*Agria, Egar or Erlau, a large ancient town of Hungary,
lying on a river of the same name, 38 miles N.E. of Buda. It
is an archbishop's see. Typography was carried on in 1687,
1689, &c.
Aigle (£'), a considerable town of France, in the Department
of Orne. It has various manufactures, more especially of
needles and pins. — 1841.
Aire, a town of France, in the Department of Pas de Calais,
13 miles distant from St. Omer's. A work in English, B. Bo-
maraVs Christian Duty, (probably translated by a Jesuit of the
college of St. Omer,) was printed here in 1 684, 4°.
Aitchson, is the name of a county in the State of Missouri,
North America. Its nominal capital is a small town named
Linden. A newspaper, called The Aitchson Champion, is now
in course of publication. Probably it is printed at Linden. I
have not seen it.
Alais, a large trading town of France, in the Department of
Gard, lying between Orange and Montpelier. — 1816.
*Alba Carolina probably designates Karlsburg, a very ancient
and considerable town of Transylvania, chief of the Palatinate
of Karlsburg. It is- a bishop's see, and contains a magnificent
cathedral. — 1757.
*Alba Julia. In Hungarian books this town is named Fejer-vdr,
or Giula Fejer-vdr. Typography is said to have been introduced
so early as 1567. (Bodl.)

*Alba Begalis, in Hungarian books, is Szeches Fejer-vdr.
