a city of Croatia, belonging to the house of Austria, and seated on the coast of the gulf of Venice. It was formerly a place of strength and great importance; but it has suffered many calamities, and its inhabitants at present do not amount to 7000. In the beginning of this century it sent 50 merchant ships to sea; but the inconvenience of its situation and badness of its harbour, in which the sea is never calm, discouraged navigation, and Segna has now very few ships belonging to it. Among the customs of the Segnans, Mr Fortis mentions one relative to the dead, which for its singularity may be worthy of notice.

"All the relations and friends of the family go to Fortis' kis the corpse, by way of taking leave, before burial. Each of them uncovers the face, over which a handkerchief is spread, more or less rich according to the family; having kissed the dead person, every one throws another handkerchief over the face; all which remain to the heirs, and sometimes there are 20, 30, and more at this ceremony. Some throw all these handkerchiefs into the grave with the corpse; and this, in former times, was the general custom; but then they were rich. This seems to have been brought into use as a substitute for the ancient *wasi lacrymatorii*." E. Long. 15° 21'. N. Lat. 45° 22'.

**SENI**, an ancient town of Italy, in the Campagna of Rome, with a bishop's see, and the title of duchy. It is said that organs were first invented here. It is seated on a mountain. E. Long. 13° 15'. N. Lat. 41° 50'.