The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-04 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
packet Madrid, Captain John Weeks has arrived
at Southampton. Her dates are :—Gibraltar, Aug.
24 ; Cadiz, 25 ' • Lisbon, 29 ; Oporto, 30 ; Vigo, 30.
The Madrid brings 44 passengers, among whom
are—Mr. Elton, Vice-Consul at Rabat ; Lieut.
Gray, 89th, from Gibraltar ; Mrs. Phillips and two
children, from Gibraltar ; Mr. and Mrs. Gassott,
from Cadiz ; three Misses Ochoe, two masters, and
Mr. ; Mr. and Mrs. Gregory, Mr. Gibson, from
Oporto ; Mr. R. Elivas, from Vigo.
Her cargo consists of :—Raisins, 200 loxes ;
almonds, 153 boxes ; lemons, 131 boxes ; grapes,
485 boxes ; quinces, 71. boxes ; fruit, 34 boxes ;
tomatoes, 26 boxes ; onions, 10 boxes ; eggs, 62
ditto • and 21 packages of specie, value 5,7521.
H.M. steamer Antelope has been down the coast
of Morocco, as far as Casa Blanca, in consequence
of the governor having put the British consular
agent at that place under durance for 48 hours,
under the pretence of a debt being due to the Go-
vernment. It is expected the English Charge
d'Affaires will demand the dismissal of the governor
on inquiry into all the circumstances, and so the
affair remains at present.
The Frankfort, Liverpool steamer, arrived at
Cadiz on the 23d August ; the Gannett, Liverpool
screw-steamer, arrived at Lisbon on the 26th of
August. On the 29th August exchanged numbers
with the brigantine Singalese, off (Lisbon) Quai
Port, from Newfoundland, bound to Lisbon.
August 24—Left at Gibraltaa H.M. steam-vessel
Antelope, Lieut. Young commander. She arrived
from the coast of Morocco on the 23d. August 29,
at Lisbon, H.M. steamer Prometheus.

George Hide, Esq., late chief clerk in the Receiver
General's .Office, in the General Post Office, has been
appointed Receiver and Accountant General to the Post
Office department.
EDUCATIONAL EXIIIDITION, SOCIETY OF ARTS.—A
memorial, signed by 284 persons, including the commit-
tee, teachers, pupil teachers, and students in training at
the Home and Colonial Society in Gray's-inn:lane, has
been presented to the Privy Council, praying that the
Educational Exhibition of the Society of Arts at St.
Martin's-hall may be taken up by the Committee of
Council on Education, and maintained as a permanent
museum of education for the use of teachers in elemen-
tary and normal schools, and others engaged in edu-
cation.
POLYGAMY AMONGST THE MORMONS.—A wife in Utah
cannot live out half her days. In families where polygamy
has not been introduced she suffers an agony of apprehen-
sion on the subject which can scarcely be conceived much
more described. There is a sad, complaining, sufferinglook,
obvious to the most ordinary observer, which tells the
story, if there were no other evidence on the subject. In
most cases it is producing premature old age, and some
have already sunk into an early grave under an intoler-
able weight of affliction. The man, from the moment
he makes up his mind to bring one or more concubines
into the family, becomes always neglectful of, and in
most cases abusive to, his wife. In every instance
where it has been introduced it has totally destroyed all
union of affection and interest previously existing. The
wife has no further motive to labour and economise for
the family, because she finds one or more intruders who
have the right to share in the benefit of her exertions ;
and the concubine, for a similar reason, feels no interest
and makes no effort. The wife hates them for inter-
fering with her comforts and estranging the affections of
her husband ; they, on the other hand, hate the wife and
each other, and the children of each other. The husband
hates the wife on whose affections he has trampled, and
over whom he has tyrannised, and hates each concubine,
of whom he tires when a fresh one is introduced ; and
the children hate each other as cordially as a band
of half-starved young wolves. It is hate, and strife,
and wretchedness throughout the whole family circle.
Hecate herself, in her deepest malignity, could not ha e
devised a more effectual scheme to destroy the happiness
Lf mankind. The husband, under the double influence
of domestic discord and gross indulgence, loses his
energy, becomes discouraged, sinks into the bloated,
vulgar debauchee, and affords a capital illustration of
the truth, that
"Our plei sant vices are made the whips to scourge us."
In many families where are as yet no concubines, the wife
is anxious to remove from this valley of Sodom, as well
on her own account as to save her daughters from be-
coming inmates of a priestly harem • and, as she has it
in her power to obtain a divorce at any time, it may seem
strange that sht? should remain the inmate of such a
domestic hell. But a divorce would be of no practical
bent fit to her. She would be compelled to separate
from her children ; and, as she is powerless to perform
an over:and journey of over a thousand miles, to bring
herself within the protection of a civilised Government,
she must of oonrse remain and seek a precarious liveli-
hood, under the discouraging pressure
goanoee—Perriel OA and $4 of
church Yen-
s Memone.