The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-28 00:00:00

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NEWMARKET RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Match, 300, h ft. Last half of Ab.M.
Bridle beat Administrator.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft; for two yrs old colts,
Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. Ab. M. (11 Subs.)
Mr, J. Moore's Blaze • • ... ... walked over
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; for three yrs old, 7st ;
four yrs, Sat 4lb ; five yrs, and upwards, Bst 11Ib ;
mares, &c., allowed 31bs. Winner to be sold for 2501.

A.F.
Sagacity
St. Demetri

C rim. Con.
Old Port

... 4

Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each ; for two yrs old colts, Bst
71b, and fi;lies, Bst 41b. Winner to be sold for 1501.
T.Y.C.
Lady Francis ... 1
Lady Mary ... ... 2
The Spaniard ••• ... ... 3
Match, 100. T.Y.C.—Dromedary beat Cocoa Nut.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, for two
yrs old. D.M.

Mr. Scott's Gill colt ... ..• 1
Major RuElbrook's Practice ... ..• 2
Sweepstakes of 10 sons. each ; for two yrs old colts, Bst
71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Winner to be sold for 401 b. Last
half of Ab.M.
Miss Margrave 1
Peeress filly ... •••
Match.—Valerian beat Rough and Ready.
Handicap of 15 sovs. each; for three yrs old, &c. T.Y.C.
Lord Stanley's Bowstring 1
Colonel Peel's Vert Vert ... ... ... 2
Mr. Payne's Dromedary ... ... ... 3
Mr. Merton's Idas ... 4

PORTUGAL.
(From our own Correspondent)
LISBON. OCT. 22.—The grand electoral meeting,
convened by Costa Cabral, took place on Sunday, the
9th instant. It was chiefly attended by public em-
ployees, military officers, police agents, and a few
other individuals. The only persons of any import-
ance amongst those attending the meeting were Count
de Tojal, Viscount Laborim, and Dr. Albano. To
judge by appearances, it was a most complete failure
of Cabral's scheme to assemble his partisans, as the
quality and number gives but a very poor idea of the
support he has in the capital, it being unquestionable
that, out of it, he has none—witness the two popular
revolutions that broke out in the provinces owing to
Cabral's misgovernment. Having been myself an
eye-witness of the meeting, I estimate the number
assembled in:the rooms of the house at 350, and out
of doors about some eight or nine hundred ! Cabral's
organ, the Estandarte (Standard), with its usual
veracity, states that the persons assembled exceeded
four thousand! It does not care for the grossness of
the falsehood, nor for the impossibility of the fact, as
the largest private house of the size of the one where
the meeting took place could not admit more than
four hundred persons. Party spirit, however, mag-
nifies objects, and of all parties the one which has
proved least scrupulous is certainly the Cabralist

party.
At the meeting Costa Cabral took the chair, and
addressed his men, promising he would deliver
Portugal from British influence, and restore credit
and prosperity to their former state. It is rather
curious to see the very man who first implored foreign
interference, and who was excluded by his misdeeds from
assuming power, by the enactment of a protocol,
hoisting his colours against the very interference
solicited by himself, and in favour of the restoration
of credit and prosperity which he destroyed during
his most disastrous administration ! Costa Cabral
ended his address to the multitude by asking them,
whether they were of opinion that he should retire
from the political contest, and even leave the
country ? An uproar of " Noes " was heard on all
sides, and many hurrahs followed, with shouts of
" Cabral for ever !" When silence was re-established,
Viscount Laborim and Dr. Albano seconded the
motion put by the chair, about the forthcoming elec-
tions, and the meeting separated; Costa Cabral being
followed by about four hundred individuals to his
residence, where he entered amongst the ovations of
his obscure partisans.
Previous to the meeting the existing Administration
had given notice to the employees holding office in
the various departments to abstain from attending
Cabral's meeting, as such conduct would be consi-
dered an act of hostility against Ministers. These
summonses, however, had but little effect, the majo-
rity of the employees having been present at the
meeting. No doubt the Government has a right to
exact from those who fill public stations their support,
and when advertised that their presence at a meeting
would be considered as an act of hostility towards
their superiors, they could not appear there without
a breach of trust. To avoid the inconvenience of
placing public men in the situation of choosing be
tween their duty and their conscience, the former
electoral law, under Palmella's administration, had a
pro-viso that did not permit men in office to vote; they
could, notwithstanding, be elected deputies, and in
such case they were obliged so resign their places.
The following important document, published by
the Chartist Committee, called the Centre, and signed
by the two Dukes de Saldanha and Terceira, ap-
peared in the Diario, or official gazette. The docu-
ment runs thus :
" The Electoral Association presided over by the
Marshals, being informed that the existence of two
Central Chartist Committees is very generally con-
sidered an evil, and feeling convinced that only by
the dissolving the committee presided over by them,
can that union of the party be looked for so essential
to success, and taking into consideration a series o
i f
facts that have recently occurred bearing out this opi-
nion, they have resolved to proceed no further
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electoral movements as a separate body."
This document
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amongst the wt exultationloudly
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their triumph as most certain. In the elections of
alihsasts,
the municipality of Lisbon, as the Ministerial list
was with regard to individuals the same adopted by
the Cabralist Centre, no doubt remained about the
result, as amongst the six thousand electors, two-
thirds of military and civil employees voted in favour
of the Government candidates.
The Oposition appeared at first inclined to retire
from the contest, protesting against the disfranchise-
ment_of many electors ;;however, at their last meeting
they resolved by a majority to go to the ballot, in
obedience to the constitutional principle. I think
this decision is highly honourable to this party,
which can do much good to the country, if it adopts
the legal path, instead of resorting to violent and re-
volutionary measures.
The Duke of Palmella arrived on the 19th with the
Duchess, on his way to Madrid. His Grace came by
the Vixen war-steamer, and landed at Cais de Sodri,
where he was received with every mark of respect by
a vast number of citizens, who greeted him on his
safe arrival. Yesterday evening he was sent for by
their Majesties, and went to the palace. This cir-,
cumstance has given birth to many reports, including
that of the formation of a new Administration, of
which he is to be Prime Minister. On this topic
yetcon ttinraunespaitreda.
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GERMAN HOSPITAL-(THIS DAY)
A special meeting of the governors of this hospital
was this day held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-
street, for the purpose of appointing a committee of
inquiry, to take into consideration certain resolutions
passed by the committee of the hospital suspending
the directing physician from his functions until the
instructions of the governors could be obtained for the
further guidance of the committee. The chair was
taken by B. B. Cabbell, Esq., M.P.
After some warm and angry discussion among the
governors,
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- Mr. Alderman SIDNEY moved the appointment of a
committee to inquire into the charges brought against
Dr. Freund, and in the interim that that gentleman
should be replaced in his former position.
The CHAIRMAN thought that the best course which
could be adopted by the court would be to agree to
the suggestions of the worthy Alderman. The com-
mittee had performed an act, in suspending that gen-
' tleman, unauthorised by the court, and the suspension