The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-22 00:00:00

MORMON ItkRRIAGICB.

The Times apprehends that the singularly lucid judgmest
of Sir James Wilde in the eau of Hyde o. Hyde, will pro-
bably govern all similar questions for the future. The per-
vading identity and universal basis of the marriage contract
common to all Christendom Is inconsisteat with the very
idea of polygamy, and the absurdest cossequences would
mods from the adoption of a system legalities the int of
several polygamous unions es against all the others The
decision of the judge is entirely in amordsoce not only
with the instincts of national justice, but with the highest
dictates of policy.
The Daily News polite out that the decision evades the
question whirler we can rectgoise the legitimacy of the
offspring of polygamous mwri les, though it refuses to
reingais. the Mormon maniase as invclving the right to
obtain dinars, in an licg'ish came. Mr. Hyde is, there-
fore, in a very uncomfortable position ; be does sot know
wh Vsert he i 4 mantled or free, whether his children
a•e lig t mate Of taet,rlr. Tim f.ct, however, that
mug same of our own fellsw-subjests in India,
as well as in other natio; is the East, polygamy
meats by law, mast rs 'ong create mondani when we can
ao hug r o'u•e to cc !nate its effect. The Daily News
ventures to think that the broad winciples of international
law and comity will be found our sufficient guide. Tba
courts of each country recognise the status established
ander the legal rules of another country, but they only
grant the remedies which are consistent with our own laws.
Aooording to such principles we might have dismissed Mr.
Hyde's petition u Sir James Wilde has done, but it would
have been on the more satisfactory grand that his petition
here was unnecestary, since his Mormon marriage bad
already been dissolved by a Mormon thine..

The Tele7rap4 is glad Sir James Wilds has delivered so
emphatic a judgment. Matrimony, according to Mormon
rites, is a more carieaturd of mania's, and cannot be
treated as a legal tee itution. If Mormons like to " sear
themselves unto any number of wives, widows, and spin.
sties, they have nobody to commit except their own con-
scieoces and the choice of their spouses ; but they must
not coma to Beglssh courts of law to relieve them from the
embarrassments in which they have wilfully entangled
themselves.

PABLIAMZNTABY OATHS BILL.—The second raid-
ing of the Parliamentary Oaths Bill, which was
read a first time in the House of Lords on Monday,
is fixed for the 16th of April.
The Countess of Derby's illness has been of a
serious nature. Last evening, however, the countese was
decidedly better, sad the medical geotleman is attendance
thought that ell danger WY over. The oration hes been
suffering from congestion of the Map. Her Majesty sent
yesterday monis( to learn bow the countess was, and the
Prises sad Prince's of Wales, the Cake of Cambridge, and
the Doeleme of Cambridge also used to learn the state of
the counter'. health. Above 400 of the leading members
of splay, includisg the foreign ministers, caUd daring
the day to make persocal *airy after the countess's
health. The Earl of Derby is still olio fined to kis bed
♦ith gout.

On Monday the Countess (Frances) Waldegrave
eel the }tight Hen. Manatee Factsesae p to Strawberry.
hill to poet the Labor MINI%