The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-01 00:00:00

MINISTERIAL ICUMOURS.

We yesterday announced that the Earl of Derby had
been sent for by her Majesty, and that his lordship had
consented to form a Ainistry. That, in fact, is the only
thing at present known, but we give below the move-
ments that have taken place since, from which our
readers can draw their own conclusions. Rumour is
still busy, and as a specimen we publish the following i❑
circulation this morning.

Lord Derby's arrangements proceed satisfactorily--
Lord Palmerston is to be the War Minister, Mr. Disraeli
is to have the Foreign-office, Sir J. Pakington the Colo-
nial, Mr. Gladstone is to continue Chancellor, Sir James
Graham likewise retains the Admiralty. Seats in the
Cabinet are to be provided for Mr. Sidney Herbert and
the Earl of Ellenborough. We give this as we have
heard it without vouching for its authenticity.
The Earl of Derby left the Palace at half•past two
o'clock, yesterday afternoon, and shortly afterwards her
Majesty and the Prince Consort returned to Windsor
Castle, travelling by the Great Western Railway.
After the return of the Earl cf Derby from the Palace,
his lordship received the Right Hon. B. Disraeli and
several other of his political friends.
In the course of the afternoon Viscount Palmerston
despatched a communication to the Earl of Derby.
At nine o'clock last night a messenger arrived at
Windsor Castle, bearing a despatch for her Majesty from
the Earl of Derby.
A messenger from the Queen arrived at the residence
of Viscount Palmerston at an early 'hour yesterday
morning.

A Queen's messenger left Windsor Cantle last evening,
charged with a despatch for the Earl of Aberdeen. The
messenger returned to Windsor with the noble earl's
reply to her Majesty shortly after line o'clock.
At an early hour yesterday Viscount Palmerston had
an interview with the Marquis of Lansdowne athis lord-
ship's residence is Berkeley-square.
The Martinis of Lansdowne visited Lord John Russell
yesterday at his residence in Chesham-place.
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political friends.
Shortly before 12 o'clock last night, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer (Mr. Gladstone) and the Right lion
Sidney Herbert arrived together at the Admiralty, and
had an interview with Sir
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to the Admiralty.
Lord John Russell entertained a select circle at dim_
nor last evening. Lord Dunkellin, recently returned
from St. Petersburg, was areonst his lordship's guests.
The Secretary of the Treasury, the Right Hon. G.
W. Hayter, was very busy yesterday at the clubs. The
right hon. gentleman paid a visit to the Earl of Aber-
deen during the morning, at Argyll Houle.
The various members of the Aberdeen Cabinet trans-
acted business at the offices of their department, as.
usual, during the day.
His Royal Highness the Duke if Cambridge arrived
at the Palace during the forenoon, and was present
during the audiences which the Earl of Derby had with
the Queen.
The rumour at the clubs last light was, that if
Messrs. Gladstone and Sidney Herbert, and any one of
the Whigs in the late Administration, could be induced to
take office along with him, Lord Palmerston was willing
to take the lead ix the House of Commons, and thus
form a Derby-Palmerston coalition. It was said that
Mr. Disraeli was to be left out, in the first instance, to
propitiate the Whigs and Peelites. Lord Clarendon's
name was mentioned in connection with these statements,
but that part of the tale met with little credence.

The Sultan has just conferred the decoration of Grand
Vizir on the Bey of Tunis, as a mark of his satisfaction
at the prompt manner in which the Tunisian troops
were sent to the East to take part in the war.
lawicK.—About 80 of our townsfolk have enlisted
into the militia, and are to leave this for Dumfries en
Monday first. Besides these, nearly 40 have joined the
regulars, chiefly, wo believe, the 42d Regiment. Most
of the men are stockingmakerc—Kato Clcronicee,

LATEST NEWS.

BERLIN, JAN. 31.

Austria's motion for the mobolisation of the
federal contingents was rejected and withdrawn
yesterday at the sitting of the committee of the
Diet.

Prussia's motion on th© preparation for war
(kriegsbereitsehaft) was accepted.

The fourth and sixth army corps are ordered
to occupy the provinces of Saxony and Silesia.
The demand of France that a portion of the
French army be allowed to pass through Prussia
is categorically rejected.

VIENNA, JAN. 31.
Accounts from Constantinople of the 22d state
that a change of Ministry was expected.
An Egyptian division had embarked for the
Crimea.

Negotiations with Greece had been concluded,
and Rustem Bey, the Ottoman Commissioner,
had been recalled.

News from the Crimea says that Russian zor.
ties were more frequent. The severe frost ran.
ders a general attack on the town impracticable.

Th© Turkish Ambassador received to-day spe-
cial powers to attend the Conference on behalf of
his Sovereign.

VIENNA, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

On the 30th the Military Committee of the
Bund declared it to be necessary that the whole
Federal army should be placed in kricgs,;'ustancl,

or war footing.
The Constantinople news of 22d in of no
portauce.

MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Th© Egyptus, which left Constantinople en
the 22d of January, arrived this morning.
The Government despatches left by an early
train.

The Porte does not show any eagerness to
accept the invitation to send a Plenipotentiary to
the Conferences at Vienna.

According to advices from the Crimea of the
20th the condition of the troops was improving.
There were 14 degrees of cold.

It was uncertain whether any more Turks
would be sent to the Crimea.

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 18.—News has been re-
ceived which brings down our knowledge of
Schamyl's existence and continued command up to
the time of the late foray in Georgia, of which he
was, no doubt, at the bead. It will be remembered
that a horde of mountaineers suddenly descended
on the open country near Tiflis, plundered two
villages and some country houses, massacred the
inhabitants—men, women, and children—and car-
ried off two ladies to the mountains, whether they
fled at the approach of the Russian troops. The
British Ambassador has endeavoured to obtain the
release of these ladies from the savages who have
then in their power, but without effect. It is said,
however, on good authority, that a letter has been
received from Schamyl, stating that the ladies were
carried off by a band under his orders ; so that
there can bo no doubt that this personage still
exists, a fact that will, no doubt, cause much en-
thusiasm among his admirers in Europe.
Rumours of negotiations for peace have been
prevalent for the last few days. The Austrian
Internunciate is hopeful of peace and of the high
position which a country will gain by being the
author of it. The Galatz merchants are sanguine
or desponding according as they deal in Russian and
Wallachian corn, or supply the necessities of the
Turkish army and its allies. The feeling, both in
the diplomatic and general world, however, is that
the Czar will never consent to the destruction of
Sebastopol, and that the allies will not dwsist until
it is destroyed.