The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-26 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Sept. 26.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy in the morning.
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CARDIFF, Sept. 25.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Betty, for
Shanghai; Athens, for Monte Video ; W. H. Jenkins, for
Rio Janeiro.

Lou..Asir, Sept. 24.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Alolphus,
for Manilla.

Suni.ns, Sept. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Magnolese,
from Quebec.

FALMOUTH, Sept. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived -Carl, from
St. Thomas for Hamburg.
NEWHAVEN, Sept.: 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lewes,
from Gurracha.

PLYmouni, Sept. 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Gosforth,
from London for Adelaide.

PENZANCE, Sept. 24.—Wind E.—Arrived—Denie, from
Pernambuco for Hamburg-.

CLYDE, Sept. 23.—Winir
guson, from Ifavannali.

FORTSMOUTH, Sept. 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—R.
Wylie, from Richibucto for Grimsby.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, Sept. 25—Fire Queen, steamer, from Archangel.
Arrived, Sept. 26—Hellenas, from Patras.
DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
No arrivals.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.
Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Oct. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. 13.
Brazil and Cape Verde. by British pao..et Oct. 4.

Ditto, by French packet
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Sept. 22
China, Penang. and Singapore. via Sou hampton—Oet. 2
Ditto, via Marseilles Sept. 26
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton— Oct. 2.

Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton. Sept. 25.
Ditto, via Marseilles .. Sept. —.
Mauritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via 3larseil e! Oct. 4.
Newfoundland
Portugal 0ct...... ..... 4.
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon..
United States and British Norili America, by Bri-
tish packet
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton
Ditto, via Cork

Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Sept. 29.
West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Oct. 11.
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba,

and Mexico Sept. 23.
Bahamas, via New Y ork. Oct. 11.
Bermuda, ditto Sept. 27.
Cuba and Mexico

The Committee of the Stock Exchange have
passed the following resolution :—" That pending
an inquiry into the circumstances connected with
the General Estates Company, the buying to be sus-
pended."
In the Paris corn market last week business was
rather brisk, with an upward tendency in prices. The
four marks of flour were quoted 50c. higher, at 501. 25c. the
157 kilos. ; wheat was unvaried at 28f. the 120 kilos. ; and
rye at 16f. the 115 kilos. ; barley advanced 50c. to 17f. the
100 kilos. ; and oats 75c., to 19f. the 100 kilos. At the last
cattle market at Seeaux, oxen sold at lf. 20c. to lf.-50c. the
kilo.; cows, at 88c. to if. 36c. ; calves, at lf. 36c. to if. 75c.;
and sheep, at if.lBc. to lf. 50c. At Poissy the prices were
if. 15c. to lf. 44c. ; 82c. to lf. 32c. ; lf. 34c. to if. 70c. ; and
lf. 20c. to lf. 52c. respectively.
A CASE OF CONSCIENCE.—A remarkable in-
stance of the irresistible power which conscience has
over some men, who, having once committed a crime, can
find no rest until they have unburdened their minds by a
full confession, was brought to light the other day in the
court-martial of a soldier at Portsmouth. In 1861 a
colour-sergeant belonging to the 87th Irish Fusiliers
deserted, and what became of him nobody ever knew. He
had been nineteen years in the service, and up to the
time of his desertion had been a remarkably steady and
well-conducted man—his name being quite unknown to
the defaulter's sheet. He was consequently much re-
spected by both the officers and men of his regiment.
No motive whatever could be discovered for the step he
had taken. Being pay-sergeant, his accounts were of
course examined to see whether he was influenced by pecu-
niary difficulties. Not only was his cash found free from
arrears, but there was even an excess of £4 to his credit.
Nothing more was heard of him till about a couple of
weeks ago, when he walked into the headquarters of his
regiment, in the uniform of a lieutenant in the Federal
army, and gave himself up as a deserter. During his ser-
vice with the Yankees he had been in twenty-six general
engagements, besides numerous skirmishes, and had re-
ceived seven wounds, some of them severe. All this time he
says ho never had a day's peace of mind. The shame of de-
sertion haunted him continually. The fear, too, lest by
any accident his cash accounts had been found wanting
ever so little gave him no rest. He imagined everybody
knew he was a deserter, and despised him accordingly. This
torturing thought harassed him day and night, till, unable
to endure it longer, ho obtained his discharge from the
Federal service and took ship for England, solely with the
intention of giving himself up. The finding of the court-
martial was that he should suffer 84 days' imprisonment;
but the sentence was subsequently remitted, with the ex-
ception of 28 days. The unfortunate man, of course, loses
the pension which two years more service with his old
regiment would have entitled him to.