an episcopal city of France, in the department of Oise. The cathedral church, which is dedicated to St Peter, is much admired for its fine architecture. It contains a great number of relics, and a library of curious books. There are several other churches, among which is one dedicated to St Stephen, remarkable for its curious windows. The town was ineffectually besieged by the English in 1443, and by the duke of Burgundy with an army of 80,000 men. In this last siege the women signalized themselves under the conduct of Jean Hachette, who set up a standard yet preferred in the church of the Jacobins. The duke was obliged to raise the siege; and in memory of this exploit, the women walk first in a procession on the roth of July, the anniversary of their deliverance. The inhabitants carry on a good trade in beautiful tapestry. Beauvais is situated on the river Thérin, 42 miles north of Paris, in E. Long. 2. 15. N. Lat. 49. 26.

a town of France in Upper Languedoc, seated on the river Tescou. E. Long. 1. 43. N. Lat. 44. 2.