is occasionally suspended in a cask of beer, with a view to correct its tart or acid taste.—Goats and sheep eat its leaves and stalks; but they are not relished by horses; and totally refused by cows.
MARKET, a public place in a city or town, where live cattle, provisions, or other commodities are exposed to sale.
In the country, each article sold in markets must be deposited in the usual place appointed for its sale; but, in London, every shop is a kind of open market.
By the 1 Jac. I. c. 21, all contracts for any article vendible in markets are obligatory; and sales alter or transfer the property, provided they be made in conformity to the following rules; viz. 1. The sale must be in an open place, appointed for the disposal of such goods, so that any person passing by may see it. 2. It must be actual, that is, for a valuable consideration. 3. The buyer is not obliged to know that the vendor has a wrong title to the commodities sold. 4. Such sale ought not to be fraudulent between two persons, with a view to deprive a third of his right or property. 5. There must be a sale and contract, by persons who are legally qualified to execute the same. 6. Such contract should be made in open market. 7. Toll ought to be paid, wherever it is made payable by any statute. 8. The sale ought to be made between sun-rise and sun-set; though, if it be in the night, it is equally binding on the parties. Lastly, if goods, stolen in London, be sold to brokers, &c. the property of the original proprietor remains unaltered.—Beside these rules, the wisdom of the legislature has provided various other regulations, admirably calculated to prevent fraud and imposition, but which our limits will not permit us to detail.—See also Fair.
MARLE, a kind of calcareous earth, which is often and advantageously employed as a manure. It is found in various parts of Britain, and generally lies at the bottom of low bogs.
Marle is divided into three species; calcareous, argillaceous, and siliceous or sandy; all of which are composed of chalk and clay, so as to crumble with greater or less facility, on being exposed to the atmosphere. They are of a soft, unctuous nature, and dissolve speedily after rain: when dry, they slacken in the same manner as lime, and are at length converted into a very fine powder. Their quality varies according to the soil under which they are deposited: the Norfolk marle is held in the greatest esteem; but the most valuable is that found near the sea, or large rivers.
1. Calcareous Marle is, in general, of a yellowish-white or yellowish-grey colour, but in some places of a brown or red cast. It is commonly discovered a few feet beneath the surface of the soil, and on the sides of hills, or on the banks of rivers flowing through calcareous countries. This species of marle is mostly of a loose texture; and, though sometimes moderately coherent, yet it seldom possesses a stony hardness, in which state it is called stone-marle. When it is so thin as to be called paper-marle, it is frequently mixed with shells; on which account it is called shell-marle, and is reputed to be the best sort. It effervesces with acids: when pulverized, it feels dry between the fingers; and, if im-
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