The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-18 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS FOR TOULON.

The Oriental Company's steamer Ripon left South-
ampton yesterday morning for Toulon to take French
troops to Sebastopol. The Esk left the same pert in
the course of the day for Portsmouth and the Crimea,
with forage and biscuit. Within six days six steamers
have been despatched from Southampton for the pur-
pose-of carrying troops, provisions, and ammunition to
the Allied forces at Balaklava, viz., the Manilla, Candia,
Rajah, Thames, Ripon, and the Esk. Some of these
ships have been despatched at two or three days' notice.
So urgent was it for the steamers to leave for Toulon that
tie Oriental Company's steamer the Candia could not
wait for some of her stores, and had to take those on
board the West India Company's steamer Thames, be-
cause the latter was not ready to start for a day afterwards.
All the steamers which have left Southampton for
Toulon have had stalls fitted up on board of them for 10
or 12 horses. It is jexpected that the Indus which left
Southampton for Alexandria with a mail, on the 4th
inst., will be stopped at Malta, and made to carry on
a regiment of English soldiers to the Black Sea. Per-
emptory orders were received at Southampton for the
Esk to start immediately for Clarence-yard to take out
about seventy tons of hay and a large quantity of bis-
cuit. A private letter has been received at Southampton
from the seat of war, which states that reinforcements
are much wanted there on account of the hard work to
which every fighting man is subjected in labouring in
the trenches. The Indiana, which is now about to
start for Toulon, has been fitted up according to a plan
designed by Mr. Croskey, the American consul, for the
conveyance of a large number of passengers to America.
This plan is found well adapted to convey a very large
number of troops. The English mail packets, it is ex-
pected, will each make a couple of trips from Toulon to
Balaklava with French soldiers.

We are gratified to be able to state that there is no
truth in the report circulated by a cotemporary that
Major DeSalis, Bth Husars, was seriously wounded at
the battle of Balaklava. Major DeSalis's horse was
seriously hurt, but he escaped uninjured.
THS WAR AND THE RECRUITING SERVIOS.—Never,
during the last sixteen years, has recruiting been so
active in Leeds as at the present time. We have now
in Leeds recruiting parties from various regiments of
horse, foot, artillery, and two regiments of militia, viz.,
the 2d and 3d West York. As soon as hostilities actu-
ally commenced, there was a visible increase iu the
number of recruits ; and this increase has become greater
week by week. Since the invasion of the Crimea the
war spirit amongst the young men of the district has
been roused to an unprecedented height ; and it is quite
surprising to witness the large number of recruits that
are daily attested before the sitting magistrates at the
court-house.
CORK CITY MILITIA.—On Wednesday there was con-
siderable activity in town, enrolling volunteers for the
Cork City Militia, and a large number was admitted.
The bounty is 61. per man. Readevous have been estab-
lished at Castle-street, Geerge's-street, and other parts
of the city, and it is confidently expected that a con-
siderable further number of volunteers will in the course
of the next few days be added.—Cork Constitution.
SECOND SOMERSET MILITIA.—This regiment is form-
ing an efficient band, the men in which are to receive a
pay of 2s. per day each. Several have been already
engaged. On Saturday last they mounted guard and did
garrison duty for the time under Lieut. De la iiooke.—
Cork Constitution.
MA.YO MILITIA..—We understand that Mr. Augustus
Samuel Bolton, late captain and adjutant of the 31st
Regiment, and Mr. okson Butcher, late 12th
J cot,lave been respectively appeiOeti by the Lords

We understand that three gentlemen had an interview
with Sir William Molesworth, at his office in Whitehall-
place, on Friday, and submitted to the right lion. baro-
net some ground plans and elevations fur new public
offices in Downing-street, on a very extensive scale, and
which wbile affording to the officials that accommo3a-
non of which they stand so greatly iu need, would be
a striking ornament to the metropolis.
The idea is to erect a W.oelt of buildings, with a facade
to \Yhiteball, of which the buildings now occupied by
the Council Office and Board of rrade should form one
wing, with another similar wing extending down King-
street, and joined by a very handsome centre of great
elevation, with a magnificent entrance archway, and
giving a frontage of nearly 700 feet in length towards
Whitehall. It is then proposed to carry the building
(on the side next the Horse Guards) at a right angle,
into the park, with a front extending 400 feet, likewise
baying a handsome centre and archway, then carrying
down another centre in the park, looking westward,
to, and parallel with. the proposed one in White-
hall ; with a fourth front, also at right angles, in
Chares-street, similar to the north one in the park.
Thus forming an oblong mass of buildings with four
faccades of great beauty, affording an enormous amount
of public convenience.

Is in these times of war the Government or the
country might not be disposed to embark in a scheme
involving an outlay of more than half-a-million of money,
the (gentlemen who submitted the plans to Sir William
Moiesworth, offered to construct the buildings on the
grant of an annuity of 32,0001. for fifty years.
The Government are, it is asserted, now paying near
25,0001. a year, for rent and repairs, for disconnected
buildings, ill adapted for this purpose ; so that should
this proposal be accepted, at the end of fifty years the
Government would be in possession of beautiful and
commodious offices by the additional payment of about
7,0001. a year ; whilst at the end of that time the great
annual outlay of 25,0001. will cease altogether.
Sic William received the gentlemen with the greatest
courtesy, thanked them for showing him the plans, and
appeared to be much struck with the beauty and extent
of the design. He doubted whether the ground required
could be purchased at what they had estimated it, and
informed them that plans were already being prepared
by the Government architect, but of a much less exten-
sive kind.

Means will be taken forthwith to enable the public;
to form their •wn opinion of the merit of the designs sub-
mitted to Sir William Molesworth.

OLASGOW UNIVERSITY.

GLASGOW, WZDNESDAT.
The election of Lord Rector of Glasgow University
took place this day, the retiring rector being the Earl
of Eglinton. Three candidates were proposed, ♦iz.,
Mr. Disraeli, M.P., by the Conservatives, Mr. Thomas
Carlyle by the Liberals, and the Duke of Argyll by the
Presbyterian section of both parties. The contest was
conducted with the usual keenness, the turmoil being
confined to the boys and lads in the college. Mr. Car-
lyle was withdrawn at a late hour, when the students
went to the vote on the two other candidates, and the
result was that the Duke of Argyll was elected by a
majority in all the nations. The state of the vote was
as follows :

Argyll. Disraeli.
Natio Glottiana .
Londoniana
Transfostbana
Rothseyana

A. protest was taken against the validity of the Duke's
election, on the ground that his Grace is Chancellor of
the University of St. Andrew's, and that it is therefore
illegal to hold offices in two colleges. The office of Lord
Rector is almost a nominal one. -Upon installation he
delivers an address, and no more is heard of him. Under
present circumstances, it may he found that a member of
the Cabinet has something else to occupy his time than
that of preparing an essay for the GlaQgow students.

THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS AND TILE
MORNING ADVERTISER.

A special general meeting of the Incorporated Society
of Licensed Victuallers wa- held at the London Tavern
yesterday, at three o'clock, for the purpose of coming to
a final decision as to the management and editorship of
that paper. It was by far the large,t meeting of the
kind that bad ever assembled, being limited to members
of that society.
A f,:ul has existed amongst the licensed victuallers
for the last three mouths, arfiing out of the Sale of Beer
Bill, which passed in the last session. That bill, by
limiting the hours of public-hou,e trading on Sunday,
curtails the profits of the suburban publicans. There
persons became very discontented, and compla'ned that
the Morning Advertiser had not fought their battle with
zeal and energy ; and they passed, in September, at the
usual quarterly meeting, a vote of censure on the manag-
ing committee of the paper.
Not willing to remain under this stigma, the committee
convened a special meeting yesterday, at the London
Tavern, for the purpose of considering the following re-
solutions, which were avowedly intended to nullify the
effect of the resolution adopted at the last quarterly
meeting :

"That this court, finding that erroneous impressions
have been made upon the public mind that most important
changes in the committee and in the editorial management
of the Morning Advertiser have been effected by its pro-
prietary, hereby declare that no such changes have taken
place ; and it is further of opinion, that any change in
the politicll or general principles advocated by that jour,
nal would be injurious to its best interests.
" That this court, therefore, pledges itself by every
means in its power, to assist the editor and committee to
increase the circulation of the Morning Advertiser, and
with that view would specially recommend that the editor
be instructed and empowered to add to the staff supplying
literary talent, and commercial intelligence."

These resolutions were met by an amendment, pro-
posed by the leader of the malcontent party, to the
effect,—

" That a change be made in the editorial department of
the Morniv Advertiser, and that some gentleman of high
literary talent be appointed to succeed the present editor,
•n the termination of his existing engagement."

This brought the vote to a distinct "aye" or "no" on
the single question of dismissing the editor. And after
*early four hours discussion, the ♦ote was taken, when
there appeared :

FOr. the original resolutions
For the amendment, to dismiss the editor 212
Majority --305

So ends, we suppose, this quarrel. The chief point
on which the public can feel any interest is this :
The meeting of yesterday consisted entirely of pub-
licans, 729 in number, brought together from all parts
of the metropolis. This ground of quarrel was the new
Sale of Beer Bill. This was the crime charged against
the editor, that ho bad not opposed the bill. All who
really disliked that bill, or nearly all, were arrayed
against hint. Yet, when the vote was taken, they num-
bered only 212 out of the whole 729. The conclusion
is inevitable ; the Sale of Beer Bill is not so unpopular,
even with the publicans themselves, as some people have
attempted to represent it to be.