The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-05 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

Risx ALLAH Bsy.—ln the Rolls Court, on Friday
Simonides's case, in connection with the Constantinople
and Alexandria Hotels, was beard. He applied to have
his name removed from the list of contributories of the
company, on which the official liquidator had placed it.
His case was, that on the 11th December, IEG3, four days
before the allotment of the shares, be wrote to his friend,
Risk Allah Bcy, at whose instance be bad applied for
them, stating that he bad heard a bad account of the com-
pany, and wished to withdraw his application. Risk Allah
Bey did not,so far as Simonides could aseertain,communicate
this letter to the directors, though he was represented on
the prospectus as being a director himself. The company
took no steps in consequence of the letter. The
counsel for Simonides argued that notice given
to Risk Allah Bey, as one of the directors,
amounted in equity to notice to the company. It
appeared, however, that Risk Allah Ley bad never been a
director, though his name was on the p:cspectus, and the
Master of the Rolla ordered that the name of Simonides
should be retained on the list of contributories.
THE PATENT LAWS. —ln Vice-Chancellor James's
court, on Friday, judgment was given in a patent case.
The defendant is a gas engineer, named Stevens, who
under the orders of Mr. Barry, the Government architect,
supplied the lamps which are now placed in New Palace-
yard. These lamps, which were globular in form,
with revolving or sliding doors, were alleged by
the plaintiff to be an infringement of his
patent, and he filed his bill to restrain the
alleged infringement. The defendant disputed the
validity of the patent, and denied infringement.
The Vice-Chancellor gave an elaborate judgment, holding
that there could. be no patent right in the substitution of a
slide for a hinge, which was one of the points insisted on.
A patent for a combination could not be a valid patent
for a part. Judgment for the defendant.
Mn. Rrenr WAsoN.—Mr. Rigby Wason attended at
Marlborough-street Police-court to pei feet his recoq-
nisa.uces for prosecuting the charge against Lord Russell
for conspiracy; but Mr. Tyrwhitt said, on consideration,
he must decline to take them, for he did not think that an
indictment would lie. Mr. Wason declared that the
magistrate was bound to accept his recognisances, and
added that he should apply to the Court of Queen's Bench
for a mandamus to compel him to do so.

ESCAPE FROM A REFORMATORY. Two girls were
brought up at the Hampstead Police•court, charged
with absconding, from the Catholic Industrial School at
Fincbley. Mr. Marshall said they elhArld be sent to the
Roman Catholic Reformatory at Bristol for three years,
but before that they must have a month's imprisonment
with hard labour in the House of Correction.
A BRIBERY CASE.—In the Court of Queen's Bench the
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question of ",Whatisbribery?" was raisedon a county coat;
appeal. It was an action for a penalty for the alleged offer
of a bribe at a municipal election, and the evidence of the

defendant was that he solicited a vote, and told the voter
he would be remunerated for his trouble and hiss of time.
The court were clear that the case came within the Act,
and gave judgment for the plaintiff—that he was entitled
to recover the penalty.
MISSING PAPERS. —ln the Bail Court, on Friday, the
case of the " Queen v. Thomas Edward Watkins" was
heard. It was a criminal proceeding, but had been
removed from the Old Bailey to the Bail Court. The
prisoner was an attorney, and was charged with stealing
some papers and documents. The prosecutor was a Mr.
Tommey, who was formerly in the army, and he accused
Mr. Watkins of taking from his table some letters which

he wanted to use in an action which was pending. Mr.
Justice Hannen suroraed up strongly in favour of the
prisoncr, and the jury at once returned a verdict of Not

nifty.

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT.—Neva from Bolton
states that at six o'clock on Friday night Thomas Pollitt,
26, wheelwright ; John Proctor, 23, salesman ; and James
Lord, 25, warehouseman, were rowing upon the canal at
Bolton,-when another boat passing caused a swell in the
water. Proctor, being frightened, overbalanced himself,
and the boat capsized bottom upwards. Lord got on to
the boat, but his companions clutching it also caused it to
capsize again, and all sank. The second lioat then Came to
the rescue, and Lord was gut out alive foul rccovcrcd, but
tae: other two Were dead. They were all unmarried.
TUE .',I.72:DiCIzLIND I\II:IIDER.—A man whD gives

his name as Robert Jones is in cust,,,ly at Abirgavenuy
for the murder of Maria Fitzsimmons, at Sunderland, on
February COth last. Jones was cifinking with Georz.e Taylor
and o' hers at the Crown Inn, I.Zagian, whenhe eta Led that
there was a reward of £1„0 offtrcd for the aprrelicnsion
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the murderer, and as he should like Taylor to get the
money better than anyone else he (Taylor) had better give
information to the police. lle stated that he was a native
of Ridgwa2,- near Bristol, that he left his home in January
last, and travelled northwards. At Sunderland he picked
up with Maria Fitzsimmons, and because she repelled h:s
attempts on her person he murdered her. Taylor imme-
diately gave information to the police, and Jones was
taken to Abergavenny to await communications with the
Sunderland authorities. Jones is 23 years of age, stands
eft. 7in. high, fresh complexion, and eandy hair, and
answers in every particular the description given of the
murderer.