The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-11 00:00:00

TURKEY.

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A letter from Constantinople, dated Nov. 30, says :
—I have more than once alluded to the scarcely dis-
guised intention of the French Government to keep
its troops in Syria beyond the term fixed for their
withdrawal. This is a matter which appears to me to
demand the most serious attention of the other
Powers. The question will probably be found to
resolve itself into a discussion of the terms on which
a continued occupation shall be allowed, and
whether other Powers besides France should not
send troops. Whatever may be my own opinion, it
is worse than useless to attempt to conceal facts
hich I extract from a letter
such as the following, w
recently received from Bey rout, The writer is no
friend to an exclusively French
occupation. "It
seems certain that the occupation will last a great
deal longer than it was first stipulated ; and there
seems really some necessity for it. The population
wish it, and the opinion among them (Arabs as
well as Europeans) appears to be, that the moment
the French leave there will be fresh disturbances.
The French, on their part, do all they can to spread
and strengthen this opinion." _ _

A communication was some days since made by
the Austrian Government to the Porte, to the effect
that six vessels had started from some of the Sar
dinian ports laden with arms and munitions of war.
It was supposed that their cargoes were destined for
importation into Hungary by the Danube, and the
Turkish authorities were requested to intercept
them, It is believed that two or three of these yes-

sels had passed through the Bosphorus before the
communication in question was made to the Govern-
ment. One vessel, carrying the Sardinian flag, and
supposed to be one of the six, was in the port of
Constantinople at the time. Her captain refused
to allow the Turkish authorities to go on board.
While application was being made by the latter to
the Sardinian Legation on the subject the ship was
got under way. She has since been stopped at the
mouth of the Danube, but, on search being then
made, nothing of an objectionable nature was dis-
covered on board.

On Tuesday, in last week died, in the Seraskierat,
Ferhad Pasha, better known as Brigadier-General
Stein, of the Hungarian army. The deceased Pasha
accompanied Bern in his flight when the Hungarian
cause was lost, and has since been employed fre-
quently in active service in the Turkish army. He
was lately arrested on a charge of supplying ma-
terials for a libellous pamphlet published by one
Grossman, at Berlin, and directed against Riza
Pasha, the Minister of War. Tried, and found
guilty on this charge, Stein was awaiting his sen-
tence at the time of his death. That death, it has
been hinted in no obscure manner by one of the
papers of the place, was occasioned by poison.
Grossman, who in consequence of a quarrel with
Ferhad Pasha had informed against him, is also
under arrest, and is said to be seriously indisposed.
Fuad Pasha's family and harem left Constanti-
nople, for Beyrout, on Wednesday last, the 28th, in
the Austrian steamer.

Last week Mr. James Herdman, Superintendent
Engineer in the Imperial Arsenal, was presented,
with a service of plate, purchased by a subscription
of the engineers in the service of the Turkish
Government. At a dinner, given in Pera on the
occasion, Mr. Cross expressed on behalf of himself
and the other engineers the high estimation in
which, after more than 20 years' service, Mr. Herd-
man was held by all who had served under him,
and an earnest wish that he might long continue
to occupy the position in which he had gained such
golden opinions.