The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-23 00:00:00

MINISTERS AND CONSTITUENTS.

The Economist considers both Mr. Gladstone and Mr.
Forster have met the local attacks on them wisely, Mr.
Gladstone with the faint scorn which was all his enemies
s of t
the
in Greenwich deserved—they had put themselves out of
nation—Mrc ot-trt
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Forster,nding blocalb
obenefitsappeal a t
totit'eheexfuestiec eof he
constituency, which he served so well and so long. If
they intended to dismiss him, he said they must give him
notice; but the policy they condemned he must maintain.
But we are not sure we do not wish that Ministers
would adopt a somewhat haughtier etiquette, regard
themselves only as servants of the nation, and only explain
themselves to their constituents at elections, confident
that their most popular addresses are those directed to the
whole people in Parliament. And we are quite sure that
Mr. Forster broached a most dangerous doctrine when he
said that if Mr. Turner and his friends had denounced a
measure he was about to bring in, instead of a measure
he had brought in, he should have appealed to the con-
stituency. Government by men liable to annual elections
is conceivable, though we should be sorry to risk it ; but-
Government by men liable to resign when called on by a
local constituency, with no opportunity for another one
to reverse their verdict, would and must end in one of
three things. Either Government would live from hand
to mouth, that is, would exist without a policy, or the
interests of the kingdom would be postponed to the neces-
sity of securing local support ; or the Executive must, as
in America, be released from Parliamentary control,—in
our judgment the worst method in which free institutions
can be worked. Our long Parliamentary term, though
not indispensable, perhaps, for members, is quite indis-
pensable for Ministers if the tusiness of the country is not
to be carried on with a single eye to the gratification of
the passion of the hour. No Minister ought to undergo
a new election, even an informal test-ballot, at the bid-
ding of a single constituency, or of anybody except the
Parliament which elected him to be one of the Governing
Committee.

JUISI MOSES and SON'S
.

FROCK COATS, 245. to 635.

DRESS COATS, 255. to 60s.

MORNING- TROUSERS, lls. 6d. to 21s.
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DRESS TROtTSERS, 12s. 6d. to 265.

MOURNING SUITS, 28s. to £5.

E 1 MOSES and SON invite special attention
. to their large Stock of GENTLEME 4'S DRESSING
JWBES, at 18 to 2i Guineas; the assortment is unequalled
for variety of materials and designs, and neatness and elegance
of finish.

E MOSES and SON'S
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B's" CLOTHING :

KNICKERBOCKER SUITS, 9s. 6s. to 40s.

ETON SUITS, 15s. to 40s.

BRIGHTON SUITS, 18s. to 48s,

DRESS SUIiS, 255. to 635.

T 4 MOSES and SON supply every description of
• Clothinz, ready-made or made to measure, for all ages,
all occasions, and ell classes ; also Hosiery anr Drapery, Hats
and Caps, Boots and Shoes, and complete outfits for all climates.
All Goods marked in Plain Figures.
Any Article exchanged if not worn or injured.
List of Prices. with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and
Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free.
E. MOSES and SON'S Fstablishments are closed every Friday
evening at suuset till Saturduy evening at sunset, when business
is resumed until Eleven o'clock.
The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SO

LONDON.
CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE.
EW OXFORD-STREET. CORNER of HART-STREET.
CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD.

COUNTRY BRANCH.
BR A DM D, YORKSHIRE

ITALIAN OPERA BUFFA COMPANY
(LIMITED)-LYCEUM THEATRE.
- -

THIS EVENING (MONDAY), January 23, will be produced
(for the fifth time in any country), the New Opera, ALI
B4BA (written expressly for this Company).
Boxes on the grand tier, £3 35.; stall tier, £2 12s. 6d.; woper
circle, £1 7s. 6d.; orchestra stalls, Its 6d.; grand tier dress
seats, 7s. ; upper circle seats, 45.: pit tickets, 2s. 6d. ; amphi-
theatre, ls.

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.-
Sole Lessee and Manager, F. B. Chatterton.—Morning
Performances every Wednesday and Saturday, until Saturday,
February 25th, inclusive. THIS EVENING (Monday), will
be produced the Drury Lane Grand Comic CHRISTMAS
ANNUAL, written by E. L. Blanchard, entitled the DRAGON
OF WANTLEY ! and Harlequin Old Mother Shipton ! with New
and Characteristic Scenery by William Beverley, whose personal
services are now exclusively devoted to illustrating the produc-
tions of this Theatre. The general action of the Pantomime
arranged by, and the whole produced under, the direction of
Mr. Edward Stirling. Characters in the opening by Messrs.
Fred. Yokes, H. Moreland, Charles Steyne, Fawdon Yokes, H.
Naylor, Seymour, Firth, Meade, Webber, F. Wright, Master
Russell ; Misses Victoria Vokes, Jessie Vokes, Rosina Vokes
Harriet CoveneY, M. A. Basquerville, A. Hamilton, Hall,
Florence HarVey, De Grey, Ross, Elphinstone, Har-
court, Lee, Leslie, Mills, White, Burpitt, Rivers, Russell,
Hastings. The Harlequinade will include those popular Pan-
tomimists, forming a Double Company, F. Evans and W. H.
Harvey, clowns ; Paul Herring and J. 3(orris, Pantaloons ; W,
Fawdon Yokes and Stonette, Harlequins ; the Misses Rosina
and Jessie Yokes, Columbines ; Miss Lizzie Grosvenor, liar-
lequina. B. Slowman, Imitator of Birds, &c. Mr. H. Collard,
the Pocket Sims Reeves. Master Dassie, the Chickaleary Boy.
E. D. Lyon, the Short Footman. Lawson and GartLaon, theFren
thche
Pierrots. Master H. Rawlings, Clog Dancer. Patrie,
Baby Velocipedist. The Masks and Costumes from Designs by
Vandyke Brown. The Music Composed and Selected by Mr. W.
C. Levey. The Dances and Action of the Ballet, and the general
business of the Children's Scenes, Invented and
Arranged by
by
Mr.
John Cormack. The Comic Scenes and Tricks, &c., arranged
Mr. John Cormack and Messrs. Evans and Harvey.
Doors open
at Half-past Six ; commence at Seven. Box-office open from
Ten till Five Daily. Private Boxes, 1,2, 3,4, and 5 Guineas.
Stalls, 7s. Dress Circle, ss. First Circle, 4s. Balcony, 3s. Pit, 2s.
Lower Gallery, ls. Upper Gallery, 6d.

TOE DRAGON OF WANTLEY ; or, Harlequin
Old Mother Shipten, will be produced To-night (Monday),
January 23, and positively withdrawn on Saturday, February
25. Places can be secured from the first until the last date.
MORNING PERFORMANCES every WEDNESDAY and
SATURDAY therefore, to prevent disappointment, an early
application for seats is respectfully requested. Box-office open
from Ten till Five daiIy.—THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.

IVIORNING PERFORMANCE of the Grand
Pantomime, entitled the DRAGON OF WANTLEY,
every Wednesday and Saturday. Children and Schools at re-
duced prices to the following parts of the Theatre :—First Circle,
Dress Circle, and Stalls. Box-office open from Ten till Five
daily. - THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.

AMY ROBSART.—In answer to numerous ap-
plications, it is respectfully announced this Drama will
be
daily.— reviv
THEATRE-ROYAL on Monday,
AL DRURY LABox-officeNE. open from 10 till 5

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET
Fifty-fifth Night of a NEW FAIRY COMEDY.—THIS
EVENING (Monday), at Sevens O'Keefe's Musical Piece, THE
POOR SOLDIER, with selections from the original music.
Patrick, Miss Fanny Wright ; Norah, Miss Fanny Gwynne
After which, at a quarter to Eight o'clock, a new Fairy Comedy:
in Three Acts, entitled THE PALACE OF TRUTH. Characters
by Mr. Buckstone, Messrs. Kendal, Everil, Clark, Braid, Rogers,
Mesdames Robertson, Chippendale, C. Hill, Fanny Wright, and
Fanny Gwynne. Act I. Garden of King Phanor's Country
House. Act 11. Interior of the Palace of Truth. Act 111. The
Avenue of Palms. Followed by UNCLE'S WILL. Mr. Kendal
and Miss Robertn. Concludin with the Farce of THE SPECTRE
BRIDEGROOM so
. Box Office open daily from 10 till 5,

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee, Ben-
jamin Webster. Managers, B. Webster and F. B. Chat-
terton.—THlS EVENING, at 7, THE MAN OF THE WORLD :
Sir Pertinax Macsycophant, Mr. Phelps. After which, the en-
tirely new, grand. spectacular extravaganza, entitled LITTLE
GIL BLAS, and How he Played the Spanish D(Deuce.—Box-
office open from Ten till Five.

ADELPHI THEATRE ROYAL. Sole Pro-
prietor, Mr. Benjamin Webster ; Managers, Mr. B.
Webster and Mr. F. B. Chatterton.—THlS EVENING, at 7, a
new DraMa, in One Act, SMOKE. Mr. Billington, Mr. Ashley,
Mr. C. H. Stephenson, Mrs. Billington, and Miss Furtado. At
58.15 ONE TOUCH OF NATURE. Mr. B. Webster and Miss
Furtado. To conclu4.e with the MISTLETOE BOUGH. Mrs. A.
Mellon, Miss Elise Holt, Mademoiselle Debreaux, Mdlle. Camilla
Dubois, Miss Bellew, Miss M. Cooper, and Miss Bella Moore ;
Mr. Brittain Wright, Mr. John Rouse, and Mr. Odell.

VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.
Lessees—Messrs, H, J. Montague, D. James, and T.
Thorne.--THIS EVENING, at 7, CHISELLING, Mr. David
James ; after which TWO ROSES (.200th night), by James Albery.
Conclude with (68th night) ELIZABETH, Supporbed by Messrs.
H.J. Montague, David James, and T. Thorne, (Ste.; Mesdames
,Amy Fawsitt, A. Newton, and Nelly Power, &c.

ROYAL S TRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS
EVENING, at 7, ON AND OFF. LIVING AT EASE
Messrs. Crouch, Turner Mesdames Ada Swanborough, E.
Button, and F. Hughes. CCEUR-DE-LION, Messrs. Terry.
Paulton, Fenton, and. Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, i.
Eaton, Sant Y, Lee, Goodall, dce.

LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1870.

THE CAMPAIGN.

The defeat of Faidherbe is important for the
Germans, inasmuch as it shews that Von Goeben is
pretty safe from his dangerous opponent, and that
no reinforcements will for the present be required in
the norht. In every part of France, indeed, the
state of affairs is about as bad as it
well can be for the French. Chanzy has
been driven completely away from the proper
theatre of operations, whilst Bourbaki, after
his repulse, has entered upon a dangerous
retreat. He will of course be followed up by Von
Werder, and it is very likely that Prince Frederick
Charles will detach some of his large force towards
the south-east, thus placing Bourbaki between two
fires.
LORD RUSSELL ON THE NATIONAL DEFENCES.
Earl Russell, in a long and able letter on the
national defences, says that three, if not four, objects
ought to be secured by our fleets and armies. The
kingdom ought to be defended, the colonies and
dependencies protected, the engagements of the
Crown with foreign Powers fulfilled, and
our honour or interests firmly maintained when they
are involved. It would be a sad epilogue to Lord
Granville's famous despatch to Prince Gort9chakoff
if our Foreign Minister were to declare the abolition
of all treaties of guarantee, and announce that
henceforth France might annex Belgium, or Rus-
sia Turkey, without disturbance from England.
Sir William Mansfield and Sir John Burgoyne both
agree in their estimate of our present military con-
dition. The latter says emphatically that the army
is a profession which needs attention and practice,
and three years of constant service are needed to
make a good soldier. In saying this, observes Lord
Russell, Sir John dis2oses of 128,000 dis-
embodied Militia, and 136,000 Volunteers. He
himself suggests that 200,000 men of regular
army and embodied militia should be kept up in the
United Kingdom, that the system of purchase should
be abolished, the field artillery largely increased, the
recruiting of privates for the artillery stimulated by
bounty, a sufficient store of powder provided for
artillery and infantry, that the term of service for
infantry and cavalry should be for seven years, and
for artillery ten, and that the militia should
be raised by ballot for service in the United Kingdom
only. Men should be allowed at stated times to
volunteer from the Militia into the army, and all the
higher commissions of Militia should be granted by
the Commander-in-Chief. Every volunteer who
claims a grant of any kind from the Treasury must
s'gn an engagement to attend his corps a certain
number of days in the year. In conclusion a good
system of army administration and "an able
watchful, painstaking, well-informed, indefatigable
man to preside over it," are indispensable to improve-
ment. Lord Russell thinks scant justice ha 3 been
done to Mr. Cardwell, who was put into office to
retrench, and has retrenched ; while the Duke of
Cambridge he believes to be the right man in the
right place..
THE DITHE OF MANCHESTER'S VIEW.

The Duke of Manchester has drawn up a memo-
randum on the subject of military organization. He