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L E I T H. 



LUi. An Account of- the -Total Number of British and Foreign Vessels, their Tonnage, and Number of Men, thai Traded Lciik. 

 ' a t the Port of Leitfi, to and from each Foreign Kingdom or Slate, in the eight years endfd 5lh January, 1818. ~~ 



The following is an Account of the total number of vessels, 8fc. that mere employed in 

 the Coasting Trade for the same period. 



The following is an average of the Foreign and Coasting 



Trade for the above period. 



INWARDS. 



British. 



Ships. Tons. Men. 



184 23,816 .... 1509 



Foreign. 

 Ships. Tons. Men. 



148 21,289 .... 1216 



OUTWARDS. 

 British. 



extent and importance. There are six or seven glas* 

 houses, where bottles and flint gla-s are manufactured 

 in great quantities. The soap works of Mr. T.Jameson 

 of Sherriff Brae, and of Messrs. Morison and Co. at Bon- 

 nington, are on a scale of great magnitude. The manu- 

 facture of soft soap was begun in 1 750, and of tallow 

 and candles in 1770, and that of hard soap in the same 

 year. Soda is made to a considerable extent, by Mr. 

 Lawrence Jameson ; cards for combing wool, by Mr. 

 Steid ; leather by Messrs. Sommervail and Son ; vine- 

 gar by Messrs. Alison and Stewart ; and ploughs, cart 

 wheels, and other implements of husbandry, by Mr. 

 Morton, who has enriched agriculture by several new 

 inventions and improvements. The 'iron work of Mr. 

 Anderson, and that of Mr. Gutzmer, are upon a s.cale 

 of considerable magnitude. 



Ship-building is carried on to a considerable extent ; 

 and there are manufactories of sail cloth and cordage. 

 Several sawmills, some of which were constructed by the 

 celebrated engineer Mr. Brunei, have been erected upon 

 the Water of Leith. There is an extensive distillery at 

 Bonnington, belonging to the Messrs Haigs, and two 

 houses for the refining of sugar. Leith has long been 

 celebrated for its ale. There are many breweries here ; 

 but we believe that of Mr. Giles is the most extensive. 



Leith is governed by a baron bailie, appointed by 

 the magistrates of Edinburgh. He sustains the cha- 

 racter of admiral, and chuse* two resident bailies, wht 

 act as his deputies. 



