The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-21 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2110 s to 41 4s ; clover do.,
31 10s to 6/ 0 s; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ lOs per load.
A moderate supply.
CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 41 Ss ; clover
do., 31 10s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 5s to 11 lOs per load.
Trade firm. '

WIIITECHATEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 8s to 4/ 4s : clover
do., 3/ lOs to 5/ Eis ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 93 per load.
Supply good, and trade steady.

It appears that the dividends paid on the estate of
Messrs. Reid, Irving, and Co., have amounted to 2s. 6d.
in the pound, instead of is. 6d., as stated yesterday. In
addition to the further sum of 6d. in the pound now de-
clared, it is hoped there will yet be considerable realisa-
tions.

DR. MunA.Toxi.—We have to announce the arrival in
London of this learned gentleman, well known in the
scientific world as having been Professor of Chemistry
at Palermo, and who is at present Director of the
"Office Europeen," which has commenced business in
Paris, and also Director of the " Societ6 Scientifique et
Sanitaire" in the French capital. We believe the prin-
cipal purpose of Dr. Muratori's visit to the metropolis is
to take out a patent f ,r an invention of high importance.
A POPULAR DELUSION.—It is an error to suppose
that a man belongs to himself. No man does. He be-
longs to his wife, or his children, or his relations, or his
creditors, or to society in some form or other. It is for
their especial good and behalf he lives and works, and
they kindly allow him to retain a certain per-tentage of
his gains to administer to his own pleasures or wants.
He has his body, and that is all, and even for that he is
answerable to society. In short, society is the master,
and man is the servant ; and it is entirely according as
society proves a good or bad master, whether the man
turns out a good or bad servant.--Punch.
A FLEA UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.—When a flea is
made to appear as large as an elephant, we can see
all the wonderful parts of its formation, and are
astonished to find that it has a coat of armour much
more complete than ever a warrior wore, and com-
posed of strong polished plates fitting over each other;
each plate coloured like tortoiseshell ; and where they
meet, hundreds of strong quills project like those on the
back of a porcupine or hedgehog. There is the arched
neck, the bright eyes, and transparent ears ; piercers to
puncture the skin, a sucker to draw away the blood ;
six long jointed legs, four of which are folded on the
breast, ready at any moment to be thrown out with
immense force for that jump which bothers one when
we wish to catch him ; and at the end of each leg
hooked claws, to enable him to cling tight to whatever
he lights upon. A flea can leap a hundred times its own
length, which is the same as if a man could jump to a
height of 700 feet; and he can draw a load 200 times his
own weight, which is the same as if a man could carry
frAm 20,000 to 30,0001b.—01d Jonathan, or the Parish
Helper.

MECHANICAL GENIUS. —The Patrie contains the fol-
lowing :—" A youth, aged 18, belonging to a respectable
family of Paris, had about a year ago been condemned for
theft to five years' imprisonment. His conduct in prison
being quite exemplary he gained the good opinion of the
director, who soon remarked in him a peculiar aptness
for mechanical contrivances. A few days ago he begged
the director to tell him what o'clock it was, that he might
sat his watch. • You have a watch, then ?' asked the
director. 'Only since yesterday, sir,' said the prisoner,
and, to the astonishment of the director, produced one
made of straw ! This little masterpiece is 2i inches in
diameter, about half an inch thick, and will go for three
hours witholit winding up. The dial plate is of paper,
and a pretty straw chain is attached to the whole. The
instruments and materials the prisoner bad at his com-
mand were two needles, a pin, a little straw and thread.
Several persons of distinction, moved by this surprising
genius for mechanics, are now endeavouring to obtain
his liberation." •