The National Register.
London, England, 1822-08-19 00:00:00

D.vtrix• Gaye o► Boaseara-a-For some time past
the vicinities of Blackheath, Greenwich, and Deptlord,
hare beets unwed by a formidable gang of robbers, who
coin 444 iii VII ,he I lljling dined:moos with the great% st
impunity. Gentleitieta's nowt a have been broken into
and plundered, and soda: oils robbed to a cousiderable
extent. '1 lie perpetratots conducted their nocturnal
plans with such g mid deceptient that they escaped
detection fur a length ol time; but, however. by the ac-
tivity of the pollee, there is a hope that they will be soon
expelled from the neiailitxtuthood and brought to jitatice.
Oat 101Iday went, anus tine o'clock, the gang canoed
the house of Mr. But kr (in the Circus at Greenwich),
by the parlour w ISOIOW, and Stole a large honk coot:oil-
MA a ten Ice of plate alld cart WIWI' valuable articles,
so.iie of which were Mond next morning a gray el pit
on BLICk heath, and the k was also mond (broken
open) at Croouitill I. The dwelling-house oi Mr. Martyr,
iu Grit(-sired, 'bear the infirmary, was alto broken into,
and robbed of an 111111 l rose mummy or wearing 31pdrvl
and other articles. 111 r. Reeves, a butcher, at Dept:ord.
hail his limise rohlmat of property of great value. '1 he
house of a poor wnrnan at East Greenwich, who obtained
her stmaiste lice by tektites ready-made colter. was plusi-
tiered. The robbers, an Mr. Martyr's case, have been
apprehended, and .coniattitaed to Maidstone Awia,s to
take their trial; and a fellow who co 11111 l wed several
depredations in Woolwich, has been Hugged through
That towii as an example to all out r vagatiorols.
litocA on u Gaining liouss.—The other evening a party
of gentlemen, who 'lad been driven to need in mouse•
(metier of their imprudence at the table of a gambling-
I 1111 l se in Pali Mall, In a moment of irritatiou, proceed-
ed to the house, determined nitre revenged native owner.
and. if possible. rector, part of their lost stoic. For
tiiis purpose they armed themselves with sticks, and re-
paired to die house at ten o'clock at night, where tiny
tumid some persons playing. Their first object was to
[stake an at tat k tipeo the individuals who had the care
of the box holding the stakes. One of the palsy attacked
I with a stick, while the others put out the lights.
and broke the lamps. The Barnes were recognised. and
warrants of assault were issued against them, stud on
Monday they appeared before Mr. Hoe, the sitting ma-
gistrate at Alarthoruagli-street. where the c.arge was
made out by the person assaulted. A young sentient:lo
of fashionable appearance was spokesmati—he repro-
bated the existence of gaining houses as being nutria-
mental to the ruin of young gentl.niett—lie had urea
led into the above house, where, iti the course Of three
weeks he laud lost 3001. The owner had only been
charged the other slay at Bow-street, and now lie bad the
utibluatting Ciiioll/1,1), to appear in court again against a
person whom his biotite had ruined. Mr. !tut told
Mtn be had his remedy against the house by indietinetit,
if he telt aggrieved ; but he had no right to exercise the
law Ivy his own hands.—He was ordered to find bail.
deduction of Mia/ GUlllid —Monday se'titught, at Li-
merick. a motion in judgment was made by counsel on
the part of the prisoners who were found guilty for the
abduction of Miss Gould, by Messrs. O'Connell, Jack-
bon, and Freeman. The obrction lay iii two putties
in
the indictment, viz —lst. '1 tat the smite was tun laid
where the felony was alleged to hare been committed
fir that every distinct averment of tact most have a y-
ore laid in the indictment. ' then and there. The 71,1
was laid against the " rermination Statute." in the con-
cluding. part of the indictment. in the singular, which
should be its the plural, ' Statutes.' The arguinetit
oc-
copied a considerable time, and the learned Judge said
lie felt nu difficulty as to the terutinati 11l it Boa case
being in the singular, "Statute,' as good; but with
respect to the venue lie felt difficulty. or lie had some
doubts, and would refer the point to Ins learned col-

leagues.
VORACITY or RATS.--Ott Tuesday se' 111 l ight an in-
quest was held at Cambridge, on the body of Mts. Ehs .
Ilea. ley, an infirm old woman, who was found dead in
her bed the preceding evening. One of the witnesses.
Mrs. Mary lientteit, said the es • gof her death, she
ale her supper as usual; witness put her to bed about
half past eight o'clock ; after putting her to bed, wane»
went up stairs, and put out her bonnet, and went to her
mother's to slipper; it was then nine; Mr. and Mrs.
Bell were then in the lionie. Witness rettlined at ten,
obtained a candle, and then went min Mr. B.'s mom ;
witness, upon going out, had left the door of Dlrs. H.'s
MOM open; saw nothing al111:+9; deceased seemed quite
coutlintable. she was lying oil her side as when she lea
her. WltheSs then went Into Mr. and Mrs. Bell's room
—she staid in their room about fit) • she then
Wonted to dtceaseti's room 10 bid her Lund night. and
townd tour rats on her face, and saw some blood ;
wit-
ties, was much Irtgittened. and WI OW Of the room in•
stoutly, and gave the alarm ; it was a dreadful sight, and
she could never banish it from her mind. The rats, 09
seeing w ran away. Mr. Bell came directly, awl
went Min the room, she hail not lelt it above a unnino,
and the rats were atiairi on her face and torehead, but
again 11136 C their escape. Witness thought she saw the
eye in ti.e deceased mute when she went into the noun
and saw the rats, but was not quite certain. Mr. 11.
Headley, surgeon, was sent for about twelve o'clock die
preceding night to deceased. found her with five wounds.
one oti the forehead, one on the left wing of the nose,
three on the lower j iw, and she was quite dead. '1 he
wounds inflicted by the rats ware only muscular ours,
and could not have caused instant death. Witness had
nut attended deceased of late years. but when lie 1,4.
welly attended her she was attended with so aflecoon
in the head ; had always an opinion that she would go
obi suddenly, from the nature of her complai 111 l .
7 tic
Jury here expressed themselves satisfied with the 01-
artier—Verdict—Died by the visitation of God.
A GIG RCN AWAY Sitol4 A 11ORSO--41,'" (18)3
S nee, two gentleman, 01 lokwahle hulk, ivere.aseend•
log a very steep hill in a gig, on their way from New-
haten to linglron, the harness gave way,and the vehicle
detaching itself fro.ii the horse, at neatly the t p
o Ot
ilia
hill, ran backwards to the bottom(a distatice or about
fifty yards) without doing lutlhiA unkury to the to,
t:euten than shooting theist out.