The Sun.
London, England, 1804-03-10 00:00:00

CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, MARCH S.
CHILD MURDER.--Elizabeth Largban, the /11fe
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of James Larghan, a private in the tBth
Dragoons, was indicted for the wilful murder
'her temale infant child; •denccet
Mr. Baron HOTHAM, after hearing, the es" .
addressed. the Jury with his usual humanity on ba;
half of the accused, and observed, that this w
not the case which usually occurred of the death
a bastard child, but that it was one in which tß_`e.
indktment charged the Prisoner with the murder 79
her child, without those motives which. sornelitliia
leads to the commission of that crime. Ile t.aity
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them that before they . found a verdiet of gt2l.:i
-aginst the Prisoner, they must he convince' ff
their own minds that the child was born alive, On,
that it perished by the wilful at of the Pelo"et:
for if it was born dead; or came by its death ?c
of
cidentally—thongh the Prisoner was not awlllll
its death, and applied the string meaning to destilii,
it, yet if she did not in fad perpetrate that intePti?
they must acquit her. a do"
The Jury deliberated about half an hour, an
returned a verdict of—Guilty.
The Learned Judge, in a short but feelingioti
dress, passed the sentence of the Law upon the
and anatomized,he°4li
saner-that she should be hanged on Saturday 111°,
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saner-thatA
ing next, and afterwards her body to be disse,
was a very decent looking wrl
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The
apparently about thirty years of age. Duri;
ngAith
trial she `was much agitated ; and after the Yew
seemed neatly insensible.

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On Thursday the Second Battalion of the Oferg•
Volunteers went to Chalk Farm, to praaice •6r:4";:-
with ball,' One Gentleman's piece went off bYdhcall
dent, and having his hand on the muzzle, the,s4
was forced through his hand, and it it is fea
must be amputated. s al
Partofthe
where theyiCitLigltHorse went on erbut-ahic
to Blackheath,
time. As they were making
horse in the "front rank fell, and the Gentictl:
xnegrcaisegdraamci consider a.
most severely tat uised in several parts of "A4LI 'to
'Monday last a Court of Inquiry was held,
in
ii.vestigate some charges exhibited against Cqiia• h •
CANE, late of the 4th Devon Regiments °I *JIC •
he was fully acquitted..
II
THE
n R I (1.-!--TIIC Seleetion from HAS.- -If
last night, at Covent garden Theatre, was ~rhra
judiciously made and admirably performed.
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House was crowded, and the whole ,vds
with great applause. The chorussca were
lady grand and august, gp
.A Comedy from the fertile pen of CerateEßl#4,
has „been read in the Green. room of Drurf-`a, -
Theatre. .Report speaks highly of its, merits.. last.
'A AflfS! BREZETON, who made her &bur
summer on the Margate Boards, where she Perf0111:,
al a few nights with great promise of,future exccisi
lence, is now professionally engaged at the IThog
tre:Royal, Edinburgh. This Lady tears a s %ft'
resemblance to Mrs,; SIDDONS, and is chiefly ausorait
ed to those parts in which the late Mrs. ror,:sdeil
so much admired. We understand she is de,fte°
of a very respeaable family in Scotland, 0,--4 thio
motives thelnost praiseworthy, has attoali)t- relic
arduous profession without the consent of he'
tiona. . ,
c /OAS
One Of the GRAND SIGNQR'S favourite 4W.- sf,
'has declared•herself in a state of pregnancYl4.
thiA
t 11,4 111, has no children. Notwithstanding the
hope of an heir, the successor to his throne is
theson of AFIDUL HAMEDS. In expeaation of use
SULTANA'S delivery, many presents have been tog,
chased, and great preparations are made at the Settot
no for festivities on the occasion. It is said. for
Madame BoNARARTE has sent with an extra 0100..
fo General BRUNE, a beautiful dress, richll oaca
broidered, at Lyons, with diamond buttons' fay
made in the Turkish style, as a present for IPA the
vourite SULTANA from her, to be presented Ati.lsefied
GRAND SULTAN, at the Ambassadors first diz`iil.,Jsr
of congratulation. This dress,. with the cliaP.
is valued at 200,000 livres. e the
On Saturday last the Coachman who tir°veni)e
Coach from Aylesbury to Huntinghtidge, "VkPi,le fee
came to the latter place, went into the ita."lofigef
the purpose of changing horses. As he staiu:—/
than was necessary,-art outside passenger 14 o'4"
look for him, and found 'him with his lt,",•fe
and quite dead. On lifting hint up, the w'r-• eefa'
Out of his hand. As the man was in esiY,Jorel.
stances no cause can be assigned for this rash
b 19.
Extrati from r,y the Rending illercul" i 1
HUMANE SOCIETY.-Durtng the late >44110,
the 'll,antes, on the 3d of last month,as „,';,`JOr
wasa servant to Mr. Locke, of this town,' ai c,"itilo'
ed in fetching some horses from the Xin4s-E,41.11:
dow, which was covered with water, unabl; arro
tingui>lt the channel of the river, he fell intAIP 140
was carried away by the violence of the fliPatfit,
1t
horse rolled under him, and threw him °
struggled and endeavOured to swim, bilf,';'weaeri
of the wind and of the stream frustrated -"`''
tions. He gave himself up for lost, and °"5„,
ing, when Peter Breach put off a boat, anuojel
great difficulty picked him up as he wag groitA
down a second time, and saved him fog° c„coef.'
death. The truth of these particulars via"( rlie
tamed by Dr. Valpy, who has, in the naine °pee
Humane Society, presented Mr. Breach with
Guineas. Thus the Inhabitants of Reading'ditilP
have lately subscribed to the suport of that 'l, the
able InstitutiOn, have the sati,fietton of seeina'
fruits of their benevolence and liberality.