The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-06 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

" The Duke of SALDANIIA returns to his former di-
plomatic career. He has resigned his military situa-
tion of Adjutant-General to the KING, and acceoed
his nomination as Minister Plenipotentiary to Madrid.
However, for the present, his Grace does not intend
to leave Lisbon until the elections take place.
" The Terrible, steamer of war, which went to
Angola to bring back Count DE BoMFIM and his un-
fortunate companions, is hourly expected. In fact,
she was telegraphed two days ago as being over the
bar, but it turned out to be another steamer, going
to the south.

"During the week Admiral Sir C. NA przu, and the
British Minister, Sir G. H. SEYMOUR, entertained at
dinner several of the most distinguished Members of
the Opposition. Amongst those were the Marquises
of LOULE and FATAL, Count DE MELLO, Viscount
SA DA BANDEIRA, JULIO GOMES, VELLEZ CALDEIRAI
and several others. The partizans of COSTA CABRAL
showed their displeasure at such an invitation, and
appear to attach great importance to this act of
mere civility.

"The Estandarte, a journal edited by JOSE CABRAL,
publishes a letter of his brother, the Count DE
TIIOMAR, directed to Lord PALMERSTON, and ad-
dressed from Madrid, when the Count was there as

Plenipotentiary of Portugal. The letter complains
in bitter terms of his exclusion from power by the
protocol, and the editor (his brother) vents his spleen
against Sir G. H. SEYMOUR, whom he accuses of pro.
tecting the popular party. For this heinous offence
Sir G. H. SEYMOUR is not spared in the columßs of
the Cabralist paper.

" Trade continues very dull, and for the present all
mercantile speculations are at a stand. Bank notes

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have lowered in discount, which is now between 33

and 34 per cent."

SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.
(THIS DAY.)
The quarterly meeting of the court was held this
day at the institution, the Chisholm in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN read a note from his Grace the
Duke of Richmond, dated the 11th of September,
1847, Gordon Castle, resigning the presidency of the
society on the score of want of time to discharge the
duties connected with it.

Mr. NOBLE suggested that the Chisholm should
nominate a committee of gentlemen to select a pre-
sident in the room of his Grace, a recommendation in
which the Rev. Dr. Cumming concurred.
The CHISHOLM then moved Mr. Noble, Captain
Lammont, Captain Thomas Forbes, Dr. Dickson,
Dr. Webster, Dr. Cumming, Mr. Donaldson, and
the Chisholm, to constitute a committee for that object.
'_rhe Secretary was then authorised to request the
Earl of Dundonald to occupy the chair on the occa-
sion of trio
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passed, the meeting separated.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.--TUESDAY.
CESAREWITCH STAKES.-6 to 1 agst Reminiscence
(t), 9 to 1 agst Ulysses (t), 11 to 1 agst War Eagle,
11 to 1 agst Rub Roy, 12 to 1 agst Woodpigeon (t),
20 to 1 agst Inheritress (t), 20 to 1 agst Slander, 20 to
1 agst Miss Whip filly (t), 1,000 to 20 agst War Eagle
for this and the Cambridgeshire.
CAMBRIDC ESHIRE STAKES.--10 10 1 agst The Prior
of St. Margaret's (t) 15 to 1 agst Blackbird, 15 to 1
agst War Eagle, 16 to 1 agst Queen Mary (t), 16 to 1
agst Reminiscence.
Lola Montez, lodine, and Cavatina are struck out of
all their engagements this year.
Blunderbuss was scratched for the Cesarewitch on the.
Ist of October, at nine o'clock.

DEATIZ OF SIR RICHARD ROBINSON, BART. 7-
Accounts received in London yesterday, of the demise
of Sir Richard Robinson, Bart., who expired at an
early hour on Saturday ruorniag, at Rokeby
Dunleer, county Louth, Ireland. The deceased suc
ceeded his father, the first baronet, in April, 1832. He
was born April 4, 1787, and was, there:ore, in his Glst
year.
DEATH OF SIR GEORGE PHILIPS, BART.--Thir,
venerable Baronet died on the 3d instant, at his seat
Weston, Warwicksij re, at the advanced age of 82. Ili,'
eldest daughter was married to Viscount Duncan bin
and his second to the Hon. H. S. Carew, late M p'
and lie in WarWit:k. Thr
st.ire
faun') estates are considerable,
and Lancashire. Sir George was a Deputy-Lieuto.
nant and Magiatrato in both counties,

Intelligence from Lisbon to the 29th ult. has peen
received.
The Ministers admitted the justice of the repre-
sentations made by the Progressista electors against
the frauds practised in making out the voters' list,
and from the disposition manifested by them it is
propable that the injustice complained of will be
remedied.
In the island of St. Michael's the illegalities com-
mitted,have been so great, that the British authorities
have refused to acknowledge the civil Governor.
Several distinguished persons have emigrated from
the Algarves into Spain for safety. For the remainder
of the intelligence we refer to the following letter :
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

" LISBON, SEPT. 2i,
" Since Saturday a rumour has circulated through
the town that the Electoral Centre, presided over by
the Duke of SALDANIIA, had joined the committee
of Count Tuomart, as both committees were aware-
that, acting separately, the Septembrists would at
last gain the victory. This report is, however,
groundless, as I know from a high quarter that no
such junction has taken place notwithstanding the
many efforts and means employed to amalgamate the
two Chartist parties headed by SALDANHA and Ca
BRAL. The central committee of the Duke is sup-
ported by the Government, and then if such an union
was to take place, the association would be looked
upon as Cabralist, and Ministers could have no other
chance but to resign, or to act by themselves inde-
pendent of the Duke's central committee—a position
certainly untenable under existing circumstances. If
the CADRALS consent to retire from the electoral field,
their followers have nothing better to do for their
own party's sake than to join the Duke's centre, and
then a majority in favour of the present Government
may be obtained at the next Cortes.
"Yesterday a meeting of the three Ministers of the
Allied Powers, parties to the protocol, took place at
the Foreign-office, by special invitation of Baron DE
Luz, Minister for Foreign Affairs. It seems tie
Baron held this conference to thank them for their
loyal support when they were consulted en the repre-
sentation made by the Opposition, which requested
the following measures :
" 1. Security for their persons, in order that they
might vote with free liberty.
" 2. A true and faithful registration of all voters
declared as such by law.
"3. The registration of voters intrusted to the
municipalities instead of the committees which are
now now acting. The petitioners requesting justice
to be done to them, suggested the propriety of pro-
roguing the Cortes to the 2d of May next.
" As such prorogation is against the charter, and
consequently might be interpreted as a violation of the
protocol, Baron DE Luz consulted the Plenipotentiaries
to know whether they would approve the measure
or not. Their opinions were, it seems, against the
prorogation, and Ministers, after hearing on the sub-
ject the high Officers of the Crown, published the
decree of the 22d of September instant, in which they
only attended to a part of the request made by the
committee.
"The Opposition, it seems, had in view to harass and
annoy the Ministers, thus forcing them to send in
their resignations; if this point was once carried, the
QUEEN had no other chance but to call to power the
Septembrists, as the Cabrals, excluded by the protocol,
and the moderates being unwilling to assume power,
no other party remained to form an administration.
The illoderados could certainly do much good, but
they look to the difficulties by which they are sur •
rounded, and to the state of the country, and they
formally refused to assume power.
"No doubt the present Administration wants
strength ; the cause is that they do not assume their
own position, and show energy enough to dismiss
many employes who are entirely devoted to
Cenawis party, and completely hostile to them. It
seems that Ministers think that their mission ought
to go no further than the meeting of the Cortes, and
all of them being endowed with good faith, and no
ambition, they do not wish to retain power beyond
that time, more especially as they see the country
demoralised, poor, and in a complete state of disor
ganization.