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

MINISTERIAL RUMOURS.

We yesterday announced that the Earl of Derby bad
been sent for by her Majesty, and that his lordship had
consented to form a Ministry. 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 in
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 Windscr
Castle, travelling by the Great Western Railway.
After the return of the Earl of 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 Castle 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 nine o'clock.
At an early hour yesterday Viscount Palmerston had
an interview with the Marquis of Lansdowne athis lord-
ship's residence in Berkeley-square.
The Marquis of Lansdowne visited Lord John Russell
yesterday at his residence in Chesham-place.
The Earl Grey was visited yesterday by several of his
political friends.
Shortly before 12 o'clock last night, the Chancellor of
tke Exchequer (Mr. Gladstone) and the Right Hon
Sidney Herbert arrived together at the Admiralty, and
had an interview with Sir James Graham. The right
honourable gentlemen came direct from tke Earl of
Aberdeen (with whom they had a lengthened interview)
to the Admiralty.
Lord John Russell entertained a select circle at din.
nor last evening. Lord Dunkellin, recently retell-nod
from St. Petersburg, was amonst his lordship's guests.
The Secretary of the Treasury, the Right Hon. G.
W. Hayter, was very busy yesterday at the clubs. The
right hoc gentleman paid a visit to the Earl of Aber-
deen during the morning, at Argyll House.
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 of 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 night 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 in the lions@ 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 Peelitea. Lord Clarendon'm
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 i
whiart ch the
the Tunisian troops
were sent to the East to take pn war.
IfawfoK.— About 80 of our townsfolk have enlisted
into the militia, and arc t 9 leave this for Dumfries en
Monday first. Besides these, nearly 40 have joined tin
regulars, chiefly,
we believe, the 42d Regiment. Most
of the men are htockingraakerc —lOlO Chronicle,

LATEST NEWS.

BERLIN, JAL 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 the preparation for war
(kriegsbercitschaft) 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 so:-
ties were more frequent. The severe frost ren-
ders a general attack on the town impracticable.
The Turkish Ambassador received to-day spe-
cial powers to attend the Conference on behalf of
his Sovereign.

VIENNA, WEDNESbAY EVENTNG.

On the 30th the Military Committee of the
Bund declared it to be necessary that the whole
Federal army should be placed in kriegs;:istand,

or war footing.
The Constantinople news of 22d is of no in:-

portanco.

MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Tho Egyptus, which left Constantinople on
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.