Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people . two justices of the peace, during the assizes or sessions, to ap-prehend a defendant, against whom a bill of indictment has beenfound. See Warrant. BENCOOLEN, capital of a Dutch residency on the west coastof Sumatra, lies in 102° 20 E. long., and 3° 48 S. lat. Pop. 7000-The residency B. has an area of 9567 sq. miles. Rice, coffee,maize, sugar-cane, the cocoa-nut, and other fruits are grown. BEND—BENEDICT. 615 About 400,000 lbs. of pepper are produced annually. B. wasfounded by the English (1686), but was ^iven to th
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people . two justices of the peace, during the assizes or sessions, to ap-prehend a defendant, against whom a bill of indictment has beenfound. See Warrant. BENCOOLEN, capital of a Dutch residency on the west coastof Sumatra, lies in 102° 20 E. long., and 3° 48 S. lat. Pop. 7000-The residency B. has an area of 9567 sq. miles. Rice, coffee,maize, sugar-cane, the cocoa-nut, and other fruits are grown. BEND—BENEDICT. 615 About 400,000 lbs. of pepper are produced annually. B. wasfounded by the English (1686), but was ^iven to the Dutch bythe London Treaty, 11th March 1824. Population of district,130,000. BEND, one of the honorable ordinaries, or more important fig-ures in Herakhy. It is formed by two parallel lines, wliicli maybe either straight, or indented, engrailed, &c. (q-v.), drawn fromthe dexter to tlie sinister base, and consequently passing athwartthe shield. The B. occupies a fifth part of the shield in hreadtli,if plain; and a tliird part, if charged. The B. is supposed to rep-. COBt. Ribbon. resent a shoulder-belt, or scarf worn over tlie shoulder. Whenheralds speak of tlie B. simply, the B. dexter is understood, tlieB. sinister being always expressly mentioned. Bend Sinister is the bend dexter reversed, and passing from theleft to the right side of the shield, as the dexter does from tlieriglit to the left. See Bar and Bastard Bar. There are four diminutives of the Bend—viz., the iendlet, thegarter, the cost, and the ribbon. Tlie terms in bend, x>er bend, bendy, &c., are of frequent occurrence in heraldic works, and signify tliat tlie charge is placed, orthe shield divided, diagonally in the direction of the bend. BEND is the name for one among many kinds of knot by whicliropes are fastened on shipboard. Seamen imply tliis meaningwhen they speak of bending tlie cable, bending a sail, tlie carrick-B., fislierinans-B., the sheet-B., kc. BENDEMANN, Eduard, one of the most distinguis
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