The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-18 00:00:00

PIEDMONT.

Amounts from Turin state that Bing Victor Em-
manuel was to give a grand dinner on the day after
Prince Napoleon's arrival, in honour of his future
; all the ministers and the This of the
official world were invited. The prince was to dine
yesterday (Monday) with Count de Wow. The day
Axed for the betrothal will probably be Wednesday
Of Thursday, when there will be a grand ball at the
Hotel de Ville of Turin. The prince is expected
back In Paris on the 23rd or 24th.

The Turin papers state that workmen are actively
engaged at present in the Sardinian arsenals in get-
ting all the royal steamers reedy for sea. They are
to be used in transporting troops from distant gar-
risons to Genoa. The Corriere lifereangile of that
town adds that the steamers Vittorio Emmanuele,
Authion, Monzambano, Dora, and Tatum have al-
reedy set out on that errand, the first for Villa-
?roma, and the others for Sardinia.

(TROY Ott OWX COIMESPONDLNT.)

TURIN, J*lc 13.

The great and special topic of the day is the pro-
posed marriage of Prince Napoleon and the Princess
Clotilda, eldest daughter of the King Victor
Emmanuel. This event is certain and imminent.
By to-morrow, or Monday at the latest, the Prince
will be in Turin.

The first proposals of marriage came last year
from the Tuileries, but were not received altogether
with favour; and this year the gravity of circum-
stances, a seriousness that is at present extreme, has
cleared away every intervening obstacle. The sole
condition imposed by King Victor Emmanuel has
been, that the future bridegroom and bride should
first see and become acquainted with each other.
Hence the coming of the Prince. The betrothed
Princess is only 16 years old, not remarkably beau-
tiful, but graceful and animated. The Prince is $7
years of age, and his expectations of ever becoming
heir to the throne are remote. Under these circum-
stances it is natural that people should talk of a
kingdom, to be procured by war, for a scion of the
Napoleonic house. Where P you will ask. On some
former occasions I have communicated to you im-
portant facts in the confidence of absolute know-
ledge. This time I will merely present to you the
political picture, in which discerning people here
believe they behold the proximate future of Italy.
It is believed, then, that there is a special league,
or alliance, if you prefer that term, between France,
Russia, and Sardinia. Russia herself will take no
active part in the war, unless certain contingencies
should arise, but she guarantees to Prussia that the
Rhenish provinces shall remain intact. Should these
be attacked, she will renew the old formidable coali-
tion with Austria, Prussia, and England. It is ex-
pected that upon the faith of this guarantee, Prussia
will observe neutrality. In this way the Powers
will remain spectators of the isombat between France
with Sardinia on the one aide, and Austria on the
other. It is further believed that Austria will be
sure to succumb ; and on the strength of this
prescient conviction, the Italian States are to be re-
modelled as follows :—Piedmont will cede Savoy
to France, but will possess as her indemnity the
Duchies and the whole of Lombardy as far as the
Adige. Tuscany, with the Romagna, the Marches,
and Venetia, will form a kingdom of more
than five millions, to be conferred on Prince
Napoleon, who will have become in the interim the
eon-in-law of the King of Sardinia, without, how-
-1 ever, introducing any French garrison. The King-
' dom of Naples is to be dealt with according to cir-
cumstances. Lastly, Rome with the patrimony of
St. Peter will remain to the Pope.
You will say that all this is selling one's eggs
before they are hatched. At the first glance at this
preconceived picture I have not a word to may in
reply, but on looking a second time at what mom
to me less shadowy the longer I look, I revert to
any first idea, which I sent you two days ago. These
nuptials of Prince Napoleon are a fourth battery un-
masked by the Emperor of the French, and all the
four have been discovered within thirteen days.
General Hess has aroady arrived in Italy. The
Sardinian Government is stationing ite tamps
between Alamein* and the heathy. A.