ALBI, a city in the above arrondissement, the capital of the Albigeois. It is built on the river Tarn, 35 miles N.E. of Toulouse. The cathedral is dedicated to St Cecilia, and has one of the finest choirs in the kingdom. Here is a very valuable silver shrine, of exquisite mosaic work: it contains the relics of St Clair, the first bishop of the city. The chapel of that saint is magnificent, and adorned with paintings. La Lice is a fine promenade without the city, dis-
tinguished by a terrace above a deep mall, which serves instead of a fosse, and bordered with two rows of very fine trees. At one end is the convent of the Dominicans. The archbishop's palace is a very beautiful edifice. The river washes its walls, and serves both for ornament and defence. Pop. in 1846, 12,452. Long. 2. 9. E. Lat. 43. 56. N.