The intelligence from France dating the week has been warlike.
The efforts of the new Minister, 7',Iarshal South, are indefatigable to place the kingdom in the best possible state for offence • or de- fence as may be required. The garrisons have been reinforced ; arms have been everywhere provided an army of observation of 150,000 men has been levied; other levies of S0,000 have been ordered ; and in a short time France will have an army, according to some accounts, of nearly a million of men, including of course the disposable portion ofthe National Guards. The War Minister is to ask a vote of credit of five millions, for the purpose of de- . fraying the expenses of these augmentations, effected and contem- plated. The causes of all this aclivity are to be sought in the conduct of the allied Sovereigns, and more especially in that of Russia. The Emperor, exceedingly dissatisfiedevith the conduct of ttie. Belgians, has signified, in not. very ambiguous terms, his intention to inter- ' fere for the purpose of compelling them to adopt a line of policy more consonant with his views, and with the interests of his bro- ther-in-law, the Prince of ORANGE. Prussia has, as was stated last week, a force of 75,000 me' on-thel)eigic frontier; and it is said that this force is to be augmeritetrto f50,000,-the whole to be .maintained by the Czar. It) the interior 'a Rhssia, movements have taken place which are supposedito cerroliotate these reports, -for we need net say that, with respect to the intentions of the Cabinets of Berlin and St. Petersburg, nothing is known, or can be known, except from report; and the late visits of the-Emperor to Moscow, ostensibly to inspect the progreSs of the cholera that was ravaging that capital, are said to have had the same object. ' General DianirscH, the Balkan-crosser, has been for some time at Berlin, it is supposed with a view to take command of the Russo-Prussian army, if necessary. In Hungary there has. been some dissatisfaction expressed at a levy of troops . made there .; but the levy has been made notwithstanding. Austria is, however, in general so slow to move, that not much apprehension is -entertained of its motions. Upon the whole, we Incline to the opinion that there will be no war-that the demon- stration of force by Fra.nce, and, above all, the certainty that they can haVe neither assistance nor countenance.from England-will give check to the movenientse, if they do not afthot the kindly wishes, of the twin despots of the North. A letter has travelled the rounds Of the Continental and English journals, said to be from Lord ABERDEEN, and to have been addressed to the Allied Courts, in which strong encouragement is held cut to them in ' their crusade against liberty ; but the change of Ministry has effec- tually deprived them of whatever hopes they might derive. from this specimen of Lord ABERDEEN'S diplomatic powers-if indeed the letter was really 'written by his LordShip.* On Wednesday, M. LAFITTE stated, n his place in the Chamber of Deputies, that the conduct of the Allied Powers haS been satisfactorily ex- plained ; and the Chambers authorized the new levies. The Fi- nance Minister says there is nothing to fear ; and the War Minister says " Fast bind, fast find." The trial of the imprisoned Ministers is finally fixed for the 15th instant. The French journals contain the interrogatories of the ac- cused-a preliminary step in all criminal inquiries among .our neighbours, and also the depositions of the principal witnesses on which the impeachment is founded. The latter contains some curious facts, but they.ire extremely lengthy ; and the •trialk.will. elicit the particulars in a more full as as satisfactory form. * This is all that has appeared ofthe letter alludedlo.-" Our.politicalaitnatiOnis a good deal bettered as regards the disposition of tiae .nationlowards our foreign I' relations. The enthusiasm. with which the. French . revolution; July; taps first . saluted in England; has been much chilled by the sanguinary clays ,of`, October 'tn., Belgium; and we may now colint upon the assistance of the nation if •ilie'shAdd be obliged to take arms for the- re-establishment of trauguilittY.' Oortibinet waits -• for the issue of the negottafioits, and will regulate its conduct acnordiogiya • The- - Obstinacy of the Belgians is the'principal obstacle to the. good intentiona- of the powers4 but no saoritice-that It casts the King Will prevent him &Wm atfatiinfng the national honour, and rentaiitttagfaithful to the treaties. If, the rage foraivediationa; coratiniies to spread itself blihalnaweshallaanoWhow to take up.tnit.pbtkikl4n • .•
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