Justiciary Court
Justiciary Court In Scotland. The High Court Of Justiciary Is The Stspeame Criminal Court In Scotland. It Consists Of The Lord Festive General, Lord Justice Clerk, And Fire Other Judges Of The Court Of Semies, And Sits At Edinburgh, From Time To Time During The Year, The Extent Of Business ...
Justification
Justification Is Used In Theology To Ergnify The Acceptance Of A Sinner By God, And Is Frequently Employed By The Sacred Writers As Equivalent To The Forgiveness Of Sin. Thus, St. Paul Says, " Be It Known Unto You Therefore, Men And Brethren, That Through This Man Is Preached Unto ...
Justinus
Justi'nus, The Historian, Is Supposed To Have Lived Under Ante 'anus Pius, As It Would Appear From The Preface To Hie History, Which He Addresses To That Emperor. The Passage In Which The Emperor's Name Occurs La Found In The Older Editions, Hut Its Eutheoticity Is Disputed. Nothing Else Is ...
Justinus Il
Justinus Il, Nephew Of Justinian I., By His Mother Vigilanlia, Was Raised To The Throne By The Senators And The Guards Immediately After The Death Of His Uncle, On The 15th Of November 565. Soon After Complaints Reached Constantinople From The Romans A,gaiust Nurses The Conqueror Of The Goths, And ...
Justinus_2
Justi'nus, Commonly Called Justin, Martyr, One Of The Early Fathers Of The Christian Church, Was Born Near The End Of The Ist, Or Early In The 2nd Century, In Palestine, At A Place Then Called Neapolia, A New City, As May Be Iolrred From Its Name, Which Had Arisen Upon ...
Justus Baron Von L1ebig
L1ebig, Justus Baron Von, A Distinguished Living Chemist. One Of The Most Prominent Features In The History Of The Science Of The 19th Century Has Been The Rapid Progress Of Organic Chemistry. Although The Initiative Of This Remarkable Period Cannot Be Given To Any One Chemist More Than Another, The ...
Justus Van Effen
Effen, Justus Van, A Dutch Man Of Lettere Of The 18th Century Who Was Connected In Various Ways With The Literature Of France And England, Was Born Ou The 11th Of February (old Style) At Utrecht, And Studied At That Univeraity And At Leyden, Where He Finally Took His Degree ...
Jyar
Jyar, In Hebrew "rll:. Is The Eighth Month Of The Jewish Year. It Coincides, When Earliest, With Our April ; But When The Year Is Lengthened By The Addition Of A Thirteenth Month, It May Be As Late As Our May. In The Present Year (1960) It Begins On The ...
Ka Lfndar
Ka Lf:ndar, • Register Or Distribution Of The Year, Accommodated To The Uses Of Life, Containing The Order Of Days, Weeks, Months, Festi Vals, As They Occur In The Course Of The Year. It Is So Called From The Katracier, Or 'calends, Which Among The Romans Denoted The First Day ...
Kahl Baron Voniiumi3oldt
Iiumi3oldt, Kahl Baron Von, On Of Hp Most Distinguished Linguists Of His Time, Was Bore At Potsdam, Near Berlie, On The 22nd Of June 1767, And After Having Received A Careful Edu Cation, Together With His Celebrated Younger Brother, The Baron Alexander Von Humboldt, The Subject Of The Preceding Articia,studied ...
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope, A Name Compounded Of Two Greek Words (saran And Crtaiwor), And Denoting The Exhibition Of Beautiful Forms, Is The Designation Of An Optical Instrument Which Was Invented By Dr. (now Sir David) Brewster, And Patented By Him In 1817. About Three Years Before That Time Sir David Brewster, Being ...
Karl Der Charlemagne
Charlemagne, Karl Der Gnoss, Or Charles The Great, Sot Of Pepin Be Bref, King Of The Franks, And Of Bertha, Daughter O Caribert, Count Of Leon, And Grandson Of Charles Martel, Was Bort About 742 In The Castle Of Salzburg In Bavaria, A Country Which Pepit Had Conquered, As Well ...
Karl Friedrich Lessing
*lessing, Karl Friedrich, Was Born At Breslau, February 8, 1803. His Father (a Nephew Of The Poet Leasing), Wishing His Son To Become An Architect, Sent Him To Berlin In 1821 For The Purpose Of Studying Architecture. Young Leasing However Had Set His Heart On Being A Painter, And By ...
Karl Laciimann
Laciimann, Karl, Professor In The University Of Berlin, And Member Of The Academy Of Sciences, Occupied A High Rank Among The Critics And Philologists Of Germany. He Was Born At Brunswick, On The 4th Of March 1793. In That Town He Received His Early Education, And Under His Teacher Konrad ...
Karl Theodor Anton Maria
Dalberg, Karl Theodor Anton Maria Von, Was Born On The 8th Of February 1744, At Hernsheirn. The Barony Of Dalberg Was The Oldest In Germany, And His Father Held High Offices Under The Archbishop-elector Of Mainz. Young Dalberg Received A Sound Elti Cation At Home, And When Only Fifteen Was ...
Karl Theodor Korner
Korner, Karl Theodor, Was Born At Dresden In The Year 1791, Of Respectable Parents. The Weakness Of His Health Prevented Any Great Application To Study, And As A Child He Was Rather Remarked For The Amiability Of His Disposition Than For Any Intellectual Acquire Ments. However, As He Grew, Both ...
Karoly Kisfaludy
Kisfaludy, Karoly, Or Charles, The Most Popular Dramatic Poet Of Hungary, Was The Youngest Brother Of Sandor Kisfaludy, The Most Popnlar Lyric Poet. He Was Born On The 6th Of Feburary 1788, At Tete, And His Birth Cost His Mother Her Life. His Father Never Saw Him With Pleasure. As ...
Khosru Ii
Khosru Ii., The Lrandson Of Khosru I., Was Elevated To The Throne Of Persia, A.d. 590, On The Deposition Of His Father Hormisdas By Bindoes, A Noble Of The Royal Blood. In The First Year Of His Reign Khosru Was Obliged To Leave His Native Country To Escape From The ...
Kidnappinu
Kidnappinu Is Defined To Be The Stealing Or Conveying Away Of A Man, Woman, Or Child, And Is An Offence At Common Law, Punishable By Fine And Imprisonment, And, Formerly, By Pillory. The Highest Form Of This Offence, The Forcibly Sending A Luau From His Own Country Into Some Other, ...
Kiiosru I
Kiiosru I., Called Cliobroes By The Greek Writers, But More Commonly Known In The Cast By The Name Of Ndsh1rwan ('noble Soul'), Succeeded His Father Kobad In Tho Kingdom Of Persia, A.d. 531. Kobad, At The Time Of His Death, Was Engaged In A War With Justinian, The Emperor Of ...
King
King. The Primary Use Of This Word Is To Denote A Person In Whom Is Vested The Higher Executive Functions In An Independent State, Together With A Share, More Or Lam Limited, Of The Sovereign Power. The State May Of A Mat Assemblage Of Persons, Like The French Or The ...
King Of The Belgians
*leopold George Christian Frederick, King Of The Belgians, Duke Of Saxony, Prince Of Saxe Coburg Gotha, Margrave Of Meissen, And Landgrave Of Thuringen, Is The Third And Youngest Eon Of Francis Anthony Frederick, Late Reigning Duke Of Saxe Saalfeld Coburg. His Majesty Is Consequently Brother Of The Duchess Of Kent, ...
Kingdom Of Portugal
Portugal, Kingdom Of, Is The Most Westerly Kingdom Of Europe. It Forms Part Of The Spanish Peninsula, And Is Not Divided From Spain By Any Well-defined Natural Boundaries. Most Of The Great Rivers Of Portugal—the Minho, The Douro, The Tejo (tagus), And The Guadiana—have Their Sources In Spain, And Belong ...
Kingdom Of Saxony
Saxony, Kingdom Of. Taken In Its Most Extensive Sense, The Name Of Saxony Formerly Designated A Very Large Tract In Northern Germany, Extending From The Weser To The Frontiers Of Poland. At The Peace Of 1495 The Emperor Maximilian I. Divided Germany Into Ten Circles, Of Which The Extensive Tract ...
Kino
Kino, An Astringent Substance, The Concrete Juice Of One Or More Plants. Most Skilful Pharmacologists Are Agreed In Referring The East India Kino, Called Also Amboyna Kino, To The Pteroearpus Marsupium (lloxb. Coromand. Plants,' It, T. 116; Hi. Indica, Iii., P. 234), Of Which Pteroearpus Bilobus Is Perhaps A Mere ...
Kirk Session
Session, Kirk, Is The Lowest Judicatory In The System Of The Church Of Scotland, Having Jurisdiction Only Over A Single Parish. There Is, Or Ought To Be, A Kirk Session In Every Parish, Composed Of The Minister, Who Is Ex ()lei', Moderator Or Chairman, And Of The Lay Elders, Who ...
Kirk Siisions
Kirk Si:isions. [szastoes, Kirk.) Kirsc1iwasselt A Kind Of Spirit Prepared In The Vorarlberg From Cherries. I:vcry One Knows What 6 Generally Under. Stool I Y Tide Naz110, A Kitchen-pinion Forming A Sort Of In/operable Adjunct To Every Country-house, To The Mansion Of The Rich As Well An To The Humble ...
Kle3ientyna Z Tanskich Iioffmanowa
Iioffmanowa, Kle3ientyna Z Tanskich, A Distinguished Authoress, Who Has Been Sometimes Called The Polish Miss Edgeworth, Was Born At Warsaw, On The 23rd Of November 1793. The Form And Arrangement Of Her Name Conveys To A Pole That Her Maiden Name Was Tanaka, Her Father's Being Tauaki, And That She ...
Knight Of The
Knight Of The Siiiite Is The Designation Given To The Repre Sentatives In Parliament Of English Counties, As Distinguished From Such Cities And Towns As Are Counties Of Themselves (which Are Seldom, If Ever, Called Shirty), And The Representatives Of Which, As Well As The Members For Other Cities And ...
Knighthood Knight
Knight, Knighthood. During The Prevalence Of Tho Feudal System, When The Military Strength Of The Nation Was Measured By The Number And Efficiency Of The Knights Whom The Sovereign Was Able To Summon To The Field, A Regular Supply Of Persons Qualified To Perform In An Effectual Manner The Services ...
Knights Templars Tempering Of
Tempering Of Steel. [steel Manufacture; Cutlery.] Templars, Knights Templars, Or Knights Of The Temple, Are The Popular Designations For The Brethren Of The Temple Of Solomon At Jerusalem, Also Called The Soldiery Of The Temple Templi) And The Soldiers Of Christ. The Three Great Religious Military Orders, The Knights Of ...
Kronos
Kronos, One Of The Most Ancient Of The Greek Gods, The Youngest Of The Titans, And Father Of Zeus. Kronos Was The Son Of Uranus And Oren. Uranus, Who Was Ruler Of The World, Out Of Fear Or Hatred Of His Children, Especially Of The Cyclopes, Cast Them Into Tartarus ...
Kynurenic Acid
Kynurenic Acid. [cyrtunnric Acid. Improperly Inserted As Cyanurenic Acid. T Is A Liquid Formed At That Part Of The Palate Which Is Near The Teeth. " It Is Therttore Allied At Once To The Adjoining Liquids R And Ii, And To The Ralatoalleital Camsonants. The Various Forms Which The Letter ...
La Rioja
Rioja, La, One Of The Provinces Of The Argentine Confederation, Comprehends The Country Between The Gran Salina And The Andes, And Extends From North To South From 28' To 31' S. Lat. It Is Bounded S. By The Provinces Of San Juan And San Louis, E. By Cordova, N.e. And ...
Labour
Labour. [wants.] Lac, A Resinous Eubstnee, Which In The East Indies Flows From Certain Trees In The State Of A Milky Fluid, On Account Of The Puncture Made By A Small Insect, The Coccus Few, In Their Branches, In Order To Deposit Its Ova. The Trees Are Principally The Ficus ...
Lace Manufacture
Lace Manufacture. All The Varieties Of Lace Are Easily Grouped Into Two Classes, According As They Are Made By Hand Or By Machine. Hand Or Pillow Lace. This Fabric Differs Essentially In Form And Appearance From The Products Of An Ordinary Loom. Until About Three Centuries Ago, Lace Was Made ...
Lactic Acid
Lactic Acid (from Lacte, Milk) Is The Substance That Gives The Well Known Acidity To Sour Milk. It Is Produced From The Milk-sugar By The Fermentive Action Of The Casein Or Cheese Portion. This Acid Is Also Met With In Many Other Processes Where Starches Or Sugars Other Than Milk-sugar ...
Ladder
Ladder, The Portion Of A Meaffelding By Means Of Which Workmen Are Enabled To Pass From One Level To Another; And Any Steep Staireues, With Extremely Narrow Trestle, Such As Are Used In Mines, Factories, Or Warehouses, Or Even In Ships' Holds, Are Known By The Name Of Laddsis. The ...
Lady Jane Grey
Grey, Lady Jane, Born In 1537, Remarkable For Her Virtues, Accomplishments, And Untimely Death, Was Of The Blood-royal Of England, Being, The Great-grand-daughter Of Henry Vii., Whose Daughter Mary Married First Louis Xii. Of France, Secondly Charles Brandon, Duke Of Suffolk, By Whom She Had A Daughter, Frances Brandon, Married ...
Lafayet Fe
Lafayet Fe, Gilbert-mottlelt, Marquis De, Was Born In September 1757, At Ceavegnae, Near Brioude, In The Present Depart Meut Of The Haute•loire; His Father Having Been Killed Shortly Before At The Battle Of Minden. He Received A Very Imperfect Education, Which In After Life He Found Little Time Or Iuclioation ...
Laiicen1
Laiicen1 (latrocissinsa , Latin ; Forth, French) Is The Legal Term For Theft. This Crime Was Formerly Divided Into Grand And Petty Larceny, Distinguished By The Value Of The Property Taken At One And The Same Time. It Was Grand Larceny Where The Value Was More Than Twelve Pence; Petty ...
Lajos Louis Kossuth
*kossuth, Lajos (louis), Was Born April 27th 1802 At Monok, In The County Of Zemplin, In Northern Hungary. He Is The Only Son Of Andreas Kossuth, Who Belonged To The Class Of Nobles, And Was A Small Proprietor Of Land. Louis Kossuth Was Educated At The Protestant College Of Sarospatak. ...
Lakes
Lakes Are In The Land What Islands Are In The Sea ; They Are Sur Rounded On All Sides By Land, As Islands Are By Water. They Are Sheets Of Water Of Greater Or Less Extent, And Differ From Lagoons In Their Origin, And From Tanks And Reservoirs By Their ...
Lamaism Lama
Lama, Lamaism, Is The Name Given To The Buddhist Religion In Mongolia And Tibet. Lama In These Lauguages Properly Means Priest, But Is Only Applied To Those Persons Who Enjoy The Higher Dignities Of The Buddhist Hierarchy. First Became An Illustrious Appellation After The Conquests Of The Mongols Under Genghis_ ...
Lamm Piii Ipie De
Lamm.; Piii Ipi'e De, Was Born At Paris March 18th, 1640, In Which City He Also Died April 21st, 1719. Up To The Ago Of Twenty Four Years He Followed The Profession Of His Father, Who Had Acquired Considerable Reputation As A Prefer/en Of Painting And Sculpture To The Royal ...
Land
Land, In Its Most Restricted Legal Signification, Is Confined To Arable Ground. In This:awns° The Term Is Used In Formal Pleadings. By The Statute Of Wills (1 Viet. A 28), A Devise Of The Lend Of The Testator Is To Be Construed To Include Customary, Copyhold, And Lease Hold Estates ...
Land Tax
Land Tax Is A Branch Of Public Revenue Of England, Which Was First Raised In Its Present Form In 1692. It Was Contrary To The Spirit Of The Feudal System That Pecuniary Assessments Should Be Made Upon Land Held By Knight's Service, The Personal Military Services Of The Tenants Being ...
Landing Stage
Landing-stage, A Structure Erected Upon The Banks Of A River, Quay, Or Dock, For The Purpose Of Facilitating The Discharge Of Goods, Or The Landing Of Passengers, From The Vessels Frequenting The Particular Port Or Locality Under Consideration. Landing-stages Under These Cir Cumstances May Either Be Fixed, As In The ...
Lanfranc
Lanfranc, Archbishop Of Canterbury, Was Born In 1005 At Pavia, Where He Was Instructed In Grammar And Logic. After The Death Of His Father, Who Was A Counsellor To The Senate Of That Town, He Spent Some Years In The Study Of Rhetoric And Civil Law At Bologna, Whence Lie ...
Language
Language, Taken In Its Most General Sense, May Be Defined As The Means By Which The Thoughts Of One Mind Are Conveyed To Another Mind; And It May Be Assumed, As A Self-evident Proposition, That The Channel Must Be One Or More Of The Senses. Of These The Most Available ...
Laocoon
Lao'coon, According To Ancient Fable, Was The Son Of Priam (according To Some, Of Antenor), And A Priest Of Apollo, Or As Some Say Of Poseidon, During The Trojan War. While Offering, In The Exer Cise Of His Office, A Bullock To Render Poseidon Propitious To The Trojans, Two Enormous ...
Lapidary Work
Lapidary Work. The Work Of The Lapidary Is That Of Reducing, Shaping, Grinding, And Polishing Small Hard Pieces Of Stone, Especially Those Which Go By The Names Of Gems Or Precious Stones. Such Stones Require Different Modes Of Treatment According To Their Hardness. The Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Chrysoberyl, And Zircon ...
Larch Economical Uses
Larch : Economical Uses. The Larch And Its Products Are Applied To A Large Number Of Uses In The Arts. The Timber Is For Many Purposes More Valuable Than That Of Its Sister-tree The Fir. For Instance—it Is More Free From Knots; It Is More Durable, As The Knots Which ...
Latent Heat
Latent Heat. It Was Formerly Supposed That The Air Dissolved Vapour And Held It In Solution As Water Bolds Sugar Or Salt. This Was The Theory Of Lo Roi, Propounded In Some Otherwise Ingenious Papers,' Sur L'elavation Et La Suspension De L'eau Dans L'air Et Sur La Rosati.' (`diem. Acad. ...