The National Register.
London, England, 1819-07-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

,•NICF.-CHANCELLOR's ccuwr. Lizicoi.N•s-biN, SA-
-1 17k16V. JULY io.
THE MARLBOROUGH GOLD PLATE, DIAMOND
10'4'011D, Ice.

'The Earl of Lord Ri.;lg.rt nod Oh :Ts v. his
Grocr the Dole of Alarlbotough. The ',Note v. Me saw.;
and Thomas 'Tviihook. _ _

Sir AIM or I iggott looted, on. the bittiag of the Cmrt, that the
noble defend:int m the*e two cast* should fat:mailed to depuit in
the office of Maurer Co,':x, or before the 13th imtant, all the

gold plate, hooks, a diamond sword, a chronometer, a gold
,repeTting watch...all astronomical inArnmentos, sculptirre busts,
and ernattiental china, whi?li were in possession of the late Duke
of Alarlberoirgli at Me time of his:death, wr.der the following el:.
.eirmstncei, :—The Late Duke by will, appointed t plaintiff's
his trustees, and oci.sest in duo:: his estattf, tta the payment of his
debts, and to pi oxide a large * mi se for tha support of the present

Lecher. of Marlborough :lila her filtitily,- the tre itae. to the
noble deft ndant."; tewitzt for life. with the Intillhiniler tothe

present Marquis of likindford. The their IA:: on
the daub of the late Duke. to carry into efiliet hia will, and
; the Court made a decree in tbeainonth .o.* May, Jtiln. On the
.!',113 of last month it.because. necessary to the stable plaintiffs U ilia
a supplementary bill, front certain cireuresuinces Which had
Wont: to their knowledge. The bill set forth-that-the late Duke
was pesseb:All of family plate., Lc. and then states the a ill from
where he (Sir Arthur) Jir.: that the...testator vested in trustees
all hi. gold and silver pihte. and the articles we have More eno•
monied. which should be in the houses of Pleriheim and Marl-
, hotough, at the time t f his death, for the tiseof whatever Duke
roicht be afterwards in posse -alum end by his will gAvot;irections
. to the hustemfor the reser:A:ion of them. His honriuswoubl
see how partienlarly jealot is the rohlelterator was of thosionduct
of the present • I)alcet he directed by his will that theca
articles should beicept sn the Mansion House, at Blenheim. noel
that they were nut to.be removed hum thcince without the con-
s4nt of the jets tc:s; and he directed that after his deitth an inven-
tory .hould be taken by the trustees, and two copies should be
made and .I.l:;:te.d by the trustees, and whoever might be the
Amant in possession for the time being: and that the trusto.a.
thunid examine the articles from time to time, to see that they
were in sole keeping, and to see that Cser were repaired and
replaced.. and, in ease of any of then. beMg taki.ing, restored at
the expence of the Duke in possession. The hill then stated,
that attune three motets before the filing of it. the noble defen-
dant had MISCIi all tie geld plate to be renim'al from tr.or henn
by the defendant, Thicalas 'rnphook, n rtationer. rceiriing in St.
.lainet's Street. who to pawn them witis rtreral pitambro•
,zitma. and actually did pledge them with one, and oferred then
Jor sale to Mr. A 14;on Cox and a Mr. ; , hot they refus...l to
Inirelutte them, fto:n the suicious claquostimee of the eiwriirod
Arms being weand with wax. St; :e et' the plate at that thne
.:a.: in tits: etiverdy of the defendant Th, bill )payed
Abrt, the dtfonliulle nitrgli.. be 'horsed to del.“ e over the tuticieit
she.-noble rleinitti: "The robit: nc !endow. bad not pit an
Answer M. and had made no airi.i.e.tlion fortiitse fur that mar-.
toosc, although one month tnr,te had elstp.ed since the
4..tc.r.0f the bill. upplica.C..:l on this 7ritli of June was made
to the Lord Chancellor., -for an initutrtion Axstv.sin the clefen-

.dnnt, from pawning. ',tiling. or d:iroaing of the gall plate and the
tbat:ontl award. and from removing flu: other aztirle, front the
ma....0n at Blenhtirn. Ilia IMllithip on lieuriog only two
iniphtvits ,dated, granted the injunction. but ',ince that the noble
cif, 'Want had not mink any ay-dietitian, or attempte4 to eon-
t the affidavit,. d C00n,..i then stated the afii-
%it of the Earl or Shaftesbury ty.liich Ixfon: the public.) lie
-.arc 4neual snot i: aeilavh I:1 the Ertni, bah set fortk