The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-25 00:00:00

PIEDMONT.

A letter from Genoa of the 20th October says:
"The cause of civil marriage has jut made a great
step. M. Urbino Ratazzi's proposition, which he is
about to renew in the Chamber of Deputies, will this
time have the consent of the King. Simple religious
marriage offers too many lacilities for ill-assorted
unions. The marriage of the Duchess of Genoa is a
striking proof of this. It would be affectation to be
silent on the subject, since the fact is now one of
public notoriety, and has even been mentioned in the
government papers. The Duke of Genoa, when on
his deathbed, ordered that his children should be
brought up in Piedmont, for the duchess being sub-
ject to be homesick at times, it wu probable
that she would return to Saxony if she could.
As it turned out, it was found necessary to have re-
course to the King's authority to enforce the execs
Lion of his august brother's last wishes. The
ducl:ess might, he said, go to Dresden if she pleased,
but he insisted that the children !bottle...iota& iu
Piedmont. The duchess lived in one of her chateaux
in the diocese of Ivry. She was married by Mon-
signor Moreno, the bishop of the diocese, to &captain
is the army, whose acquaintance she had made when
he was orderly officer to her husband. The mar-
riage took place in the chapel of the chateau
with only servants for witnesses. The bishop
took upon himself the task of informing
the King. His Majesty was much astonished
at the intelligence, and immediately agreed
with his Ministers that the provisions of the Code
Napoleon regarding marriage should be introduced
into Piedmont. The Princess being now under the
authority of another husband, is free to go to
Saxony, but Prince Savore Carignan has been
named guardian of her children."

PRESTON S. BROOKS AT HOME.
Under this heading, with the subsidiary one of
"Blood and Murder—Tbunder and lightning—Fire and
Fury—Slavery or Death—Diesoluthm, Secession, or Eternal
Smash," the New took TOWS imports a banquet and pro-
testation to Preston 8. Brooks, the assailant of Mr. Sumner,
got up by his curl:units of the Fourth Congressional Dis-
trict of South Carolina, and given on the 3rd inst. at Ninety-
tie Depot. on the road between Columbia and Greenville, and
about 20.5 miles from the city of Charleston. The affair had
been for several weeks in preparation, and the report say,
there must have beets 10,000 pet plc there.
The chair was taken by Dr. Caine, who at the commence-
ment of the proceedings raid they had met to pay merited
honour and due respect to their gallant representative in
the Congress of the United Stot s ; and added—" That act
which be performed on the 22nd of May hat, cn the floor
of the Senate Chimh. r of the United States, gentlemen,
was a noble though daring act. I can say to him here, as
the organ of his constituents, that we highly approve of
that act, and that we feel ourselves ready and willing to
march with you, sir [addraesiog Mr. Brooke]. to the Capitol
in Washington city, and there demand our rights, or leave
this Union." (Great applause.)

A Idej General Meet:lowan followed, who delft ninth
in scripture. exclaiming " It is po td for as to be here," and
applied to Broom; the words " Well done, thou good and
faithful servant." lie concluded his speech by prereatiog
to Bro.ks a cane acd goblet with these word.: "And finally,
sir, permit me, in the name of the Abbeyville District, to
you with tete beautiful goblet. That testimonial
I has a value bop nd its intrinsic worth. You will appreciate
it, sir, tor 'north-1g more than the gold of which it is com-
posed. Take it, keep it. nod hand :t down es an heirloom
to your ehi'dren, wha will doubly value it 111 a gift to you,
and as an eviderce that they possess the imperishable
honours of an illwtrious name. In the same 'pint and for
the same purpose, alkw me, on behalf of the citizens of
Old Clinton, Lawrence District, to present you this cant,
with the inscription—

.' 11,e korek-down argutnento."
. To the lion. Preston S. Brooks."

Major Griffis, of Nicety sic, came forward, and in ap.
propels?. terms f rrrrr ted to Mr. Brooks the silver goblet
furnished by the citizens ot the neighbourhood.
Dr. Prert:y then presented an orangr.wood cane.
In his reply Brooks said, " For iofiicting the punishment
upon Mr. Sumner, of Massachwastm, I have hai showered
upon me applaum end commendation from every part of
the entire south " Hs added, " I am by no means confi-
dent of the ell c•ion of Mr. Buchanan. I think it probable
that John C Fremont may be the neat President. I te❑
you, fellowicitizens, from the very botti m of my heart, that
the only mode which I think available for meeting that issue
is just to tear the Constitution of the United States, trample
it under foot, and form a Southern Confederacy, every
state of which will be a slaveholding state. (Loud and pro-
longed cheering.) I believe it as I stand in the lace of my
Maker—l believe it on my reoponsikility to you u your
honoured representative, that the only hope of the South le
in the Smith, and tkat the only available means of making
that live effective is to cut asunder the bonds that tie us
together, sod take our separate position in the family of
nation,. These t,re my opinions. They have always been
my opinions. I hare been a disunionist from the time I
could think. I speak on my individual responsibility: if
Fremont be elected Pictilent of the United State., I am for
the people in their majesty rising above the lew snit leaden,
taking the power into their own bend., going by concert
or not by concerr, and laying the strorg area of leathern
freemen upon the treasury and ►actives of the govern-
ment." (Applause.)

BRAZlL.—Adtrices have been received from Lisbon
stating that the Tamar, with tie Snail aile,ssited Iron
theca on the 14th tut.. with .early '2OO pawners on
goad.