The Sun. — 1821-12-15 (London, England)

YDE , DEC. 12.—Arrived the Hercules, from St. Andrew's for Belfast, with loss of anchor and cable.  On Tuesday last the Opossum brig was launched from the slip at the North end of the Dock Yard, Sheerness ' • she went off in the finest style, amid the huzzas of the thousands, whom the fineness of the day had induced to the spot.—Previous to the Pioneer's. sailing from Chatham, on Saturday, the officeis and crew received thdr first payment of salvage for having extricated a valuable b"rig from a most perilous situation after she had grounded on the Ooze.tiand. The destination of the East India CoMpany's ship London, has been altered from China direct, to Madras and China ; to be - afloat 23d January, sail to Gravesend 6th February, stay there 30 days, and be in the DoWns 14th March.  The remains of Cowen and Pearce, the two unfortunate men who lost their lives at the Medway Brewery the 3d November, were interred in Maidstone Church-yard, and their graves have since been watched nightly by two men, to prevent the exhumation of the bodies.-,-On Sunday night, at a late hour, the watchmen saw two men come from under the archway leading to Mr. Corrail's residence, and advance to within a short distance of the graves, when one of them fired a pistol at the watchmen (fortunately without effect) and immediately, with his companion, ran away. One of the watchmen pursued the man who fired, but failed in overtaking him. It is said that the other man is known, and the affair is undergoing an investigation. On Friday morning some persons hearing an unusual noise issue from below the grate belonging to the road-sewer near the Angel Inn, Old Bridge, were attracted to the spot, and upon digging a hole in the road,they discovered that the sound proceed-. ed from a fine sow, which fell into the river, from the back of a house in Claverton-street, on the preceding Friday during the high water, and. was supposed to have been drowned. It appears that the animal had floated down the stream under the sou thermost arch of the bridge, and guided by the powerful instinct which pointed out the only means of preservation, had effected an entrance into the mouth of the sewer, whence it proceeded under the turnpike-road to the place where it was discovered. For the space of a week, dur-, ing which it had no food, it had to stem the torrent of mud, sand, and water which passes through this channel to the river. The poor animal was however extricated, and is now fast recovering.—(Bath Herald.)  carnal and G ie.:, lately convicted of piracy and murder, have, we understand, acknowldged the justice of their sentence, confessing that they alone devised and carried into execution the murder of Captain Johnstone and the helmsman Paterson. The Jury on the trial of these men, gave three guineas to the wife of the former, who is still in town, and in great distress ; having married him wlli:e a prisoner in France, she came to Shields with him (of which place he is a native) on the peace. She is a French woman, and bears an excellent character, and we heat'. several humane individuals are interesting themselves in procuring small subscriptions for the re:lief of this truly miserable family.—(Edinburg/t, Star.)