From an English Paper.
THE QUEEN BEE.
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On Saturday, 22d March, the Edinburg
Wernerian Society met for the first time
this season, and we were happy to see nu-
merous meeting. The first paper that was
submitted to their notice was on the con-
version of the ,arva. of a working bee into
queen bee,' by the Rev. - dunbar, OF Ap-
plegarth. Mr.. Dunbar states that he no
,iced the operations of hive on the loss OF
queen: for the first day all was noise and
confusion, when the loss was discovered


After this had little subsided, in conse-
queacc Of the loss being ascertained, the bees,
to avoid state OF anarchy, laid the founda-
tion of royal cells, and of four more the next
day, and placed the larva of (what is sup
posed to be) the working bee in them. AT
the end of fourteen days, new queen issued
forth from one of the cells, and with an in
stinct equallipg Turkish wisdom and poll.
cy, proceeded to tear open the other royal
cells, no doubt with the determination OF de-
stroying what was likely to produce riva


70 her power. The working bees rebelled
against this unconstitutional exercise OF au-
thority, and hauled her majesty away from
her job. They succeeded in protecting tht
junior branches IF the royal family, ane
were rewarded for their loyalty, by ths
birth of a princess. But it was OF no avail
Tor the Czarina, who had as it should seem
apreferable claim, in virtue of the priorit.
OF her birth, killed her fair and unfortunat


rival. Mr.. Dunbar, in confederation of tn


above fact OF the formation Of an artihcia
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