The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-21 00:00:00

THAMES.

GETTING THE BEST OF THE BARBER. Dennis
M'Carthy, a well-known thief, bearer known by the
soubriquet of " Mash," was brought before Mr. Woolrych,
charged with obtaining a silver watch and gold chain,
value £5, by false pretences from George Bailey, a hair-
dresser, of No. 6, Wagner's Buildings, Whitechapel.
It appeared that the prosecutor had a watch and chain
which he wished to dispose of, and the prisoner hearing of
it, said he could obtain a customer, and took Bailey to the
Cherry Tree public-house, in Stepney, and obtained the
watch and chain under pretence of showing them to the
landlord. The prisonevhad no sooner obtained possession
of the property than he ran through the public-house and
escaped the back way. Some days afterwards Bailey saw
the prisoner again, and demanded the restoration
of his watch and chain. The demand was received
with derision and threats, and the prisoner swore
that he would kill the prosecutor if he said another word
about it. Ho also boasted that the watch and chain had
gone after five others he had obtained the same way, and
that he hoped the Cherry Tree would never be shut up, for
he would go in at the front door and escape at the back.
The prisoner also said, " I have bested you, and bested five
others. Watches were made for to go:"

Mr. Woolyrch—The prisoner appears to have been very
facetious about the matter.

Police-constable Harvey, 174 H, said the prisoner ob-
tained possession of two gold watches under similar
circumstances, and ran through the Cherry Tree public.
house with them.

Mr. Woolrych—Tt is very much like stealing.
Harvey—He boasted he got the best of the barber, and he
had got the best of five more by running through the
Cherry Tree with their watches.

The prisoner—lt is only a debt, your worship. I owe
the barber for his watch and chain, and mean to pay him.
Mr. Woolrych—No, no, no ; your law is wrong. You
got possession of the man's watch and chain under pre-
tence of showing it to the landlord. You went in
at one door of the Cherry Tree and came out at the other.
That is very like stealing.

The prisoner—No, sir; it iq only a debt. *
Mr. woolrych--I differ from you. I shall remand you
for a week on a charge of stealing the watch and chain,
and I hope the others who have been duped by you will
put themselves in communication with the police and
attend here when the prisoner is brought up again.

THE MAILS.

MAILS DUE.

Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South-
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Do. (via Marseilles) April 12.
Brazil and Cape Verds April 4.
Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c.
Cuba and Mexico .. .. April 1.
' Canada &c. (via L'derry) .. March 20
Cape of Good Hope, &c. April 3.
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Do (via Marseilles) Mar. 29.
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Lisbon .. .. Mar. 21.
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Vigo, and Oporto .. Mar. 21.
United States California, &c. Mar. 28.
Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe .. April 10.
West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena., Cuba, &c. April 1.

STAGE LIGHTING OF PARISIAN THEATRES.—III
a recent communication to the Academy of Sciences, M.
Bonnafont considers this important subject in reference to
the health of the actors. Observation has shown him
that the rampe, or " float," by its too brilliant light
and the heat which accompanies this, is very
hurtful to the organs of speech and respiration.
Further, the communications existing between the
stage and the portions below it, through the
openings for the float and gas taps, establish a
current which is very disagreeable and hurtful,
just in the face of the singers. The mode of
lighting from the level of the base of the object
to be illuminated is essentially bad, and inconve-
nient for evlry one concerned. M. Bonnafont, there-
fore, proposes, first, to close, especially during the re-
presentation, all openings existing between the stage or
scene and the inner parts ; and second, to replace the
existing rampe by one suspended ; and having reflec-
tors conveniently disposed, which sending from above their
luminous rays downwards, would light the actors and the
objects in the scene in a manner more conformable to the
rules generally observed, whether by nature:or by painters,
in the distribution of the light.

NEW RAILWAY BlLLS.—Yesterday, in the Com-
mittee of the House of Commons, the case of the Leeds,
Bradford, and Halifax. Junction was opened, and witnesses
were called in its support. Further argument and evidence
were heard on the Oswestry and Ellesmere Railways, and
Mr. Phinn, Q.C., conducted the case of the South Wales
Railway in opposition to the Monmouthshire Railway's
proposed new lines. The further hearing of the Scottish
North Eastern Railway is adjourned for consideration of
the proposed increase and alteration of tolls and charges for
passengers and goods. In committee on the Hull Docks
further evidence was taken on the opposition raised by the
Trinity House. There were no committees sitting in the
Lords.

AN " OLDEST INHABITANT."—The Registrar-
General recorded last month the death of a woman in Scot-
land—at Perth, where she was born—aged 105. She was
the eldest of 20 children, born of the same parents ; and 20
years, to a day, after her birth her youngest brother and
sister (twins) were born.

•Gv r MARCH 21, .1861,

EXTRAORDINARY _FRAUD BY A
POLISH AD7ENTITBERA.

At the Nottingham Police-court, on Tuesday,
Louis Zychlinski, the pseudo Baron of Zychlin,
was brought up on remand on a charge of having
obtained £4OO from the Rev. Henry Maltby, under
false pretences.
The prosecutor, Mr. Maltby, stated that he had
been separated from his wife for some time, but
allowed her £3OO a-year to maintain her and her
daughter, both of whom had been residing in
Rome for some time past.. In September last the
prisoner called on witnesi, and represented him-
self as Baron Zychlinski, of Zychlin, and that he
had lent Mrs. Maltby £4OO in Rome. The pro-
secutor was induced to believe his statement, and
desired his solicitor, Mr. Campbell, of Nottingham,
to pay the "baron" that sum. Shortly afterwards
the prisoner married his prosecutor's daughter at
Dover ; and from subsequent information he ascer-
tained that the "baron" was a swindler, and had
never lent Mrs. Maltby any money.

Adolphus Sobriski Chhplin Wootoolksi, for-
merly a clerk in the employment of Mr.
Steadman, merchant, of Nottingham, stated
that he was a native of Poland; that he knew
Count Franz Zychlinski, of Zychlin, in the Duchy
of Posen, who had two sons, one of them being at
present an officer in the Prussian Artillery, stationed
in Berlin, and the other was a lad about 15 years of
age, and lived at home with his father. The wit-
ness was certain that the prisoner was not a son, or
in any way related to Count Zychlinski.
In cross-examination, he said that there was only
one Count Zychlinski in the Russian empire. There
was no Baron Zychlinski in Poland.
Mrs. Maltby, the wife of the Rev. Mr. Maltby,
prosecutor, was examined, and denied that she
had ever received any money at all from the priso-
ner. She admitted that she had been in pecuniary
difficulties while sojourning in Rome, and in order
to meet some of her debts she borrowed money
from friends in Italy, but she did not get any such
sum as £4OO from the prisoner. Elhe remembered
having borrowed 1,000 scudi from a clerical friend
in Rome, and having commissioned the prisoner
to pay certain debts which she had incurred,
but he had not done so ; and no later
than that very morning she had received a letter,
written by the secretary of Cardinal Antonelli
stating that he had made inquiries, and had
ascertained that Zychlinski had not paid any of
her debts. _ _

After the hearing of other evidence,
Mr. Yateman addressed the Bench for the defence.
He contended that no case had been made out
against his client, and that no proof had been
adduced to show that the money had been obtained
under false representations,
The magistrates retired, and on returning into
court the mayor stated that the Bench were of opi-
nion that no case had been made out against the
prisoner, but that they thought proper, however,
to rewind him for eight days for the production
of an important witness from Berlin. If that
evidence were not forthcoming at that time he
should be discharged.
This announcement was received with loud cheers
by the audience.
The prisoner was then removed in custody, hav-
ing failed to obtain the required bail.

THIS DAY'S lIIARIZETS.