The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-06 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

SOUTHAMTTON, MONDAY.—The Jupiter. Captain
Meeham, arrived this morning from the Veninsula, at
nine o'clock.

We have received letters of the 29th ult. from our
Lisbon correspondent.

The election of the Electoral Colleges took place
on Sunday, the 28th, in all Portugal. The returns
for Lisbon and the neighbouring districts, as far as
they a majority of 5,535 to the
c
t the
eSeptembristas, who only polled
abr
ai wereis t s
a known,agains
3,630. The Ministerial candidates were all withdrawn
or defeated. Rumours were again current of the
resignation of the Cabinet. The Duke of Saldanha
had, by letters published in the Diario, fcrmally
joined the Cabralz.

Our Oporto letter of the 30th states the elections
were carried by an overwhelming majority in favour
of the Cabralistas.

The mails were to leave Southampton by the eleven
o'clock train.— Times.

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The Apollo transport, with the sth Fusiliers,
arrived at Bahia on the 17th of October, and sailed on
the 21st for the Cape and Mauritius.
ADULT DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTION, 26, RED
LION SQUARE, BLOOMSBURY—From the recer.tly pub-
lished report of the above institution, for providing eta-
, ployment and teaching trades to the adult deaf and dumb,
it appears that the operations of the committee on behalf
of this afflicted pct. en of hu- unity have been attended
with the most encouraging success, as far as the several
pupils themselves are concerned ; but with regard to the
financial portion of the charity, an expression of regret
occurs that the available funds are considerably inade-
quate to the demands made upon them. Indeed it would
seem, if the committee were enabled in this respect, the
benefits of the institution could be very greatly aug-
mented. The pupils now maintained by the society are
severally being taught the trades of shoemaking, tailor-
ing, &c., while the female inmates are in the course of
instruction in useful needlework and general domestic
duties ; and, with the aid of properly qualified hearing
masters employed by the charity, the course of indus-
trial training in each respect progresses moat satis-
factorily.
DEATH OF Ma. MURPHY, THE WEATHER PRO-
PHET.--Mr. Murphy, whose lucky predictions some few
years since nearly cost Messrs. Whittaker, the publishers
of his almanac, the destruction of their premises, owing
to the rush of customers anxious to secure copies of his
lucubration, died suddenly on Wednesday last, at his
lodgings. Ile had just completed arrangements for the
issue of an edition of his almanac for 1848, and was with
his publisher, Mr. Effingham Wilson, in perfea health,
only a few hours prior to his death. Mr. Murphy was,
we understand, a disciple of Father Mathew.
EMIGRATION.—Notice was issued on Saturday, at
the New Zealand House, Old Broad-street, that on
Thursday next, the 9th instant, the directors will be
' ready to receive tenders for the hire of a ship of not
less than 400 tons, nor above 550 tons register, old
measurement, to be ready to sail on the Ist of February,
1848, with passengers and stores from the port of Lon-
don, to the settlements of Plymouth, Nelson, and Wel-
lington, New Zealand.
CANADA COMPANY.—Notice was issued on Satur-
day, at the office of the Canada Company, St. Helen's-
place, that a half-yearly general meeting of the proprie-
tors will be held on Thursday, the 23d instant, for the
purpose of determining ma a dividend ; also, for the
election of a director.