The announcement in the Prussian Gazette of the mobilisation of
six corps d'armde, says our Paris correspondent, created a slight panic on Wednesday, and Rentes fell as much as 1 per cent.; but towards the close of business it was reported that the Government would insert an article in the Moniteur the next morning to assure the public that the mobilisa- tion was only a measure of precaution, and that no fear need be enter- tained of a war in that quarter, Rentes recovered * per cent. The French Government professes to be much more disquieted by the movement at Bologna. The Emperor has guaranteed to the Pope the in- tegrity of his dominions ; so it is assumed he will have to put down the Liberal party in one corner of Italy while he fights for it in another part. It will require a little sagacity to get over this difficulty.
Our corespondent adds—" I still hold to my views about Prussia."
In his letter of Thursday the same correspondent gives further infor- mation on the subject of Prussia.
" However the French Government may affect to regard the attitude of Prussia. The mobilization of the army must be considered as the conse- quence of the understanding with Austria of which I spoke in my last let- ter ; the six corps d'armee are, I hear, to be concentrated on the Rhine : this step is taken contrary to the opinion of M. Schleinitz, who only ven- tured to propose the mobilization of one corps d'armde; but it was replied that such a trivial step was worse than nothing, and would meet deservedly with ridicule. The information I was enabled to give you last week was from a very good source, and is, I believe, perfectly accurate."
The subject is still further dwelt upon in his correspondence of yester- day.
" The mobilization of two-thirds of the Prussian army is explained in Paris as meaning that Austria should have leave to withdraw her troops from the Federal strong places and that their duties should be performed by Prussians or other Germans. But, as I informed you yesterday, Prussia will without doubt send an army to the banks of the Rhine ; this is a far graver measure. As to the first the French think it matters little whether there are 200,000 or 300,000 Austrians in Italy ; victory is certain ; and conse- quently the Bourse has been but moderately affected by the Prussian news ; if a Prussian army were really to march towards the Rhine, we should see a serious fall."
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