Chitty
JOSEPH, an English lawyer and legal writer; born in 1776. He achieved eminence as a barrister in Lon CHIVALRY don, and enjoyed a large practice. His celebrity rests mainly upon his legal works, especially "Precedents in Pleadings," "Medical Jurisprudence," "Practice of Law," and others. He died in London, Feb. 17, 1843.
CHIUSI (kē-ös'ē), a town of central Italy, province of Siena, 102 miles N. Ν.
W. of Rome, on an olive-clad eminence in the Val di Chiana, not far from the small Lago di Chiusi. In ancient times, under the name of Clusium, it was one of the 12 republics of Etruria, and the residence of Porsenna. When Italy was overrun by the barbarians, it fell into decay, the whole valley was depopulated, and became the pestilential pool described by Dante. Since the improvement of the course of the Chiana, Chiusi has begun to flourish again along with the whole district. It is in connection with the discovery of Etruscan antiquities, however, that the place is chiefly heard of. During the 19th century immense quantities of these remains were found in the neighborhood in the grottoes that served the ancient Etruscans as tombs.
They consist chiefly of sun-dried black earthenware vases, ornaments, relievos, and carved stonework, and are preserved in the museums at Chiusi and Florence.
Pop. about 6,000.