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NEWTOHT, MONMOUTHSHIRE.—On Tuesday evening last, a person in the employ of Mr. Parsons, of Pillguxn- lly, very incautiously set tire to some straw and rubbish, It blew a slight breeze at the time, by which toeans the flames were communicated to a rick of hay, standing close by, belonging to Mr. Giddy. A large dumber of inhabitants were speedily on the spot, and tnany set to work with cutting knives, &c., whereby they succeeded in arresting the progress of the tire, but not Until from 12 to 15 tons of hay had been consumed. NEWTOWN.—ODD FELLOWS ANNIVERSARY.—The tnernbers of the Loyal Victoria Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows held their anniversary on the 29th l. After parading in the usual way through the Principal streets, preceded by the Newtown Brass Band, "syattendeddivineserviceintheparishehurch,where sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Edwards, the ltector. They afterwards sat down to a sumptuous dinner prepared for them by host and hostess Morgans, of the Unicorn. The meeting was kept up in the usual et)livening manner, the Rev. Mr. Lewis, of Castie- ,ereinion, being in the chair, and W. Slyman, Esq., Ice,Chairman, NEWTOWN.—ROBBERY.—The shop of Mr. David Jbofnas, Horse-market, Newtown, was robbed on Fri- daY morning, August 29th, daring the shopman's "Sence at breakfast, and articles of cutlery were stolen to the value of 1:5. As so.on as he returned from oreclkfast he missed several papers of knives, and im- mediately informed police-oiffcer Strefford, who soon found that the thieves were en route to Welshpool. He PUrsud and overtook them about two miles from New- the tallest of the prisoners was carrying a large Ur>dle, and being asked as to the contents of the bundle ,ePlied, "it is our own goods we bought in town," and .let fall the bundle, when both of them ran Qff, but the shortest prisoner was immediately seized, io when he found himself caught commenced throwing rticles °f cutiery out of his pocket into the ditch, pro- bably to attiact the atteltion oiffcei-, and to detain nr that the other might escape: he was ImmeQntdv handcuffed to a labourer breaking stones close by. The 1 Officer then proceeded after tht, other one, who when closen- pursued, bounded over the fields, aud river Severn, followed by Streiibrd, both up to their chins in water. After a little resistance he secured him brought hint bar k to the place where the other prisoner "as left fastened to the labourer, and conveyed them ??y???????yp??? Th" following day ,Saf' elv to th1 e i1, c K- T they were taken before W. Lutener, Esq., and were ^}y committed for trial. The tallest prisoner who is about L f?(,t a, t),! very stant, states that he is a of s ?? 01 her has a very smart appearance, is 5 feet 'e '? ?"? states that he is a native of Chepstow. 1 hey •Ue '????''d to be persons who attend fairs, &c: í':Jr 1'I,r¡sE' of r,icking pockn".  A,L"VAY TRAFFIC.—From cur o?ncial returns it Pear, tl, the an;,?tit)t (,i forthp list oil Ilear,ll,,oo iiiilcf-, of was ilo3,?62, thus ae- Co,1 — £ 75,328 for the conveyance of passengers Oul for the carriage of goods, and a remainder of £ 5S,3&5 for passengers and ?oods together, not eSPectÍ\"elv apportioned— being sninoense over the ,?sponding week of last year of £ 23.705. — Railway r ronlcle.

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