The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-02 00:00:00

TURKEY.

Negotia'cions have again been opened between
the Divan and Prince Menschikoff. The conduct
of the Prince is more moderate.

Large bankruptcies have taken place at Smyrna.
The Zollverein trade, in particular, is affected by
them.

The vines of Cephalonia are being decimated by
disease.

MkLANCHOLY DEATH OF LORD GEORGE BERESFORD'S
" STUD GROOM."—Yesterday Mr. G. S. Brent held an
inquest in the Workhouse, New-road, on John Dann,
aged 63,tate stud and travelling groom to Lord George
Beresford. Some years ago, deceased left his lordship's
service, as his lordship had discontinued travelling.
After that he was so reduced that he was compelled to
work on the public roads. Notwithstanding this change
of circumstances, he enjoyed good health, with the ex-
ception or giddiness and pains in his head, which he
attributed to the violence of a fellow-servant, who struck
him about the head with two bottles. On Tuesday,
while workng in High-street, Portland Town, he fell as
if in a fit, and before medical assistance could be pro-
cured expired. Mr. Squires, the resident house-surgeon,
stated he performed the post-mortem examination, and
found that death resulted from congestion of the brain.
The jury returned a verdict accordingly.
ADMIRALTY COAST SURVEY OF THE WEST HIGH-
LANDS AND ISLANDS.—We had the pleasure of in-
specting the trigonometrial map of the Island of
Islay, as executed by Captain Robinson and his staff.
The work reflects the highest credit on the care and
painstaking accuracy of those employed on this national
undertaking. The coast is literally studded with soundings
to the distance of four miles from shore. In an artistic point
of view the work reflects great praise on the draftsmen,
Lieutenants Creke and Ward. The specimens submitted
to our inspection are the part of work executed during
the summer of 1852, which are deposited in the Ad-
miralty at the beginning of each fresh campaign. This
is a wise precaution. We recollect of three scientific
gentlemen, who began a private survey of our west coast
some years ago, and after being five years employed, and
finishing the coast from Cape Wrath to the Crinan Canal,
the whole work was lost by the wrecking of their
vessel—just as the entire work was ripe for publica-
tion. The Admiralty surveying staff are to be employed
this summer about Jura, Colonsay, and Scarba, under the
command of Capt. Bedford. Capt. Robinson retires on
half-pay, after a laborious life of twenty-two years—com-
mencing his survey at Devonshire, and charting the west
coast of Britain to Oban. It is to be regretted that, for the
sake of a paltry living, the services of so experienced an
officer as Captain Robinson should bh lost to the nation.
It is rumoured the captain is to be promoted to the office
of port admiral on the English coast ; his thorough
knowledge of the coast certainly qualifies him in an
eminent degree for such a situation. At so critical a
period, men of the longest experience and first abilities
ought to have the command of our coast defences.—
Glasgow ifeisa/d.
TYPHUS IN PARIS.— In consequence of the number of
cases of typhus fever, which, during the last two months,
have appeared in the military hospitals of Paris, Messrs.
Begin and Michel Levy, Military Medical Inspectors,
were lately ordered to send in a report on the subject.
It appears from this document, which has just been
transmitted-to the war department, that the disease is at
present on the decrease, and that most of the patients
who had been attacked by it, have now entered on a
state of convalescence,