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double-barrelled gun at his feet, one 

 barrel of which had been discharged. 

 Death must have been instantaneous. 



The jury returned a verdict to the 

 effect that the deceased came to his 

 death by a gunshot wound, but there 

 was no evidence to prove how this 

 was inflicted." Mr. Peel was born 

 Feb ruary 8, 1 83 1 , at Canterbury. His 

 father was the late very Rev. John 

 Peel, D. D., Dean of Worcester. He 

 was also a nephew of Sir Robert Peel 

 the eminent statesman. ISIr. Peel 

 resided at Thornton Hall, Bucking- 

 ham, Eng., and was, until last year, 

 Secretary of the British Beekeepers' 

 Association which position he has oc- 

 cupied with great credit and with un- 

 told benefit to the beekeepers of 

 Great Britain. He spent much time 

 and means in organizing and support- 

 ing this association. 



He was also since January, 1883, 

 the editor and proprietor of the "Brit- 

 ish Bee Journal" regarding which the 

 "London Journal of Horticulture" 

 speaks as follows : 



"Under Mr. Peel's management, 

 the "British Bee Journal" for some 

 years has been published once a fort- 

 night, whereas formerly it was issued 

 only once a month. Its circulation 

 has largely increased and the most 

 advanced beekeepers from all parts 

 of the globe enrich its pages. The 

 compliments paid to its proprietor 

 (Mr. Peel) are only his due, for he 

 has done more to advance beekeep- 

 ing in England than any Englishman 

 living ; and the extraordinary ad- 

 vance of apiculture in England dur- 

 ing the last five years must be attrib- 

 uted chiefly to Mr. Peel and the 

 band of friends whom he has attracted 

 to himself by his ability, energy, ear- 

 nestness, and philanthropic desire to 

 do good to his fellow-countrymen. 

 Mr. Peel has made a mark for good, 

 and richly deserves the gratitude and 

 esteem of all right-minded men." 



The British Bee Journal speaks 

 very touchingly of the great loss sus- 

 tained both by British beekeepers and 



his bereaved family through his de- 

 cease. 



The "American Apiculturist" ex- 

 tends its heartfelt sympathy to the 

 bereaved family. 



— The following note, kindly sent 

 us by Mr. Newman, suggests a new 

 and valuable field of labor which 

 properly managed will prove produc- 

 tive of much good. We cheerfully 

 accept any position that may be 

 offered us by our brother beekeepers 

 with the assurance that we will do 

 our duty to the best of our ability. 



We quote as follows : 



"Let it be a national Union. Mes- 

 srs. Dadant and Son make the fol- 

 lowing as suggestions : 'We are wil- 

 ling to put our shoulder to the wheel 

 for a National Beekeepers' Union, 

 and to pay our share, whether it may 

 be $1.00 or ^25.00. W^e suggest 

 that a special request to unite in this 

 Union be sent to all the bee-papers 

 and their subscribers. We must 

 have a National Union or none.' 



This is 'good and timely,' and 

 we publicly invite the editors of all 

 bee-papers to unite in this noble work, 

 and would cheerfully vote for the fol- 

 lowing as the officers of the temporary 

 organization, if these editors will co- 

 operate with the Union : 



President — A. L Root, Medina, 

 Ohio. First Vice-President — A. J. 

 King, New York. Second Vice- 

 President — A. G. Hill, Kendallville, 

 Lid. Third Vice-President— Silas 

 M. Locke, Wenham, Mass. Fourth 

 Vice-President — H. Scovell, Liberal, 

 Mo. 



This would unite all the bee-pa- 

 pers in the Union, and we sincerely 

 hope that it may induce all of them 

 to work together for the general good. 

 As soon as the organization is com- 

 pleted, we will cheerfully relinquish 

 our position to any one the Union 

 may choose, but the Bee Journal 

 will give its unswerving support to 

 the Union and all its officers. 



If Canadians, who are governed by 

 other laws, find such an organization 



