botany. See Lichen.

Liverpool, Litherpool, or Lirpool, a flourishing maritime town of Lancashire, in England, situated at the mouth of the river Mersey, which abounds with salmon, cod-fish, turbot, plaice, smelts, and flounders, and at high-water is above two miles over. The town was incorporated by king John; and is governed by a mayor, recorder, aldermen without limitation, 40 common council-men, and burgesses, the number of whom exceeds 1500. The freemen of Liverpool have the same privileges at Bristol in England, and at Waterford and Wexford in Ireland. The town is well-built, and very populous; and in commerce rivals, if it does not exceed, that of Bristol. It lies in a centrical situation between the coast of Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man; besides its standing very convenient for an inland trade with Cheshire, Staffordshire, and other parts of the north of England. Besides the Mersey, there is the south channel, or river Weaver, which is navigable, and chiefly used for the inland conveyance of Cheshire cheese and rock-salt. This kind of salt is dug in Lancashire and Cheshire, and from thence sent all over England. When boiled in sea-water and evaporated, a very strong salt is produced, which may be used in curing herrings. W. Long. 2. 30. N. Lat. 53. 45.