Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-07
DuELs OF BEES.

| In those fine spring days ia which the sun IS
/ baaatifn and warm. dues may ofiea he seen
I u have ttken place between two Inhabitants Of
! the same hive. In SONS eases the quarrel ap-
pears 10 have begun within. and the cornbaianfs
mas b. seen coming ont OF the gates eager
Tor hlnssn Some times n be- peaceably on
the oatside Of tie hive. or walking about. is
rudeiV insl 4 nv another. and then the altack
commences each enieaphring 10 obtain the
al Ambiguous position. They turn, piroueite.
ant throttle each other aud such Is their bit
ter eafnestne.s, thai Reaumur has been enabled
Ia come nrsf enough IL observe them with lens,
wIhom causing separation. Ater rolling
aboui IN the dus, the victor. watching the
time when hts enemy RECEIVERS his body, by
e laga.i il in the attPmpt to sting ihruets his
weapon bptweeHthe scales, and thenext Instant
lis anita Onist stretches oot its qnivering wing
and expires bee canhot be killed so sudden
w, except by crushing, as by the simg Of ano-
Their bee. Sem times the stronger insect pro-
9nces the death ofihe yanquished by Squeezing
il, chest. --Afer this feat has heen done, the
victorious bee constantly remains, says Rean-
muir. near his victim, standing on his four front
legs, and rubbing the two posteriOr ones toge-
Their Sometimes, the enemy is killed in the
hive then he victor always carries the corpse
out of he CITY, aud leaves ir.--rhese combats
are strictly duels, not more than two being con-
cerned in them; and this IS eyen the case
when armies Of bees meet in contact.
History Of Coa,bats.
Advantages ola Military Parade.--The i'm
mediate vicinity of the sean engine, which ex-
poi ed last week in New York, was a com
mon resort for little chill reu--a very large
number of them wa playiDg there two inmates
before the ekploso but 90 hearing military
sic the little fellows had scamped round the
corner TO see the Jackson Guards Que man
on WINS passing over their play ground at the
moment at the explosion, and he was killed.
u. S. Gasette.
II is little remarkable TO find the Kings of
Fran e aud Eoglsod al this moment Gas ting off
much Of the exi eInal splendpur OF royalty, and
eYrftIug themselves. as II wnuld seem they do,
TO obtain distinction by thr simplicity OF their
dress ana ihe conitsctnsion OF their manners
William the An aud The Queen are commen4ed
in some OF the London pape Tor thediapkness
and kindness with which they cOnduet towards
different ciasse, and he cpniestensloH at the
Duke aud Duchess al Ofletns in he pTesence
Of ths Chambers during The ceremony OF swear
ing q HE Chatter is d.elt upon promising
an important change IN thu court. II "A mon
arch can divesi hnself of much oftbe impos
hetn regarded as necessary to impress the vuI
gar and ,snorant, aud place his trust IN i's own
recIhude, virtue and patriotism. he may better
count on the affections Of hia people, and the
respect Of the world. n. I. Dat. ddr.
E,oquence Of Il Prize Curreni.--The Journal
OF Commerce Of this m0faiug publishes letter
tr0G. Havana. from witch we extract this gran
dlloqarnt passage:
OF all articles Lard Is most scarce. aud the
best freely commands $50. What n fearful
reaction thts miH inevitably produce =
n. Y. diner.
From.an English paper.
Married.--Lasl week Charles Hsddach Esq.
10 Mary, daughter OF Maurice HOIkmat,
Esq.
Nay, smirk not shipper not, ye isir.
Tor, mocking's catching, $50 beware,
In time take warning
NJ. A. = II.