The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-04 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

RIVAL PARASOLS.—In the Vice-Chancellor's Court, on
Nionday, an ex parte injunction was applied for in the
::ase of "Lloyd v. Engel," to restrain the sale of some new-
fashioned parasols, on the ground of an infringement of a
registered design. Some amusement was created in the
lourt by the exhibition of the rival parasols, which were
Tade square. Vice. Chancellor James made the desired
,rder.

OVEREND AND GURNEY.—In the Court of Queen's
Bench, on Monday, an application was made on behalf of
Mr. Gordon, one of the defendants in the case of Overend
and Gurney, to have the indictment set clown for trial at
le sittings after Trinity Term in July, instead of being
'eft until after Michaelmas Term, as Mr. Gordon and the
)ther defendants had no wish to prolong their anxiety.
The application was postponed.
A THEATRICAL COMMISSION. —ln the Court of
riommon Pleas, on Monday, Mr. Corby n, a theatrical
agent, sued Mr. Bandmann, the actor, to recover between
£4O and 250, to which he considered he was entitled
is commission on an engagement with Mr. Smith,
wocured through his instrumentality. He had
',heady recovered £5l 15s. for a previous engagement.
Mr. Justice Byles, after hearing counsel, held that the
:.onsideration in the plaintiff's agreement was exhausted
3y the first agreement with Mr. Smith, and directed a
lonsuit, with leave to the plaintiff to move for a verdict
'or himself with £35. His lordship, however, strongly
advised the parties to come to some settlement cut of
:ourt, and the matter is likely to be referred to Mr.

RAILWAY BTE LAWS.—At Norton, East Riding, a day
nr two since, the cases of the North-Eastern Railway
company v. Mr. Speck, of Boythorpe, farmer, and George
Braithwaite, labourer, of aciburn, were again heard.
charge was one. of being intoxicated at the Sherburn
Railway Station, contrary to the 7th bye-law of the
:ompany, and the defence was that the plaintiff gave no
;roof of the bye-laws. The station-master said that the
ioard of the bye-laws stood up in the booking-office, and
ill who got tickets must see it. The counsel for the defence
said that the Act required the publication of the bye-laws
n a conspicuous place. A difficulty arose from the dis-
:overy that two of the threemagistrates were shareholders
n the company, and could not sit, After some
;onsultation, however, this difficulty was set aside,
tnd the bench decided in favour of the cona-
pany. Mr. Richardson, the counsel for the defence,
asked for a case for a superior court, which was granted,
;he bench saying that the point, in the interests of the
?üblic, should be decided. A post messenger who sorted
pis letters every day in the booking office admitted that
'Pie had never seen the bye-laws. The defendants were
Pined 40s. each.

It is thought in well-informed circles that befc,re
the Alabama question can be settled it will be- necessary to
.despatch to Washington a special envoy, such as Mr. Bright
or the Duke of Argyll. Mr. Thornton is scarcely up to this
very difficult task.

The following letter from Mr. Charley, M.P., was
read at a meeting of the biandester Conservative 'Working
?Zen's Association on Saturday evening:—"I rfjoico to
see that you aro sating :coutEcives in array against tho
enemies of our Church and corstitution, cad trust that
should Mr. Birloy utiortunatcly be unseated, a good blnst
of the constitutional temp:: t will bring the walls of the
Liberal Jet icho to the ground, and that you will march on
to victory."

A CONSCIENTIOUS " ARTIST."—It is stated of M.
Mazurier, a French actor of the part of an ape, that he
would not appear in his new character till his competency
had passed the most rigid ordeal. According to this tradition
he attired himself in his ape dress, and placed himself before
the monkey-cage in the Jardin des Plantes. For some time
the monkeys treated him as a stranger, but at last a veteran
ape snatched an apple from his hand with a look which proved
that he regarded him as a brother. " Enfin je suis singe! "
was the exclamation of the delighted artist, who, thus
severely tested, now ventured to become an ape on the stage.
The Services at Sefton Church on Sunday fussed
off with less disorder than has been the case for two
or three Sundays past. The bulk of the congre-
gation, as on preceding Sundays, left the church
at tho conclusion of the sermon. There was not
such a rabble as en acme previous occasions, but
the majority of the congregation stationed them-
selves in the churchyard and awaited the curate
leaving the church. After he had got out of the churchyard
a few hissess were heard, but they were uttered in a sub-
dued tone. During the celebration of the holy communion
the porch gates of the church were locked, the object being
to prevent persons returning into the church and disturbing
the proceedings.

At Judges' Chambers, on Monday, Mr. Lumley
Smith appeared for Mr. Hurst, M.P., and Mr. Goldney for Ms jor
Aldridge, in reference to the double return for Horsham.
There had been two petitions, and both were withdrawn,
and Mr. Hurst was admitted to be the member. On the
last occasion sufficient notice had not boon given, and
it had now been supplied, and Mr. Hurst could take his
seat. A question was raised on the present occasion as
to costs. Mr. Lumley Smith claimed the costa for Mr.
Hurst. Mr. Goldney submitted that each party should bear
his own costs. When a petitioner withdrew ho was
bound to pay costs to the respondent, but the Act mentions
nothing as to the respondent paying costs. His lordship
considered the point of seine importance, and would consult
the other election judges.

Further particulars are rublished of the robbery
of arms at Cork. The house of John Pant, t utti r mer-
chant, Dean-street, was entered by three men, and a seven-
chambered revolver and a double- harrelled pistol takenaway.
The family was at church, and the servant, an old woman,
was on her way from mass, when she was met by a man,
who told her that three men had just gone into her master's
house. She hastened back, and on going upstairs met three
men, ono of whom presented a revolver at her, and asked
her where Mr. Keating., Mr. Paul's nephew, left his pistol.
She said, "I do not know," but pointed out his bed-room.
They went in, searched it, found the seven-chambered re-
volver and double-barrelled pistol, took them, and, bidding
the woman " Gcod morning," left the house. They had
entered it by means of a latch key. They have not been
arrested.

An important decision, and one which will doubt-
less have great influence on the large industries of the
country, was arrived at at Darlington, cn Saturday, in con-
nection with the iron manufac:uro in the north of Eng-
!and. Another wages difficulty having again cropped up,
which threatened to disturb the relations between masters
and men, a Board of at bitration and conciliation was formed.
The beard fai!ed to sumo to an uncles stas ding, the votes on
etch side being equal. Mr. Robert Kettle was then called
in as a:litrater. That ~:;entleman met the boas d on
Friday and Saturday, at Darlington, sad received evldenco
from Loth sides, nastess' contraits and prices since it.:63
being submitted to bins. Frew these facts Mr. Kettle con-
cluded that, though if called niers to decide Le must give
judgment against the men at present, yet if the whole year
were taken with the prcspective improvement in prices, tho
men would probably with reason soon make another den and.
He, therefore, suggested a compromise, and ultinn.tely it
was agreed mutually that an advance equal to 5 per cent. on
wages in the manufactured bon trz.di sLc uld rule to the
end of tho year. It was also agreed that an attempt should
be made to form a sliding scale fcr wages, based on the
selling prices of iron. The termination of the conft
tween masters and men in so sat'sfactory a manner is highly
gratifying to the general pul of the northern districts
no chin; of the melt Sr t a rise o: 10 per coat,