The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-26 00:00:00

" Look from nature up to nature's God!"

There are many peculiarities about the case of Mr.
DICE SOMBRE (to which we alluded at some length
yesterday) which invest it with a deep and melan
choly interest. Born in an eastern clime—brought
up and educated in the seclusion of a Zenana, as the
adopted child of an independent sovereign—embued
with every Asiatic prejudice and habit—he was at an
early age entrusted with almost despotic power. To
his hands the BEGUM delivered over the administra-
tion of her kingdom and revenues, and he exercised
the regal functions as an Indian monarch for several
years, until the death of the BEGUM, in 1836, at
which time he was in the 27th year of his age. Al-
though he did not succeed to the throne of the BEGUM
he was left in the uncontrolled possession and enjoy-
ment of a princely fortune, and, as her sob repre-
sentative, entitled to all her claims, or fancied claims,
against the East India Company. Shortly afterwards
he abandoned his native land for ever, and made
England the land of his adoption. To its highly
lauded hospitality he entrusted his liberty and his
fortune. He became an English citizen, and was
even selected to fill the position of one
of the representatives of the people. In
order to connect more closely his connexi•in
with his adopted country, he determined to marry an.
English lady, and although clearly warned that his
previous education and habits wholly disqualified him
for such an alliance—which, from his peculiar notions,
founded on Asiatic customs, must inevitably lead to
a disastrous result—he unfortunately persisted in the
intention, and his marriage with the Hon. Miss JEE-
via, daughter of Lord ST. VINCENT, was shortly
afterwards solemnized. It soon became but too pain-
fully apparent that the predictions that had been
uttered respecting the contemplated union were
fully verified. Mr. DICE SOMBRE soon exhibited
great irritability and jealousy of disposition ; he
could not bear to see his wife mingling freely in
society. His Asiatic prejudices taught him to con-
sider as crimes of the deepest dye acts which to an
European would appear to be perfectly harmless, or
at least venial. It is but natural to suppose that his
orders were not received and acted on with that slavish
submission, which he might have considered the duty
of a wife, and which, undoubtedly, they would have
received from a female accustomed to the discipline of
a harem and to Oriental usages. His anger was
influenced to the utmost degree, and his
conduct became so extravagant, that the certificates of
two " skilful persons" were readily obtained, and
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months before any further Proceedings were ereol:insutuir
tuted. In the month of July following
lunatico inquirendo was sued outmx. of the Court of
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Chancery, the large fortune of SOMBRE
ren-
dering such a proceeding necessary. The case
wat
submitted to a jury ; able counsel appeared,
on behalf of the petitioners, the parties who insti-
tuted the proceedings, while Mr. DICE SOMBRE,
to whom the results of the investigation were of such
vital uuportance, was wholly without professional