The Sun. — 1822-03-16 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.  MURDER OF AIRS. DONATTY.  HATTON GA RDEN.—Yesterday several witnesses were examined: Their testimony went chiefly to skew that the deceased often expressed great apprehensions that she should be murdered by some of the relations of her late husband, who would come into possession of her property on her decease. In consequence of this statement, David Dunatty, the brother of the deceased's husband, wets brought up and examined: He is of short stature, about 45 years of age, and resides-in Petticoat-lane. He is well known about the Royal Exchange, and gets his living by hawking pencils'and quills. He bad been transported, and some time ago suffered imprisonment on a charge of threatening to murder the deceased. It was further stated that at another time, when the deceased kept a house in Acton-street. Gray's. Inn-lane, she was alarmed, in the dead of the night, by a noise as if some person was endeavouring to break into the house. She instantly got out of bed, and on looking out of the window she saw a man in the area at the kitchen window. The deceased took a blunderbuss which she constantly kept loaded for her protectiOn, and discharged it at theman,upon which he ascended the area steps, and was about escaping, when she fired a pistol at him, but. whether or not he was injured Was never known. The neighbourhood was in consequence thrown into alarm, and the watchmen searched the house all over, but no person was found therein. After the confusion had ceased the deceased retired to bed, and in the morning early, on the maid-servant opening the yard door, she perceived the shadow of a man in the privy. She was dreadfully alarmed, and shrunk bark, upon which David I)onatty (the man above alluded to) came out of the Privy, saying to the girl, " Don't be alarmed, its me; I have been very ill with a pain in my bowels." How lie Came there was never known, as he had not been seen at the house for a week before. From these extraordinary circnmstances the Magistrate ordered him to be brought in, and he was examined at considerable length. He admitted having been transported, and having been taken on a peace-warrant at the suit of the deceased ; but declarer! he never threatened her life, but that she bad dreamt. he canoe to murder her► and upon that visionary dream he was apprehended. The Magistrate said he could not place the least credit on the latter part of his account, as no Police Magistrate would grant a warrant against an individual fur an offence which the person who applied had merely dreamed of. It being now nearly four 'o'clock, th 4 investigation was adjourned, and David Dunatty was ordered to be kept in custody.  A private Letter from Paris says, the Chapels at night resemble a theatrical 0. P. row in London. When the Missionaries begin to chaunt a psalm, the congregation rise up, waving their hats, and interrupt the service by singing lewd songs, accompanied by every kind of horrible noises.  Last year, about this time, a woman of nearly fifty years of age, residing at Burnside of Callow, parish of Cortahhy, fell into a sleep, which con. tinued without. interruption during two weeks. She again relapsed into that state on Tuesday se'nuight, and continued in a pleasant slumber four days and five nights.  [