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

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Justices to the adjutantcies of the North and South
Mayo regiments of militia. We also learn that Mr.
Gilbert Elliott, •M.D., has been appointed surgeon of
the North, and Mr. Thomas Hamilton Burke, M.D.,
surgeon of the South Mayo Regiments of Militia.—
Limerick Chronicle.

PROPOSED GOVERNMENT OFFICES,
DOWNING- STREET..

We understand that three gentlemen had an interview
with Sir William Mo!esworth, at his office in Whitehall.
place, on Friday, and submitted to the right hon. baro-
net some ground plans' and elevations for new public
offices in Downino--street, on a very extensive scale, and
which while affording' to the officials that accommoia-
tion of which they stand -so greatly in need, would be
a rtriking ornament to the metropolis.

The idea is to erect a block of buildings, with a facade
to Whitehall, of which the buildings now occupied by
the Council Office and Board of Trade 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
having a handsome centre and archway, then carrying
down another centre in the park, looking westward,*
Fimilar to, and parallel with. the proposed one in White-
hall ; with a fourth front, also at right angles, in
Charles•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.
As in these times of war the Government or the
country might not be disposed to embark in a scheme
involving an outla7y of more than half-a-million of money,
the !gentlemen who submitted the plans to Sir William
Molesworth, 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.
Sir 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 own opinion of the merit of the designs sub-
mitted to Sir William Moleswortb.

CLASGO TV UNIVERSITY.

GLASGOW, WEDNESDAY.
The election of Lord Rector of Glasgow University
took place this day, the retiring rector being the Earl
of Eglinton. Three candidates were proposed, viz.,
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 vole 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 Glasgow students.

THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS AND ME
MORNING ADVERTISER.

A special general meeting of the Inoorporated Society
of Licensed Victuallers wa4 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 largest meeting of the
kind that had ever assembled, being limited to members
of that society.
A feud has existed amongst the licensed victuallers
for the last three months, arising out of the Sale of Beer
Bill, which passed in the last session. That bill, by
limiting the hours of public-house trading on Sunday,
curtails the profits of the suburban publicans. These
persons became very discontented, and complained 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 boen made upon the public mind that most important
obaigos iu the committee and in the editorial management
of the Morning Advertiser have been effeeted by its pro-
prietary, hereby declare that no.such changes have taken
place ; and it is further of opinion, that any change in
the political 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 oommittee 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 Morning Advertiser, and that some gentleman of high
literary talent be appointed to sueosed the present editor,
am the termination of his existing engagement."
This brought the vote to a distinct "aye" or "no" en
the single question of dismissing the editor. And after
'early four hours' discussion, the vot© was taken, when
there appeared :

FOr. the original resolutions 517
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 quariel was the new
Sale of Beer Bill. This was the crime charged against
the editor, that he bad not oppnsed the bill. All who
really disliked that bill, or nearly all, were arrayed
against hina. Yet, when the vote was taken, they num-
bered only 212 out of the whole 729. The conclusioa
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.