The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-21 00:00:00

ship of East:Stonehouse.

Gentlemen,—l take this early opportunity of informing
you, that I have been off,red the Portsmouth Command,
and that, notwithstanding it involves my retirement from
Parliament, %;hen the proper time comes to move for the
writ, I have thought it due to myself and my family to
aceeptit. _

When I first offered myself as a Candidate for repre-
senting the borough of Devonport and East .Etonehouse
in Parliament, I explained fully my political sentiments;
and that I presented myself to you rather until to any
other constituency, because your interests were blended
with those of the Navy, and that I could therefore most
satisfactorily identify myself with both.
After observing that I had the more pleasure in address-
ing you, because you were an unbribed, and I also trusted
unbribable constituency, I further stated, with perfect sin-
cerity, my readiness to give place to any one more compe-
tent to promote your interests, as I have, since done on
every occasion of my presenting myself before you. Under
these circumstances, and notwithstanding a strong opposi-
tion, and a canvass by the two other candidates previous
to my appearance among von, I was elected one of the
first representatives of yourßorough in Parliament, and on
each subsequent election I have been gratified by receiving
a considerably increased support amongst the constituents,
including in that number many who were at first my
strongest opponents.
I revert to these occurrences to justify my confidence,
that I do not err in attributing that increased support and
the favourable reception I have met with from you, on
every occasion of my visiting you to my having conscien
tiously and zealously acted up to the principles I have al-
ways openly professed, and the line of conduct I then pub-
licly marked out for myself. You will readily believe
then, that I feel great regret at separating myself from a
constituency with whom I have been united by so many
proofs of that regard and esteem which binds the consti-
tuency and the representative in mutual and beneficial con-
fidence. It is, however, a satisfaction to me to reflect that
the very support I have thus met with, will act as
an encouragement to others to come forward,
more competent than myself, to promote the general
welfare of the country, and the particular interests of your
Borough. Adverting once more to my strong sense of
the kindness I have always received from you, and begging
to assure you of my earnest wishes for your future welfare
and prosperity, I thus take my leave, and reluctantly break
off the connection that has so long subsisted, and been
so cordially established between us.
In this decision I am alone guided by an earnest desire
to resume the occupations of a profession to which the best
exertions of a long life have been zealously devoted, and,
in so doing, I confidently trust I may be found still capable
of performing the duties of that profession with the appro-
bation of my Sovereign and my Country, and with the in-
ward satisfaction of not having laboured in vain.
I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen,
Your very faithful and obedient Servant,
EDWD. CODRINGTON.
London, October, 18, 1839.

By the arrival of the Tagus steamer at Falmouth
on Saturday we have received Lisbon papers of
the 14th inst. They bring no political news of
interest. The threatened execution of criminals in
Lisbon had not taken place, to the great disappoint-
ment of the lovers of the horrible and the disgust-
ing in that capital. We regret to add that murders
and robberies were frightfully frequent, under cir-
cumstances of aggravated atrocity. On the road
between Coimbra and Mortagoa a poor family,
consisting of a father, mother, and one son,
were attacked by two villains, armed with muskets,
and, but for the escape of the son, Ivho procured
(assistance, they would all have been murdered.
The poor woman was killed outright, anti the man
was so dreadfully beaten that his life was despaired
of, Though the guerillas were comparatively
quiet, the smugglers were driving a most profitable
trade along the coast. A cargo of tobacco and
other merchandize, escorted by nearly two hundred
of them, was landed some time since at Torre Velha,
and the smugglers not knowing their way suffi-
ciently well compelled her Most Faithful Majesty's
custom-house officers to escort them safely to the
Spanish frontier, when they allowed them to return
and make a report of their services to the Portu-
guese Government.

The Queen of PORTUGAL has not been unmind-
ful of the valorous achievements of the Spanish Duke
of VICTORY. His Excellency, in common with
mime! ous ex-cobblers of Lisbon, and jobbers in
every part of the world, has been presented with
the renowned Order of the Tower and Sword. It
must be a source of no little pride to the illus-
trious warrior to find his military talents so
highly prized by such consummate judges of
military merit as Queen DONNA MARIA, her
Royal Consort, and her distinguished Cabinet.
We wonder whether the little Duke of OPORTO
was consulted on so momentous an occasicn ?

General MACDONALD was still a prisoner at
Oporto, but as no proof of his treasonable designs
were discovered, his liberation was daily expected.
Redeemed paper-money to the amount of about
5,000/. sterling was burnt by order of the Govern-
ment, on the 11th inst., in the street before the
Treasury. Nevertheless, money was very scarce,
and Ministers were completely at a loss how to
provide for the wants of the public service. The
fate of the Ministry was expected to turn on the
success of Baron DE LAGOS' mission to London.
The rate of exchange upon London at the sailing
of the Tagus was 56 d. per milrei at thirty days'
sight.

Madrid Journals of the 12th inst., have been
duly received. The Gazette of the 11th, contains
a Royal decree of amnesty for all but the most
heinous crimes, in honour of her MAJESTY'S
birthday. Nothing of importance was doing in
the Chambers ; and notwithstanding the late fra-
ternization, it was expected that a change of Minis•
try was becoming unavoidable.

An attack by a lunatic on the King of the
FRENCH'S carriage as the Royal Family were set-
ting out on Friday evening from the Tuileries to St.
Cloud, appears, from the French Journals, to have
created a painful sensation in Paris. As we have
given the whole particulars in another column,
we will not recapitulate them here, especially as the
insane person was a poor woman, evidently unin-
fluenced by any political feelings or sympathies.
Her weapon of offence, too, proved that her
attack on the Royal carriage was not pre-
meditated, being merely a stone, or more likely a
pebble, picked up at the instant. The broken glass
slightly wounded, or rather scratched the QUEEN
in the neck, for so trifling was the injury, that it did
not delay the Royal Family for more than an instant,
and her MAJESTY was sufficiently at ease in the
evening to receive company as usual. We heartily
rejoice at this, as we believe there is not a more
truly good and amiable woman in France, in the
several relations of wife, mother, and friend, than
the consort of King Louts PHILIPPE. Against
her no voice has ever been raised, even among dia.
most rancorous enemies of her Royal husband.
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