The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-14 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

(nog ous SPICIAL coaaverownrirt.)
VEINNA, Nov. 10.
The moment which, it may with truth be said, is
to decide the fate of Austria is fast approaching.
But., before the eventful meeting of the Diet at
Pesth, on the 10th of December, another event,
connected intimately with the question which is
there to be decided, hex still to come to pass ; it is
that of the meeting of the Diet at Klausenburg.
There the question is to be debated whether Tran-
sylvania shall be united with Hungary as an inte-
gral part of the kingdom or not. The Saxons, who
are against it, and who feel vary anxious about the
result, have held several meetings on the subject.
They have determined to send deputies to Klau-
senburg, but they wish to do so with a reservation
that ,the final arrangement as regards the union
shall depend on the position which Hungary even-
tually takes up towards the empire. Such a pro-
position cannot of course be entertained for a mo-
ment. It shows, however, how anxious they are
to have a loophole by which to escape from a deci-
sion, which they see beforehand will be taken. If
the union does take place, the Saxons will bargain
for their autonomy, lust as the Hungarians are
resolved to maintain their independence and self-
government under the sceptre of Austria.
The Saxons have at all times clung to Austria
with a strange constancy—strange, because they
never received from Vien
ti
nna either support or help.
During the Hungaria revoluon they sacrificed
everything for the crown. In 1863 they fought
resolutely for the unity of the empire, yet now,
against their wishes, they are handed over to Hun-
gary. They may be said to be bound band and
foot ; for the government has named so many
" Begalisten" to sit in the coming Diet, that their
fate is decided beforehand.
Baron' Baylis has published in the Paitikai
Hetilap a sort of manifesto, in which his views as
to the position of Hungary are explained. The
man himself is, as I know from personal experience,
moat placable ; indeed he is the moat so of all the
Hungarian party leaders. He has travelled much,
and hence has escaped the narrow circle of thought
in which these men almost always remain, and re-
mail by choice.
His aim is to conciliate as much as possible. He
is decidedly for "dualism,' and against a federa-
tive state. The difference which exista between the
Hungarians and Germans is, he says, a fact which
cannot bedisputed, and extends not only to thecon-
stitutional laws and forms of government, but to
every department of public and private life—to
customs, habits, culture, mode of thought, lan-
guage. Everyone, he continues, who passes the
frontier will perceive this at once. To believe
that this should cease by the two countries being
brought under one and the same form of govern-
ment and laws would be, he asserts, most fantastic
notion. He grants that it is more trouble to carry
out the dualistic principle now than when one part
of the empire was ruled absolutely ;,,but Hungary
cannot take this into account.
The earthworks for the railway from Arad to the
south-west of Transylvania are completed, but,
owing to want of funds, the bridges, stations,
and various undertakings necessary for preserving
what has already been built from inundation cannot
be gone on with. Thus the accomplishment of that
most necessary woritiorthe Forint* will be still de-