Speaker and Clerk.
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In the election of Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, some things occurred which it may be
worth while to note


Four Wings and FIVE Locofocos were absent The
votes of some three four Southern Wings were
doubtful. also those Of Messrs. Giddngs, Of
Ohio, Mes and Levin, of Penn, and Tuck, of New
Hampshire. On the first ballot Mr. Winthrop lacked
three votes of an election: the members above named
voting against him, as did also Messrs. Palfrey, of
Massachusetts, Tom kins, of Mississippi, and Jones,
Of Georgia-Whigs. Messrs. Gayle and Hilliard, of
Alabama, included among the doubtful Southern
Wings mentioned above, voted for him.


On the second ballot Mr.. Tompkins did not vote,
and Mr.. Jones voted for Mr.. Winthrop Mr. W. re-
ceived 100 votes of the 2l9 cast, which was one
short of an election.


On the third ballot Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina,
did not vote, (avowedly retaining that the election
might not longer be inerfered with,) and Mr. Levin
voted for Mr. Winthrop. AT this ballot 2lS votes
were given, of which Mr.. w. received 10, and was
elected. The votes of Messrs. Giddings, Palfrey,
and Tuck, were cast against Mr.. Winthrop on this
ballot, they had been at both the previous ballots.


Mr.. Lahm of Ohio voted with the other Independ-
ents against Mr. Winthrop.


The candidate Crhomas J. Campbell. of Tennes-
see) for Clerk of the House of Representatives Sc
leced by the Wings, was almost as unfortunate as
Mr.. Winthrop, in falling under the objection of Ohio
and New Hampshire-Mr. GiddingS Of the former
State and Mr. Tuck of the latter voting against him.
He received, however, the vote of Mr.. Pafrey, and
was elected on the first ballot by majority of


The whole number of votes thrown was 225, of
which Mr.. Campbell received 113, B. B. French los,
Samuel Gouveneur l, (Holmes,) Nathan Sargent l.,
(Giddings,) and George Kent l, Tuck John Quincy
Adams led off for French, who received also the
votes of Levin, Native, Lahm of Ohio and Petrie of
New York, classed as lndependents.-Cin Gazette.