When the House of Commons was counted out on Tuesday
night, on the motion of Mr. O'Connell, the Speaker counted thirty-eight Members besides himself; consequently, he declared that the House was ad- journed. Immediately afterwards, however, it was discovered that one honourable Member was taking his repose on a seat in the side-gallery, and who, had he been noticed, would have made up the number neces- sary to constitute a House. A conversation took place between several Members as to whether the House could be declared legally and regu- larly adjourned ; but as the Speaker was gone before time sleeping Mem- ber was discovered, the mistake could not be rectified.—Standard.
At the election-ballot to try the merits of the Carlow case, 38 Whig-Radicals were called, and only 17 Conservatives ; and to add to the very extraordinary luck of the Radical side, the names of Sir W. Follett, Mr. Maclean, Sir E. Sugden, Sir G. Rose, and Mr. Law, were included among the 17 Conservatives, whose presence would not have been possible, owing to illness and professional avocations.— Times.
It appears from a Parliamentary paper, that the exports from Jamaica have fallen off from 1,756,504/. in 1836, and 1,505,225/. in 1837, to 1,442,570/. in 1838. No fewer than 151 gentlemen have given the requisite notices of their intention to apply next term to be admitted attornies of the Court of Queen's Bench.
Mr. Richardson, editor of the Harlequin' a Maltese paper, has been condemned to six months' imprisonment for a libel on the Catholic religion, under the Ordinance issued in March last, and which has been the subject of so much discussion in Parliament. This was the first conviction under the new law ; and the Court intimated, that on pay- ment of 250 franks, Mr. Richardson might be released.
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