Star.
London, England, 1830-11-25 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE-EXCLUSIVE.

PARIS, Nov. 20.
Sin,—The motto assumed by the French Ministry, on
their accession to office, " Peace without, and tranquillity
within," seems moro and more likely to be realised in the
kingdom, both with regard to the exterior and in-
terior relations. Some days previous to the ministry
of the Duke of Wellington tendering their resigna-
tions, Marshal Maisen, the Secretary of Foreign Af-
fairs, made a full and explicit declaration, explanatory of
the situation of France, and argued from it the most pro-
found tranquillity. This address you know he brought with
him to the tribune, end although nominally it was an an-
swer to a violent declamatory effusion of M. Mauguin, it
was less a reply than a document prepared to be read, and
promulgated to the whole of Europe; and had, no doubt, been
got ready, to be foisted in, upon the first opportunity, where
any thing like an opening should occur. It was most cor-
dially received, and that excellent diplomatist, M. Bignon,
you are likewise informed, followed in an address replete
with argument, and eloquence. He took a wide survey
of the different powers of Europe, their resources,
and the political temperament of their subjects ;
and from his masterly and logical deductions, con-
vinced his hearers most effectually, if not of the
impossibility, of the great improbabiltty of any event taking
place, to disturb the repose of Europe. This powerful expose
is familiar to the British public. M. Bignon is one of the
party out of power, but his talents would do honour to any
situation.

The partial alteration in the ministry, is not one of prin-
ciples, only of men. Marshal Maison, possesses such a
degree of morbid sensibility, that he cannot bear to see his
name in the papers of the day, and shrinks from mi-
nisterial publicity. He would rather face an iron hailstorm
in the embattled field, than the shock of syllogisms,
and sarcasms. He consequently retains his former situa-
tion, namely, that of Ambassador to the Court of Vienna,
where he may slumber away in inglorious ease. Sebastiani,
in succeeding him as Minister for Foreign Affairs, thereby
attains the object which has been the ambition of his whole
life, since he entered into the Diplomacy at Constantinople.
Soult, Duke of Dalmatia, sucseeds Gen. Gerard, who retires
from obstructed vision, as Minister of the War Department.
The extraordinary capacity of Marshal Soult, as Minister of
War, is acknowledged by all. The late Emperor, no bad
judge of military merit, had the highest confidence in him,
not only in the field, but in the internal regulations of an
army. As a Quarter-Master-General, or Adjutant-General,
his former master declared he bad not his equal, among
all the talented men, whom the revolution bad called into
action.

With the exception of the favoured regiments of the
Guard Royale, that Praetorian band, which intercepted, and
basked in the rays of Court favor, the army has been much
neglected, since the succession of the Bourbons. The for-
tresses are in a state of dilapidation, military manufactories
languishing, the magazines empty, and the arsenals denuded
of arms, so that France, on an emergency, is net enabled to
equip any material addition to her army. This has compelled
her to apply to our manufacturers for muskets, to forward
the completion of her National Guard. The toil of General
Gerard, since hie accession to the War Portfolio, has been
unceasing ; and nothing but the fear of a total privation a(
sight has compelled him to resign. WNW' Book

who, for want of better employment, has, for tho
last fcur years, since devotion became fashion-
able, worked off his superfluous animation, by masses,
crosses, processions, and genuflexions, may now exert
his energies, in regulating military, instead of ecclesi-
astical movements ; and will, in future, attend less
to canonizing and more to cannonading. Count d'Argout
succeeds Sebastiani as Minister of the Marine. Little is
known of him, but that he was employed as a Plenipoten-
tiary by the ex-Monarch, when every hope had left him
but to apply to the provisional Government, offering to dis-
miss his Ministers, and to abolish the Ordonnances, but met
with the awful reply—" That he had ceased to reign." But
forty-eight hours had elapsed since those terms were pro-
posed by Lafitte to the Duke of Ragusa, as the price of a
cessation of resistance on the part of the people, and re-
jected with disdain, as inadmissible. What a lesson to fu-
ture rulers ! _ _ _

The committee appointed to report upon the breach of pri-
vilege alleged by M. Lameth against the attorney-general
M. Compte, as mentioned in a previous letter, have delibe-
rated upon that affair, and their report has been adopted by
the chamber ; namely, that breach of the senatorial rights
of the complainant had taken place, but unintentionally, on
the part of the crown officer, and there the matter rests. In
this decision it was stated they had referred to the Parlia-
mentary practice of England as a precedent, an involuntary
compliment they often pay you.
Our funds are improving progressively, in a manner which
domonstrates the permanency of the improvement, and the
healthy state of the market. While upon this topic, I have
an exposure to make, which will satisfactorily account to
you, for the panic which prevailed on the Bourse, on the day
your worthy Monarch delivered his speech in Parliament.
Your readers may call to remembrance that on that occa-
sion, a fall of three per cent. took place, owing to reports
being circulated, that a copy of the King's Speech was in
Paris, breathing nothing but warlike accents. I then men-
tioned the absurdity of such a report, as but two hours had
elapsed, in point of time, between the Address, and its pre-
tended reception at the Bourse ; and since that period, the
affair has been investigated, by the Commissary of that
establishment, in obedience to the commands of the Minister
of the Interior, and the following facts elicited. [Here our
correspondent gives us very minute details of the practices
of a certain individual, well known in London, which, from
prudential motives, we refrain from publishing entire this
day.] On the day in particular, when the panic occurred,
this person was seen flying from one small Rente-holder to
another, with slips of paper in his hand, exclaiming that he
had the King of England's Speech !—" it was decidedly
hostile ! !—every line breathed hostility" ! ! ! &c. &c. while
behind stalked a broker, purchasing, on the lowest possible
terms, the investment of many a small and ignorant fund-
holder. This last was too barefaced ; 'and being proved
upon the investigation which took place, was ordered
under the surveillance of the high police, with this assurance,
that on his next offence, he would be forthwith conducted to
the frontiers, as a disturber of public security and peace.
I am yours obediently, J. L.

P.S. I have little time to make any comments on the
trial of Count Kergorlay, which was concluded yesterday.
He conducted himself in the boldest manner ; and if ven-
geance were a leading feature in the present Government,
he certainly would, by such conduct, add to the punishment
which he seems to court. But the Government have no need
of such a display of their power; it stands too firmly to be
troubled by such feeble efforts ; and will no doubt prove it,
by the sentence passed on this enthusiastic Count.

J. L.

"The public mind appears to be filled with expectations
of war. Whatever may be the general feeling at the
thought of such a calamity, we cannot but contemplate
with satisfaction, the calm and proud attitude of a war-
like nation, who can boldly look forward to events, con-
fident, on turning back to the past, there is nothing to
fear from the future. It would never be alarmed at dan-
ger, and moreover, all things considered, it seems to us
that every probability is still in favour of peace. Alarm,
however, has been rented; and particularlylby an article
in the Augsburg Gazette announcing that extraordinary
activity prevails in the War Department of Prussia, and
that numerous recruits and reserves are being sent to the
army on the Rhine; that Austria is preparing large arma-
ments; that couriers are rapidly passing and re-passing
between Madrid and St. Petersburgh, and that Russia
urges the immediate arming of the continental powers. The
St. Petersburgli Gazette speaks of six corps being placed
upon a war footing, and the marching of several divisions
towards the western frontier of the empire, and of their being
established in Volhinia and Podilia. The northern courts
may have been deceived by calumniators interested in the
ruin of our prosperity, and news is slow in reaching these
distant countries ; but now the truth has penetrated even to
St. Petersburgb, and the dispositions of the Emperor Ni-
cholas, and of the King of Prussia, have completely
changed. A letter from Berlin, dated the 16th inst. arrived
by a courier, contradicts these reports of war in the most
positive manner.—Messager des Chain bres.

CITY, ONE O'CLOCK.

This is Settling-day in the Cousol Market; and the fluc-
tuation daring the account has been to a greater extent than
they have experienced for many years past. The highest
price has been 871, and the lowest 77, which makes the ex-
treme fluctuation at about 101 per cent; but the various
other fluctuations have been about 25 per cent : and with all
these immense ups and downs in the prices, up to the pre-
sent time, we do not hear of any failures; which is cer-
tainly a most extraordinary circumstance. But to-morrow
is the winding-up day of the account, when the drafts are
paid and received ; and, until then, we cannot ascertain the
real state of the speculators.
Consols which left off yesterday at 821 83, opened at the
same price ; and continua in the same state at present, with
little doing, with the exception of making up the accounts.
In the Foreign Market they are quite idle at present—
prices much the same as yesterday.

CCITT, TWO O'CLOCZ
It appears, to the present hour, that the Account is going
off well, as we do not hear of any failures, which is contrary
to all expectation. Money stock is scarce. It is evidently
a great Bear account, and the Hebrews were expected to be
very great losers, which is not the case, and they have
escaped a sound drubbing for the present, which is by far a
greater advantage to the Bears, as they will pocket the cash.
The information from Antwerp has caused an improve-
ment in Consols of about per cent. Consols, which were,
in the early partiof the morning at 82i for the Account,
have got up to 83e1 for money, and the same for the open-
ing. As to the general opinion, the affairs of Belgium*will
soon be adjusted.
In the Foreign Market little or nothing doing. Spanish
about 151.
Consols are now 831 for the opening, and for money
831, by which it will appears there is a backadation of about
per cent. being a premium on money stook.

Lord PALmsnyrox has left town for Cambridge, in order
to be re-alerted for that University. This afternoon he is to
give a grand dinner to his constituents.