The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-17 00:00:00

This was an action of covenant to recover the sum of
5,000/
Mr. Martin and Mr. Lush appeared for the plaintiff ;
Mr. Jervis and Mr. Cowling for the defendant.
The deed which formed, the ground of the present
action was entered into between the late Mr. John Gos-
nell (to whose estate Mr. Green the plaintiff is executor)
and the defendant Mr. Price, who retired from the busi-
ness of a perfumer, and bound himself in the above sum not
to set up again within the cities of London and West-
minster, or within 600 miles from the same. The de-
fendant having commenced business at 28, Lombard-
street, it was alleged he had broken the covenant, and
he was now sued for the above amount.
It was contended on behalf of the defendant that no
specific loss to the plaintiff had been shown to have re-
sulted from his recommencing business, and also that he
was not within the distance named.
'Shortly after the opening of the plaintiff's case, his
Lordship stated it to be his opinion that this question
was one of law.
It was then agreed that Mr. Jervis should tender a
bill of exceptions to his Lordship's ruling, and that, in
the meantime, a verdict should be taken for the plaintiff.
Verdict for the plaintiff accordingly—Damages, 5,000.
SATURDAY, FEB. 15.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. CLAY.
This was an information filed for the recovery of
certain duties which were alleged not to have been
aid by the defendants upon certain silk goods imported
from France.
The following are the particulars of this case :
The defendants, Thomas and Robert Clay, were engaged
in the silk-trade, which they carried on in a very exten-
sive manner for upwards of three years previous to
the filing of the information. It was subsequently as-
certained that the defendants had imported silks for
which the proper duties had not been paid. It ap-
peared that before matters were discovered, the de-
fendant Robert had retired from business, and the
other brother, upon the fraud being found out, de-
camped. The defendant Robert, upon the information
being filed, pleaded that he was ignorant of anything
being wrong, for, during the partnership, he had paid
all the necessary duties. Upon the books being referred
to this fact was ascertained to be correct, and the result
was that the Crown declined to go for more than one
penalty, instead of three times the amount, to which it
was entitled.
After a short address from the Solicitor-General for
the Crown, and Mr. Kelly for the defendant, a verdict
for 1,2001. was returned against the defendant.

LANGFORD V. SOLLY.

This was an action to recover 51. 18s., for an injury
done by the carriage of the defendant to that of the
plaintiff.
There was no feature of interest in the case, and
the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages,
5/. 18s.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)

BOW-STREET.

John Pentland, the young man who was charged at
this court on the Bth inst. with stealing some books from
the London University, but who on that occasion re-
fused to give either hia name or address, was brought
up for further examination, when it appeared that the
police, from subsequent inquiries, had ascertained not
only the name, but the address of the prisoner, land
on searching his lodgings, found that he was a medical
student from Scotland, but not a member of the London
University, but had by some means obtained access to
the library there, and they also found there some books
which bore the stamp of the St. George's Hospital, and
some instruments which, no doubt, belonged to the
Middlesex Hospital. The witnesses, however, in the
two latter cases, not being n attendance, the prisone r
was remanded until Wednesday, for further examin-
ation.

CLERKENWELL.
William Shearsby, the proprietor and driver of a
Camden-town omnibus, appeared to a summons to
answer the complaint of Philip Sallick, jun., the pro-
prietor and driver of a Paddington omnibus, for having
wilfully and maliciously obstructed him, whereby he
endangered the lives of passengers, and also for having
made use of abusive language.
Mr. Robinson attended for the prosecution, and a so-
licitor appeared for the defendant.
It appeared that the defendant had been in the habit
of obstructing complainant, and annoying him on the
road. On: Wednesday afternoon, the sth inst., com-
plainant was driving along Pentonville-hill at a mode-
rate pace, his vehicle being full of ladies and gentlemen,
when defendant whipped and gallopped his horses, and
crossed him, to the imminent danger of the lives of
complainant and the passengers. He continued this sort
of conduct until they arrived in the City-road, when he
began gallopping his horses and crossed the road. Com-
plainant remonstrated with him on the impropriety of
such conduct, when defendant commenced a volley of
abuse, calling him most foul names, to the great annoy-
ance of the passengers ; and he drove on before him,
jeering him ; and complainant felt it to be his duty to
take out a summons against him.
Mr. GREENWOOD convicted him in the penalty of 20s.
and costs, for the abominably filthy and abusive language
he bad used ; and for the wilful obstruction he would
commit him to the House of Correction (without fine`
for ten days.

MARYLEBOIVE.
Two very gentlemanly-looking young
.men, of remark.
ably good address, and who refused to give their names,
were charged with having obtained various sums of
money from the nobility and gentry at the west-end.
Lord Henry Cholmondeley, upon whom an unsuccessful
attempt had been made to obtain money, occupied a seat
on the bench.
Oswald Moseley, Esq., and Mrs.Bochin, gave evidence
of begging-letters having been sent to them, together
with a long list of subscribers, most of whose names
turned out to be forgeries. The prisoners, it was dis-
covered, resided at 56, King-street, Soho, where they
lodged together under the respective n e; of Montague
and Ryson. It appeared that Montague was known to
the Mendicity Society as connected with similar prac-
tices, for which he had been convicted in 1841. At the
prisoners' lodgings a box was found containing a " Court
Guide," and a vast number of envelopes and letters ad-
dressed to parsons in the higher rank. of society, and
also a book, in which was pasted genuine signatures of
dukes, earls, clergymen, and other.