The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-16 00:00:00

LAW ISTRtaGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Umm•. 11

THR BARI. O► aIIA►TMDORT d. Tug Britt 07
MARLBOROUGH.

Mr. Sii A DIVCI.t. MOM!, on the part of the plaintiffs,
the trustees to the late Duke of Marlborough's will,
that a enema or guardian of the property in Ilienbeim
Meuse should be appointed by the Cootrt to preserve
be various articles of value granted by the will of the
late Duke to the present Duke of Marlborough, to be
used by him during his life time, but which had been
•rdered to descend as heir-Iwpins to the possessors of
the title. The Learned Gentleman then went over
the circumstances respecting this property, which
lave been already so often detailed.
Mr. Weal', for the fluke, 'evict!, that the pur-
pose for which the gold plate had been entrusted, was
no more than to rai•e some money on it as a life pro-
perty. The Duke ua% by all means desirous of pay-
;ug the 1::00/. which, throuwir agency, had been ob-
tained for the gold plate ; hut it was far from bring
certain that the Duke bad been privy to the melting
down ;on the contrary, it appeared f some of the
affidavits made in the case, that the Duke was in ex-
i.ertation of receiving ISOM in addition to rhst bad
Leen received, and that some letters to that edict had
passed between the Duke and his agent. If, there-
fore, the Duke has the rightful claim to certain funds,
then in the Court, there was every reason to expert
that the Court would, from the means in its own
power, liquidate the debt due from the Duke for the
use of the gold plate. Ile therefore made a motion
in amendment of the former, to that effect.
Mr. N•tsisox followed on the same side.

Mr. SnAtiwttt rep'ied, and said, that if the Trus-
tees. should be obliged to wait until the sums which
were in Court bad undergone the technical operations
mentioned by Mr. Wray, it might nut, perhaps, be
within the power of the Court to grant them any
relief. The date which the trustees were hound to
fulfil obliged thent to act in the manner in which they
had acted. It was a year since the motion had oribi-
nallt• been submitted to the Court.

The Ina LI Cusicat.Loa directed, that the Call
should stand over tal the next Seal, iuorder to give en
opportunity to the Duke to make an affidavit in expla-
planation of the nature u$ his claims on the funds in
Court.

Mr. IVs*T observed,
to wait uutil after
u full opportunity
Mr. Hair and
hreessary edgy.
't he Leap Cu.
the case should stand

dice.

COURT OF KINWS I)Kr. 16.
Middlesex Adjourned Sittings otter Nfichaeltras Term. be-
fore the Lord Chief Justice and Corn JIOU J uric,.

NOLLtS V. •ISINS.

This was an action for slanderous wor(l4, importing
that- the plaintiff was a bankrupt.
Mr. OCZNIT and Mr. CUITTT were f,r the plaintiff,
and Mr. CAMMIA for the defendant.

I t was proved in evidence, that in the sprint of last
rar, the defendant, is conversation with another per-
son, vveaking of the plaidliff, said, " have yon heard
any thing of Hellas, he is broke to pieces, and his
*tame will be in the papers this week? he owes you
:54./1. you say, but you won't get that for it (snapping
tis fingers); be has beet twice a bankrupt within
these last fiVe years."
The Jury, under the learned Judge's direction,
fuund a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 201.
There was no other case ofpublic interest.

COURT OF COUM0?1 PLEAS, GGILDHALL, Dic. 14.

IlirIr.11?4, KING AND CO. t. 7HK PIICLNIZ INSURANCII

OFFICS.
THIRD RAY.

Mr. SCARLITT stated the case of the defendants at
considerable length.
The LOAD Our AMMO observed, that this was
one of the most important cues that could arise, and
added, be should be sorry bis opinion should decide
it. He bad a strong opinion on the subject, which
lie slid not now mean to intimate, and he would adrise
that a bill of exceptions should be tendered to biro, or
that some other method should be taken, by which the
case would collie before a higher tribunal.
Samuel Willoughby is a fellowship porter, and lives
et No. IV, Charles-street. Holloway-street ; he de-
scribed the time of the breaking out of the tire, and
destruction occasioned by it.
John Clayton is a watchman ; be also deposed to his
wfonwing ale fire.
John Bull, another watchman, deposed to the same
efrect.
Jenkla Jones. Secretary to the Ph.rnix office, saw
Mailer at his ofiire,and also Mr. Walker ; lie first saw
*4oler the next morning after the fine; Walker was
et...re (at the office) with 4 men waiting for the ;witness;
Muller, Buckborn, and two others were there whu were
nv examined at the former trial, the 2 others were stated
bg Mr. Walker to be employed In the till-house; Atitl-
- examination was taken first, with this precaution,
that be was a Berman, witness called LA his account-
awt-zointerpret for hits, but be did not require it ; the
rex-maim went away with Mr. Walker's consent, no
isterpreter being necessaty ; Witness questioned bim,
4'410114 Wilson also, and Mr. Luckey, the Surveyor ;
btu. Walker, beard all 'the tiu:stions. and 2Crttii to

Mr. Wit•T observed, thin perhaps it would b. better
to wait uutil after Christi.' as the delay would give
u full opportunity to consult w b the Mite.
Mr. Hair and Mr. Suaowz objected to any un-
necessary tielev.
'f he Leal/ Coviestion, there re. directed, that
the case should stand over till nest ursdar.
—saw---
VICE-CHANCELLOWS COURT ac. I.
?HZ BUIL OP AILIreeT 1/.. CUICIIISITia /AD OTIIIPS.
Mr. BLIIII in thie ease moved. that the`uporitnission
for the examinatiou of witnesses might be sd, or
that the defendant might be allowed to join int that
commission, wittiest prejudice to a demurrer b had
6led to the hill of the plaintiff.
Mr. BILL opposed the motion, nn the grimul t t
the defendant ought to have come before the Goth '
an earlier period.
Mr. Malts replied, and
The Vica-CHswri.Lou, noticinr the imports aof
the dents nee. meld, let the case be put at tit end of
the paper. and let fhe defendants, is then time, be
at liberty to join in the commissionit preju-
ve. .