Star. — 1817-11-13 (London, England)

SELLERS V. RieRFORD. Mr. Serjeant BLOOM, 'hewed cause in support of an action against the defendant, for a breach of contract. He had sold, by a deed of assignment, the good will of his shop in the chandlery and coal retail trade, in Tottenham-court-ro id, and contrary is the stipulation in the deed, he had opened another shop in the coal trade within sixty yards of the foriner one, alleging that though the deed prevented his commencing the sane business within threr-quaritrs of a mile of the first shop, yet that by A parole agteemvot, lie had aright to do so. The Learned Counsel contended, that no parole agreement could set aside a trip. lAr deed of assignment. Mr. Serjeant Oxsiow, on the other side, contended that those odious and selfish bargains should not be encouraged. Mr. Justice PARKE could not see how such bargains were odious, or the breach of them legal. No parole agreement could in this manner render void a previous contract. At least the Learned -Judge could sot think a. Mr. atjeatit ONSLOW said, that as the Court had expressed so strong art opinion against him, lie must lalso admit that he did not see how the contract could be touched either. At hall-past one o'clock the Court adjourned, for the purpose of repairing to the Goon of Exchequer, to be present at the ptickang for Siter;ifs.  COUR r OF EXCHEQUER, NOVEMBER It. The Loki) CHILI LUDO; WAS engaged during the morning in hearing Lord Lonsdale's Tithe Cause. He asijutirned at an early hour. At half-past two o'clock the Ciraacaccoa of the EXCHEQUaIt nt .red ti,e Courr. dressed in his lull robes, followed .by the Luau CHANCELLOR, the JUDG/Ll, the Earl of LIVERPOOL, Lord HAKROWRY, Viscount SIDMOUTH, &e. &C. when the usual ceremony of pricktug for Sheriffs was perforated.  MANSION House.--Martha Crouch, the wretch charged •with inveigling a child, nine years of age, from its parents, and afterwards becoming accessary to her violation lit a monster who lured her for the purpose, was yesterday brought up for re-examination.— The particulars of this most atrocious affair were fully detailed in our Paper of Saturday last. A letter was now produced from Dr. 'Lamb of the London General Dispensarry, from which it appeared, that the child died from an internal inflammation, and that although no doubts could be• entertained of her person having been violated, yet there were not sufficient merks of violence externally to justify a positive as sertion that such violation had caused her death. Mrs. Allen, the mother of the child, stated, that the prisoner had 4onfeised having teceived a sum of money from the villain by whom the hellish deed was perpetratyd, and that she had given part of it to the patrole who apprehended her, to suffer her to escape.— Honey, the officer, said, he had stated the circum• stances of the case to the Magistrate at Union Hall, in pursuance of whose order, every exertion had been, made to discover the patrol. who took the prisoner into custody, but without efUct—the man could not be found.—The LORD MAYOR said, be regretted extremely that through the conduct of this man, the case against the prisoner should be rendered so incomplete as not to be cognizable at law. She must be discharged, net because there was any doubt of her guilt, but for want of evidettce. He, however, had no doubt that the compunctious visiting. of her own conscience wunld be a severer punishment than any which the law could inflict.—The mother said, that the wretch at the bar had admitted every thing of which she was accused : In the presence of GOD here stands (said the slistressadßarent) the murderer of my Child." Upon hearing that Crouch ices to be charged, she cried most bitterly, and exclaimed, as rn  s I  rammentamm..... pray for.the justice of .He.avoi. since there's is:Loci'. rity nn earth—no protection against the shedding of the blood of infants."—The prisoner was dichareed.