FIRE

The effect of combustion. The juridical meaning of the word does not differ from the vernacular. 1 Pars. Mar. Law, 231, et seq. -Fire and sword, letters of. In old Scotch law. Letters i ued from the privy council in Scotland, addre ed to the sheriff of the coun• ty, authorizing him to call for the a istance of the county to dispo e a tenant retaining po e ion, contrary to the order of a judge or the.sentence of a court. Wharton.-Firearms.. This word compnses all sorts of guns, fowl in~pieces, blunderbu es, pistols, etc. Harris v. Cameron, 81 Wis. 239J 51 N. W. 437, 29 Am. St. Rep. 891; A.twooa v. State, 53 A.la. li09; Whitney Arms Co. v. Barlow, 88 N. Y. Super. Ot. 563.-Fire bare. A beacon or high tower by the seaside, wherein are continual lights, either to direct sailors in the night, or to gjve warning of the approach of an enemy. Oowell.-Fire-bot!!J, An allowance of wood or utofJef'I to.maintain competent firing f-0-r the tenant. A euflicient allowance of woocl to baa [s. 506]