a city of the department of the Mayenne and the Loire, in France. It is in a beautiful situation on the Maine, and contains 750 houses, with 4695 inhabitants, who are employed in making linen cloths, especially some of the finer kinds, known by the name of this city; but its trade has been on the decline. Long. 0. 57. W. Lat. 47. 10. N.

CHORHUT, a town of Hindustan, province of Allahabad, in the Begilcund district. It is a fortress situated between the river Sone and the Vindhya Mountains, and is possessed by an independent chief. It is ninety-four miles south-west from Benares. Long. 81. 48. E. Lat. 24. 29. N.