Editing Leith (section)

===1800s===
On 20 May 1806, there was a procession of the [[Lord Provost of Edinburgh]], [[Baillie]]s, and Council, along with a numerous company of ladies and gentleman, for the opening of the first new wet dock, the first of its kind in Scotland. The [[Fife]] packet called ''The Buccleuch'' was the first to enter the dock, with the civic dignitaries on board, amid discharges of artillery from the fort and His Majesty's warships in Leith Roads. The foundation stone for the second (middle) wet dock was laid on 14 March 1811, which was completed and opened with due ceremony in 1817 by Lord Provost Arbuthnot. The same year the [[Trinity House, Leith|Trinity House]] in Kirkgate was erected in Grecian architectural style at an expense of £2500.{{sfn|Gilbert|1901|pp=42,64–65}}

In 1809, the [[Tally Toor]], a [[martello tower]] was constructed to defend the entrance of the harbour during the [[Napoleonic Wars]].<ref name="Canmore">{{Canmore|num=51960|desc=Edinburgh, Leith Docks, Martello Tower|access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref> It is now a scheduled monument within the port.<ref name="HES">{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM2418|desc=SM2418|access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref>

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| short_title           = Leith Municipal Government Act 1827
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| year                  = 1827
| citation              = [[7 & 8 Geo. 4]]. c. cxii
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| royal_assent          = 2 July 1827
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| repealing_legislation = [[Leith Municipal and Police Act 1848]]
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Historically Leith was governed by the Town Council of Edinburgh, with separately organised baillies appointed by various bodies without contact with each other. The result became very unsatisfactory, and half of Leith was provided with no municipal government whatever or any local [[magistrate]]s. An act of Parliament, the '''{{visible anchor|Leith Municipal Government Act 1827}}''' ([[7 & 8 Geo. 4]]. c. cxii) arranged for municipal government and administration of justice in the town, providing watching, paving, cleansing, and lighting, with Edinburgh Council responding to the views of Leith townspeople. The [[Burgh Reform Act 1833]] ([[3 & 4 Will. 4]]. c. 46) made Leith a parliamentary burgh, which jointly with [[Portobello, Edinburgh|Portobello]] and [[Musselburgh]] was represented by one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP). On 1 November 1833, Leith became a separate [[burgh|municipal burgh]], with its own provost, magistrates, and council, and was no longer run by bailies.<ref name="hist">{{Cite web|url=https://www.electricscotland.com/history/leith/33.htm|title=The Story of Leith - XXXIII. How Leith was Governed|website=Electricscotland.com|access-date=14 November 2021|archive-date=14 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114220843/https://www.electricscotland.com/history/leith/33.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Historically the Lord Provost of Edinburgh was ''virtue officii'' Admiral of the [[Firth of Forth]], the Provost of Leith was Admiral of the port, and his four bailies were admirals-depute.{{sfn|Grant|p=89}}

[[Emperor of all the Russias|Emperor]] [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]] of Russia arrived by sea at Leith with his family and suite on Tuesday 22 September 1896.<ref>, to begin his visit to Scotland {{Cite web|last=Kenneth|title=Tsar Nicholas II in Scotland|url=http://www.rusartnet.com/russia/history/romanov/nicholas-and-alexandra/tsar-nicholas-ii-in-scotland|access-date=2016-12-16|website=Rusartnet.com}}</ref> Scottish anarchist [[Thomas Hastie Bell]] managed to get in his face to criticise him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Living My Life {{!}} The Anarchist Library|url=http://www.revoltlib.com/?id=477|access-date=2016-12-16|website=Revoltlib.com|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225112936/http://revoltlib.com/?id=477|url-status=live}}</ref>