Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire.

CALVES' HEAD CLUB, a club established shortly after his death in
derision of the memory of Charles I. Its chief meeting was held on the
30th of each January, the anniversary of the king's execution, when the
dishes served were a cod's head to represent the individual, Charles
Stuart; a pike representing tyranny; a boar's head representing the king
preying on his subjects; and calves' heads representing Charles as king
and his adherents. On the table an axe held the place of honour. After
the banquet a copy of the king's _Ikon Basilike_ was burnt, and the
toast was "To those worthy patriots who killed the tyrant." After the
Restoration the club met secretly. The first mention of it is in a tract
reprinted in the _Harleian Miscellany_ entitled "The Secret History of
the Calves' Head Club." The club survived till 1734, when the diners
were mobbed owing to the popular ill-feeling which their outrages on
good taste provoked, and the riot which ensued put a final stop to the
meetings.

CALVI, a sea-port in Corsica, capital of an arrondissement in the N.W.
of the island, 112 m. N. of Ajaccio by road. Pop. (1906) 1967. It is
situated on the Bay of Calvi, in a malarial region, and is the port in
Corsica nearest to France, being 109 m. from Antibes; the harbour,
however, is exposed to the east and north-east winds. The modern town
lies at the foot of a rock, on which stands the old town with its steep
rock-paved streets and fortified walls, commanded by the Fort Muzello.
Fishing is carried on, and timber, oil, wine, lemons and other
sub-tropical fruits are exported to some extent. The most important
buildings are the old palace of the Genoese governor, used as barracks,
and the church (16th century), with the monument of the Baglioni
family, which was intimately associated with the history of the town.

Calvi was founded in the 13th century and in 1278 passed into the hands
of the Genoese. From that date it was remarkable for its adherence to
their side, especially in 1553 when it repulsed two attacks of the
united forces of the French and Turks. In recognition thereof the
Genoese senate caused the words _Civitas Calvi semper fidelis_ to be
carved on the chief gate of the city, which still preserves the
inscription. In 1794 Calvi was captured by the English, but it was
retaken by the Corsicans in the following year.

CALVIN, JOHN (1500-1564), Swiss divine and reformer, was bo