The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-28 00:00:00

narchy which looks with more confidence to armies
than to representative goVernment. At all events,
the Austrian Government tells the Cabinets of
friendly powers how it is sincerely bent on govern-
ing with constitutional and representative forms.
The despatch which thus furnishes Austrian diplo-
matists abroad with the decisions of the Emperor
does not say whether another manifesto is to cornet
outand tell the world more exactly whatprecise form
of government the people of the Austrian Empire
will live under. What are the powers of Hungarian,
Croatian, and other Diets, which will be called upon
to meet and talk politics ? The Imperial Na-
tional Finance 'Commission exists, but the
Reichsrath authority, as we understand it, is
gone. In this state of things, and when people
are waiting to hear more from the throne, the
Emperor Francis Joseph retires to Ischl, and
leaves the Archduke Louis to attend to State affairs.
This looks very strange ; but, in fact, Austrian
politics are nothing but mystery at the present
moment. We are quite sure liberal and progressive
Europe will be glad to learn that the Austrian Em-
pire is not again to be governed by priests and sol-
diers only ; and who does not applaud the liberal
promises which have just been made, to foreign
Governments ? Those, however, who are familiar
with the past history of Austrian politics will have
more faith in deeds than words. It is not ungener-
ous, by only availing ourselves of the familiar ob-
servation, to note that Austria's liberality dawns
from the threatening clouds of a vast
,financial dis-
aster. No more loans can be raised, unless, as
bankers say, " the political situation of the empire
is more satisfactory." That late very liberal move,
the formation of a Parliament at Vienna, to which
only a portion of the States ever send deputies, ap-
pears to have been suggested only thatthe Assembly'
might accept and confirm the national debt. What
reforms did the Reichsrath ever accomplish—what
was it ever asked to do but vote budgets ? When
has Austria shown her liberalism in acts and deeds ?
Has Austria acknowledged the Kingdom of Italy ?
Will Austria respond to the universal free trade
movement which she his been invited to entertain
on several occasions ? Has not Austria within a
few months betrayed Poland and Denmark ? Does
not Austria continue to keep up a ruinous army ?
We shall be glad to see that the Hapsburgs have
thrown away their old political schooling so sud-
denly, and decided on governing the wide empire of
Austria according to the pressing necessities of the
day in which we live. The old system was a political
blunder, since none of the "peoples" were politi-
cally content, whilst military rule has brought the
empire into a notoriously ruinous financial condition.
We cannot help thinking that we must thank the
latter unpleasant fact for the proposed new liberal
form of government, whatever that may be, rather
than from any more generous inspirations originat-
ing in the Crown and the Court circle at Vienna.
We do not the less congratulate Austria, even at
this late hour, on her endeavour to correct past
political errors and injustice ; and we trust that the
liberal pledges she has just given to foreign Govern-
inents regarding her own domestic rule will be car-
ried out with success for the good of the mullions
over whom Francis Joseph rules.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

HULL-TUESDAY.

Since our last a moderate amount of business has been
done in English wheat at slightly advanced prices.
foreign very little has been done, recent imports being
taken to warehouse. At our market to-day there was a
small show of English wheat, which sold at an advance of
is per qr. In foreign little business done. Malting barley
not much inquired after, but grinding was scarce and fully
6d per qr. dearer. In other articles no change. The mar"
ket for linseed firm at an advance of is per qr. •
English old white wheat, 43s to 188 ; old red, 38s to 445.
Barley, chevalier, 28s to 325. Oats, Russian, 22s to 245.
Beans, new English, 42s to 435. Peas, English blue, 355
to 36s 6d; grinding, 35s to 35s 6d per 36 stone.