Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-25
11a0FIIAWEous SELECTIONS.
L.nacy and jealousy.

L0O0Cy ana ScNsUS1'
Remarkable Lar Case.-There IS
...;",,. case oflunacy pending before the
T".J chancellor, in England, the particu-
- -h;ch are thus condensed by the
NY. Post: :,
Tho ouestion arises before tne Lord
rr.ncellor. upon a motion to suPercede
=. d;.charce a commission Of lunacy IS
sued against Dyce s0"'re' the a''ese'
lunatic.
This Mr.. Dyce Sombre was the son OF
Colonel Dyce, by q female in the harem
Of the Begun Somroo. lie was born IN
1909, was adopted as her heir: and
and brought up as her own child. lie re-
reived some instruction from an English
chaplain at Mecrut. yet he was brought
nm As an Asiatic The Begun had adopt
"a the Roman Catholic faith, and only in
chat did she differ from other natives. Her
establishment was Eastern in all its de-
tails. With the Asiatics the point ofhon-
or was the chastity of the women; person
ii truth and integrity were not so much
seaarded. The Begun died in 1886
Her sovereignty lapsed at her death to the
East India Company, but while she lived
Mr.. Dyce Sombre had acted the part of
IN independent prince, and after her
death still retained large wealth. He i'm
mcdiately resolved on going TO England.
lie came by the way Of Calcutta, whore
nc met Sir C. Metca!Ec, and accompanied
him in the voyage in 1888. lie became
acquainted in that year with Lord ST.
Vincent, whose daughter he afterwards
married.
lis position on his arrival was this: he
was young and rich, an Eastern in educa-
ton and blood: his sudden Introduction.
therefore. to the circles Of fashion and
rank i'm England must have had power
ful effect upon his mind. He soon con
ceived desire to marry into an English
family. Those who knew him in India
warned him that he would not be happy;
that his nature, education and habits were
such that he could not accommodate him
sell to English society, far less to the
tastes Of an English wife. This was sta
ted to him by Gen. Ventura, who had
known him in India, and on meeting him
in Paris resolved. from the regard he en-
tertained for him. to act towards him as a
father. Mr.. Sombrc having expressed his
desire to form a connection with an En-
glish family. the general told him that.
from his knowledge of his character and
opinions, he was confident that such a
marriage would prove an unhappy one
The only passport Mr.. Sombre had to
the circles in which he was received was
his wealth. He was n gentleman Of some
education. and possessed Of ordinary in
t.l!ecf Serious consequences might
have been expected TO follow his mar
rage with an English woman.
The effect of his Asia,ic education was
TO produce jealousy. The marriage took
place in 1910. lie who had been bred &c
the customs of cn,iro scclusion of women
was now expected to accommodate him
self to the free intercourse and uSages o
English society. He had married lady
Of whom Gen. Ventura said she was the
most beautiful and charming lady he had
ever seen. This sprightly and charming
lady was the woman Of all others. without
impu,ng to Der the slightest improperly
The most likely TO excite the jealousy of q
,nan such as Mr.. Sonihrc. From the
year 1910 he grew more and more impc
rious toward her. till in March, 1913, h,
was placed under restraint.
This case has been in litig ever
since and was on argument the day previ-
Gus TO the sailing of the steamer The
testimony is Interesting but exceedingly
voluminous. The amount Of it is, tina,
there was no compatibility Of taste or cul-
iurc between the parties, and because the
lady was among her own kind. he was the
insane party: whereas. if they were living
in India, by the same rule she would be
esteemed lunatic, and he the pattern OF
husbands.
The moral of this litigation is a good
one to those who read il intelligibly.