The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-28 00:00:00

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GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.

No arrivals.
Sailed, Sept. 27.—Grandville, for Ceylon.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed, Sept. 27.—Mercianus, from Loudon, for Savannah
Passed, Sept.2B.—Koh-i-Noor, from London, for Madras

ABSCONDING SOLDIERS.—Two private soldiers
belonging to the 83d Foot, named John Lyons and Henry
Unwin, have absconded from the School of Musketry at
Fleetwood, where they were stationed, after plundering
the officers' quarters of about £2OO in cash, and a large
quantity of valuable jewellery. Major the Hon. C. H.
Tollemache is the chief sufferer, as, in addition to his cash
and jewels, the thieves carried off his portmanteau and.
uniforms, &e. They have been traced to London.
CLOSE OF THE LONG YACATIOR AT ETON COLLEGE.
Yesterday the autumnal vacation at Eton terminated with
the return of the lower boys to the college, most of whom
arrived at the school towards evening. To-day the fifth
and to-morrow the sixth forms will return, by which time
the entire school, numbering some 800 boys, will have
assembled. The vacation just expired has been an
unusually long one, owing to the extra week given on
account of the recent royal birth. .

AN ENERGETIC EXECUTIVE.—On Tuesday, before
Mr. Raffles, at Liverpool, Police-constable 280,
John Martin, charged two gentlemen with having assaulted
him. The two gentlemen were placed in the dock, each
with his head broken ; and it turned out that while they
were talking near the house of a relative in Grove-street,
the latter having sent her servant to speak to them, the
officer had said the girl was a prostitute and the house a
house of call ; and upon one of the gentlemen objecting to
this he broke both of their heads with his truncheon, and
had them locked up. He was ordered to change places
with his victims, and remanded, prior to committal for trial.
PILCHARDS.—The past week showed no improve-
ment in the Cornish pilchery fishery. Several seines were
put out of pay, and the number of drift boats was being
reduced It is feared that many families will he hardly
pressed during the coming winter. Some of the fishermen
have already found it necessary to dispose of their boats.
The stock of pilchards in the curing cellars is very small.
A FRENCH SHIP OF WAR AT BURNTISLAND.
The French war frigate La Pandore anchored in the road-
stead at Burntisland on Monday. She has come from the
Norwegian coast, having made the passage to the Firth in
41 hours. Her.horse-power is 220, and she carries 34 guns,
with a crew of 339, commanded by M. Favin Levque.
After remaining at her present anchorage about eight days
the Pandore will sail fur Rochefort, in Franco.
THE CASE OF MADAME VALENTIN.—A good deal
of public interest appears to have been created in
the case of the unfortunate French woman, who was con-
victed of perjury last week at the Central Criminal Court.
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use of the prison. She has been in a most depressed state
of mind ever since her conviction, and appears to feel
her position most acutely. Mr. Laverson, the professional
gentleman who conducted her defence, has visited her
several times since her conviction, and he was in com-
munication with her for nearly two hours yesterday, pre-
paring a statement of her case, to be submitted to the Home
Secretary, and praying for a pardon on the ground
that there was no reliable evidence to support the
charge upon which she was convicted. It is usual in all
cases where an application of this kind is made to the
Secretary of State in behalf of a prisoner to submit the
matter to the judge who tried the case ; and as the feeling
of the Recorder upon the subject was apparent from his
summing up, although he felt bound to act upon the ver-
dict of the jury, there is very little doubt that his opinion
will be favourable to the prisoner, and therefore it is most
probable that Madame Valentin will-receive a pardon.