Edward John Eyre - Governor of Jamaica 1864-66

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Edward John Eyre - Governor of Jamaica 1864-66. 

"Eyre’s behaviour sparked intense controversy among prominent British intellectuals that included John Stuart Mill, Herbert Spencer, and Thomas Henry Huxley who advocated his trial for murder, while Eyre was supported by Thomas Carlyle, John Ruskin, and Alfred Lord Tennyson." britannica.com. 

For access to the NLJ's digital collection on Eyre: http://dloc.com/CA01099983/00001