. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. s to in-dicate good andbad weather, is socalled because itprovided witha dial on whichmoves a longneedle (Fig. 26),which is put inmotion by themercury of theinstrument the axis of theneedle is fixed a|MiIley, O, onwhich ia rolled aI bread whichliears at one of itsI luls a weight, P,and at the othera little heavierweight, tloatiiigontliemcrcury of thesmall branch ofthe B. If the at-mospheric press-ure increa-ses, thelevel falls in thesmall branch, andthe float followsit, drawing thepulley and needle fr
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. s to in-dicate good andbad weather, is socalled because itprovided witha dial on whichmoves a longneedle (Fig. 26),which is put inmotion by themercury of theinstrument the axis of theneedle is fixed a|MiIley, O, onwhich ia rolled aI bread whichliears at one of itsI luls a weight, P,and at the othera little heavierweight, tloatiiigontliemcrcury of thesmall branch ofthe B. If the at-mospheric press-ure increa-ses, thelevel falls in thesmall branch, andthe float followsit, drawing thepulley and needle from left to right. The con-trary motion takes when the pressure , because the mercury rises in the smallbranch, and with it the float. The result is thatthe needle stops on the words variable, rain,/airweather, etc., when the B. correspondinglieight,s, provided the instrument be well regulated,which is selilom the Barouche, a four-wheeled pleasure carriage,willi falling top and See , a thick, coarse camlet of wool or. no.—Barometer. mixed material, used for cloaks or outer garments,and chiefly made in France. Barral, the Spanish name for a large bottle,capable of holding an arroba or 4 gallons. Barratry, is any fraudulent or other unlawfulact committed by the master or mariners of a ship,without consent of the owner, an<l tending to hisinjury, as running away with the ship, williillycarrying her out of the course of the voyage pre-scribed by the owners, sinking or deserting her,embezzling the cargo, smuggling, or any otheroflence, whereby the sliip or cargo may be sub-jected to arrest, detention, loss, or forfeiture. I?ythe laws of the U. States, acts of B. committed or mariner, or any ship or punishable by death. B. is one of the lossescovered by insurance, and the owner may thusprotect himself against the act of the master apjwinted by himself. Il is the duty of theowner
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