trtbe Vrobinces.
Sir Edward Codrington, having, accepted the command of the Ports- mouth station, has issued a farewell address to his constituents at Devon- pen. Sir Edward assigns two reastms for his acceptance of the appoint- nellt,—" duty " to himself and fommuilv, mind " an earnest desire to resume the we:up:ulna of a profession to which the best exertions of a long life have bean zealously devoted." The vacancy in the representation (it Devonport will not actually occur until the meeting of Parliament, when a new writ will be moved for.
Mr. Wiili,m1 Chapman, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, is talked of as a candidate for Ty nemouth at the next election. The Wiltshire independent announces that Sir Thomas Lethbridge Will be a candidate at the next election for Bath ; and very properly con- demns the politics and character of its present representation. If Sir Tho- mas Lethbridge, however, is to be a candidate, he must act with, not against Mr. Roebuck. He is himself most unpopular in Bath ; as his treatment there, and that of his partisans, when he stood for the county, Plainly showed. It' the Whigs bring forward one good candidate, they may succeed ; but if they attempt to obtain both seats and exclude Mr. Roebuck, whose supporters are the majority of the Liberals, they will probably be punished by the election of' two Tories, and retaliation from the Radicals in places represented by Whig officials.
It is expected that on the reassembling of Parliament, Sir John Owen will resign his seat for the county of Pembroke ; and we should, not be surprised if be were also to relinquish the Lord-Lieutenancy of the county and the Governorship of Milford I Liven. It is said that Sir John's debts are to a very large amount, and that lie has eseigned all his property to trustees.
Mr. Crawshay Bailey, brother of the honourable and highly-respected Member for this city, (Worcester.) has become Ilia purehaser of the Glanbrane estate, near Llandovery, with its mansion, park, and advow- son, extending over 10,500 acres of land, in the counties of Carmarthen and Brecon.— II 'ereester Journal.
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