The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-13 00:00:00

MORMON POLYGAMY.

The New York Herald of May 30th publishes a long and
well written document in the shape of a letter addressed
to us by Orson Pratt, Sr., in reply to a sermon delivered
by Dr. Newman in the Metropolitan Methodist Church,
Washington, on Sunday, the 24th of April, and which
was printed in full on the following day. The letter, says
the Herald, will no doubt be read with interest by our mil-
lion of readers, and it is certain to be reproduced in every
paper of any consequence throughout the length and

readth of the land. There are those who will sympa-
thise with the views advanced by the Mormon Apostle.
Most men will admit that they are clearly put, and that
Mr. Pratt has made as good a case as it is possible to
make. -Unless, however, we greatly mistake, the argu-
ments of the Mormon Apostle will fall flat on the
great mass of the American people. It was felt by
all who heard or read Dr. Newman's discourse that
he had exhausted the subject, that he had stated the
whole case fairly, that his arguments were conclusive,
and that he had proved that Mormon polgamy was not
only sanctioned, but condemned by Scripture. We do
not see that the argument built up by Dr. Newman has
been shaken in the least by all that Mr. Pratt has written.
On this subject, indeed, our minds are all made up, and
it is not possible for any Mormon sophistry to stem the
tide of feeling which is setting in against the remaining
" relic of barbarism." Mr. Pratt concludes his letter by
an appeal to the ladies of the United States ; but we ques-
tion whether, if our women's rights women were even
more numerous, more foolish, and more powerful than
they are they would give these Mormon doctrines anY
substantial support. It is our opinion that both Dr.
Newman and Mr. Pratt would do better if they would
look at the question more exclusively from a New Testa-
ment standpoint. In the New Testament the teaching is
clear. In our Christian civilisation no place is left for
polygamic institutions.

GENERAL FOSTER AND " MR. O'NEILL."
"The King of France, with forty thousand men,
Marched up the hill and then marched down again."

But this was nothing to General O'Neill's last invasion
of Canada. He likewise marched up the hill ; but he got
into a fight, and while the battle was going on he came
down on the side of the hill, and, entering a house, per
haps for some refreshment, was claimed by the United
States Marshal for the District of Vermont as his prisoner,
the Marshal and his deputy being on the ground and on
the look out for an overt act against our neutrality laws.
General George P. Foster is the name of the Marshal.
" Sir, I shall resist your arrest," said General O'Neill.
"It will be useless, sir," said General Foster. " But, sir,
lam armed," said O'Neill. "So am I," said Foster.
" John, open the carriage door. Now, Mr. O'Neill (` gr"
O'Neill' is good), get into that carriage or I will put Yon
in. lam going to take you to St. Albans right through
the midst of your men, and if you make the slightest
outcry I will shoot you dead." " Mr. O'Neill" saw that
" the game was up," and so he surrendered, obeyed the
orders of his superior officer, and was carried off, his on'
expected adventures at the expense of the United StateS,
culminating in Burlington jail. Nov, of all the practical
jokes ever played upon the commander of an army in the
crisis of a battle, this joke upon O'Neill is the funniest.
That United States Marshal Foster is not only a trull
but he is a wag ; he has not only the coolness, tact,
a
courage of a first-rate officer and soldier, but he has also
vein of wit and humour that would make him an excellent
comedian. The capture and abduction of " Mr. O'Neill'
from his army in the crisis of its first battle beats all-,
curious thing produced in military science by Fox, of the,
Olympic, or the nigger minstrels. In point of fun it beat"'
the surprise and flight of Jack Falstaff from his highw9'
plunder. This remarkable capture, however, of t.lle
Fenian General carries with it a good moral, and it is tll1-5
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when in command of an arm engaged in battle on a I:l°,'.
tile frontier enter no house for rest or refreshment with
out first ascertaining who is inside.—New York Herald.

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each despatch we shall bear of a hundred men. " 9
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BIRTHS.

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On the Bth inst., at Brighten, the wife of John St3P
M.P., of a daughter.
On the 9th inst.. Lady Gertrude Rolle, of a dung.

MARRIAGES. of the
On the 9th inst., at Maidstone, Henry Powell, Esolll,.„,3sriee
Middle Temple, to Jane, youngett daughter ot ,-"
Ellis,J.P , Rocky-hill-terrace, Maidstone.
port'
On the 9th inst., at Halstead, Essex, James Hudson,bo,33s"
Esq., late of the 3d Buffs, and of Baddow Ho se, (1)0000
ford, to Alai y Cecilia, eldest daughter of the Rec.
Fraser, vicar, and Hon. Canon of -Rochester.

DEATHS
On the 7th inst., suddenly, at Berners Hotel, Louclololl6
jor-General Thomas Williams, C. 8., late Cowman°
Lucknow, aged 66.
On the 9th inst., at Tollington-park, N., Mr. Clarke E'11144141
'l'OlllW-in, aged 81.

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Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the 'Collo
Middlesex.-3JondaT, June 13, 1870.