The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-01 00:00:00

shopkeepers and other persons, who h.*ein thei.
possession printed' calicoes of nusaleAble. pdt;l
terns, or which may have been damaged
; also, coloured bombazeens, stuffs, And rib-
bons, that .are equally defective, would.fender
essential service to the Mission by sending the
same to the Society's Rooms, No.B. Old Jewry:
London, from whence they will. be duly for-,
warded.

The Missionaries finding it difficult to comMu-
nicate to the limited capacities, of the native 4
correct ideas of the forms of things which arp the
most familiar in other countries, they
.will be
very thankful for pictures or prints,' or subjects
in Natural His-tory, or of other kinds, Which
would assist in improving the natives in useful

knowledge.

PIRACY-AND MURDER.
[TURTHER PARTICULARS.]

HIGH COSIRT OF ADMIRALTY, SCOTLAND, "
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER n.
[Before Sir 3. CONNELL, Knt. Judge-Admiral of Scotland.]
Yesterday. morning, the Court sat in the Chamber of the-first
division-of the Court of Session, for the trial of Peter Hearnan
and Francois Gaunez; otherwise Gautier, accused of the pirati...,
cal seizure of the Jane, of Gibraltar, when on her voyage froth
that place to. the Brazils, freighted with a valuable cargo, in,
eluding specie to the amount of 38,180 Spanish dollars ; and
farther charging them with murdering Thomas Johnston, the
master, and James Paterson, a seaman of the said brig ; and
-also with confining Peter Smith, and Robert Strachan; Seamen,
in the forecastle, where, by attempting to suffocate them by
smoke, the prisoners succeeded in terrifying the•said-,Spith and
Strachan to assist them in seizing the vessel, which they after-
wards sunk oil' the coast of Ross-shire, and landed tile specie on.
the Isle of Lewis, in that County.
The circumstances of.this case, which attractei•the most in-
tense interest of a crowded Court, have already been stated. It
will be recollected that the prisoners were apprehended by an
officer in his Majesty's Preventive Service on the: Island of
Lewis, in consequence of the information of a boy belonging'to
the crew, whose confession was influenced by a horror' at the
atrocity of the crime of murder, of which the prisoners stand
accused. The evidence having been gone through,
The Loan ADVOCATE and Mr. MAITLAND, the latter for
the prisoners, severally addressed the Jury.
After the uDGE Apar IRAL had taken a very minute survey
of all the evidence, and delivered his opinion on the points
which were principally dwelt upon by the Counsel on both
sides, his Lordship charged the Jury to consider of their ver-
dict until half-past two this afternoon, till which time the Court,
at half past six this morning, adjourned.
THREE O'CLOCK..—The Court rnet at half-past two; accord-
ing to adjournment. The Jury having been called over, de-
livered In their written verdict, unanimously finding the prisoners
—Guilty. -
The JUDGE ADMIRAL hereupon proceeded to pass on ti
unhappy men the last awful sentence of the law, ordaining tho
panels to be taken back to the Tolbooth, and there fed upon
bread and water until the first Wednesday in January ; at nine
o'clock op the morning of which day they are to be conveyed to
the Sands of Leith, and there to be hanged by the common
executioner; their bodies afterwards to be at the disposal of
Alexander Munroe, Esq. Professor of Anatomy in the
versity of Edinburgh. •
Heaman is a good-looking man, about thirty-five years of
age, of a mild countenance-and penetrating eye. It is said he
is a native of Sunderland, and was in the navy during. the late
-war; and while a prisoner of war in France, he married a na-
tive of that country, by whom he has s-everal children. She is
an interesting looking young woman, and was in Court during
. the whole of the trial, and wa.i frequently observed shedding

tears.
tiantiez is said to be a native of Havie.de-GraCe, is about ?,5
years of age ; his countenance exhibited a ga.ety of manners, if
not of disposition, which was apparent even to the last.
It a curious fact, that at the time the prisoners were aill,""
headed, the whole ship's library consisted of a book entitled. •
" Trial of Captain Delano for Piracy."

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.--A terrible fire broke out
Thursday night about ten o'clock, at Towcester-
A stable belonging to Mr. WILCOX, who horses
many of the coaches, was consumed, containing
eleven horses, which were all burnt to death.
Several houses and out-buildings we're, in names
at the time Our informant left the town. The wind
was excessively high, but we are happy to under..
stand it came from a quarter favourable to the
greater part of the town, -or the consequence
would be lamentable in the extreme. Our in'
formant further states, that the flames were
raging with increased fury, which be saw, as he
travelled all the way to Stony Stratford.