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Rh LIVERSEDGE. 624 LLACHARN. station belonging to the same line, is in Great Howard- street. Passengers can also come to Liverpool by the Great Western railway, via Birkenhead, whence they are conveyed to Liverpool by ferry. The Leeds and Liverpool canal has one terminus here. The following gentlemen's seats are in the vicinity : Knowsley, the Earl of Derby; Croxteth Hall, Earl of Sefton, the lord-lieutenant of Lancashire ; Child wall Hall, Marquis of Salisbury ; Ince Blundell, the Blundell family ; Speke Hall, R. Watt, Esq. ; Hale Hall, J. Blackburne, Esq., and others. The market days are Wednesday and Saturday, but the provision markets are open daily. The largest market in the town is St. John's, in Great Charlotte-street, which covers 8,235 square yards, being 183 yards by 45. It is divided by cast-iron pillars into five avenues, which are filled with stalls for the display of provisions of all kinds, while the sides are lined by shops. It was built in 1820 at a costof 36,813, which was defrayed by the corporation. St. Martin's, in the Scotland-road, is a handsomer building than St. John's, but in size is less, being only 213 feet by 135. It also is divided into five avenues, and a portion is set apart for the sale of fish. St. James's, in Great George- street, is a brick building covering about 3,000 yards, and, like the other two, is a general market. The hay- market, where horses are also sold, is in Great Nelson- street North. The fish and oyster market is in Great Charlotte-street, and a pedlar's market for small wares in Elliot-street. The corn market is held in the corn exchange on Tuesdays or Fridays. There are also small markets in Cleveland-square, Pownall-square, near Tithebarn-street, and in Gill-street ; in the last pigs are sold. Horse and cattle fairs are held on the 25th July and llth November. LIVEltSEDGE, a tnshp. in the par. of Birstall, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N.W. of Dewsbury, and 11 W. of Leeds, its post town. It is a station on the Huddersficld and Bradford branch of the East Lancashire and Yorkshire lino of railway. The place was anciently the property of' the Neville family, lords of the manor, of whose ancient mansion, Liversedge Hall, there are some slight remains. In 1812 it was the scene of serious disturbances on account of the introduc- tion of machinery, when the mill of William Cartwright was attacked by the mob, but was successfully defended by its spirited proprietor, and several persons lost their lives in the attempt. The township, which is not exten- sive, is studded with numerous villages and hamlets, built on the declivities of a valley watered by a stream flowing towards the S.E. through Heckmond Wike. It includes the hmlts. of High Town, Little Town, Robert Town, the Heights, and Millbridge. The last named village is situated on the road from Leeds to Hudders- field, with Little Town to the N.W., and both, like the other villages of this township, are inhabited by persons employed in the manufacture cf carpets, cloths, machine cards, blankets, chemical and mechanical works, and other branches of industry. In the vicinity are exten- sive collieries. The living is a perpct. cur.* in the dioe. of Ripon, val. 150, in the gift of the vicar of the parish. The church, styled Christ Church, was erected in 181G, at a cost of 7,000. There is also a district church at Robert Town. The Independents, Wesleyans, Primi- tive and Reformed Methodists, and New Connexion Wesleyans, have places of worship in the several ham- lets. There are schools in each on the National system, and Sunday-schools in connection with the several deno- minations. _ LIVERTON, a chplry. in the par. of Easington, E. div. of the lib. of Langlianrgh, North Hiding of co. York, 2J miles W. of Easington, and 6 E. of Guis- borough. Redcar is its post town. The village is in- considerable. The living is a cur. consolidated with the rect.* of Easington. The church is a small edifice, of ancient date, partly in the Norman style. There is a school for the children of the district. Viscount Downe is lord of the manor. LIVESEY, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. and lower div. of the hund. of Blackburn, co. pala- tine of Lancaster, 3 miles S.W. of Blackburn, and 8 S.E. of Preston, its post town. It includes the hmlts. of Feniseowles and Waterloo, with other small places. There are largo cotton mills, collieries, flour mills, tan- nery, and works for the manufacture of drain pipes and articles made from fire-clay, &c. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 150, in the gilt of the vicar of the parish. The church is a Gothic edifice, called Emmanuel's. The Independents have a chapel, to which is attached a day school. There is a good National school for both sexes ; also Sunday-schools. In this township are Mill Hill House, Park House, and several other good residences. John Fielden, Esq., is lord of the manor. LIVET, or LIVAT WATER, a river of co. Banff, Scotland. It rises under Cook's Cairn, and flows through Glenlivet to the Aven at Drummin Castle. LIVINGSTONE, a par. in the co. Linlithgow, Scot- land, 16 miles from Edinburgh. It is a railway station on the Edinburgh and Bathgato line. The par. con- tains a vil. of its owii name, and also a portion of the vil. of Blackburn. It stretches from 5 to 6 miles along the t left bank of the Briech water, which separates it from the co. of Edinburgh by a breadth of from 3 to 4 miles. One of the roads from Edinburgh to Glasgow intersects the parish. The surface is much diversified, and at Dechmont-law attains a height of 686 feet above the sea-level. Coal, limestone, and whinstone are ex- tensively worked ; and there is a sandstone quarry in the neighbourhood. The parish is in the prcsb. of Linlithgow and synod of Lothian and Twcedale. The minister's stipend is 189. The parish church was erected in 1732. There is a Free church, and also an Independent chapel. Until 1730 this parish included the present parish of Whitburn. In this parish there formerly stood an ancient stronghold, known as the Peel of Livingstone. F.airs are held on the first Tues- day in May, and the first Thursday after the second Tuesday in September, for cattle, horses, and hiring farm servants. LIVINGSTONE, a vil. in the par. of Balmaghie, co. Kirkcudbright, Scotland, SmilesN.W.of Castle Douglas. LIXNAW, a vil. in the bar. of Clanmauricc, co. Kerry, Ireland, 6 miles S.W. of Listowel. In the village, which stands on the river Brick, are the ruins of church and of a castle, built by the Fitzmauriccs in the 14th century, which was taken by Wilmot in 1600. LIZARD POINT, the most southerly point of Eng- land, in co. Cornwall, 10 miles S. of Helston. It lies in N. lat. 49 58', and W. long. 5 12', and is the point from which foreign-bound vessels take their departure. It was the Promontorium Damnonium of the ancients, and consists chiefly of serpentine clift's, on which are two lighthouses, put up in 1751, which are built of white stone, 222 feet high, with fixed lights, visible for 20 miles. To the N.W. is Kynance Cove, and off the coast are the Stags, and other rocks. LLACHARN, or LLAUGHARNE (pronounced Larne), a par., post and small market town, in the hund. of Derllys, co. Carmarthen, 9 miles S.W. of Carmarthen, 12 S.E. of Narberth, and 230 from London. The Sfc dear's and Whitland stations on the South Wales line of railway arc each of them about 3 miles distant from the town, which stands on the right bank, and at the mouth of the Tav, across which is a ferry. A castle was built here by the Normans, which was taken and de- stroyed by Llewellyn ap Jorwerth in 1215, but was re- built by Sir Guido do Brian. In 1645 it was taken by Cromwell, after a siege of three weeks, when its forti- fications were destroyed. It is at present inhabited, and not shown to strangers. A charter of incorporation was granted to the town by John, which was confirmed I Edward III., and enlarged by Edward VI. The local government is vested in a portreeve, aldermen, and other officers, who hold courts leet and baron. This is a place of very little trade, and of late years lias very much gone down, though frequented during the summer months as a watering place. It exports a small quan> tity of produce to Bristol. The town consists chiefly