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Rh LESGRIFFi:;. 581 LESSUDDEN. of the Duke of Northumberland. Tho Wesleyans have
 * i ]>lace of worship. The parochial charities produce

a 5 10*. per annum. A Church of England school erected iu 1857 at the expense of the Duke of liuuiberland, who is lord of the manor. LESGHIFFIN, a vil. in the bar. of Orrery, co. Cork, Ireland, 3 miles from Buttevaut. LESKEAED. See LISKEAHD, co. Cornwall. LESK WATER, a feeder of the Bann, co. Wexford, Tid. LESLIE, a par. in the district of Garioch, co. Aber- Jei'ii, Scotland. It is about 4 miles square, and is red by tho rivulet (radio, a stream celebrated by Aitliur Johnston in his Latin poems. Tho surface
 * o parish is hilly, and there are about 2,000 acres

s under tillage. Here is found a greenish coloured
 * .nii;mthus, which is easily cut and formed by tho
 * aon people into snuff-boxes and other trinkets.

par. is in tho presb. of Garioch and synod of
 * <lecii. The minister's stipend is 159. Tho parish
 * eh is a modern structure. There are a Free church,

pendent chapel, and a parochial school. Leslie ILnise, now in ruins, was once the seat of tho barons of ie. Several remains of Druidical temples, cairns, un ancient encampment, exist. Hay of liannes is i-hicf landowner. LESLIE, a par. and post town in the co. of File,
 * !and, 12 miles S.W. of Cupar, and 3 W. of ilark-

i. It is connected to the Edinburgh, Perth, and .'lee railway by a branch lino from Jlarkinch. The th of the par. eastward is about 5 miles, and its itest breadth 4. The northerly part of the par. is ted on the Lomond hills. About 4,300 imperial s are in tillage, 1,000 pasture or waste, and 350 woodland. Coal, limestone, and trap are worked. The par. is in tho presb. of Kirkcaldy and synod of Fife. minister's stipend is 257. Tho church is a >ra structure. Hero the United Presbyterians two churches, the Free Churck one, and the
 * istsa chapel. Within the parish are five schools.

lie House possesses a picture gallery. It is the seat of the Earl of Kothes, one of tho chief landowners. Strathendry House is a structure in tho Elizabethan stylo of architecture. There are six flax spinning mills, corn mills, and one paper mill. Hand-loom weaving employs a largo number of tho inhabitants. Tho original name of the parish was Fetkill ; its present one ken from the family namo of the carls of Kothcs. town of Leslie is seated on the summit of a ridgo rising from the Leven on tho southern, and from a shallow vale on the northern side. It is situated on the 1/iiUic road up tho Vale of Lcven, leading into co. Kinross. It consists principally of ono street running ii'iin E. to W., and is a very ancient place. Tho streets, li are lighted with gas, are irregularly built, and jouscs old, being built in many cases with tho gable to the street. At the eastern entrance of the town ia a public green, formerly the scene of various pastimes, the place of annual meeting for the pedlars or men of Scotland. There is a savings-bank, and a li of the Union Bank of Scotland. Leslie is a burgh -rony, and is governed by two bailies and sixteen illors. Tho Earl of Hollies is superior of the burghs. ibitants pride themselves for their upright dealing, i port of which they adduce as fact that no lawyer 'imd in their town. Fairs are held on the first in April (oM style) and on the 10th October. LESMAHAGOW (popularly called ABBEY GUKEX), a in the Upper ward of the co. Lanark, Scotland, 12 S.i:. of Hamilton, and 6 N.W. of Douglas Mill. post-oflico station of Lesmahagow, and tho i'.oghead, Crossford, Hazelbank, Kirkfieldbank, mull-hill, and New Trows. It measures in length 11 miles, and its grcadest breadth is 12 miles. >: is irregular, and there are about 21,000 in tillage, and 11,000 in pasture or waste. The tho Clyde, Nethan, Douglas-water, Logan, el. Coal, limestone, and sandstone, d in the district. A considerable number of tho V.I.. II. inhabitants find employment in weaving for tho Glasgow manufacturers. Tho par. is in the presb. of Lanark and synod of Glasgow and Ayr. The charge is collegiate. Each of the ministers has a stipend of 324. The parish church, a modem and commodious structure, is situated at Abbey Green. Here are two United Presbyterian churches, one Free church, and one Reformed Presby- terian church. At the village of Lesmahagow, which is lighted with gas, there is a branch of the Western Bank of Scotland, and a savings-bank. Here are the ruins of Craig-Nethan or Dauphano Castle, overhanging tho Nethan, in which the unfortunate Queen llary took refuge after her escape from Loch Leveu Castle. Among the rocks in the southern part of the parish is Wallace's Cave. The road from Glasgow to Lanark intersects the parish. There is a branch fine communicating with the Caledonian railway. There was formerly a weekly market held at the village. Fairs are held, but they are merely devoted to holiday amusements. LESNEWTH, a hund. in co. Cornwall, contains tho town of Camelford, and the pars, of Advent, Altamum, St. Clether, Davidstow, Forrabury, St. Genny, St. Juliot, Laneast, Lanteglos, Lesncwth, Michaelstow, Minster, Otterham, Poundstock, Tintagel, Trenegloss, Trevalga, and Warbstonc, comprising an area of 67,000 acres. LESNEWTH, a par. in the above hund., co. Corn- wall, 5 miles N. of Camelford, its post town, and 15 from Lauiiceaton. The par., which is situated near the Bristol Channel, is wholly agricultural. The soil is a dark loam, upon a subsoil of rock, well adapted both for arable and pasture. The surface is hilly, and the lower lands arc watered by several brooks. The living is a rect. in the dice, of Exeter, val. 190. Tho church, dedicated to St. Ivnct, is an ancient stone structure with a square tower containing five bells. It has a carved roof and ancient font. There is a place of wor- ship for Dissenters. Sir J. B. Y. Duller, Bart, M.P., is lord of tho manor. LESSINGIIAM, or LASINGHAM, a par. in tho hund. of Happing, co. Norfolk, 3J miles N.E. of Stal- ham, its post town, and S S.E. of North Walsham. Tho village, which is small, is situated near the coast. It formerly had a priory cell to Ogbourne Abbey, in Wilt- shire, founded in the reign of William liut'us. On the suppression of alien priories it was granted to Eton College, and subsequently to King's College, Cambridge. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 235. The living is a rect. with that of Hemstead annexed, in tho dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure with a square embattled tower. It contains part of an ancient carved screen and a Norman font. The register dates from 1558. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. There is a National school, supported by sub- scription. The manor is in possession of King's College, Cambridge. LESSNESS, a hund. in tho lathe of Sutton-at-llone, co. Kent, contains tho pars, of Crayford, Erith, Plum- stead, and East Wickhain, comprising an area of 10,410 acres. LESSNESS HEATH, a limit, and chplry. in tho par. of Erith, hund. of Lessness, and lathe of Sutton-at- Hone, co. Kent, 3 miles N.W. of Dartford, and 2 from Crayford. In Lesness or Abbey Park was formerly an Austin canonry, founded in 1178 by Richard do Lucy, Lord Chief Justice of England, who assumed tho habit, and shortly after died in tho house. Its revenue at tho Dissolution was estimated at 186 9s., and was granted to Cardinal Wolsey towards the endowment of his col- leges. The site subsequently passed to the Sadlers, and is now tho property of St. Bartholomew's Hospital. In 1857 All Saints chapel was opened for Divine service, built at the expense of Sir Culling Eardley Eardley, Bart. The living with a residence is valued at 200 per annum. There is a place of worship for tho Baptists, also a National school for both sexes. LESSUDDEN, a vil. in the par. of St. Boswell's, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, 4 miles 8.K. of Melrose. It for- merly gave namo to tho parish. 4 E