 1871, 7,722. It has man- ufactories of cashmere, woollens, hats, furni- ture, iron ware, and powder. LENNEP, Jacobus van, a Dutch novelist, born in Amsterdam, March 25, 1802, died Aug. 26, 1868. He was educated at Ley den, and pro- duced his literary works while practising law. He is called by his countrymen the Walter Scott of Holland. His first publication was a collection of poems (1830), embodying some of the national legends. After, the outbreak of the Belgian revolution he produced two politi- cal comedies, "The Frontier Village " and "The Village beyond the Frontier." He was the au- thor of more than 50 romances, among which are : " Our Ancestors," a series of stories re- lating to the history of Holland ; " The Eose of Dekama," translated into English by Wood- ley (London, 1847) ; and "The Adopted Son," translated by Hoskins (New York, 1847). He translated into Dutch several of the dramas of Shakespeare, and some of the poems of South- ey and Tennyson. He wrote a history of northern Holland for children, a description of the old castles of Holland, and numerous operas and comedies. He also prepared a complete edition of the Dutch poet Vondel. An edition of his dramatic works was published in Am- sterdam in 1852-'5. LENNOX* See DUMBARTONSHIRE. LENNOX, a N. E. county of Ontario, Canada, bordering on the N. W. shore of Lake Ontario, just above its entrance into the St. Lawrence, and drained by the Napanee and other rivers ; area, 314 sq. m.; pop. in 1871, 16,396, of whom 5,244 were of Irish, 4,649 of German, 4,349 of English, and 1,478 of Scotch origin or descent. Its S. and S. W. coast is indented by numerous inlets. The surface is diversi- fied, and the soil, resting on beds of limestone, is very fertile. Indian corn, wheat, oats, rye, buckwheat, potatoes, and peas are the chief productions. It is traversed by the Grand Trunk railway. Capital, Napanee. LENNOX, Charlotte, an English authoress, born in the city of New York in 1720, died in Eng- land, Jan. 4, 1804. Her father, Col. Ramsay, who was lieutenant governor of the colony of New York at the time of her birth, sent her to be educated in England, where she passed the remainder of her life. She married, and, having become a widow in straitened circum- stances, resorted to her pen for the means of subsistence. Her chief work, " Shakespeare Illustrated " (3 vols. 12mo), is a collection of the novels and histories from which Shake- speare is supposed to have derived his plots. Among her other works are translations of "Sully's Memoirs" and " Binney's Greek Theatre," "The Female Quixote," and a va- riety of plays, novels, and miscellanies. She enjoyed the friendship of Dr. Johnson and Richardson, the former of whom assisted her in drawing up proposals for an edition of her works in 3 vols. 4to, which was never pub- lished. She died impoverished. LENOIR, an E. county of North Carolina, traversed by Neuse river; area, 390 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 10,434, of whom 5,532 were col- ored. The surface is undulating, and the soil fertile near the streams. The Atlantic and North Carolina railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 10,332 bushels of wheat, 195,725 of Indian corn, 20,- 474 of peas and beans, 45,056 of sweet pota- toes, 4,804 bales of cotton, and 27,690 Ibs. of rice. There were 722 horses, 684 mules and asses, 1,300 milch cows, 2,422 other cattle, 1,795 sheep, and 11,441 swine; 6 flour mills, and 2 saw mills. Capital, Kinston. LENOIR, Charles Pelage, abbe", a French au- thor, born at Cre"ances, Marche, in 1819. He was ordained in 1841, and became a private tutor, preacher, and author. From 1857 to 1859 he edited La Science pour Tons. He was a friend of Lamartine, and one of the execu- tors of the will of Proudhon, and delivered a funeral oration at the grave of Buchez. His principal works are : Le dictionnaire des droits de la raison dans la foi (Paris, 1860) ; Sancti Alphonsi de Ligorio Theologia Moralis, ad prcesentem Serum Conditionem accommodata (4 vols., 1872); Dictionnaire tlieologique de Bergier, approprie au mouvement intellectuel de la seconde moitie du XIX 6 siecle (12 vols., 1872 et seg.j of which he prepared 6 vols.); and Dictionnaire des decisions romaines sur la foi, la morale et la discipline (1873 et seq,). LENOIR. I. Alexandre, a French archaeolo- gist, born in Paris, Dec. 26, 1761, died there, June 11, 1839. He completed his studies un- der the painter Doyen, cultivated the drama with Talma, and wrote criticisms on paintings. He did more than any other person to pre- serve during the revolution the great national works of art belonging to religious establish- ments, by prevailing upon the authorities not to include them in the sale of other property. He saved upward of 500 renowned monu- ments from the fury of the mob, and was wounded in preventing the destruction of Richelieu's mausoleum in the Sorbonne. He was authorized to deposit his collection in the convent of the Petits Augustins, and he obliged the monks to surrender their art treasures. His collection became the nucleus of the celebrated musee des monuments fran- fais. He was also engaged in the embellish- ment of Malmaison and other palaces, and in the restoration of many public monuments and buildings. Lucien and Napoleon Bona- parte and Josephine promoted his underta- king, and he was the director of Josephine's private collections. His museum was closed under the restoration, and the monuments formerly belonging to churches and convents were returned to them. He continued to be employed, however, in restoring the royal vaults in the church of St. Denis, and in oth- er works. He published numerous books, of which the principal are : Musee des monuments francais (8 vols., Paris, 1804) ; La Franc-ma-