ADM 



ADO 



fails of the duty of the army with the bri- 

 gade majors, and keeps an account of the 

 state of each brigade and regiment. In 

 the day of battle he sees the infantry 

 drawn up, after which he places himself 

 by the side of the general, to receive or- 

 ders. In a siege he visits the several 

 posts, gives and signs all orders, and has 

 a serjeant from each brigade to carry any 

 orders which he may have to send. 



ADMEASUREMENT, in law, a writ for 

 adjusting the shares of something to be 

 divided. Thus, admeasurement of dower 

 takes place, when the widow of the de- 

 ceased claims more as her dower than 

 what of right belongs to her. And ad- 

 measurement of pasture maybe obtained, 

 when any of the persons who have right 

 in a common pasture puts more cattle to 

 feed on it than he ought. 



ADMINISTRATOR, in law, the per- 

 son to whom the goods, effects, or estate 

 of one who died intestate, are entrusted ; 

 for which he is to be accountable when 

 required. 



The bishop of the diocese, where the 

 party dies, is regularly to grant adminis- 

 tration ; but if the intestate has goods in 

 several dioceses, administration must be 

 granted by the archbishop in the preroga- 

 tive court. The persons to whom admin- 

 istration is granted are, a husband, wife, 

 children, whether sons or daughters, the 

 father or mother, brother or sister, and, 

 in general, to the next of kin, as uncle, 

 aunt, cousin; then to a creditor. 



An action lies for and against an admi- 

 nistrator, as for and against an executor ; 

 only that he is accountable no farther 

 than to the value of the goods. 



ADMIRAL, in maritime affairs, a great 

 fficer, who commands the naval forces of 

 a kingdom or state, and decides all mari- 

 time causes. For the latter purposes a 

 commission has been instituted in Eng- 

 land, who, by a statute of W. and M. have 

 the same authority as the Lord High Ad- 

 miral. The admirals of England are 

 merely naval commanders. Every other 

 business relative to the navy at large is 

 directed by the Lords Commissioners of 

 the Admiralty. See PRECEDENCE, ADMI- 

 RALTY COURT, &c. 



ADMIRALTY, properly signifies the 

 office of Lord High Admiral, whether dis- 

 charged by one or several joint commis- 

 sioners, called Lords of the Admiralty. 



ADMIRALTY-CO?/?-*, or Court of Admiral- 

 ty, in the British polity, a. sovereign court 

 held by the Lord High Admiral, or the 

 i'ommissi oners of the Adtniraltv, 



This court has cognizance in all mari- 

 time affairs, civil as well as criminal. All- 

 crimes committed on the high-seas, or in 

 great rivers, beneath the bridge next the 

 sea, are cognizable only in this court; 

 which, by statute, is obliged to try the 

 same by judge and jury. But in civil 

 causes it is otherwise, these being all de- 

 termined according to the civil law ; the 

 reason whereof is, because the sea is 

 without the jurisdiction of the common 

 law. 



In case any person be sued in the ad- 

 miralty-court, contrary to the statutes, he 

 may have the writ of supersedeas, to stop 

 farther proceedings, and also an action, 

 for double damages against the person 

 suing. 



Subordinate to this court, there is ano.- 

 ther of equity, called Court-merchant; 

 wherein all causes between merchants are 

 decided, agreeable to the rules of the 

 civil law. 



ADOLIA, in botany, a genus of plants 

 found among the trees at Malabar, which 

 bear a near relation to the rahmnus. 

 There are two species, viz. A. alba, with 

 white flowers, which grows to the height 

 of seven or eight feet, and bears fruit 

 twice a year : the berries, when ripe, are 

 of a purplish black colour : and A. rubra, 

 with red flowers : but the berries, when 

 ripe, are of an orange colour, and of an 

 acid taste. 



ADONIS, Pheasant's Eye, or Red 

 JMaiihs, in botany, a genus of the Polyan- 

 dria Polygynia class of plants, the calyx of 

 which is a perianthium, composed of five 

 obtuse, hollow, somewhat coloured and 

 deciduous leaved; the corolla consists of 

 five oblong obtuse beautiful petals, and 

 sometimes there are more than five j 

 there is no pericarpium ; the receptacle 

 is oblong, spicated, and holds five series 

 of seeds ; the seeds are numerous, irre- 

 gular, and angular, gibbous at the base, 

 and their apex reflex and prominent. - 

 There are six species, viz. the A. aestivalis, 

 or tall, which is a native of the southern 

 countries of Europe, where it grows 

 among corn : the A. autumnalis, or com- 

 mon, which are found in Kent, near the 

 Medway, in fields sown with wheat : the 

 flowers are brought in great quantities 

 to London, where they are sold under 

 the name of Red Morocco : this is an- 

 nual, and flowers from May to October; 

 A. vernuiis, or spring adonis, is found in 

 Switzerland, Prussia, and some parts of 

 Germany : A. apennina is found wild in 

 Siberia.- A. veseatfria. r blister adonis. 



