The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-14 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

A letter of the Bth from Brescia eat.:
The °Moen of the 10th Piedmootese Regiment haring in-
vited the Preach officers of the 33rd of the line, on their way
through Cs.tslnodo to Brescia, on the 2nd inst., the latter have
anabroted the opportunity of the arrival at Brescia of the 10th
Plodasestese Regiment to invite the oflioers to a sumptuous
besqoat, which took place amid 'irate end toasts to eternal
ohm between Franc, and 'illy. to Victor Emmanuel, to
Rapollioo, and to the Italian goo French armies.
The following is the speech of the French commandant in
proposing a toast:
Gentlemen,—l drink to the eternal union of France and
Italy To the health of the glorious Victor Emmanuel I To
his sale and valiant army, that shared our dangers as the
6.141.41.1 d" of the Crimea, that conquered at Traktir, Pa-
learn, and San Martino 1 "

Ater prolonged cheers, the colonel of the 10th Sardinian
Regiment answered :
Oentlemeo,-1 drink to the health of Napoleon 111., the
&gime ally of our well beloved King! . . . To the
French army, whose brave soldiers have become our brothers
and smaradee, and with wbom we love to repeat this cry,
as a remembranoe of so many victories of the great nation :
Vire l'Empareor I ' "

The Prince of Orange has left Vienna, on his re-
turn to Holland. Accounts from Vienna state that during
the stay of the prince in the Austrian capital preliminary
Negotiations have taken place relative to his marriage, after
a time, with the Archduchess Maria Thema, eldest daughter
of the Archduke Albert, Governor-Chroaral of Hungary.
The erchducbees was born on the 16th July, 1845.
At the legation of the Piedmontese Embassy,
Paris, on Monday, the daughter of the Marquis Villains-
risa (late ambassador at the court of the Tuileries and now
Governor of Masa) was united to the Marquis Saint Andre,
of the Pildmontete army. Their Imperial Highnesses the
Priocesses Mathilde end Clothilde were present, several of
the ministers plenipoteatiary, and some of the meet Male-
guidied personages of the fashionable world. The Marquis
Villassarina will not leave Paria until early in January.
The Persereranza of Milan says it is authorised
to declare that the story of Geribaldis marriage, given by
the Mika Orturrs (and copied into 3esurday's brprus),
le kW and altogether without foundation.
_ _ _

Prima Milo•ch of Servia has just promulgated a
vary eitifrular law for the suppression of usury ; It enacts
that • debtor who ha. finis an acknowledgment for • uan-
rims debt may appear before an archprieet Ina church, and
declare solemnly on oath the sum he really owes; where-
're', if hie statement shall tom out to be true, ha shall pity
thea am, and no more, but with en Interest of 12 per cent. I
SINGULAR CASE OF POItiONING.—The Meuse, of
Lie" reports the following singular case of poisoning .--••A
tervible event, wrapped In the dropeet mystery at preemiLltas
PTA seemed in our city. On Wedmeday evenieg, two
young are, coming from Germany, aliah.ed at one of our
chief hotels. 11.41 an hour after their arrival they went to
one of our theatres. When the performance wee over they
returned to the hotel and ascended to the chamber that had
been pmpsnd for them. On the following mortis, they dtd
not tasks their appearance. About 11 o'clock, a chamber-
maid, thinking they bad gone out, entered their room, and
stmt. d beck appalled at the frightful spectacle that presented
itrolf. One of Moro young men, half inclined out of the
bed, his bead resting on • marble slab near biro,
✓apeseed litieses. In the other bed lay his companion, in the
mutat of throttler of every kind. Being intently informed,
the ovuma of toe hotel sect for several medial men, who
emu asosesitted that the fleet young man had hem dad se-
veral bouts. The secisid wee still breathing, but was to a
most pitiable condition. Every attention required by his
state wee paid hie', and a few hoots later they happily enc.
cetded in placing hou out of danger. What now had been
the came of the Meese &necklet- these y oath,. and which
had had each fatal results for tom of them P The medical
men at the flrst plane. saw the qmptome of a violent
poison. But where, when, and bow, had it been taken f Thu
le still unkno en. The young Wan who grasped death selates
that be companion and himself were on their way front Born
lin to Patio, and thence to London, where they propmed to
founds bask. Oo the day of Mr. fatal sweet they had lased
at aii-la-Cnapelle, and taken the train for Lieu in the
afternoon. After their dine., they bad eaten • little papery
at the Vegetate station, sad again is our city at the nrfusil-
Went table in the theatre to • toil they had gooe. At the
hotel they had token to kind of refit ehment. Oa reaming
at night, being very Mee, they had gone to bed, and noon
talkie ....p ; wins, about midnight, say. the survivor, be
felt all the epitome. of hitting been puteentil—
eomitings, !Pros pains in the abdomen, &c. Ho got
up to &mend hale, but hi. oomph failed him
and he fell on the lour a•nrokse. Throne who Ism gut vivid
le • (liftmen by birth. His tame is age 28, and be
was born at Hamburg. The other, M. 114--, was ea
Italian and only 22 yoar• of rare. They were bearer*, It ap•
pars of • letter of unlimited credit ea one of the clued
banking home, of Peri.. This morning there was to be a
post marina, which will probably enable us to know the real
mums of this event, abort whine we can only focus ooaj.c.
him at pre..nt. This mysterious allair has cr,ated guest
Warmest is our city."