... ThY ELECRIO' TELEGRAM. NA.r'LES.-Y1ENA, Wednesday, Jan. 7th, 4 ?? Neapolitan war steamer, Charles tke Third, has blown up. 'Forty men were . killed. ITALY.-TURIN, Wednesday.-The session of -the Piedmonteso Chambers was opened this morning by the King t vprson: Hs Majesty'. zp3ech was greeted with a most enthusiastic res .-eption, especially the allusions which it con. ti..d to tile great ...

... The following letter hasdbeen addressed to the editor f the Times: - Sir,-In the latter part ot 1851 I submitted to the Duke of Newcastle, then Minister at War, a proposal for a gun whioh I 'anticipated would possess great su- periority over the common forms of light artillery, and I undertork, 'with his ffrace's authority, to construct a field-piece in conformwity with the plan I had ...

... INEWCA8TLg -OH4TE DAY. I - . OAT. D P.ia os TO THE RDTOE5 OP *st HEwcA5UE ouaPT. .~ tSTLEXSN,-I ha bitant. of.N a the -..mebr Cf ?? 'onel--npatuarwyth Cattle Market is~ held on- Tnesduy Wil.h nth !a.impl ev not ?? onda g nu t on before Thursyedy Inw a few o th coldest winter mentlis th hatsetrall arekilled on eduacedy but 'the prnljlsauhern- ?? lab`7throghsthe yeali Tierdy some11 are killea ...

... REPORT OF .TlEE FEDYEAL COUNCIL OF SWITZERLAND OF THE: AFFAIR OF , ' NEUFOHATEL. - ?? ' Under date of 26th Decemnber, ?? Couneil of' Switzerland addrecsed a message to the High -Federal Aesrfbly concerning ?? question. : ?? After stating that it had'intimrted its-willingaess to. effeot in amicable settlement through the bons offles of France or England, but that it had 'declined to Iiberate ...

... I MARCH OF PRUSSIAN TROOPS.THROUGH WURTEMBERG REFUJSED. STIUIDGAB>T, Dee. 30._. The Xbonifcur:-O~goiel publishet the report of the. Commission, relative to the passage of Prussian troops. The Commission, relying on the positive right of Allies, refuses the demand of Prussia as a politicalina. trusion. - :; : -. ElNE, Dlee. 30. The Ceuncillor' Furrer is charged vwith a iniisjoia to the Courts ...

... NORTHUMBERLAND AGRIOULTURAL SOCIETY, The annual ploughing and hedge cutting matobes of the above society (for the Newoastle ucon Tyne dis- trict) were held upon the farms of Mr Ralph Davison, Chapel House, Mr George Arthur, Mewburn Eill EIead, and Mr William Burnup, East Danton, en Friday, the 16th day of January, 1857, when the following pre- miums were awarded by the judges, the competition ...

... REGGED AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. i The annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of lhe Ragged and Industrial Schools of Newcastle was kedin the Assembly Rooms, Westgate-street, on Fri- dayafter~oon, and was numerously attended-a larg, VpoVhion being Indies. Among those present were as Right HOD. Earl Grey, who offloiated as oauirma Z.rd Ravensworth, the Hon. H. G. Liddell, bi.P., Ro. ...

... THE THE EDITORS OF THE NEWCASTLE COURANT. GENTLEMEN.-I have read with deep interest the letters of Humanitas and Common Sense, in the last two numbers of your Faper, and sincerely hope that their soientifie exposition of the evils arising from holding the Cattle Market on Tuesday, may result in great good. Humanitee, in his letter, complains of the present arrangements because they ...

... APPOINTMAE14T OF SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE. A speoial meeting of the Council was held on Fri- day, at eleven o'elook in the forenoon, in the Counoil Chamber, Gujidhall, for the purpose of appointing a Superintendent of Police, in place of Mr Dunne, re- signed. Mr Ald. RmL-EY presented a report from the Watch Committee, from which it appeared that they adhered to a rule, previously laid down, ...

... As many readers may feel anxious to know the re- sult of the corn averages for the seven years to Christ- mas last, published by authority in the London Gazette of this evening, viz :- 5- d. Wheat ?? 6 11, per imperial bushel. Barley.. 3 Ili ,, ?? 2 9' I beg to state, for their infornation. that each 100 of ?? charge will, for the year 1857, amount to 99 133 7&d, which is a little more than 51 ...

... F.A'GGED.A-ND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. The adjourned annual meeting of these schools wase held in the Assembly.31looms, Grainger Street, on Tues-- day evenina, and wes numerously attended. The Rev. D. C. Browning having been called to the chair, the pro- ceedings were opened.with prayer. After which The CHAIRnMAN called upon Mr W. G. Slowan the secretary, to read the-report, from which the ...

... WVRTEMBURG. The following are the. chief points of the protest of the deputies of the ohamaborof Wurtemburg agjinst'ithe concentration or;paesago of Prusnian troops ?? Wurtem. burg territory :- ?? to publicrt the Portcth Peuian represen- tative is said to have 'deolared to the Germanic diet on the 8Lgb Y of December that, all that' nw remain ed for-, his Sovereign, to give forca to the demands ...