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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
JOB TRoTTER.
One Week later from Europe--.1Arriyal
Of the Canada.

HALIFAX, May III,
The steamship Canada, with dates from
Liverpool to the lst inst, arrived at this port
at 10 O'Clock this evening,
With the exception OF two days, the Can
ada experienced heavy head winds during the
whole passage she passed the Africa al mid
night on The LIST, off Skuries, bound to Liv-
erpool.
The Atlantic run ashore off the pier al Liy-
erpool on the night of the 29th ult., in fog,
but got off soon without any serious dam
age.
The steamer Washington left Southamp-
ton for New York, on Wednesday, the 28th
April.
The steamship Great Britain had sailed
from Liverpool for New York, with one hun.
dred and sixty passengers.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Though no American Grain, and but 1900
brls American tlom had arrived al Liverpool
during the week, yet, The market for both
Grain and Flour was dull and prices lower
which was attributed TO very favorable wealth
er which had set in, with frequent showers.
In the lore part Of the week slight advance
had been established Tor both Wheat and
Flour, but twas subsequently lost, and hold
ers al the close had to submit to slight con-
cesslol in order 10 effect sales Of Wheat and
Flour. Corn however, had not declined.
McMakin < Son quote decline OF Id per
bushel in Wheat, and Sd per brl in Flour.
Beef has advanced IS IL los per ice, with
sake of 1000 tees.
Pheese sold very slowly.
ITLard was dull, buyers waiting for anticiR-
ted receipts.
Cotton was steady, with a heavy business
doing.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Lord Chancellor oE England had pre-
sented his budget, which is regarded as salts
factory he estimates purplus Of 5c400, 600
In the revenue.
The Cfystat Palace isto be taken down.
The aboiiuon OF tests in the Scotch Uni
versilies was discussed in the House of Com
mons on the 25lh ult., and alter long de-
bate the question was negatived by fifteen
majority.
Upon the second reading of the Colonial
Bishops bill Mr.. Gladstone made speech in
favor of appointing Bishops in connection
with the Churchot England in the Colonies.
The bill was postponed till the 29th inst.
In the House oil Lords the Earl of Gran
vile asked The Government whether the hon
ors that were paid to General Rosas, upon his
arrival al Plymouth, was by order OF the
Government.
Lord Malmsbury replied alher eyasively,
by saying that be- believed that no orders were
issued from his department 10 that effect and
states that Rosas ought not to be considered
common retUg e, but was one who had shown
great distinctions and kindness to British
merchants, who traded with his country -
and that, whatever his cruelties had been in
South America, the English government
should not mark them with anv stigma.
The demolition Of the crystal Palace was
to commence on the first of May.
Late adyices irom India contain the ac-
counts of another battle.
The affairs al the Cape of Good Hope still
had warlike appearance.
The news from Continental Europe is of
no general interest,
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
Terms Of the inquirer.
Job Work.

We have an extensive assortment Of Job and
Fancy Type, TO which we are. continually ad-
ding new styles, and are prepared to do Fancy
and Job Printing in superior styles and upon
reasonable terms. Our friends In the country
should not fail to give US a call when in town.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21

WOODS.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11
NEW LOCOMOTIVE.

Mr.. Nn. d. Arnati, OF lows, has made
cerAain improvements IN the locomotive
by which il is adapted u Faanlng On plank
II Macadamized roads. A Far Us We can
iudge from an examination Of his plan, liz
chief novelty appears toconslst 10 the or.
raugement Of the driving wheels, and II
connection there"ith 4 rotating platform.
which receives its motion iromthe driving
wheels, and operates ~ such manner a,
ID considerable eNtent increase the speea
oflae locomotive, by increasing the trae-
tile power ii it's driving wheels, and a'so
50 To operate as 20 prevent them ron
cutting o. Otherwise lalarng the road =
This locomotive ID form resembles those
so common use, having steam boiler, ey I
inders, aud other necessary APPENDICES
II his steering apparatus Of novel con.
s,ructDn, bY which the pilot en- b. turn.
ing d winJass, giya any desired dircc-
zion to the locomotive Ia the shortest pas.
sibte time. The design u this locomotive
Is Ia draw any number ot conveniently
constructed vehicles, aud TO connect with
ia railroad 10 receive pas-e myers or lFelghl
aud convey them TO distant towns or villa.
gc~. where i is not onlt impracticsble e
construct i railroad, but where travelling
and business arc not sufficient 10 support
such. THIS Improvement seems admlra
bly fitted tar the western portions 81 TIN.
country, nod especially The immense prai-
ries which are now being laid with plank
roads II would seem 4isu, to be adapted
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
+ ATE FROM EUROPE ARRIVALS Or the
PACIFIC.
Nav York, Nov. |.

NEW ORR, ANo'- -
The Rattle has arrived with four days later
news IRON Europe she lett llveipooi On '''e
Goth uit. on;,,
EE.scr A decree has been issued consehihs
the Senate tor The 4tn OF Nov. =,
Able! kader, the Arab Ghlei, had oe.n nv
Grated and j. to receive pension from the fienei
Government TIN
The reduction OF the army and navy Is sun
talked Of. ser. ,ha
HE sultan OF Turkey has refused 70 ratiiy The
a ch,nge has occurred in the Turkish Cabinet
which is now quite Austrian and Russian ~ -
character A..
The Africa had arrived cut on Sunday, 'He
18th ult from New York. So.
The resignation OF NJ de Persisney as MINIS
Ter Of Finance in France IS rnmofea. : i say
he will be appointedto high post IN lie lmFeii'
al Government OF Napoleon.
Louis Napoleon has returned 70 Paris.
Alter the deIiberation Of the Senate the Torn
II Government, viii be changed, and the resai
will be submitted 10 the people.
The eairee OF Louis Napoleon iato Paris on IN
10th was celebrated with great eclaf
The Paris correspondent If the London Gioh'
SAYS: Louis Napoieen's marriage with the Pfih
cess Nasa i settled fact, and will be soienh1es
at his coronation.
EN6LAND--Ihe Qaeen ilau q court INV -
council al Windsor, AZ which Parliament wa
postponed to the 18th oiNoyember, then to assem-
bic for business.
The funeral az the late Duke OF Wellington
vii take place on the 18th Of Nov
The steamer City of Glasgow arrived al LN
erpool on the 18th Of Oct.
Hon. J. II Ingersol, Z. s. Minister, had Al
audience with the Queen, on Saturday The lou
OF Oct. and presented his credentials
SPAs. The Government has received oes
patches from the Captain General OF Cuba, date
18th OF September, announcing all quiet on 'h
Island
The steamer Antonio de Il!oa will he imme
dia,ely despatched 10 Cuba in room OF the Ps4aF
ro.
irtly.-By decree, dated 10th, vessels irou
the {. S. are subject for The present 10 qaarAn
tine ii I.aghorn OF SIX dais.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11
ELECTION NEWS!

Dubuque County has given Pierce nlaJori-
~ OF 53l.
Clinton County has gone for Pierce BY mai.
Of abou. Ia5.
Museatne county has given maj. OF IS for
Pierce.
johnson county, We learn from the Iowa Re
publican, has gone Democratic by lie mai.
Henry county gives Scotia majority Of about
300.
Des Moines county has gwen Pierce and King
arnaj, OF lis.
TIE following was received by the Eastern
mail; in an extra from the Chicago Daily News:
CaieA6o. Nov. 3.
Reported mai for PIERCE Ia New York, I5,-
900, OHIO, 10000. Tie talk 5 thar Scott viii
not get over or States. Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
Pennss lvanis, Maryland. Indiana, Michigan
ali gone for Pierce BY large majoriiies. Massa-
chuscus, Vermont, and probably Tennessee fol
Scott.
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IEor TIE Gn-tlle.1

II appears that the great contes, Is Gcci
Ged, and the victory is won, aud the battle
il ended, and that yen have hauled down
your coiors for the present from the mast
head of your columns, and that the old he
70 OF many wars could net yet be spared
for the Presidential Chair, he il probably
left for more active service for bis couatry
He probably will yet be needed 10 bring
Cuba aud all the islands Of The West IN.
dies into subsection to cur terms, and per.
haps all the British possessions OF this cen
tinent, will yet be sutdued by him, &c,
but be that a. II may, con't let us forget
the Ladies Fair, which is to come off thus
Thursday evening al the L. Claire House
So gentlemen, fetch Oh the ladies. and
don't be too late for supper. The objec.
is good one, good church edifces are
much needed in this city. Yours, &c.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11

ILLINOIS RIVER BANg.-- rumor il cur
rent ID this vicinity that The Illinois Riyei
Bank, of TAYLOR & Co,fing, at Peru, hn,
filled We know not The source Of the re
port, bat whether true or false, it matters
little, tho institution being nothing more
than shinpIaster maoatactory. the bank
ers 10, having complied with the regula
lions Of the General Banking Law; it /.
not prudent-to say the icast-io handle
their paper aud consider it money, There
has been q large amount Of the trash ID tie
country, bat we hope our friends are ,nor
bad bit it, as for short time past ii,
appearance has been more rare. - Hnor
riRc Jour.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11
APOLOGY

Absence OF the editor en- business To ST
Louis is a sufficient apology Ter Waut Of
editorial in this weeks edition.
We trust il he should take an excursion
up Sal, River, before he returns, thai he
will 60 amply supplied with oil The neces
saries for such an arGuoes trip. There
has been eres, aes,ituiion AMI suffering il
tina, quar,cr. during tho las, four Years, i.
evident from the Locotoeos that have re
Gently returned, and their eageraess 10 &c
a suck a, Uncle Sans seit 10 appease taei
rayenous appe,iies.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11
ONE Of THE CASES.

TIE Editor of Saratoga paper plb.
lisces The following:
Having made precisely money enough
at the printing business, the subscriber Z
satisfied u give up and retire to the poor
house. Under these circumstances he Is
induced to offer the printing establishment
of the Saratogs Republican for sale. The
paper has circulation Of about one thou
sand one fourth of which may be caIec
paving patrons. The office has good va
riety Of job tsPe, and fair run Of work Of
this description, provided the work is done
at the reduced New York prices, and the
printer will take seats aud dogs for pay.
This village is one Of the preitiest places
in the world for a newspaper publisher
Every BODY will fiad fault, do the best sou
can. and the editor who pleases himself
will stand slim chance ol pleasing any
bodv else The subscription list and the
good will Of the office viii be thrown ia il
the purchaser viii take the typo, presses
aud materials for what they are worth,
and pay for them, 50 that there will be NJ
probability Of the prosen, proprietor being
obliged to take the establishment back and
return to the business.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11

4 SPECIAL There are
some bearing Christian name, who en-
terrain na firm belief in this doctrine,
believing that God never saspends the
operation Of natural laws for any one,
however wise or good Still, we may be-
ieve in = special providence without be-
icylng il necessary TO suspend any natDF'
al law. The one need no, necessarily
conflict with the other. Here is a mosi
striking instance Of this. While Captain
Cook was navigating the ocean in very
high Southern latitude, he was overtalien
by a tempestous stnrm and sen running
mountain high. The night, too, was one
Of pitchy darkness, so that his crew could
not see beyond the bowsprit oi tho vessel.
While thus tossed On the frown;ng and
gawang pillows, threatening every no
ment to swallow bin up, sudden and un'
expected fash Of lightning revealed 10 him.
self and his frightened crew, vessel scud.
ling past them with the speed Of the gale,
With which he would have gone to the bot.
tom ia an instant, not leaving a soul to tell
The tale. The streak Of lightning gave
them just time to turn the helm. and es-
cape destruction. His way is in tho sen,
and his path in the mighty waters, but his
footsteps are not known
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11

The Editor Of the Morristown Jeraey
maa has received letter from his sen. IN
San Francisco, Of which the following is
an extract;
The .CeIestialsn although quiet toward
their Yankee neighbors, are continually in
difficulty am1ng themselves, aud 10 set our
swarthy itieuda righl, gives cur Justices
much trouble. There il abaut 10000 Of
these forlorn specimens Of humanity on
~ borders, Of whom not more than 80
arc lemales! There ha. been fir few
ears past Chluennn oil distinction liv-
ing here, who seems 10 I3ok after his e3uu.
trymen, and rules them pretty much after
the Osiontal STYLE; lately ho had oppasi.
tIOu. aud oar new Mandarin drew If ma
ny II hhl's fllck. This excited The ire u
Mr. Ali, who Immediately issued Proela
nation Offering $500 tar The body i Sin
Chu, dead Or alive. Sin Gun believing
Ills ..taiI'' 10 be- ID danger, with ali speed
made known hls grievance to the Record,
er. who ordered Ali 10 appear before aim
Swearing dadieisll>) Is maiter OF some
moment wtih the Chinese, and il conduct
ed IN different manner from what It Is
with n The depanenl stands up before
tbe Court. aud lighting piece nj yellow
paper. halds il III hi- fingers until Il i con.
.ume1, meatajly q cnlaling PRAYER M
the meanwhile The Recorder waFnea
Ali u his being 10 Amerira, aud same
twhai beyond bis "hrather NJ the sua, auA
inflicted lne upon him. Il appeared ,bs
good council of the Recorder was nl To 81.
feet. fur shortly after Ali again proclaimed
TINT the natives Of the tl9wry empire are
70 pas 70 him all annual taN--thai the ladies'
are 10 slide over the sum " $50 quarterly
are 10 be more circum>pect 10 their behAV-
or. aot 10 receive tile embraces q auE
"out.iae barharians," and especially iba
Yankees The penalty was the loss OF the
"tAds" of The men and heads a the wo-
men. Little China" was 10 an uPro'r,
but THE ediet was never en.arcei, and An
Itiad, h,s GLORY indeed departed, for the
men snap their tingers under his nose. and
tho I-dies ~ni'e 90 their barbarIiu galan's
AS ia day's gone by.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11

HoGs,-The market is perfectly quiet 10
Ibis vicinity, and we hear If no sransac-
ton whatever. The prevailing price APP
pears 10 be S. nett, but the continued de-
cline 10 provisions at The South aud other
points induces purchasers 70 hold back in
anticipation ola decline III hoge,
In Cincinnati small sales have been
made for delivery next month, 81 1928 2
80 nett,
The Madison Courier, states that last
wear there were 1000 hogs driven % Mad
i.on from Trimbie aud Henry counties.
XIV. This year the plumber viii reach
10000 AT LouiscN Cour
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ACcIDEsr.-WhiIe party Or Democrats

ACelDENr.-WhiIe a party Of Democrats
we're firing a cannon near The Court House
al Rock Island, ID honor OF tie election Of
Pierce TO the presidency, a Young man
named Kelly bad bis arm blown eff BY The
discharge Of the cannon, while he was
loading it. His arm was Immediately atm,
pntsied by DIR. Gregg and others, just be-
low the elbow
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11

The number Of adats in the State Of
Georgia WHO canno, read DR. write il H.:
000. and the number Of children WHOSE
parents are unable 70 send them 10 scheot
is upwards of3s 900 The Norfolk Aryu
SAYS that according to the official returns.
he adults Ia virginia who cannot rcad O.
write. is 10000, twenty thousand more
.4an in Ie4O; aud the number d children
whose parents have not the means to cdp
cate them is $1,000.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11

DANIEL WEBSTER EPIrAPH--At the
dinner giyento Mr. Webster by the Gill
gems Of Albany, without distinction Of pag.
~, Oh wednesday, May 2sIh. 1851, IN res
ponse to Hon. John c. SpeHcer's admira
bile sentiment. THE Constitution q! thf
United States and DANIEL WEBsTER-in
seperable now, and inseperabIe 10 the rec,
ords Of time aud eternity" Mr.. Webster
said:-My destiny attaches ne to the
Constitution If the country. desire NJ
10 outliya II. desire to render it SONS
service. Aad to The modest stone tina
shalt mark my grave, whether within m,
native New Hampshire or my adoPiet
Massachusetts. wish ~ other epitapt
,han This: While he Tired, he did ,rh9t Il,
could to support the Constitution If hi
country.
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death, Is incorrect. lie was exhausted J
indeed, by physical prosira,ion ahu Pr.
Itracied suffering; but a hundred ute -
kens OF intelligence aud recognition gave
uamislnkeble evidence, that u 10 niollen'
| did he ever Tor the instant, lose MS conSos
uusness. Although II Is now seen t"a
The march OF his disease has been stra'sh
forward and rapid for some tine; a"e
though he evidently felt biz sinking stun
ltiail. and vas preparing Tor the last gFea'
lrhanae. he maintained his cheer!uiaess 10
the last, giving thereby hope, winch ~
lawn frame, either Of body or mind coaid
not Justify. His public duties we're pune.
ltaally attended TO- Even as late as III.
laay last. he received the moran. naii'
Ii had us conteuts laid hoiofe hiGl by his pr
yate secretaries, aud gave directions con.
corning the business d Which ms iei'ef'
treated On Monday week Nc wrote liis
| las, autograph letter; il was to the ffesl.
dent
s calm aud clear was his mIad, That
he never forgot even the health, comfort
and happiness Of his dumesiics. lis iiih.
I'LL nurse refused 10 lease his bedside der.
Ing the last days Of his illness, 10 obtain
needed rest. Mr.. Webster saw she was
worn down, aud insisted 50 earnestly upon
her retiring for awhile, that she acqalesced
50 Ear a. 10 intimate her intention 10 obey
|hn. But few minutes later she made
her appearance again, hen MIR. W, % =
demonstrating and merry tone, eSeiaim.
ed, "Ah. there's that everlasting Sarah
gain!'
'rhe great man did not forget even the
~enshiIi,ies Of the dependents who had long
looked on him as their protector as well as
employer. In his lasi hours he gave IL.
strucilons for The manufacture OF Tour PLAIN
gold rings, to be presented to tho following
named persons, who had served him faith.
|f4lIy for many wears. viz: Sarsh Smith,
l,he nurse,) Monica MrCartg, This aged
eoos,) Ann Bean and WIN. johnson, d..
meslics. He ordered the ini,isls Of his
own name and that d, each 9! the bench
Charles, together with The date, to be en-
nraved on these tokens of regard.
Fer several DAYS Mr. W. seemed impress
ed that he should live until the Sabbath
sun Lad dawnea again: aud - i proved.
On Saturday morning he noticed that his
physician, DR.. Iefffies, looked very SD.
counting the ebbing sunas Of his patients
life. apparently rs though he knew The last
were running fast Cheer up, Doctor.
cheer Dr." said Mr.. W, "teu'Il Get me
through 10 day, aud until morning.
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Day Book.

A SINGULAR DEAru.-At ST LOUIS ="
few DAYS ago, Mrs Bolton lost her "S',,,
n the market II was soon picked up W
German woman. named King, VINO ~
turned it to the owner. She opened VIZ
pockot-bool. examined il, and decioFeU
that Mrs. King had taken $40 Of the '''I
ey. The latter seemed much cohioS'''
aud denied il. Mrs Bolton then threa''",
ed to have her arrested and searched ""'"
Mrs King fell dead at her feet. she WA
the wife Of steamboat man, anu NV
mother Of several children.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11
PAuADELFEIA, Nov. j.
MOLINE EL0TR.

We are under obligations to Mr. c. III
Ewing, Of Moline, fer present Of hall
barrel Of Extra Superhue Flour, mauufac-
tured at the Moline Nil Gu. Ct tie very
best quality Of winter wheat We can
recommend ii as first rate article. Ii
IL Tor sale at the Stores Of Messrs. Whistler
and Vei.hs.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11

In spite Of all our philosophy, in spite OF
Ill the convictions we have IN Religion,
that il is better 10 die and he At rest before
The soul is emhltered and assal'ed with tho
,trItes and tnmnts Of the world, there are
very few things more hard to bear iha"
the deaths oil little children. There IS
scarcely person who has passed The hoon
If life, with the ordinary experiences %
disappointment and sorrow, without n''
ing al some time exclaimed in bitterness
M, God! that had died while ! was
child, before had snned, before had 81,
fcred, before | had so periled my e'el"I n
reStr' Yet il is, perhaps, the raresl % 't'
things to see parent-epen among '" -,
whose hearts have been most ireqneh"y
bowed to anguish by adversItes- "ho'""
say with perfect resignation, when ef'
childish innocence are closed 10 'he 70,
petuaI sleep "Thy will be done! ~ :
Day Book.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11
TnE ONE IDEA OF A New CouyrRy.-A

l'HE One lDEA OF New CoUNrRY.-A
correspondent Of the Pittsburgh Token
writes as follows from Minnesota
"My ears al every turn are sa'ntcd with
the everlasting din Of land. land! money
speculation. saw mills! land warrants
uwu.Iots, SC. sc. Land n breakfast
tlnd at dinner land at supper, and unllI
eleven O'Clock, land, then in bed, uni
hcir vocal organs are exhausted, then
lhay dream and groan out land! Iaudm
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-11-11

Col P9RrER's REy0LvER. We wit
messed trial ul,it at a shooting gallery Ia
tne city DAY or two since II is SAYING
none too much to speak Of It as the most eli.
tectiye, rapid aud powerful revolver that
tAat We have ever seen tried. Tao ar-
IN the weapon used, admits at
only eighteen successive discharges
These were made within the space OF time
required to pull The trigger for each dis,
charge, and the few seconds occupied ia
taking out the cylinder and substituting
another. This operation was quite as rap
ID as the ordinary adjustment Of porcus.
sion cap. and completed il an instant.
Some idea Of the force Of the gun may
be gathered from the fact tina, Immediately
after the eighteenth ball was fired there
was rush into the gallery of persons,
stating that man was shot by one pi the
balls. The alarm proved false: bot on ex-
animation il was found that several Of the
balls had gone nearly through tho thick
plate Of boiler iron placed behind the tar
gol, aud through rear partition into the
rooms beyond
The soldier armed with this weapon
may carry four o( the loaded cylinders il
his pocket, and thus discharge thirty six
balls ia rapid succession, without pausing
and without reference to ligh, or darkness
rain or sun.
Sach weapons, whether they be peace
makers or otherwise, cannot fail to exert
their influence n the qnarrels Of the IA.
tons, ana viii help to prevent or rapidIt
settle them.-N. Y. Journal Of Com
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ERAsTus FAIRBANKS, the platform scale
manufacture, Of St. Johnsbary, IT., . gooa
mechanic and true whig, was elecief
Governor Of Vermont, by the Legislature
having majority Of l6 on joint ballot.