BLENHEIM, a village of Swabia in Germany, situated on the west side of the Danube, three miles north-east of Hockstet, and twenty-seven miles north-east of Ulm; E. long. 10° 25', N. lat. 48° 40'. BLENNIUS, in ichthyology, a genus of fishes belonging to the order of jugulares; the characters of which are these: The head slants or declines to one side; there are six rays in the membrane of the gills; the body tapers toward the tail; the belly-fins have only two blunt bones; and the tail-fin is distinct. The species are 13, viz. 1. The galeria, with a transverse membranous crest upon the head. It is found in the European seas. 2. The cristatus, with a longitudinal bristly crest betwixt the eyes. 3. The cornutus, with a simple ray above the eyes, and a single back-fin. The above two are natives of the Indies. 4. The ocellaris, with a furrow betwixt the eyes, and a large spot on the back-fin. 5. The gattorugine, with small palmated fins about the eye-brows and neck. It is about seven or eight inches long. These two last are found in the European seas. 6. The superciliofus, with small fins about the eye-brows, and a curved lateral line. It is a native of India. 7. The phycis, with a kind of crested nostrils, a cirrus or beard on the under lip, and a double fin on the back. It has seven rays in the gill-membrane; the anus is surrounded with a black ring; and the tail is roundish. 8. The pholis has a smooth head, a curve line upon the sides, and the upper jaw is larger than the under one. The two last are found in the Mediterranean sea. 9. The gunnellus has 10 black spots on the back-fin. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean. 10. The mustelar has three rays on the fore-part of the back-fin. It is a native of India. 11. The viviparus has two tentacula at the mouth. 12. The lumpenus has several dusky-coloured areolæ running across its body. The two last are found in the European seas. 13. The raninus, with six divisions in the belly-fins. It is found in the lakes of Sweden. It is remarkable, that when this fish appears in the lake, all the other fishes retire; and what is worse, it is not fit for eating. BLEYME, an inflammation arising from bruised blood between a horse's sole and the bone of the foot, towards the heel. Of these there are three sorts: The first being bred in spoiled wrinkled feet, with narrow heels, are usually seated in the inward or weakest quarter. In this case the hoof must be pared, and the matter let out; then let oil de merveille be poured in, and the hoof be charged with a remolade of foot and turpentine. The second sort, besides the usual symptoms of the first, infects the gristle, and must be extirpated, as in the cure of a quitter bone, giving the horse, every day, moistened bran, with two ounces of liver of antimony, to divert the course of the humours, and purify the blood. The third sort of bleymes, is occasioned by small stones and gravel between the shoe and the sole. In this case the foot must be pared, and the matter, if any, let out: If there be no matter, then the bruised sole must be taken out; but if there be matter, the sore must be dressed like the prick of a nail.