The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-05 00:00:00

THAMES.

A GANG OF SWINDLERS IN THE EAST.—.A grocer, carry-
ing on business in the Whitecbapol-- oad, came before Mr.
Paget and complained that ho had been swindled of a par-
cel of grocery, 251bs. weight, by a person who had taken
some premises in Throe Colt-street, Limehouso. The goods
were to bo paid for on delivery, and the boy sent with them
received special directions not to part with the goods with-
out the cash, but the fellow who had taken the shop in
Three Colt-street induced him to part with the goods.
Mr. Paget said the matter had better be left to the dis-
cretion of the inspector of police in the district, who would, I
on the facts being represented to him correctly, either take
the offender into custody or refuse to act. If the goods
were to be paid for on delivery, and wore obtained by
a trick, it would be a larceny. If the inspector of
police or any other officer wanted his advice he
would be most happy and ready to give all the information
and assistance in his power. The grocer thanked the
magistrate, and said he understood there was a gang of
villains engaged in swindling tradesmen of their goods,
and taking premises in which they only remained a short
time, and receiving articles for which they gave extensive
orders, and sold them directly for less than cost price.
The gang, who have been carrying on their nefarious
schemes for some time, have opened premises in Bonners-
lane, near Victoria-park, the western end of the East
India Dock-road, the West India Dock-road, Three Colt-
street, North-street, Whitechapel, and other places, and
have adopted the names of Gould, Birdseye, Harvey,
Goodoy, and Plant. Amongst a variety of other goods they
have obtained 50 dozen new sacks, hams, bacon, cheese, six
casks of beer, each containing 18 gallons, from a brewer in
Camberwell ; broad to the amount of £5 16s. from a baker
iu Crisp-street, Poplar ; a cart load of lettuces, delivered
in Bonner's-lane, and other goods. One of the gang was
taken to the Poplar station for defrauding a tradesman,
and discharged by the inspector, who said the victim could
only sue the fellow in a civil court. There is a warrant
out against one of the gang. They are all well known to
the police of the K division at the Arbour-street station,
adjoining the court, and Buden, a very intelligent detec-
tive officer, 4 K, who has been watching the operations of
the scoundrels for some time, and warning tradesmen
against their schemes, has obtained a mass of evidence
against them, to justify an indictment against them for
conspiracy.

A WORD ON CANONBURY.—A silly notion Once
prevailed that there was formerly a subterranean com-
munication between the Priory of St. Bartholomew and
Canonbury House. Wo have contemporary evidence of
its general productiveness, its meadow for pasture, its
fields of corn, and the excellent produce of its dairies;
so that from the thirteenth century till the Reforma-
tion, Canoubury, and other largo estates in Islington,
wore cultivated under the monks. Those of Canon-
bury even supplied the distant priory with water, much
esteemed for its clearness and purity, from " the
condyte hede of Saynt Barthilmowes, within the manor of
Canbury," or Canonbury. To it a small piece of land
called le Coteliers, or the Cutlers, was added, to benefit the
soul of one John, of Kentish Town, deceased. The manor
retains its old boundaries to the present day, i.e., from the
Cock, at Highbury, along the Upper-street, to the statue
of Sir Hugh Myddelton, on Islington-green ; thence, via
Lower-road to St. Paul's Church, Ball's Pond ; and so by
St. Paul's-road. back to the starting point. The waste of
the manor is the triangular plot of land called Islington-
Ureen.--Jons TIMBS in Once a Week.