The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-03 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Times is satisfied after Mr. Cardwell's recent
explanation that the duality which is popularly sup-
posed to exist in the administration of the army does
not actually exist. True, there are two elements, the
civil and the military ; but the military is distinctly
subordinate, the civil distinctly supreme. It may
fairly be questioned, however, if there is not some loss
of time and money and eilicienzy in the material
separation of the administration as carried on in
the War Office and the Horse Guards. In fact, Mr.
Cardwell hiipself asserted that Ministers bad no
doubt upon this point. The Times, thererofe. comes
to the conclusion that it will undoubtedly be expe-
dient, and will as certainly promote economy no less
than despatch in the transaction of business, to put
an end to this division and bring the two establish-
ments together.
THE FUTURE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
A correspondent of the Daily .IVezts puts down
four thing's as necessary to the Church
hes to of Engm alland,
she 1.1 #o become popular, if she wisie
herself the people's Church :-1. Short services and
absence of repetition of the Sallle pray2r in one ser-
vice. 2. Hearty serdce-q, services in which all. the
congregation, rich and ppor, may heartily join.
3. Extempore and short sermons. Written sermons
should be abolished. 4. Free and unappropriated
siftings.

THE ADOPTION OF ARBITRATION.
Men and masters in the North of England are
beginning to recognise the value of arbitration.
Instead of the old, expensive, exhaustive, and evil
system of demands, refusals, strikes, and lock-outs,
we have the more peaceable terms—conferences,
meetings, and courts of conciliation. In Darlington,
for instance, the men in the iron trade were dis-
satisfied, some revival of business having lately
taken place, but no increase of wages. Instead
of refusing to listen to one another,
on Mon-
day tattr
tlilte et
quetogetherstii
ii of to
increasetalk is
over.
to remain in abeyance for the preisen+o„ tand a court of
arbitration is being formed. f this
a trade millennium, bothwhose money inaug
is it
e
he
wealth and he whose strength is his riches will
have reason to remember gratefully Mr. Mundella.

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illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches
and clocks, with their prices, and no one should make a purchase
without visiting the above establishments or consulting this truly
valuable work. By its aid persons residing in any part of the
United Kingdom, India, or the Colonies. are enabled to select for
themselves the watch best adapted for their use, and have it sent
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on receipt of two postage stamps, and we cannot too strongly
recommend it to the notice of the intending purchaser