Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-01-05

which stated that Russia had actually
declared war against France.
PARIS, Nov. 28.-The whole attcn-
ton of this country is now turned to the
momentous question Of the possibility OF
war. The Government, after making
every effort in It's power consistent with
! French honor to avoid a struggle, the
consequence of which no human eye
can foresec, will certainly set to work, in
the event of unavoidable hostilities, will,
the greatest energy. Nor do we doubt
that in case Of defensive war, an APP
peal, frank and firm, of Philip ]. to the
French nation, would be instantly follow
ed by an enormous development offorce
ready and eager to enter the field. In
deed, a war of that nature would be ex-
tremely popular. However, in several
of our best informed political circles
there is still doubt that general war
will take place; those who frequent them
humbly conceive that even in the deli
cate affairs of Belgium, there does not ap-
pear the slightest ground for foreign
interference. Russia has from the first
manifested very little sympathy, to say
the least, on the new order of things in
France. The Autocrat, in his letter to
our King, has had the insolcncc to say
that he will not examine the motives that
have led Philip to accept the Crown,
This evidently announces little good
will and forbodes evil Now neither
France nor England can allow the Au-
tocrat, whose immense and apparently
powerful empire reached from the Pole
to near Constantinople, to oppose the
constitutional progress Of the Northern
States Of Europe.
Austria, moving in tho same circle,
directs and occupies by her armies the
whole Italian Peninsula, excluding from
it French and English trade. Such a
system as this would be as hostile to the
two nations as the Continental blockade
of Napoleon. We anticipate then by
the natural course of things, an intimate
alliance between France and Great
Britain. 1t does not in the least appear
to us impossible that commercial treaties
might be made between the two coun-
tries, and favorable to both. When
once France shall have renounced the
too violent democratical tendency of hel
first revolution, and shall have abandon
ed all idea of the unlimited and made
conquest of her imperial eagles, then
the course of events would point out an
alliance between us two us the most nat
ural and the most polite proceeding.
We have heard with great satisfaction,
that this is the prob able state of the re-
lation between our Governments. Lord
Grey's open and noble declaration must
lead to this, and | hear that nj de Talley-
randi reports to his court are oft same
bearing. We attribute to this the good
state of our Funds ever since the news
from Belgium. In the mean time our
Government is displaying the most laud-
able activity, to be in complete readiness
of any movement from the Cossack quar-
ter. Marshal Soult labors day and light.
We expect in January, 1881 indcpen-
dently of the great force of National
Guards, every where armed and equip
ped, to have a regular army Of 100000
men on our frontiers. But it is imposs-
ole to foresee what numbers an appeal
from the Crown would muster in an i'll
stant.-Our internal state is pretty quiet
now. The trial of Ministers is almost
forgotten in preparation for national de-
fence. Some disorders have taken place
in the Ecole de Droit. A professor, of
Carlist celebrity, was Kissed by the stu
dents. One of our Ministers, nj. de Mcr-
ilhou, himsclfspoke to the audience, and
order was restored. Our King continues
to be extremely popular. l torcsaw
clearly that our priests would compel the
Government to some severe measures.
M. de la Menna's Journal, l.. Avcnir,
has been seized for the most violent ap-
peal to the Catholic fanaticism, under
the pretext of persecution from the
Crown. There is not amongst the coun-
scllors of his Majesty, nor among the
public at large, the most distant idea
approaching to persecution. But the fact
is, that when the Romish priests are not
allowed to command alone, they are per-
secuted. But all this will not do in
France. Indifference is the religion
of the land. One of our wits said OF the
Catholic Journal (L'Avcnir.) 'The flu
turc, that future is already passed
From the London Courier, Nov. 30.
The German papers which arrived this
morning, state that a Russian army to the
number of 200, 900 men, divided into sew
ON corns with 400 niocns nf cannon Is