The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-31 00:00:00

TRANSLATION OF A NOTE OF M. TITOFF.

I have had the honour to receive the official memo-
randum which his Excellency Sarim Effendi ad-
dressed to me under date of the 14th inst., in order
to engage the Imperial mission and the Consuls of
Russia in the Ottoman empire not to grant passports
of patents to Rayahs. Having given this document
the most attentive consideration, I hasten to reiterate
to Monsieur le Ministre the most p ssitive assurance
that the wishes therein expressed on the part of the
Sublime Porte will not fail to be scrupulously acted
upon by the Imperial Legation, as well as by all the
Consular agents who are dependent on it. Indeed, it
is rigorously forbidden, by orders- of the Imperial
Court, both to the mission and to Russian agents in
the Levant, to grant their protection to any, whoever
they may be, except those who are provided with
passports in form, delivered by our authorities of the
interior, declaring that the bearers of these titles are
Russian subjects, sworn and inscribed as such, in
virtue of the regulation and law of the empire. This
being the rule rigorously prescribed to direct the
conduct of the Legation and the agents of Russia,
the Sublime Porte cannot doubt of my constant zeal
'to watch over their strict observance at Constanti-
nople, as well as all the ports of the Levant, where
we have Consuls. In forwarding this information to
his Excellency, I have the honour, &c.
_ _ (Signed)

TITOFF.

The above official communication of the Russian
Charge d'Affaires to the Porte: I have alluded to in a
former letter, and I now send it to you as a specimen
of the cajolery which Russia, when it suits her pur.
pose, resorts to in her Eastern diplomacy. I have
already explained to you how Russian passports were
obtained by Turkish Rayahs from the " authorities of
the interior," and the evasive tenor of this note will
be apparent to you. Conciliation has for some time,
however, been the cue of the Russian Minister here.
He set his face against coercion in the Syrian affair,
and still continues to blow hot and cold upon it in a
way that is calculated indefinitely to defer its settle-
ment, and encourage the Turks in their contumacy.
It is true, this attempt of Russia to propitiate the
Government at Constantinople appears altogether in-
consistent with her hostile and incendiary policy in
Wallachia, Moldavia, Servia, and Bulgaria, and yet
there can be no doubt that it is partially successful.

EXTRAORDINARY DELUSION.—An inquest was
held at the Town-hall, Margate, on Monday last, before
G. T. Thompson, Esq., over the body of a gentleman in
independent circumstances, named Hubert Pringle, aged
57, who was found suspended by the bell-rope in his
bed-room on Saturday morning. From the evidence of
Mr. Price, surgeon, it appeared that the deceased had,
for some time past, laboured under a deep-rooted delu-
sion, in reference to something going on at the Margate
Pier—that he was under confinement for some crime he
had there committed, but was unable to state what—
that all the clocks and bells in the town had been stopped
till the verdict should be given—that he was sensible
the verdict would be against him—and that he should
be dragged to the place of execution. Ha appeared
quite rational in conversing on every other subject; but
as soon as any allusion was made to the pier, he would
commence crying, and immediately fancied himself in
custody. His friends endeavoured by every means to
dissuade him from entertaining the strange fancy, but
their endeavours seemed only to confirm his conviction
of the truth of the delusion, and believed that they were
at the bottom of the plot for endeavouring to get him
abroad. The Jury, without any hesitation, returned a
verdict of "Insanity."
WARNING TO BACHELORS.—The mortality of bache-
lors, from the ages of 30 to 45, is 27 per cent. Of mar-
ried men of the same ages, 18 per cent. For 41 bache-
lors who attain the age of 40, there are 78 married men.
The difference is more striking as age advances. At tlni
age of GO there are but 22 bachelors alive for 48 mar-
ried mess ; at 70 years, 11 bachelors for 27 married men;
and at 80 years, for 3 bachelors there are 9 married men.
—Dr. Caspar, of Berlin.
SUDDEN DEATH IN A PUBLIC BATH.—A Coroner's
inquest was held yesterday evening at the Cross Keys,
Belton-street, Drury-lane, before Mr. Wakley, on view
of the body of John Thomas Allin, aged 20 years. Mr.
Godfrey Laughton, of 23, Bellevue-terrace, Isli.igton,
stated that the deceased, who was a compositor, and re-
sided with his mother at 21, West Smithfield, accom-
panied him to the National Baths, High Holborn, at
half-past seven o'clock on Saturday evening. After
they had Leen in the tepid swimming bath about hair an
hour, witness's feet came in contact with som,4thing sit
the bottom of the bath. He mentioned the circumstanee
to one of the atti4dants, who immediately dived and
brought up the body of the deceased. It appeared to be
quite lifeless. Two surgeons promptly attended, but all
their efforts to restore animation were unavailing. By
the Coroner.—The deceased had recently been subject
• to fits, and must have fallen down in one of them. There
were snore than twenty persons in the bath, and it was
surprising that no one had seen the deceased sink under
the water. Witness saw him attempting to swim about
ten minutes before the body was found. Verdict " Died
in a fit while bathing."
The Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company's steam-
ship Duchess of Sutherland suet the Royal squadron in
the Swin about three o'clock on Monday afternoon. Two
steamers were towing the Royal George. Her Majesty
graciously acknowledged the salute of her Grace and ak
numerous company, and was ob:erved to laugh heartily
. when the cattle (of which there were 150 en board)
joined in the universal acclamation.