... THE OPENING OF TH1E PIEDMONTESE PARLIAMENT. [BY AN ITALIAN PATRIOT.] When we lately called the attention of our readers d . to the position of the Piedmontese Government in rela. tion to the newly-elected Parliament, we expressed a hope that it would overcome the difficulties of that position e by taking a step in advance towards the Liberal party, and t so triumph over the machinations and ...

... I TO THE EDITORS OF THIE LEEDS MERCURY. I t 1 al GfENTLTrMEN,-I answer to a letter which you published in your paper of last Saturday, affirming that Vethe patronage of a benefit at the Royal Princess's theatre at for to-night was given without the, knowledge of at least I or five-sixths of the students, and even against their wiEbes, or I beg to eay that Mr. Thaije (the proprietor of ibe ...

... t - - - i - _j, B,9E,.NEESPLAY :, ., ,, .: ?? ?? ?? ., ?? last, the bcstX and the Loosttfashionably attended' - epresentation of Adelphi f' t06ld plabe Ihsti `eW'ning Andbnk the diitesti.ti'the, old iy Among the distinguished viqitqrs t.? the, eld )?9rmi~tge t vvere their Exasollencieg the jelgian an4d. DuitchAm. bassadors, the :1ev. .. C..Hawtrey, D;D i7 the- necorm- plisahed nnd estimable ...

... WOLVFrXHAPTON MEETING YESTERDAY OF 'il' UItliJ-1' V- OF WRIGHT AND NORTH. Yesterday, a meeting Of the creditors of the firm of Wright and North, irdnmastnkersco, M more Green, was held in Wolverhsampton; J. 0. FxInat5TONE ,Esq., in the chair. Mr. B. Hayes, solicitor, appeared on the part of the insol- vent firm, and presented the following statement Of accounts, which wa 1rabthe CHAIRMfAN: LU ...

... THE MURDER AND CIDE NE-AR I EU~STOV-~SQU4.RB. import Yesterday an adjourned inquest on the bodies of Londol the man and woman who were found with their throats cut in in Rot a bedroom at Harper's Coffee-house, 38, Drummend-street, Mayne :Euston-square was held by Mr. Wakley, the coroner, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, George street, New-road. ' W Mr. JnQ. Harper examined-I resido at 38, ...

... To TIM EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. SiR-As the followingessays, which were written at the request of an influential personage, may perhaps prove of some interest to that portion of the commercial public who trade with India, your insertion of them would oblige, Your obedient servant, M. M. Sin-Agreeably to your request, I shall endea- vour to the best of my experience and ability to ...

... rI S 1) AY_!$ L O N D O N N E S. (BY )MA:NZETIC TEI(Mi. ;AAH, NEIl W-LETTEI? OFFICE, TUESDAY, 1 O'CI.OoK, 1.M. '011M EItlClIA L N EWS H Iamburrg, Dee. 19. --,,lyeAt bills can be discallted at 4 to 5 per cent. zimanulllatilig rapidly . The demand lfor stock hv'; is birisk, andl there are n1o sellers. evel at lpriees C'lan those itow quoted. 1: Prench Throe-pur-Centss. were 1per cent. yk-terday ...

... DREADFUL. RAILWAY COLLISION ON THE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY. A fearful collision. of two passenger trains happened on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway on I Friday night, whereby a number of persons have been maimed, and some of them so seriously as to fear the worst consequences. The accident happened under the following a circumstances:- a The 5.15 p.m. ...

... JOUR LONDON CORRESPONDENOE.- . (FROM ,aR lonw CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, SATURDAY EYV9DG.- IT eemst after all, that John Bull is not to be al-4 lowed to eat his pium-pridding in peace thisi 'Chtlist! mas. No sooner had te congratniated himself upon seeing--an end of the Cimean war -than ?? plunged into a war with Persia, and when the Shah had lknuckled down, as the schoolboys say, we heard that ...

... ZHE WESTtfYS TR PLAY. The Adelphi was repeated last night for the third time. The following prologue Wua spoken by Mr. Thomp- son, the ctptain of the school. En I rursun lados funebres! Rursum duces I Bello peremptes luget Anglia,-cum viris a Pueros, puellas, cumnqe matre infantinm P Disoerpta atroci mem ra deplorat manu. c] Scs JU tandem perfidis venit hostibus Vindicta; fuei, mceoibus exuti ...

... A SCEW LOOSE IV TiRE qABiN T7. _ _ AMX Though the matter Ist not yet defiaitively settled, th'eiie is god' reao to. believe that Mr. VERNON ;MITEF will not much longet' occupy'his present position of . President of the Board of Countrol. The 'Right Hon. GentlemanN ;coudeoct in that capacity has not'. givei 'greater satistfactiou to his colleagues in the Cabinet tban. it kits done to the ]41st ...

... I n I A special meeting of tho town council was held yesterday n In the City Rlal, i8 The Right Eon. the LORnD Myca In the chair. _ The following members were ?? Lord Mayor Elect, iB Aldermen Darcy, D L, J P; Smith, Kisnalan, J P ; Farrell, J P ; dHoato, JP; and Lnnmbert. Councillors Dowlin, arton, Lalor, Rdan, Plunkoett, Whelan, Carroll, Codd, J P *BonslL Tracoy, Redmond, Fronch,'Scally. ...