24 FEBRUARY 1855, Page 12

The retirement of four of the Ministers has been announced-the

Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Colonial Secretary, and the President of the Board of Trade-for at least two days. Several public men have been currently mentioned in the interval as likely to be called to office ; but the total absence of any announcement, this morning, seems to cast a negative on all the speculative rumours, and the four great offices, apparently, remain vacant.