Those who were only governors, had the title of ealderman of such a county, or sometimes in Latin by the term consul.  The first administered justice in their own name, and appropriated to their own use all the revenues and profits of their respective counties.  The last administered justice in the king’s name and had only part of the profits assigned them.  A third sort of ealdermen were those, who upon account of their high birth, bore the title, without any authority, out of which rank the governors were generally chosen.  There were also inferior ealdermen in cities or boroughs, who administered justice in the king’s name, and were dependent on the great ealdermen, or earls, which by the name of alderman still continues among us to those inferior officers, while they are called earls only.  The office of the ealderman was wholly civil, and had nothing to do with either military or ecclesiastical affairs.  What power each of them had, it is not easy to determine; but they were all obliged to have some knowledge of the law.  In the Saxon times, the bishop and ealderman sat together to try causes; the one proceeded by the canons, the other by the common law.  Part of the ealderman’s jurisdiction was to examine the arms, and to raise the militia within such a district, in order to suppress riot and execute the sentence of a court of justice.  He had likewise the cognizance of house-breaking, robbing, &c.  Nor was it lawful for any person to move from one place to another without a certificate from the ealderman.

HALBERT H.

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THE GATHERER.

  A snapper up of unconsidered trifles. 
                        SHAKSPEARE.

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HANDSOME BAR-MAIDS.

The following advertisement appeared in a New Orlean’s journal:—­Wanted, two handsome ladies to assist in two bar-rooms, and to whom liberal wages will be given.  Beauties from New York, Charlestown, or Savannah will be preferred.  A well-shaped, well-looking black lady would meet encouragement as an under bar-maid.  Due attention will be paid to applicants, at No. 60, Camp-street.

W.G.C.

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FRENCH MATRIMONIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

Matrimonial advertisements being standard articles in our own newspapers at this period, as a pleasantry they may be compared with the following, extracted from various French journals:—­

Une demoiselle bien nee et aimable, ayant 120,000 francs de bien, desire epouser un homme age et riche.

Une demoiselle de 24 ans, jolie et d’une education distinguee, ayant 40,000 francs comptant, et par la suite 200,000 francs, desire epouser un jeune homme aimable, et ayant de la fortune.

Une demoiselle de 19 ans, sans fortune, mais jolie, aimable, et bien elevee, desire epouser une homme age, et assez aise, pour pouvoir faire quelque bien a sa mere.