Star.
London, England, 1831-03-12 00:00:00

MOST IMI'VIiTANT F6REIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Th►e National of Thursday, Paris paper, says :—" Ws
have already announced that the Austrian Cabinet had sig-
nified to our Ambassador in Vienna its firm resolution to
interfere by force of arms, not only in the states of Parma
and Modena, but in all the provinces of Italy where insur-
rection should spread. Intormed that many deputies had
cognizance of the same facts, and thinking that they
meant to cause them to be heard from the tribune, to
require explanations from Ministers, we did not enter
into any detail ; but our duty will not permit us to be
any longer silent. We recollect that at the very epoch
when an insulting letter had arrived from Russia
at the Palace, M. Guizot boldly declared at the Chamber,
that our revolution had not only been accepted but approved
by foreign Governments. We do not wish that M. Sebas-
tiani should feel himself permitted to abuse us by a de-
claration as insincere, and to prevent the attempt from
being made, we unfold here the contents of a despatch
which lie received on Saturday evening, and which will
put France entirely on her guard, should the Govern-
ment not shake off its lethargy. In this despatch, Mar-
shal Maison gives an account to the Minister for Fo-
reigs Affairs of an interview which i,e had with Prince
Metternich. He relates, in nearly the following terms,
the words of the Prince :—" Up to this time we have
allowed France to put forward the principle of non-inter-
vention, but it is time she should know that we do not in-
tend to acknowledge it in what concerns Italy; we shall
carry our arms there wherever insurrection spreads. If
this intervention must lead to a war, then let war come.
We much prefer to run all its chalices, rather than he ex-
posed to perish in the midst of civil commotion." Our am-
bassador follows up this citation with reflections upon
which we have no need to comment. " You know," said
he, " that up to the preient moment, nobody has pro-
nounced for peace inure openly ihan I have; but I am at
length convinced that to ward off the dangers which menace
France, it is necessary to take without delay, and before the
Austrian levies can be organized, the iniiiative of the war,i
and throw an army into Piedmont." M. Sebastiani has
just declared in the Chamber that the Ministry will not
render an account of all the despatches which reach them,
and o have not thought it our duty to wait until be is re-
quired to give explanations upon that point. He will ex-
plain himself upon these matters as he may think proper,
now that they are known, which it is right they should be,
and in a form not to be contradicted.

The Aloiliteur contains a Royal Ordinance of the Bth
inst. by which the Count d'Argout, Minister of the Marine
and Monies, is charged with • the portfolio of the Justice
Department, iu the room of M. Nlerilliou, resigned. By a
second Ordinance, M. Merilhou is appointed a Knight of,
the Legion of Honour. By a third Ordinance, M. Des-
mortiers, Councillor of the Royal Court, is appointed Pro-
cureur du Roi of the Tribunal de Premiere Instance, in the'
room of M. Comte.

We have received a letter from Stuttgard, dated the 4th
inst. in which it is stated that the Austrians are marchit:g
to the frontiers of Wirtemburgh, and it was expected daily
to see a declaration of war against France issued by Austria.
'I he letter concludes—" In spite of the opposition of our
Government we expect to be forced into this war, we are in
a complete state of alarm and consternation." Another letter,
which arrived on Tuesday from Gotha, announces the same
dispositions on the part of Austria.— Constitutionnel.
It is reported that strong columns of French troops are
proceeding by breed marches towards the frontiers of the
Alps. Yesterday several generals lately called into active
se ce, received orders to proceed to their posts within 24
hours. Prince Frederick de Schwarzenberg left Paris yes-
terday for London, with despatches from the Austrian Am-
bassador.