CROYDON, Nov. 18.-On Satu...
The Times, 1824-11-23T00:00:00

CROYDoN, Nov. 18.-On Saturday last, informationls were laid against somie of the inhabitauts of this town, for selling fireworks on the 5th of November, and on Afonday several persons were convicted in the penalty of 51. The Court was crowded with Persons, who showed a very strong disposition to ilitreat the in. formers (three in number); and on the conclusion of the business, they were obliged to tnake a precipitate retreat.followed by the mosb, to an inn,the l hree Tuns. situate at tlle back of the Town-nail. Two of them managed to escapc up the stairs of the inn ; but the third, less fortunate than his companions, was seized by the po pulace, and dragged to a pond, a short distance frown the town, where be was holden under the water by two men, till nearly drowned, and coverecl with mud and filth. His coat was cut from his back, and he presented altogether-a rnost de- plorable figutre. The constables at length rescued him, when in a state of insensibility, and conveyed him to the cage, to secure him from the violence of the mob. A medical gentleman was sent for, who found him in a very precarious state, and he is not yet con- sidered to be out of danger. Thomas Coles, Esq., a very active Magistrate, having lieen informed of what was going on, immedi- ately repaired to the inn, witlh a body of constables. A post-chaise was sent tor, and the other two informers were then enabled, though followed by the mob, to mnake their escape. 6ome of the rinaz_ lenders in these disgaceful proceedings have been since apprehended and committed to Prison.-Counly Chronicle. CONIBINATION OF I1tol;-FOUNrERs.-For some months past a strange sort of combination has existed amnongst the journey. roen iroa-founders in this town and neighbourhood, for the Purpose of preventing persons not brought up to that business from having founderies for supplying themselves with castings. This combi. nation was first put in force against a liouse in the neighbour. hood of Ashton, anal was afterwards directed against houses in this town, who adopted a similar measure. To such an extent has it been earmed, that the moulders refused to cast from the patterns of Nessrs. F. and L., millwrights, of this towvni because they persisted in putting up a train of shafts for fessrs. H., of Stayley-bridge, who had rendered themselves ob- noxious by erecting a foundry, wvhich shafts, by the by, were con- teacted for before thefoundry wasbuilt. llae.srs. F. and L. wereunable to proure any ca3tings in the town, and have therefore been com- pelled to erect a foundry for themselves. Howo the mnoulders ould imbibe a notion that the increase of founsjriea would be detrimental to them, it is not easy to conceive. That their masters should think so, is not unlikely; and there it was, in all probability, that the op- position to them originated.-Manc4cseqrr Guiardian. EXTENSISV ROBBERY BY A- SEr.VANT.-On Sunday af- ternoon, between five and six o'clock, a robbery to a considerable amount was committed in the ihouse of Afrs. Voss, a lady residing at 21, Dean-street, Canterbury-square, Southwanrk, during her absenee atr the afternoon se , who, upon her return home, found her drawers and truinks b%en open, and 1041., in 201., 1l0.,and 51. neted of the BankofEnglind; and silver, besides.a great quantityof vYiua. hle wearing-apparl, taken away. The maid.servant,a genteel-look. tnF girt, whomn Alrs. Vtoss had taken into her service a short time be- fore from sheer husmanitr, without a character, and who was known only by the nanie;of Pewgy, is aSso missing. Information was im- mtediately given to Ktnsery, the offlcer of the Towit-hall, of the cir. curmstance. RUssIAn CHA5N-ErKDGE.--A chain--biidge, the fitst of tme kind in Russia,is about tobeconstructed overthecanal of llolka. It will be executed after the designs of Colonel Dufour, of Geneva, who has sent to St. Petersburgh a beautiful mcdel of-that which he erected in his own country lost year,