[The Scottish judges are distinguished by the title of lord prefixed to their own temporal designation.

As the ladies of these official dignitaries do not bear any share in their husbands' honours, they are distinguished only by their lords' family name.

They were not always contented with this species of Salique law, which certainly is somewhat inconsistent.

But their pretensions to title are said to have been long since repelled by James V, the sovereign who founded the College of Justice.

'I,' said he, 'made the caries lords, but who the devil made the carlines ladies ?'] The exertion which these matters demanded, and the interest which so many persons of legal distinction appeared to have taken in his son, greatly relieved the oppressed spirit of Saunders Fairford, who continued, to talk mysteriously of the very important business which had interfered with his son's attendance during the brief remainder of the session.