The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-21 00:00:00

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Friday, 26.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
JOLT 19.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)

ROUTE= r.
_THI ATTORN67-OZNERAL, DOOVZIKE AND

(Concluded from 2aturd&y's Ezpreu).

Sir F. Kelly said that General Bouverie bad had no other
object in contesting the suit than to maintain the honour
of his name and race, and to uphold the cause of truth and
justice. Personally, he had not the slightest interest in
the result of this trial ; for there wu nothing
that could give him more than a tenancy for life
in his estates. He had, therefore, not even •
pecuniary intermit, but he knew that in the event
of the elder line failing, the gentleman who wen now peti-
tioning the court would inherit not only his agates but the
dignity of Viscount Folkstone. Up to that moment
General Bouverie had not so much as set eyes upon either
the widow Of the ton of his brother ; nor except in the
vaguest manner had he ever heard of the existence of his
nephew. These proceedings baying however been com-
menced, General Bouverie instituted an inquiry of hie
own, and having heard of • number of reports, of which
the most important and the saddest bed been
opened to them by his noble friend, he bad
felt it his duty to resist the petition, and to pot this young
gentleman upon proof of his claim. His learned friend had
no doubt substantiated that of which General Bouverie had
till now been totally ignorant, namely, the constant and
oft-repeated recognition of the petitioner by his father.
Having, therefore, vindicated the honour of his family, Ge-
neral Bonverie'weuld no longer attempt to defeat what evi-
dently appeared to be the earnest wish of bin deceased
brother. This brother having thought fit after all that had
passed to take back his wife to his bosom, General Bouverie
did not feel it necessary to carry the case any further, still
less to put MM. Rlinnnerilny in the box and extract from
her the particulars of this melancholy history. He (the
learned gentleman) would therefore offer no evidence, and
he only treated that the verdict which the jury would now
give under the direction of his lordship might be in accord-
ance with the claims of justice and truth.
Dr. Phillimore, who appeared for the sisters of Captain
Bouverie, said he had nothing to add on their behalf to the
clear and perspicuous statement of his learned friend.
Sir C. Cresswell observed that after the course which the
learned counsel had taken—a course which. considering the
high honour and station of their clients, did not in the least
surprise him—the jury would have a merely formal duty to
perform. The marriage of Captain Bouverie had been
amply proved, and with it the whole cue of the petitioner •
for although there were no doubt some that disputed the
propriety of such a rule, the law undoubtedly was that
when persons were lawfully married and had access to each
other, it wu not open to anyone to question the paternity
of any children that the wife might bear. The presump-
tion of law that they were legitimate was what was called
a presumptio juris et de jure, and no one could be permitted
to offer evidence to rebut it. No doubt the reasons upon
which that rule rested were perfectly sound ; but whether
they were or not it was the law, and the jury must there-
fore find all the issues for the petitions.
The jury found accordingly.
The Court then made • decree declaring that the peti-
tioner, Mr. John Augustus Shell Bouverie, wu the lawful
son of Captain Kendal Bouverie, doomed.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WESTERN CIRCUIT. —lVlNcHzsTri, JULY 19.

(Before Mr. Justice Keutiug.)

THE MET MURDER AT WATERLOO.—A ACME nr COURT.
The Crown Oourt was again crowded to repletion this
morning by au anxious public to hear the trial of this ex-
traordinary murder case.
The prisoner, a fine stalwart gipsy about 27 yeses of age,
named Edward Lee, was indicted for the wilful murder of
Eliza Lee, his wife, at Waterloo-vine, on the 21st June. At
the opening of the court he was brought into the dock by
several gaolers. As soon as he bad been placed at the
bar be glared wildly round the court, with an ex-
pression perfectly idiotic, creating considerable surprise and
some little apprehension amongst the audience. Suddenly
casting himself on his knees, he turned his eyes up to the
roof of the hall, and his life moved as if in prayer. The clerk
of arraigns formally put the query, " Are you guilty„ or not
guilty r when the prisoner said, " I am guilty. The
learned judge then addressed him, asking him if he knew the
nature and consequence of his plea—that he was admitting
himself guilty of wilfully murdering his wife, and that the
penalty of the law was death The prisoner remained
silent for some time, and then quietly answered, "I
do now ; I have been told so." "By whom!" added Use
judge. The prisoner here again directed his eyes upwards,
and after a short pause said, " I am guilty ut murder."
By direction of the judge, the surgeon of the prison (H.
G. Lyford. Esq.) was called into the witness-box, sod ques.
timed. That gentleman spoke as to his experience of the
prisoner's condition and conduct since his incarceration, and
said he had been in a state of contioued wild excitement.
It had been necessary to strap the prisoner down upon his
bed, in consequence of hie raving and violent endeavours to
commit injury upon whoever approached him ; and his vio-
lence was only equalled by his incoherency. He firmly
believed the prisoner was of unsound mind. He bed signed
a certificate of the lunacy of a female relation of the pri-
soner—he believed his dmother—some years ago.
Dr. Ilford was formally sworn upon these points, amidst
loud interruptions and contradictions from the prisoner.
The judge directed the jury to state their opinion of the
state othe prisoner, upon the evidence given, as it was
useless to proceed with the trial if he was insane ; and the
law made provision in such a cue for taking due care of a
enroll:pi in a proper place of confinement.
The jury found that the prisoner was of unsound mind ;
and be was ordered to be confined during her Majesty's
pleasure.
me prisoner made a strange complaint, that the gaolers
bad impeded his entrance to the court. Tens judge ordered
him to be taken below, and the officers proceeded to remove
him, when he resisted very violently, and eoraiderable force
was necessary to get him out of the dock.
The assizes terminated about six o'clock this evening, and
the judges proceeded to Salisbury.
The condemned criminal, George Jacob Gilbert, already
shows signs of contritioe, being consiterahly softened in his
demeanour since last night.

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