Baroche', Pierre

JULES, a French statesman, B. at Paris, 1802. He was called to the bar in 1823, and soon acquired profe ional distinction. In 1847, he was elected member of the Chamber of Deputies for the dep. of Charente-Inférieure, where he steadily opposed the ministry of Guizot. He signed the Acte d ' Accusation, drawn up by Odillon Barrot, on the 23d Feb., 1848, in which they were accused of violating the rights of citizens, and of systematic corruption. In May of the same year, B. was appointed Procureur-Général of the court of Paris, in which office he used repre ive mea sures against the Democratic pre , and conducted various state prosecutions with an energy and ability which made him an object of intense dislike to the radical party. On the 2d Dec., 1851, B. was nominated President of the Council of State; a position in which he exhibited much ability, tact, and capacity for work, combined with firmne of character. He subsequently filled the offices of Minister of Foreign Affairs (1860), and that of Minister of Justice (1863). B. was made a Senator in 1864, and died in 1870. Baroco, ( ba - rdko ,) n. (Logic.) The name given to a somewhat strange syllogistic mode of reasoning. A syllogism in baroco has the first proposition universal and affirmative; but the second and third, particular and negative, the middle term being the predicate in the first two propositions; as BA, every man is a biped; RO, every animal is not a biped; co, therefore, every animal is not a man. Baro'da, an inland dist. of Hindostan, prov. of Gujerat, between Lat. 21° 23′ and 22° 46' N., and Lon. 73° 12 and 74° 8′ E. Area , abt. 12,000 sq. m. This is a fine, fertile, and picturesque country. Prod . Cereals, sugar, tobacco, flax, oil, opium, cotton, hemp, and fruits. The numerous villages appear more in the European style than the Indian. Inhab . More than half are Coolies; the wilder tracts are peopled by Bheels; the remainder of the population are a race of Rajpoots, Hindoo Banians, and a few Mohammedans around Baroda city. From 1802, B. was under British protection, until 1820, when it was restored to the Guicowar. BARODA, a walled city, cap. of the above dist., and of the Guicowar's dominions, and the seat of a British res i- dent, 78 m. N.N.E. of Surat; Lat. 22° 21' N., Lon 23′ E; 45 m. N.N.W. of Baroach, and 230 from Bombay. In the vicinity are many gardens and groves, the latter adorned with the remains of Mohammedan mosques and tombs. Pop . abt. 140,000. Bar'ograph, n. [Gr. baros , weight, and graphein , to write.] ( Meteor .) An instrument for recording auto- matically the variations of atmospheric pre ure. Baro'ko, n. (Logic.) See BAROCO. Bar'olite, n. ( Min .) See WITHERITE. Barology, n. [Gr baros , weight, and logos , discourse.] The science of weight or gravity. (R.)