1 JULY 1871, Page 2

On the first division which took place on the question

of adjournment, the "mechanical majority,"—in this case not quite mechaui,jal,—was 122 (340 against 218). On the question of going into Committee itself, the "mechanical majority" was only 94 (324 against 230). The House, it will be observed, only con- tained from about 558 to 562 members (including tellers), nearly 100 short of its proper number.