The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-10 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The Ost Deutsche Post has advices of the 25th May
from Constantinople, according to which Scutari, in
Albania, is to become a free port. Should this prove
to be a fact, it will be of immense importance to
England in a mercantile point of view, as it will
open a direct communication with the interior of
European Turkey. This probably accounts for the
two English vessels having taken the soundings off
the Albanian coast. The measure in question is
considered as the result of Sir Stratford Canning's
diplomacy. Count Stunner, who left Constantinople
on the 24th May, is now at Athens; from whence he
proceeds to Florence, where he will for the future re-
side. Before his departure splendid dinners were
given in his honour by the representatives of the dif-
ferent Courts.

By a telegraphic dispatch of the 28th May from Zaia
we learn that 18,000 Turkish troops are expected in
Travnik from'Rumelia. The Vizier Tahir Pacha is
dead, and it is currently reported that he was poi-
soned. The delinquents are said to to be Fasli
Pacha Serifovich and Mustai Pacha Babich. Omar
Paths, who has the title of Seraskier Pacha, reached
Salonica on his way to Bosnia on the 20th of May.
His suite is composed of 80 persons, several of whom
are Hungarians.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.) •

HOUSE LORDS.
,ROYAL COMMISSION.
Their Lordships mat at Half-past Four o'clock, when
the Royal assent was given by commission to the follow-
ing public and private Bills:
Exchequer-bills.
Process and Practice (Ireland) Act Amendment.
Parish Constables.
Acts of Parliament Abbreviation.
Sunday Fairs Prevention.
Licensed 'Victuallers and General Fire and Life As-
surance Company (N-9%4
Carlisle Gas-light and Coke Company.
Faculty of Company.
Surgeons of Glasgow.
Colonization Assurance_
Elgin Guildry Fund Society Incorporation.
Exeter and Crediton Railway.
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Nottingham Freeman's Allotments.
The Lords Commissioners were Lo rd Langdale, the
Earl of Miuto, and the Earl of Carlisle.
PETITIONS.
The Earl of RODEN presented petitions from Birming-
hamsne: and other placea,.yraying for the abolition of
Sun-
thy labour in the Post-office.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from
certain tenant-farmers complaining of the present fills-
cious mode of taking corn average..
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS.
Earl MINT° entered into an explanation of a state-
ment which he made the other evening relative to assis-
tant-surgeons in the navy, and which had been misre-
presented in the public prints. It was reported that he
had stated that it was the intention of the Board of Ad-
miralty to provide additional accommodation for
assistant-surgeons of theE navy in the sick ward.
Now, he stated no such thing; what he stated was
simply that additional accommodation would be pro-
vided, but be did not say when or how.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELNND) ACT
AMENDMENT BILL.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH moved the second
reading of this Bill, which he said was intended to
correct the evils which resulted from the operation of
the Encumbered Estates Act in Ireland, and which if
not checked would end in the general confiscation
of the lands of that country. He had no personal
interest whatever in the measure. but unless
Government consented to amend the existing Act, he
saw no hope for it, but ruin to the majority of Irish
landowners. This was proved by the statements that
were constantly being published in the newspapers, and
be hoped Government, if they proptmed to