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ANEcDoTE OF JOIN RANDoLPH.-John Randolph years since, when in the midst of speech upon some important subject in the hall of representatives, was called to order repeatedly by members whose talents consisted mainly in screaming order, order. MT. Randolph elevated himself leg, and bend- ing over his desk pointing that finger of his at the member who had called him to order addressed the speaker thus "Mr. Speaker years ago, was journeying over the mountains in Virginia call ed at public house for refreshments for myself and horse Whilst sitting in the bar-room, waiting for din- ner my attention attracted by the cry cuckoo, cuckoo. On turning my eyes in the direction from which the sound came, I observed that it proceeded from something in the shape of brd which ap- pended clock that stood in the of the The machinery of the clock arranged that this bird at every revolution of the minute hand, appeared through little door, which flew open at the striking of each hour, and cried cuckoo, cuckooi and immedi ately disappeared. MT. Speaker (continued the ec- centric gentlemen from Roanoke, his peculiar of voice, with his significant point of the finger-boh inmitable,> the gentleman, by whom am TOW called to order, reminds very much of the auomaon cuc- koo. He has been member of this body some years, and the only expression that ever escaped hs lips in my hearing, were, order, order, order"