The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-19 00:00:00

This Day were pulAisleed,
LPLECTIONSon the LIEUTENANTCY
of e ARQUESS WELLELEY.
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or JOUN AICTRAAY, Albem S
arle-street.

lintnNu9somE DRESS, at a LOW PRICE.
and Co. 15, Henrietta-street, Covent-gar-
Z• ni announce to the Nobili ey have
rtroduced for this Season snipe of the must beautiful Ma-
ni i Is for LADIES' MORNING and AFTERNOONAVEAIt
at bar* ever been exhibited. The Ravenna Dresses, gal.
!Inch Ceobemeres, and the Tyrian Silks, in rich colours, at
17*.. Ws., and 32 s. a Dress. Their beauty and richness,
nuti and durability, have given treat satisfaction to
t*lvry purchaser. A large quantity of beautiful Shawls, the
roparty of one of the most eminent Factors, which must
* told, many of them at half their original prices. The
1‘1!ual !variety of Silks, and all articles sold by other Silk
7ereers, at exceedingly low prices. No patterns cut.

ATROCIOUS MURDER OF A CHILD.

[FURTHER PARTICULARS.]
murder of the most atrocious, but at the
tine time of a most unaccountable nature, as far as respects
p: inducement, was committed on Saturday night last, at
' est-row near East d, Sussex, on the bod o a fe-
ale child,, named MarthaGrinstea Ann Sewell, aged ten months.
The
tpilitherof the child in question is head ostler at the Dorset Arms
i3l, East Grinstead and the mother keeps a grocer's and gene-
i taler's shop at Forest-row. They are both much respected
timeUeighbourhood in which they live, and are connected by
sid"eq With some of the substantial farmers of the county. Be-
to the Unhappy infant whose melancholy death we are about
el44lteribe, the unfortunate parents had four other children, the
vftfiti,l/t. whom is thirteen years of age. The mother, who
(ally Zed the business in the absence of her husband, who
-11:11e home occasionally, had a servant girl, Esther Gor-
ineth, about fifteen years of age, to assist. her in nurs-
littife Children. This girl had lived with her a year and
rake and was apparently warmly attached to all the
1,44 but especially to the younger child ; indeed such
inytittaffection of the latter for this girl, that it would
,143nie quit the mother to repose in her arms. For
uonpini:ltle back, this infant had been afflicted with the
11,,Litht hraclle' the but was gradually recovering. On Saturday
fhn tne mother having given it the breast, laid it in the
syttti the kitchen in a profound sleep, and went to at-
u'eloctrle customers in the shop ; this was about seven
114te The servant girl, Esther, was in the kitchen at the
tek'arid received directions to rock the cradle if the child
(431:00i I.e.Atle9s--a duty which she had repeatedly before per-
-04141 7 ry thing remained quiet for about half ar.i hour,
al the mother came into the kitchen to get something out
tove4board. As she passed the cradle, she saw that it wase
1(kell,,111), apparently as she left it, but as she returned she
and felt surprised that it rocked lighter than usua ,
tat lately pulled 'down the little cradle quilt to look at
;Iltitat,74s but it was not there. Astonished at such a circum-
4hat tilsearle. turned. rounds to the servapt. E.sther, who was clean:
bet, children's shoes in an adjoining room, and asked
fittilk, a tone of alarm, what had become of litt Martha?
411tri` teplied, with affected astonishment, that "she didn't
The „.abe was sure." An instant search was made among
tilittOhbours, some of whom it was thought might have
tue child in a joke, or from affection,for it was a great