The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-27 00:00:00

LAMBETH-STREET.

SWINDLING.—A Merchant in the City, waited en the
Magistrate and made the following complaint :-....The ap.
plicant stated that some months since two brothers, who
occupied a shop at Peckham, called at his warehouse, and
ordered hats to the amount of SOL In payment they offer-
ed him their joint bill, first giving a reference to a person
who, they said, could vouch for their respectability. Hr
called upon this person, and from the account he gave of
them, he believed them to be what they represented them-
selves, and took the bill. Before it became due, howev.er,
they had disposed of the property in untradesmen-like
manner, and, on inquiry, he ascertained that they and tho
person to whom they had given the reference belonged to
an organised gang of swindlers.

Mr. WirA'fT said, that the persons of whom the appii-.
cant complained were two young men who had born
brought before him at this office, on Saturday last, on a
charge of defrauding a number of tradesmen in the neigh-
bourhood of Peckham. Unfortunately for the ends of
justice, however, only a debt could be proved against the
men, and they were discharged. The applicant's com.-
plaint, he was of opinion, was in the same predicawnt.
The applicant, however, said be would run all risks, aoa,
give the men into the custody of an officer the momen
he saw or found them nut.
QUEER SQUARE.

Charles Rodius, the German artist, was brought up
from Tothill-fields' prison for final examination, charged
with various robberies at the different theatres.

Lady Laura Meyrick, who had been prevented from at-
tending the previous examination from indisposition, was,
now sworn, and ',deposed that she was at the Opera.-
house on Tueiday the 17th February last. On coming
out of the theatre, she missed her reticule off her arm, coo,
taining a handkerchief, a smelling bottle, an opera..glass,
and two opera tickets. The reticule must have been cut
from her arm, as no person could get it off without.
Handley, the officer, who apprehended the prisoner at
the door of the theatre, produced the reticule, the strings
of which had been cut, and the different articles which it
contained, whieli were identified by Lady Meyrick.
The prisoner repeated his former story that be bad
picked the articles up at the door.
He was fully committed for trial, and the parties bound
over to prosecute. Several bil!s will be preferred at the
sessions against the prisoner for similar robberies, the pro-
perty of several individuals having been found at the pr 4
soner's lodgings.

EXETER 'CiIANGE.—This pawitnt Reposi-
tory, which recalls to us so many (24 our earliest recollec-
tions, is at length doomed to 4,0 lincertain ordeal of the
haminer. There are various reports, connected with the
long pending treaty ot' gr. CLAaxa with the Commis,
shiners of Woods and Forests. We will quote one orr..
The father and son, it is known, have occupied the 'Ca.%iikis,e
ler a great part of a century, and, unwilling to onit it, had
proposed most liberal terms, to erect on the site (a little
in the rear of the present) a splendid 13,avar. These terms.
were accepted. The plan of the Lading was presentera
to Mr. NASIE, the Architect of the Strand Improvement,
and with a little variatic,n approved of many months ago
—when, to the surp-iise and mortification of Mr. CLARKY,
he has lately been told they had altered their first
determination, and all the ground must be let by public
tender, consequently the immense stock of this ancient re-
pository, including more of variety than can be found con-
gregated elsewhere throughout the three kingdoms, is an-.
nounced in our columns thisevening for public competitioA
next month. The late respected proprietor, Mr. Cr.auti
it is said, accumulated at least 100,000/. by his in-
dustry anO economical habits—nothing could exceed his
delight when he himself assisted in the transfer of any of
his merchandize, even if the amount transferred were but
a few shillings, and he'teted •to say, with apparent great
gratification, that he owed his good
.fortune entirety to a
strict adherence to hie, original plan;'of never allowing any
thing sold at his repository that was licit
,A).F the best de-
scripting. Mr. GEORGE RO2INS, we perceive, has not
omitted to notice that useful fact in, his announcement of-
tbe sales