The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-23 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.

Daniel Quarrier and J. B. Purvis, Esp.& were
on Tuesday occupied a considerable time in inquiring':
into a case of a very serious nature preferred against
Edward Mitchell, a private in the 7th Fusileers. The •
particulars of the case are as follow f—Edwarti
Whitebread, a private in the 7th Fusileers, stated-- •
When I came off guard on Sunday last, at nuoth
a disturbance arose in the barrack-room at Hasler,
between privates T. Thomasand E. Mitchell, respect.'
boy a pot of blacking,which Thomas accused Mitch.4l-
- stealing. I endcavotned to reconcile the partieh
and heard nothing more of them until tatoo time,
when Mitchell came into the room where Thorns"
and I were sitting. Upon Mitchell's entering he
said, you robbers, you have robbed me.'
inquired who bad robbed him, and of what . •
said, You have taken eighteen pence out of 101
pocket,' upon which Thoina,, replied, It is milt
tit for tat : you stole my blacking in the morning.
Mitchell immediately made towards Thomas, %/h°
was then standing near the fire-place, and Prave'
him three or four blows. Thomas bled verY
fusely, and I then discovered, as did also several °
my comrades who were in the room, that Mitch--ei
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had struck him with a knife, which I saw in his
hand. After the prisoner had struck Thoma 6,
third time, the latter fell on his bed and exclaimea,
You have cut my throat e upon which the P 1
sower immediately said, You —, I will guttle
you.' As soon as I heard Thomas say his throo ,
was cut, and saw the blood flow from his neck, I soft
for the surgeon of the 30th Regiment, who was It)

the barracks."
William Ifinkstan O'Reilly, surgeon in the 30th
Regiment, stated—" About eleven o'clock on Si".
day evening I WAS called on to examine Thomio
Thomas, a private in the 7th Fusileers, who bad rei
ceived some very severe injury from a comrade. d
immediately went to the hospital, where I had artier
Thomas to be taken. I had his clothes, wide') :‘cer-
saturated with blood, cut off, and upon exsoldlL
r
him I found a very extensive eta on the right shotl,-
and the other part of the arm, from four to five
inches in leagtn, and about two inches in depth'
which roast have been inll•c;ed by a knife or some
other cutting instrument ; one superficial cut over the
right shoulder blade of about four inches in length,
and two other cuts in the back of the neck, extend-
ing from the right side transversely across the spine
cutting the lower portion of the lobe of the left eat'
and terminating superficially on the cheek of the
snme side, the depth over tne ,pine bomg about a°
inch and a half."
Thomal continues in a very dangerous state. The
prisoner was therefore remanded to Gosport Bridr,
well until a favourable account could be obtained el
Thomas's condition.

The cotton market has this week been veil
satisfactory, the sales having been considerable, and the
prices a little adverted. Twist still continues ststiontl'
with the exuption of an inconsiderable fall in the price
the lower numbers.—Manchester Atkertiarr.

DUELS OF BEEs.—ln those tine spring. (Dys
in which the sun is beautiful and warm, duels may ofterif
be seen to have taken place between two inhabitants
tie same hive. In same cases the quarrel appears to liasre
begun within, and the combatants may be seen con,inege
out of the gates eager " for blows." Sometimes a b
peaceably on the outside of the hive, or walking sfrbocutt'ail.
rudely jostled by another, and then the attac,l—„a-rts-
tnences, each endeavouring to obtain the most 3"'ilicr;
genus position. They turn, pirouette, throttle eanb„°, has
awl such is their bitter earnestness, that TIEAut„--;th s
been enabled to come near enough to observe theill ""t
io
lens without causing a separation. After rolling anal
the dust, the victor, watching the time when Ills to
uncovers his body, by elongating it, in tlic attenViito
sting, thrusts its weapon between the scales, and the op
instant its antagonist stretches out its quivering cfa,c,ep%
and expires. A bee cannot be killed so sudden'Yt `-,01e4
by crushing, as by the sting of another bee. Sonl"..hed
the stronger insect produces the death of the vAqu''ltlll
by squeezing its chest. After this feat has been .I°°e'oar
victorious bee constantly remains, says IlrAustcl4,bo;
his victim, standing on his fonr front legs, and ru"
the two posterior ones together. Sometimes the
is killed in the hive; then the victor always earl'. grs
corpse out of the city, and leaves it. These coaibstid
io
strictly duels, not more than two being con'cr",b,,,ls
them; and this is even the case when armies
meet in combat.—History of Insects.

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