Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-15 00:00:00

POLITICAL RUMOURS FROM PARIS

At the last Cabinet Council one of the Ministers,
who is decidedly opposed to the war movement,
declared that if the same state of things con-
tinued there would be over a thousand failures in
Paris in a month. The orders given for the
supply of coals for the navy coincide with the
revival of rumours that over 100 vessels are
required to be ready to serve as transports. And
once more the already contradicted rumour circu-
lates of considerable purchases of horses, and of
preparations actively going on at Toulon. The
Emperor is reported to have said yesterday, to
a member of the Diplomatic Body, that he
had read with much interest and satisfaction
the speech of the King: of Sardinia on the
opening of the Chambers. It is thought here that
Prince Napoleon's presence at Genoa and Turin
will be accompanied by popular demonstratißns of
an unmistakeable character. People were looking
for a note or article in the Moniteur to-day on
what may be termed the war crisis. Nothing has
appeared, but we are told that we are to lose
nothing by delay. We hope, if it be a pacific
turn, that it will have less of the ambiguity of the
Delphic oracle than the last paragraph. In the
meantime orders have been sent round to the
various newspapers, either to cease blowing the
war trumpet for the present, or to lower the war
notes as much as possible.

PARIS, Jan. 13

There is no intention-
1. To establish new camps ; that of Chalons is found
s uflicient.
2. To recall the soldiers who are on furlough.
3. To increase the effective strength of any of the corps
d'arme'e.

AUSTRIA AND SERVIA.
. A letter from Vienna, ,in the Post Gazette, of
Frankfort, says :
It is not true that the French cabinet has presented. to
our cabinet a note, declaring that Austrian intervention
in Servia would be considered a casus belli. Nothing in
fact calls for a communication of that kind, Austria
having given explanations to the powers when she
collected a corps of observation on the Servian frontier.'
A circumstance which proves that Austria had no idea of
intervention, is, that when the revolution broke out, a
telegraphic despatch was sent to Colonel Stratinoriwich,
who happened to be at Belgrade, to leave Servia, in order
that his presence might not give rise to erroneous inter-
pretations." _

THE "WAR" QUESTION.-GERMAN
• OPINIONS.

We take from the Gazette des Postes, of Frank-
fort, an article useful as indicating the probable
action of the German Powers in case of a war.
Our contemporary says :
With regard to the grave question of peace or war, at
present se largely discussed, we find that the German
papers—leaving the Austrian journals out of the calcu-
lation—are mainly in favour of the preservation of peace,
and of the maintenance of Austria ; the Prussian journals
wishing their country to support Austria if she is
attacked.

We take at random several unofficial papers, which,
although representing the greatest variety of opinion,
may yet be considered as expressing, when taken
together, the public feeling of Germany. The Gazette de
.Palatinate says, that in the event of war between France,
Austria, and Piedmont, Germany ought to succour
Austria, and defend the Rhine upon the Po and the
Mincio.

According to the Gazette de l' Allemagne de _Word Ger-
many ought never to allow the Austrian influence in Italy
to be superseded by that of France. The Gazette Uni-
versal Allemande, referring to Servia and the question of
the Principalities, is of opinion that Prussia should, in
any complication that may arise, firmly support Austria
in the maintenance of the statu quo of Europe. Finally
the lifereure de Souabe entreats Germany to look upon
every attack on Austria as an attack upon herself, and
not to wait till that country is enfeebled before taking up
arms -