The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-05 00:00:00

TALLOW.

The continued pressure of Tallow for sale has a very de-
pressing influence upon the demand. Since Monday last
prices have further receded is per cwt• .p. y, (% on the vet
to-day being quoted at only 39.., and to•r f0rw;.0.,1 ((,:i very
per cwt. The imports since June last have exceeded
100,000 casks; Town Tallow, 40a per cwt nett cash; Rough
hp 24 aid per alb!.

EXCHEQUER.—(rius DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Westminster, before the
CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.)
ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. RUSSELL.
It will be recollected that in this case, which came on
for trial on Friday last, a personal discussion took place
between the Chief Baron, Mr. Martin, and Sir Frederick
Thesiger, upon an imputation thrown out by the latter
learned gentleman that Mr. Martin was allowed a
greater latitude in conducting cases than any other
gentleman of the bar. That discussion led to an ob-
servation from the Learned Judge that unless some con-
cession or apology was made to him, as the presiding
judge, he should adjourn the case until Monday, when
he hoped they would ms et in a happier frame of mind.
No such concession then being made to the Bench the
case stood over until to-day.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL now stated that during the
adjournment an opportunity had been afforded to the
parties to consider the points in the case, and they had
agreed that a verdict should be taken for the Crown, on
the understanding that it should be made into a special
case for the further consideration of the Court.

A verdict was accordingly entered for the Crown.
BROADWOOD V. LUSHTON.

This action was brought to recover a certain sum of
money from the defendant, who was formerly in the
service of the plaintiff, for an alleged breach of duty.
Mr. MARTIN appeared on the part of the plaintiff, and
in opening the case said—Gentlemen, if I had felt myself
at liberty to consult my own feelings alone, and if I had
acted on my own judgment, my voice would never have
been heard in this court again.
The CHIEF BARON—Mr. Martin, you had better not
say anything at all about the matter to this jury, who
have no interest in it ; and I must say I very much
question the propriety of your doing so.
Mr. MARTIN—I have well thought of it.
The CHIEF BARON—I hope, Mr. Martin, you will
adopt the course of conduct which, on consideration,
you think right.
Mr._ MARTlN—Gentlemen, I should have been
glad to have said something upon the very
.painful position in which I now stand. How-
ever, as my Lord has said, I ought not, I will
submit to his view of the case and say nothing. After
what has passed, however, I did think I might have been
allowed to say a word upon my appearing in this case
after an expression from me having appeared in the
public prints that I would not enter this court again.
I did wish to say a word. I wanted to have alluded to
no one, but simply to the line of conduct which I have
taken, with the concurrence of the Attorney-General,
for the purpose of ascertaining whether I should appear
here again or not. _

The-CHIEF BARON—That is quite sufficient.
Mr. MARTIN then proceeded to state the case to the
jury, but it was not of sufficient public importance to
justify a report. A verdict was entered for the plaintiff
with leave to move.

Sir Frederick Thesiger was present in the court, but
said not one word.

SURREY SESSIONS-(THIS DAY.)
The February Sessions for the county of Surrey com-
menced this morning, at the Court-house, Newington-
causeway, before Thomas Puckle, Esq., chairman, and fi
full bench of magistrates.
The calendar contained the names of 70 prisoners for
trial.

John Elkins, a farm labourer, was indicted for steal-
ing, at Farnham, a quantity of wood, the property of
James Turner.

The prosecutor said he was a farmer at Farnham, and
for some time past had lost a large quantity of hop poles
and boards from his grounds. lie gave information to
the police, and on the evening of the 25th of January
last, the prisoner was seen by Reed, a constable, to enter
the prosecutor's grounds, and pick up a number of pieces
of boards. He was i❑ the act of carrying them away
when the constable approached him, and he ran away,
lea►ing the property behind him. He made his escape,
but was taken into custody a short time afterwards.
In defence the prisoner said he never left his home
that evening, nor did he know anything of the property*.
Verdict, Guilty. One month at Brixton.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE

METROPOLITAN REFORM ASSOCIATION.
SlR,—lmpressed with a conviction of the utility of'
all manner of publicity in the legislative proceedings
of a country claiming to be free, I am not sorry to
find an opportunity of enlarging he basis of a cor-
respondence which has not been without its uses
when addressed to provincial organs.
It would be superfluous to occupy your atten-
tion in a first letter, with a detailed account of
the proceedings on the Address in answer to the
Queen's Speech, and the proposed Amendments.
What every man has read in the daily papers, it is
useless to repeat. Of the two Amendments moved, the
Irish one was speedily disposed of by a majority of
200 against 12 ; a notable instance of the way in
which a question, which after all must at some time
occupy the most serious attention of the Government
and the community, may be let down by the combi-
nation of misconduct and mismanagement, in the
population concerned and their representatives in,
Parliament. If any man were to infer, that out 01
212 Members of Parliament there were only 12 who
believed that a feeling of discontent existed in Ireland
" which it will be our duty to watch, and as speedily
as possible to remedy," his conclusion would be one
to be put into a museum as a sort of /emus nature of
infirmity. But Ireland and her representatives have
together brought their cause and question to the con-
dition indicated by this division, and the case must
lie over for the time when it shall be taken up by
perfectly different agsnts and on different grounds.
The second amendment was principally remark-
able for the occasion it gave for the opening of the
ranks of the Oppo,ition and bringing forward the
leader of their choice. In any other respect, after
the flourish of trumpets with which foreign powers
have been implored to resist the diplomacy of the
British Government, in confidence in the force which
should be brought to their assistance on the meeting
of Parliament, the whole was a miserable failure.
The King of the Two Sicilies shall be at full liberty
to strengthen himself by the reflection, that the
assistance in that focus of the light of despotism the
British Parliament, on the strength of which he was,
to resist the negotiators of France and England and
hold out in the good cause, has dwindled into their
Amendment being neg,atived without a division, and
preceded by a division of 221 to 80, against allowing
the decision to be avoided or postponed.
It was interesting to see how some of the friends
of the last-mentioned potentate relaxed their featvreso
"as Jupiter on Juno smiles, when he irnpregns the
clouds, which shed May flowers," on hearing the amus-
ing details of the bombardment of Messina. We
are engaged with the old stuff. The party that cry
out for " the execution of a great capital," and call
the Diet of Frankfort "a German romance," would
soon put down any little romance we have in a House
of Commons here, if hard heads and harder hand°
were not in readiness to prevent.
The reply of the Government was bold, Ana
showed a consciousness of the power " a step into the
right" can always give. Something like the lost
statesmanship of our forefathers, might be traced in
their avowal of the readiness with which they recor
nized the altered Government of France the moment
official forms permitted, and the clear• headed undis-
guised principle on which they proffered union with
the new French Government on all points where
common interests could be advanced.
An addition which ought to have been made, if,
public feeling out of doors had got the length 01
having licensed expression in the House, was to have
avowed the strong general interest, under limitations
which only simpletons would pretend not to under-
stand, felt by the British people, with the excep-
tion of " the great Country Party" of eighty and their
constituents, in the progress of representative govern'
merit and free popular institutions throughout the
world.

After the references at the commencement of this
letter, it will not be attributed to any desire for cow
cealment if I sign myself,
Your obedient servant,
AN OLD REFORMER•
London, Feb. 5, 1849.

.OMANTIC STORY.— We (Brighton _Herald) can
vouch for the accuracy of the following facts:—Years
back Mr. E., a respectable inhabitant of Brighton, ribo
carried on the business of a plumber and glazier, &eat
leaving behind him a widow and a daughter. Mrs. F'
gave up the business and removed to another part of the
country—London, wo believe. At all events, a fel
months back she was in the great metropolis, on a vlOl,
to some friends, with her daughter, now a very beautiful
young woman. As the mother and daughter were pass'
ing one day through the Strand, they were overtake;
by a violent storm of rain, which compelled them to look
itself
around for a place of shelter, and none presented it
more opportunely than the porch of a large mansion,
the nature of which at the time was not known to the
fair refugees, but which was, in fact, the banking-halo°
of S. S. and P.,. one of the most wealthy firms of London.
Here the ladies took their station, but had not been long
there before the door of the bank opened, and a yeti
rnan•of genteel appearance presented himself, and begge
that they would step in until the violence of the strata
had paned. The ladies accepted the offer, and were
escorted by their polite conductor into an inner rooms
of the establishment. What passed here it is not in our
power to say. The conversation, we may presure4
turned upon the ordinary topics—the weather, th
amusements, the incidents of the day; but, whatever 0.,
subject of the conversation it was agreeable to all Pera
ties. At length the storm subsided, the rain ceased9sl3
the ladies rose, and with many thanks to their young
host withdrew, but not before he had succeeded in dray/
ing from them the address of their London resideuFe.:
Nor was it long before he availed himself of this lb%
formation, called, and obtained permission to repeat ill
visit, which he did again and again, until, after a certalo.
time, the young man declared his attachmeat, made Prd,
posals for the hand of the young lady, and was accep.te.,,
The parents of both parties were favourable to the
and a few days ago the London papers announced
to
their readers the marriage of the eldest son of Sir Jehl
m,
P., of the firm of S. S. and P., to Miss E., the daughter
of the late Mr. E., of Brighton. The days of chiva!
may be gone, but those of true gallantry and disinterest u.
love will last while the human heart beats.
Alr, Tromenheere and CNA-, 117%/1-Ington qy t1)0
to-
of the Eegineers. 'AM be sent d. wn by Ci,,vernment
attend the adjourned inquest at Barnsley, to, morrovvp...%,
inquire into the melancholy fatality by whiclta?
likes hate been lost.