The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-14 00:00:00

VICTORIA,

On Monday evening the performance of Macbeth took
place, when we were glad to find the house crowded in every
part. Osbaldiston displayed much talent in the personation
of the arduous character of Macbeth, and made several of the
" points " tell well. Saville was a little too cool in his idea of
the character of Macduff; he should have infused more war-
rior-like spirit into it. Dale played Banque carefully, and
Mrs. W. West drew down great applause in the character of
Lady Macbeth, in which she evinced much discrimination.
Locke's music, with Miss Vincent as the first witch, and a
strong chorus, was sung admirably. The alterations in this
theatre, and the able management of Mr. Osbaldiston are be-
ginning to tell.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD C/RCU/T.—OxFoRD JULY 12.

The Commission of this county was opened on Saturday
evening. Mr. Justice Coleridge and Mr. Justice Coltman
took their seats in Court this morning at ten o'clock. The ca-
lendar contains the names of only 16 prisoners, andpresents no
case of any particular interest.
CROWN COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE).
Richard Taylor and Richard Tollett were indicted for
having, on the 31st of October last, at the parish of En-
sham, feloniously entered the dwelling-house of Henry El-
tham, and stolen therefrom 17 sovereigns and a variety of other
articles.

Mr. Keating conducted the prosecution; Mr. Carrington
defended the prisoners.
The trial if lhese men was to have taken place at the last
Assizes. but Taylor, on the day before they commenced, broke
his leg in the gaol.
The prosecutor is a confectioner living. at Ensham, and
proved that, on the night mentioned in the indictment, about
one o'clock in the morning, he awoke, and found his wife
dressed, as if prepared for leaving home. On inquiry he found
five boxes, containing the articles mentioned in the indictment,
and the whole of his wife's wearing.apparel, were gone, and
that she (his wife) was awaiting the return of the persons who
had taken them away, with the intention of accompanying
them. From the evidence of Mrs. Eltham herself it appeared
that, for some reason or other, discontented with her husband,
she had determined to elope with Taylor, who was an old ac-
quaintance, and that she came over to Oxford, and had two in-
terviews with him in the course of last July, at which the plan
for carrying her off, with all the money she could bring with
her, was arranged between herself and Taylor. She gave
her evidence with considerable coolness and effrontery, but de-
nied that any criminal intercourse had taken place between
Taylor and herself, though she admitted that they agreed to go
together to Gloucester to live as man and wife. Mrs. Eltham
seems to have been forgiven by her indulgent husband, and has
been living with him ever since ; the boxes and their contents
having been recovered by him uninjured.
Mr. Justice Coleridge summed up the evidence, telling the
jury that a man who carries off the property of another, by the
direction of the wife, is not guilty of felony, unless he be either
the paramour of the wife, or unless be carries it off with the
intention of living in adultery with her, and he left it to them
to say whether there had, in fact, been any criminal inter-
course between the parties, or whether Taylor carried off the
the goods with the intention of afterwards appropriating them
to his own use, when he should be living with the wife of the
prosecutor.
' The jury found the prisoner Taylor guilty, and acquitted
Tollett. .

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The Learned Judge sentenced Taylor to fifteen months' im
prisonment.

CIVIL SIDE.
(Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN. )
WEBB V. TRIPP.

This was an action of trover, to recover possession of a sack
of barley and a plank belonging to the plaintiff, and taken pos.
session of by the defendant.
Mr. Sergeant Ludlow, Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, and Mr.
Gray were for the plaintiff. Mr. V. Lee appeared for the
defendant. This action arose out of the dispute respecting the
right of the public to land goods at a wharf at Shillingford,
upon the river Thames, the Company, of whom the defendant
was a representative, claiming a right to receive toll upon all
vessels unloading at the wharf. An action on which this right
was raised was tried at the Assizes for this county last year,
and a verdict given, establishing the right of the public to un-
load their goods without any toll. The defendant, however,
notwithstanding this decision, persisted in demanding toll on
the occasion, and upor refusal took possession of the sack of
barley antthe plank. These facts were clearly proved, and
the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.
Air. Justice COLTMAN certified (under Lord Denman's Act)
that the action was brought to try a right, the value of the
barley and plank being only 19s.