The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-25 00:00:00

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Departure of Rear-Admiral H. J, Codringtou
from Malta,

We have already mentioned the departure from Malta of
this gallant and distinguished officer, who has held the ap-
pointment of admiral superintendent of Malta Dockyaid for
the last five years. Among the addresses presented to the
admiral on that occasion was the following :
"TO REAR ADMIRAL HENRY JOHN CODRINGTON,
ADMIRAL SUPERINTENDENT OF HER MAJESTY'S DOM:-

'YARD, MALTA.
" he undersigned agents for the various steam
companies trading in the Mediterranean request permission
on the occasion of your quitting Malta to rxpress their
acknowledgments for the services rendered to thorn and
the great commercial interests they represent during your
administration
of the office of admiral superiutenden-t of
her Majesty's dockyard in this island. They fi,el they owe
you these acknowledgments, not only on account .of the
willing acquiescence with which you have invariably suet
their demands for aid where accident or other cause obliged
them to seek for their steamers the use of the dock orthe
machinery and naval resources of the dockyard, but also
for the urbane, obliging, and courteous manner in which
that assistance has been invariably rendered. Waiving all
irregularities of time, place, and manner, you have always
listened to their application, never suffering a difficulty to
arise, and often on occasions of emergency and importance
rendering with your friendly personal interest the benefit
of your large and cultivated experience. It was, of course,
to be expected such an example would extend itself to those
subordinate to you in authority. And so it has. There is,
perhaps, in her Majesty's dominions no similar esta-
blishment possessing a more competent, zealous, and
intelligent staff of executive officers than the Malta
Dockyard, or men who more heartily render or more per-
fectly reflect in the discharge of the duties they know so
well how to perform, the spirit, the geniality, and the in-
telligence of their chief. The subscribers of this address,
in begging you to accept their very sincere good wishes for
your future health and happiness, take leave to express a
hope that you may be spared many years to serve your
country in a still more exalted professional position, where
the qualities of an accomplished and polished intellect and
a kind and generous heart may find a wider field of public
usefulness.—We have the honour to remain, sir, yourobliged
and faithful servants."

[Here follow the names of the subscribers.]
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To which the admiral returned the following reply :
" Gentlemen,—l thank you from my heart for the kind
expressions towards myself with which you have just ad-
dressed me. In any assistance afforded by this dockyard I
have been so readily supported by its officers and those
under them, that I feel I am now speaking in their name
as well as my own. It has been a pleasure to us that the
resources of this establishment have been able, without in
any way impeding her Majesty's service, to contribute to
the advantage of your operations. That assistance has
been cheerfully given, not oaly as a matter of personal plea
sure to you or to us, but because, recognising in the
com-
mercial element of our nation one of the chief sources of its
greatness, as well as of the prosperity of its neighbour, it
behoves us to assist as far as we can the gentlemen who are
carrying on its operations, and therefore as a matter of duty
it seems quite natural to us as public officers.
In fact, gen-
tlemen, we are, to use a sailor's phrase,
pulling in the
same boat,' you at one oar and we at another. It is certain
that we could not do without each other, and it is equally
clear that whatever assists the one is a benefit to the other.
To this hearty co-operation we may as Englishmen proudly
point, as one of the main causes that has given our country
the leading position she holds in the race of nations—a race
in which our enterprising neighbours are joining us in hon-
ourable emulation. Gentlemen, on behalf of those who
have been serving under my superintendence, as well as in
my own person, I now thank you most warmly for your ad-
dress. Good by to you, and believe me that no man can
more sincerely wish you public success and private happi-
ness than Yours truly, H. J. CODRINGTON."

AQUATICS.

LONDON ROWING CLUB.
RACE FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S PRIZES.

The annual race for prizes presented to the rowing world
in general, by Mr. Belfour, the vice president of the London
Rowing Club, came off on Saturday, and three heats, all
contested from Putney to Hammersmith, came off as
under:--