The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-04 00:00:00

THEATRES AND AMUSEMENTS.

ITALIAN OPERA BUFFA, LYCEUM—AIi Baba.
DRURY LANE—RuIe Britannia. Dragon of Wantley.
COVENT GARDEN—Lottery Ticket. Sleeping Beauty.
ADELPHI—That Rascal Jack. Deadman's Point. The

Mistletoe Bough.
PRINCESS'S—He's a Lunatic. King o' Scots. The Happy

Man.
HAYMARKET—The Poor Soldier. The Palace of Truth.
Uncle's Will. The Spectre Bridegroom.
-Chiselling. Two Roses. Elizabeth, or the

VAUDEVILLE

Invisible Armada.
OPERA COMIQUE—Found Drowned. The Lottery Ticket.
The Carnival Ball.
ST. JAMEs's—To Oblige Benson. War. Jenny Lind
at Last. An Unhappy Pair.
OLYMPlC—POppleton's Predicament.
league) Paul and Virginia.
ROYALTY— Dora's Device. Whittington Junior and his
Sensation Cat. Diamond Cut Diamond.
GAIETY—A Christmas Story. Alladin 11.
QUEEN'S-A Day After the Wedding. 'Twixt Axe and
Crown.
ROYAL COURT THEATRE—Turn Him Out.
Thumb. Q.E.D.
HOLBORN—Jezabel. Ticket-of-Leave Man.
STRAND—Living at Ease. Coeur-de-Lion.
PRINCE OF.WALES'S—Ours. Locked In.
ASTLEY'S—Englishmen in Paris. Little Tom Tittlemouse,
SURREY-Farce. My Son Jack.
NATIONAL STANDARD—Farce. Ride a Cock Horse to
Banbury Cross.
SADLER'S WELLS—Sinbad the Sailor.
AMPHITHEARE AND CIRCUS (Holborn)—Scenes in the
Arena.
ST. JAMES'S HALL— Christy Ministrela. Every evening.
ALHAMBRA—Grand Concerts.
POLYTECHNIC—Professor Pepper's War Lecture. After-
noon and evening.
, MADAME TuSSAUD'S (Baker-street)—From 10 a.m. tilllo
p.m. ls. ; extra rooms, 6d.

Nell and (Bur

Randall's

On and Off.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1871

THE chances of peace are not increased by the
difference which has undoubtedly sprung up between
M. GAMBETTA and M. FAVRE. The dictator who
has so long wielded the provincial resources of
France complains bitterly of the Foreign Minister's
con luct in concluding an armistice without reference
to the Delegation at Bordeaux—indeed it would
appear that M. GAMBETTA is opposed to an armis-
tice of any kind. His complaint is just to some ex-
tent. To arrange the terms of a truce without con-
sulting the provincial leaders was an irregular and an
imprudent proceeding. M. FAVRE could not be
well informed touching the military situation outside
Paris, and he could not judiciously apply to
BISMARCK for enlightenment. By making condi-
tions in the dark he ran the risk of inflicting injury
on the interests of his country. At the same time
the damage actually clone is slight. It is true that
BismAucK refused to include the Eastern district in
the armistice, and thus the armies of WERDER and
MANTEUFFEL have continued their operations
against BOURBAKI'S force, and have entirely de-
stroyed it. But it does not appear that such a catas-
trophe could be averted by any means. BOURBAKI'S
army was surrounded and lost before the negotiations
between FAVRE and BISMARCK terminated. The
disaster was the effect, not of the armistice, but of
that deplorable hesitation which kept BOURBAKI
lingering about the scene of his defeat when the way
to a place of safety lay open before him. M. GAM-
BETTA ought to have been consulted about the ar-
mistice (not about the capitulation) ; yet he could
not have improved matters, unless he could shew good
reason why no armistice whatever should be agreed
to. So far as we can see, no such argument was at
his command. The armistice is decidedly beneficial
to France, whether peace be made or not.
Divided counsels in the only Government to which
France can at present look is to be deeply
regretted. No doubt the real motive of M. GAM.
BETTA'S quarrel with his colleague is his desire to
carry on the war, whilst he perceives in the Minis-
try at Paris a hankering after peace. His fiery pro-
clamation is certainly little in keeping with the spirit
of M. JULES FAVRE'S recent policy. He respects
the decision of the Paris Ministers in concluding the
armistice, but he resolves to employ it in preparing
for further resistance. He will devote the great ad-
ministrative machinery 'at his command to carry-
ing on a crusade against a peace involving
a cession of territory. The business of the National
Assembly, if his influence avails aught, will be to
proclaim the determination of France to fight to
utter exhaustion. This course is decidedly wrong.
We say this without sharing in the foolish condem-
nation of M. GAAIBETTA so common in England
at present. There was a time when it was r.ot
thought a crime in England to advocate uncompro-
mising resistance rather than sign a disgraceful
peace; and that feeling will return in
all its original force whenever the infamous
pleas of " W.R.G." and the Times are
urged for our own adoption. But in the present case
M. GAMBETTA is acting evidently without the co-
operation of his colleagues ; and for any-
thing that is know'. to the contrary,
the Paris Ministry may have decided upon