The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-23 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLTGENCT.

Commander Henry Litchfield has been promoted to the rank of
Post-Captain.
Lieut. W. H. Hayfield has been promoted to the rank of Com-
mander, for his services on the surveying service in North America.
Lieut. William Daniels, who commanded the Meteor steam-
vessel, and Lieut. John Cornwall, of the Glimeester, have been
promoted to the rank of Commander, for their exertions during
the fire at CrOnstadt ; and Messrs. Cale and Chandler, mates of
the Gloucester, have been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, for
their services on the same occasion.
Lieutenants Boteler and Richard Owen, and Messrs. Rogier
and G. G. Robinson, lately employed on the dangerous .duty of
the survey of the Coasts of Africa, under Captain Owen, of the
Leven, have been promoted ; the two former to the rank of COM-
mender, and the two latter to the rank of Lieutenant.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

BENCH OF 'MAGISTRATES
Nov.• 16.
PRINENT.—SIR DAVID SCOTT, BART. AND 5.13. -stn.roßn, ESQ.
The case of Thomas Davey was called on, and 'Miss Mary Anne
Hartwell was sworn, hut being so much agitated as to be unable to
give her evidence, Mr. Co!batch took her deposition out of Court.
She was afterwards led in and placed in a chair. The prisoner
tii seeing her burst. into tears, and was obliged to lean on, a person
at his side for support. Mr. Colbatch then proceeded to read the
deposition of Miss Hartwell, which ran thus :—She had been on
torts of intimacy with the prisoner about six mouths, who had
paid his addresses to her, and it was agreed that the wedding
should take place on Tuesday last. Miss Hartwell, however,
changing her mind, and wishing it to be put off, but still to be
on a friendly footing with the prisoner, sent a letter to Cushion,
where he resided, to that effect. The priSoner iminediately came
to Brighton, and insisted upon being married on Tuesday, as pre-
viously arranged, but she still refused. On that day lie came to
her father's house, and asked her to go up stairs, desiring to speak
with her, but she said she could not till her mother, who was
below, came up. Seeing his countenance look wild and ghastly,
she became alarmed, and called to the man servant, who was
going out with some beer, to secure the prisoner and in endea-
vouring to get from him to go down stairs, a pistol which the
prisoner had went off. Being asked if the prisoner said that he
would shout her, she replied, " No, not to her knowledge." The,
prisoner at this moment became violently agitated, and said, iu a
voice scarcely audible, " it was pointed to myself, not to her."
James Coates being sworn, stated, that on Tuesday morning be-,
tween nine and ten o'clock, he was at the Thurlow Arms, where,
he saw the prisoner in a parlour ; lie shewed witness a pair o(
pistols, for which he said he had given two guineas, and he was
going upon the hills to try them for a friend for whom be had
purchased them. Witness cut the lead off to make some bullets,
and the prisoner gave the pot-boy some halfpence to procure sonic
powder ; he then loaded both pistols and went away. The prisoner
appeared agitated,
John Crosweller, a waiter in the employ of Mr. Hartwell,
stated, that on Tuesday morning he was going out with some
beer; be was on the steps, when Miss Hartwell told him to call
her toothier. Witness thought they were " playing," but in a
moment after she called out, For God's sake, John, take him
away." He immediately, seised the prisoner, and in the scuttle
the pistol went
The prisoner was asked if he wished to put any questions to the
witnesses, but be said nothing, and appeared to be on his guard
not to say any thing to commit himself. Being asked if his
father and mother were living, he said lie hid a mother, who re-
sided at Cosham ; and two or three persons stepped forward, who
said they knew the family, and that they were always considered
respectable.
Duriug the examination the prisoner appeared scarcely able to
stand. His eyes rolled wildly, and his countenance exhibited
various changes, more particularly while
,Miss Hartwell was

present.
The Magistrates said, that under all the Circumstances, they
should content themselvei with binding over the prisoner to keep
.the peace for two years towards Mary Aun Hartwell, himself in
200/, aml •.two sureties in 150/. each, and to give, 48 hours'
notice, of bail.
Before Miss Hartwell left the Court, Sir DAVID Scan ob-
served, it was his opinion, that out of kindness to the prisoner
she had iiht told the whole truth.
Prisoner—No, she has mot told you enough of the truth.
The Court was crowded to excess during the examination.--
IJlrightou Grizitte.

MnywtreHOLv ritual 1111014•-We understand that the
cause which. induced Atisn 'Hartwell to break off the match
with Davey, the above young man, on the charge of attempting
to shoot her, was the influence which a notorious quack
doctor of this town had unfortunately acquired over her: This
man, who is well known by the title which he assumes of " Pr.
Hallett," went, we understand, to Miss Hartwell, and assured her
that if she married her lover before Christmas, she would 'be
wretched to the end of her life.: The infatuated girl listened, and
was induced to put off the wedding as already stated. On this
followed the attempt, as it was then represented, although it has
been now in a great measure explained away, to shoot her. Davey
was taken to the Thurlow.Arms, where Hallett sought and found
him. Hallet proceeded, as -.it is stated to us, to exhort Davey,
when he went before the Magistrates not to be induced to give
bail, but to go to prison assuring him that be would be liberated
at Christmas, when he'would marry the girl and lead a happy
life. It appears by the result, that he failed to acquire over the
mind of the man, the same intlhence which he had obtained over
the girl's..—Brighton Gazette'