The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-29 00:00:00

BANKING D

oprietors' Capi-
tal £14,553,000
itest
l'oblic Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

counts) 7,330,0,0
Uthat,beposi 13,744628
Seven Day and
•;other Bills 554,183

£40,0.4,69)

Sept. 25, 1865.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Sept. 29.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy in the morning.
CARDIFF, Sept. 28.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Tomado, for
Rio Janeiro.

PLYMOUTH, Sept. 27.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Bridge-
water, from China.

SUNDERLAND, Sept. 28.—Wind S.W.—.Arrived—Dol-
phin, from --.

CLYDE, Sept. 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Virginia,
ri-orn Mauritius.

QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 28.—Wind E.—Arrived—Alexia,
from Mazagan. Sailed—Earl Russell, and Bayswater, for
Moreton Bay.

FALMOUTH, Sept. 27.—Wind W.—Arrived -Dresden,
from Trinidad de Cuba.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.'
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Arrived, Sept. 28.—St. Johanna, from Skelleftea ; Valen-
cia, from Denia ; Constantia, from Renneby ; Carrier, from
Antwerp.
Arrived, Sept. 29.—Serist, from Dunkirk ; Traveller,
from Cronstadt ; Margaret Matilda, from Groningen ;
Nelson, Anniversary, and Plato, from Cronsta,dt ; Comet,
from Engelhohn ; Jane MacDonald, from Suudswall ;
Norden, from Gefle ; Tiger, from Tonning.
Sailed, Sept. 29—Velasquez, steamer, for Bilboa.
DEAL, Friday Morning.
Passed.—Seaton, from Sunderland, for Bordeaux; Gloria,
Russian bark, from the North, for the west; Atlanta)
from Shields for Alexandria.

The progress of business in the Mincing-lane
markets during the past few days has been ani-
mated. Sugars have been largely dealt in at en-
hanced prices, for coffee there has been a fair in-
quiry at full prices ; but rice, fruit, and spices have
been depressed. Tallow has continued on moderato
demand at steady rates for both present and for-
ward delivery.
A BEE INITASION.—A good deal of amusement
has been afforded to the people of Oban during the
last eight days by an extraordinary exhibition of the
thievish propensities of the bees of the neighbourhood. It
appears that on Thursday week a newly-hived flock of Dr.
Oummiu's friends, headed by their queen, entered the shop
of Mr. Black, fruiterer, where they proceeded to regale
themselves on the dainties lying so temptingly exposed.
'With a total disregard to the laws of mum et tuum, they
sucked the sweets of all that was suckable, and spoiled a
good deal more than they sucked. Mr Black, however,
anxious to have a select and numerous custom, had not
bargained for a queen and a few thousands of subjects,
and did not appreciate the free and easy way in which
his goods were hrndled, and more especially as "n 3
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returns " was an axiom upon 'which his customers
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into
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honey was lying lying before them, and the bees appre-
ciated to the full the delightful delicacy. The boxes were
covered, hidden, removed to the most secret recesses of the
shop, but in vain. The bees found them out, and tucked
in with the most extraordinary avidity. They defied all
efforts to eject them, and at the same time prevented more
honest customers from entering the shop. At length,
when it was seen that there was no probability of the
of their own accord, stringent
flock leaving measures were
adopted. The services of two men were called in, who
commenced to remove the goods out of the shop. Not-
withstanding this, the queen and her followers continued
to cling to the spot hallowed by such sweet recollections ;
and it was only when that fatal enemy of the bee tribe, the
dreaded brimstone, Mingled with chloroform, was intro-
duced, that the marauders succumbed—the queen bravely
dying amid her devoted followers. The bees, however,
had held poisession for 36 hours, and had shown an ex-
ample which others were not slow to follow. The fore-
noon after the suffocation, a fresh relay of bees paid Mr.
Black a visit diving the warm hours of the day, leaving in
the evening, or whenever they had filled their honey bags.
Others succeeded as soon as the first visitors left, rendering
it impossible for people to enter the shop during several
hours each day. All the bees in the neighbourhood seemed
to have received the hint, and particular directions as to
the locality of Mr. Black's premises, which still continue
to be the favourite resort of all the bees about Oban. The
wasps have oven discovered the scent, and have put in a
most respectable 'appearanee, mingling with their more
valuable sisters as though they were bees of the most un-
impeachable character. It is due to the thieves, however,
to state that they keep their stings faithfully sheathed,
and have never lost their amiable temper.--Gicagow
Morning Jounial,