The good people at Newport were much alarmed on Friday
night, by a discharge of cannon in their neighbourhood. The troops were immediately ordered out, and every preparation made to put the town in a state of defence ; when it was discovered that the firing of some guns at Sir Charles Morgan's seat, Ruperra, in honour of his eldest son's birthday, had caused the fright.
Edward Pillinger, who was often mentioned during the examination of the Chartist prisoners as the "wooden-legged man," has been appre hended and committed for trial, on a charge of "riot and conspiracy." The fees to Sir Frederick Pollock and Mr. Fitzroy Kelly for defend- ing the Chartists at Monmouth, are estimated at nearly 1,0001. each.
A second seizure of the incendiary publications took place last Satur- day evening; amongst which were copies of every number of the In • dice tor since its commencement ; and which will, we understand, be forwarded to the office of the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- ment.—Monmontlishire There-volt of time Chartists, and their consequent absence from their usual work, has had a most disastrous effect upon the poor of llerefbrd,
in raising the price of fuel to a hitherto unheard-of price. The Welsh mines supplying no coals to therefired market, those consumed are from the Forest of &an Company, and hare risen in price to 23s. a ton.— Hereford Journal.
Several fields of oats and barley are now to be seen standing in stook in many parts of the East Riding Wolds ; and in the later parts of the
counties of Durham and Northumberland, a considerable quantity of wheat as well as oats may be seen in the same situation. Not (hr front Sedgefield, stooks of wheat are selling at a shilling each, for pig-feed. We do not know that an instance of this kind has occurred since the year 1799.— Yorleshireman.
It is understood that her Majesty's Government have approved of the Report of the Commissioners of Survey appointed by the Admiralty to examine the coast for the purpose of forming lIarirours of Refuge for her Majesty's steamers and other vessels ; and that Margate and Rye have been definitively resolved upon. The works arc to be commenced early in the ensuing spring.—Murning In consequence of the distress existing at Nottingham, arising from non-employment of the working classes, a subscription has been entered
into for their relief, to which her Majesty's Government has contributed 2001., Mr. Smith Wright 50 guineas, Major-General Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B., 10 guineas, Sm.—Leeds rims.
William Beale, son of Thomas Reale, a man employed in the scullery at Windsor Castle, has been detected in purloining a considerable quan- tity of clothes and other valuables from itunthes of the Castle. lac was released ou his promise to go on board of a man-of-war.
A depot for spurious coin has lately been discovered at Birmingham, and a large seizure made. Much counterfeit cola is at present in cir- culation.
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