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A Mexican liberal politician and and author. In 1856 he was Com on fort's minister of the is "De l'human ité" (1840). Leroy-Beaulieu (lė-rwä'bō-lyė'), Pierre Paul. Born at Saumur, France, Dec. 9, 1843. A French political economist. He became profe or of political economy at the École Libre des Sciences Politiques at 1872, and in the same year founded "L'Econo miste français." Among his works are "De l'état social et intellectuel des populations ouvrières" (1868), "Traité de la science des finances" (2d ed. 1879). Leroy de Saint-Arnaud. See Saint -Arnaud. Lerwick (ler'wik or ler'ik). A seaport and the chief town of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, situated in lat. 60° 9′ N., long. 1° 9′ W. Population (1891), 3,783. Léry (la-re'), Jean de. Born at La Margelle, Burgundy, 1534: died at Bern, Switzerland, 1611. A Protestant minister and author. He was with Villegaignon at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1555-58. Subsequently he preached in the south of France; narrowly escaped the ma acre of St. Bartholomew (1572); and was among the Protestants besieged in Sancerre. His last years were pa ed in Switzerland. He wrote "Voyage faict en la terre du Brésil" (1578, and numerous subsequent editions), and "Relation du siège de Sancerre" (1574). Le Sage, or Lesage (lé-säzh'), Alain René. Born at Sarzeau, Morbihan, May 8, 1668: died at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Nov. 17, 1747. A noted French novelist and dramatist. He studied philosophy and law at Paris, and was enrolled as a parliamentary advocate, but soon devoted himself to literature. His chief work is the novel "Gil Blas” (1715-35). Among his other works are the novel "Le diable boiteux" (1707); the plays "Le point d'honneur" (from the Spanish of Rojas, 1702), "Crispin rival de son maître" (1707), "Turcaret" (1708), etc.; the short works "La valise trouvée" and "Une journée des Parques"; and "Guzman d'Alfarache," "Estévanille Gonzales," "Le bachelier de Sal a manque," and "Vie et aventures de M. de Beauchêne," romances all more or le borrowed from Spanish originals. He also translated Boiardo's "Orlando in nam or a to," and wrote for the théâtre de la foire (see the extract). Lesage is said to have written no le than twenty-four farce-operettas, as they may perhaps best be termed, for these boards [the théâtre de la foire), and the total number which he wrote for them as whole or part author is sometimes put at sixty-four and sometimes at a hundred and Saints bury , French Novelists, p. 73. one. Supreme Court from 1800; and was twice a presidential candidate. His best-known book is "Apuntes históricos de la heroic a ciudad de Vera Cruz" (5 parts, 1850-55). Lerdo de Tejada y Correal (ē kōr-rā-äl'), Sebastian. Born in Jalapa, April 25, 1825: died at New York, April 21, 1889. A Mexican statesman, brother of Miguel Lerdo de Tejada. He was the leading minister of Juarez 1863-71. Elected president of the Supreme Court, he became, by virtue of that office, president of Mexico on the death of Juarez (July 18, 1872). He was confirmed in the position by an election, and claimed to have been reëlected in 1876; but in Nov. of that year he was driven from Mexico by the revolutionary army of Diaz. Lerici (ler'e-che). A small town in the prov- ince of Genoa, Italy, situated on the Gulf of Spezia 35 miles northwest of Pisa. Lérid a (ler'e-thä). 1. A province in Catalonia, Spain, which borders on France. Area, 4,775 square miles. Population (1887), 285, 417.— 2. The capital of the province of Lérid a, situated on the Segre in lat. 41° 33′ N., long. 0° 39′ E.: the ancient Ilerda. It is strongly fortified; has a ca- thedral, one of the best existing examples of early-Pointed much that Leovigild, for the sake of peace, was glad to send architecture; and formerly had a university. The place his son to Seville as ruler of Southern Spain.