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House breaking

Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 744. (Indian Penal Code, s. 445) See BREAKING-IN; and as to breaking in at night, see BURGLARY.

Hogenhine

Hogenhine, 'rectius Agenhine.'See AGENHINE and THIRD-NIGHT-AWN-HINDE.

Glass

works' is a non-textile factory; see ss. 40, 78, regarding meals and meal-times in such works; as to night employment of persons of fourteen and upwards, see s. 55; see the (English) Employment of Women, Young Persons,

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Firma

Firma, a tribute anciently paid towards the enter-tainment of the King of England for one night: also victuals or rent.

Firebare

a beacon or high tower by the seaside, wherein are continual lights, either to direct sailors in the night, or to give warning of the approach of an enemy.

Felo de se

in the churchyard or other burial ground (without divine service) between the hours of nine and twelve at night. The (English) Interments (Felo de se) Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 19), repealed and re-enacted the

Dying declaration

the dying man for observation, for example, whether there was sufficient light if the crime was committed at night, whether the capacity of the man to remember the facts stated had not been impaired at the time

Distress

Hired machinery and breeding stock absolutely; and (14) Agisted stock, conditionally. A distress cannot be made in the night, i.e., after sunset and before sunrise (except in the case of cattle damage feasant), nor on the day

Nightish

Of or pertaining to night

Gallinule

porphyrio The common European gallinule Gallinula chloropus is also called moor hen water hen water rail moor coot night bird and erroneously dabchick Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule Gallinula galeata

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