'I'br- sale will be resumed at noon to-e7ay, with Lot GGO, being the first in the East Clutha Hundred..
Tenacity or Ln-n in: a Flea.—A few days tiuce one of these irritating little creatures attacked, fays a correspondent of Ilnrdicicke'a Science Gossip, a member of the {rerdus Homo, ard while in the act of piercing the skin, the individual placed the finger e.u it, and put it into a basin full of clean water. This was about 11 o'clock P-m. Next morning it wos found at the bottom ot the water, to all appearance quite &ad. It was then put into an envelope, and ?>-accd in the gentleman's waistcoat pocket or inspection at his leisure. An hour or two afterwards tbe envelope was examined, out jumped the animal with all the agility for which tbe genus Pulex are re aiarkable, after having been under water "tea .hours. Not being an amphibious anjmjal, I cannot understand upon what principle it could escape drowning ; having 'piracies and a tracheal system it would appear impossible tbat these should not fil> *'th water, and thus kill the little crea te ; but it was not bo i it still lives.
RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
