Benbow, John

an English admiral, в. 1650 at Shrews bury. His skill and valor displayed during an action with a Barbary pirate at the head of a superior force, gained him the confidence of the nation, and he was made a captain in the royal navy by James 11. Rear admiral in 1700, he had his leg carried away by a chainshot during an engagement with the French commodore Du Ca e, in 1702, and he D. in Jamaica, 1702. Ben'bow, in Mi ouri, a township of Marion co. Ben'burb, a village of Ireland, co. Tyrone; pop. about 450. Bench, (bensh,) n. [A. S. bænc. See BANK.] A long seat, distinguished from a stool by its superior length. -A long table, at which mechanics, . ply their trade; as, a joiner's bench. It is usually 10 or 12 ft. long, and about 2% wide. -A judge's seat in a court of law. The judges taken collectively, as distinguished from counsellors and advocates, who are called the bar . -The King's or Queen's Bench is the name given in England to the supreme court of common law.