The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-26 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.

'MS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, FAMILY JARS. After which,
NEW MEN AND OLD ACRES: Mr Buckstone. Concluding
with A DA.UOHTER TO MARRY.

THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII.

TITS EVENTNG, at 7, MY PRECIOUS BETSY, Followed
by LOST AT SEA: Mr A. Stirling, Mr G. Belmore, Mr E.
Atkins, Mr Beveridge, Mr Stephenson, Mr Smith, Mr Homer;
Miss Rose Leclercq, Miss Eliza Johnstone, Miss Lennox Grey,
Mrs Leigh Murray And DOMESTIC ECONOMY: Mr G.
Belmore and Mrs L Murray.

GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL.
THIS EVENnin, at 7, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY. At ".'5.
NOT SUCH A FOOL AS lIE LOOKS: Mr 11. 3. Byron. And
BREACH OF PROMISE. Mr J Clarke and Miss Hughes.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
This EVENING, at 7. TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING. Mr
Ashley and the Ni Hari is. With MASKS AND C :
And IcE TOUCHisses OE NATURE: Mr. Benjamin Webster.ES

THEATRE-LOYAL, HOLBORN.
'THIS EVENING, at 7, STATE SECRETS. After which, THE
GAMESTER: Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mrs. Hermann Vezin,
AM. THE LOTTERY TICKET.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborouch.
EVENING. at 7.30, AMONG TH E BREAKERS : Mr
Clarke. With THE TOODLES. And ISO. Concluding with
THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL.

CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8
Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round.

ZOOLOGICAL G A.RDENS, Regent's-Falk, OPEN daily (ex-
cept Sundays). Admission. ls.; on Ildendays, 6d. Children
under twelve, (IEI
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ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS!
Promenade Concert. Band of GO. Begin at 8. Is. Box-of:Geo
open from 11 to 4.

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LONDOIV, FRIDAY, NOV. 26, 1869.

The result of the Tipperary Election will not
cause much surprise, but at the same time there will
be a general feeling of indignation, mingled with
regret, for the course which the misguided electors
have taken. We have in this daring defiance to
law and direct violation of established forms and
usages, a convincing proof of the mistaken policy
which the Government has pursued with respect to
the Fenians. Mr. GLADSTONE is in the unenviable
position of those who, in attempting to please every
one, succeed in incurring general blame, and provok-
ing sarcasm and ridicule. No doubt his intenti:ns
were to do all that was wisest and most fitting in the
emergency in which he found himself, but experi-
ence has shown how greatly he erred in judg-
ment in permitting the release of the itnprisone I
Fenians at the commencement of this year. He
cannot plead that he received no warnings as to
the mischief that might ensue, for he was told of his
mistake by those whose wisdom he coul I have relied
on, and who were known to speak in a national sense
and not in a party spirit. It was all of no use, th
Premier and his colleagues were resolved to sow the
whirlwind, and now they and all of us must reap the
storm. It is a case of far too serious a❑ import to
sanction the attacks of rival schemers in the
political world, and when Parliament meets, the
Ministry will, doubtless, find that the Opposition are
willing to lend their services in devising means to
suppress the disturbances that may exist in Ireland ;
but there is every cause for reproaching the Govern-
ment for the vacillating manner in which they have
acted. Flushed with the election triumphs, and proud
of the grand new policy they were about to inaugu-
rate, they would hear and heed nothing that did not

coincide with their plans. The consequence of this
leniency has been that the Fenians have set all re-

straints at defiance, and considered themselves quite
privileged to act, think, and speak as the spirit of
misrule inspired them to do. Too late Mr. GLAD.'
STONE discovered his mistake, and endeavoured to
stem the tide of rebellion. His replies to the various
requests and demands that were made to him to libe-
rate the remainder of the Fenian prisoners were all that
was dignified and statesmanlike, only unfortunately
" the hand that kindled could not quench the flame."

The unruly spirit of strife and discord far from being
subdued by this decision on the part of the authori-
ties, only waxed fiercer and the gauntlet has now been

throw down in earnest in the election of the convict
O'DoxovAN Ross: for the county of Tipperary.
There can only be one opinion as to the course which
the Government must take, they must be as firm and
resolved as possible, and while they seek to
avoid any collision with the disaffected they must, if
occasion requires act with determinatioh. They
know now, if they did not before, that false kindness
is cruelty, and that to allow the turbulent and dis-
contented factions to believe that they can have their
own way, is to provoke a contest that must at last b::
put down by force, and give rise to loss and vexation
of all kinds. It is said that the Tipperary elec-

tion was carried by intimidation, and that is
very likely, for there are no greater tyrants than these
Fenian leaders, when once they have the opportunity
afforded to them. It may be for the best that they
should show themselves in their true colours, for the
sooner the evil is seen the sooner it can be
dealt with, but, at any rate, let not the lesson be lost
upon our present Government and upon all those
which succeed them. It is not safe or wise to allow
political prejudices to influence the administration of
justice. Those offenders among the Feniana who
have already been set free before the expiration of
their terms of imprisonment had been duly convicted
of a serious crime, and who Clll tell if the prison
doors which were prematurely opened may not close
again upon them and upon many others who were
prompted to indulge their mischievous propensities
by the unwarrantable license which was given to
their confederates in error.

The relations between England and her colonies .
are at present in a very unsatisfactory condition.
The grand experiment of self-government has been
made, and at first sight has answered beyond expec-
tation, but the young colonies as they rise in the
scale of nations find they acquire fresh cares and
responsibilities as well as dignities. Their interests
are so complex and widespread that it is no easy
matter for a Government to be even nominally con-
ducted a.L.ro.s intervening seas, while it is unques-
tionably a very difficult tl:ing for a Colonial Minister
to enter with any accuracy into the views and feel-
ings of the colonists. It is certain that some very
remarkable mistakes have been made in this re-
spect, of which Lord GRANVILLE'S famous Maori
despatch is a noticeable instance. Englishmen,
generally, arc very proud of their colonies, and
thanks to the steady stream of emigration
going on, there are few persona who arc
not connected more or less directly with
the population of our vast settlements beyond
the seas. On the other hand, the dwellers in the
new lauds usually cherish the recollection of the