The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1860.

civil liberty has commenced, and the offers,
for
which lo,'iked so liberal, were quickly scouted as a
delusion anu
a sham ; the two points chiefly insisted
on being, that
they gave Hungary no control
over her taxatli.'n
or her army. In opposi-
tionuctroyed arrangements, the
llun
watroianasll the epersiNently demanded the laws
of 1848. They are right. These laws have a
clear historical position ; a clear constitutional
sanction ; they are associated with no acts of resist-
accepted by the King ot HUNGARY, and joyfully
ance ; they were regularly voted by the Diet,
received by the people.
But the Hungarians are not only demanding
from the Emperor of AUSTRIA that, as King of
Hungary, he should restore these laws, they
are acting upon them in defiance of him.
He appoints functionaries of various kinds and
makes rules for their conduct ; but the functionaries
themselves assume the old Hungarian titles, and act
on the old system. Thus at Pesth Count STEPHEN
CAROLYT, named an " Administrator" of the
Comitat, meets it under the title offo-ispan, con-
ti'rmed on him legally iu 1848, an office which he
never resigned, from which he has never been
dismissed, and to which therefore he still lays
claim ! He was enjoined not to allow more than 500
to Assemble as a commission, but he receives
700! Again, on the 11th of this month, his de-
puty presiding, this commission voted the illegality
of the appointment by the Viennese Government
of Baron VAY to the Chancellorship—the principal
office in Hungary—because it had been abolished
in 1848 for a responsible Ministry, and only ac-
knowledged,him as a temporary officer. They re-
quired!an early assembly of the Diet. Convene the
Hungarians in what way it will, and appeal to
men of what class it likes, the Austrian Govern-
ment finds but one response—its acts are treated as
interim proceedings, and 1848 is the mortifying
cry. On the 18th ult. at the conference at Gran,
under the presidency of the venerable Archbishop,
the unanimous resolution was for the electoral law
of 1848, and the primate himself urged the early
assembling of the Diet.
It is not easy to see how Austria will be able
to meet the reasonable demands of Hungary.
I It may suit her to regard that kingdom as a sub-
ordinate province of the Austrian Empire, but she
has not the shadow of a legal title to do so. Diplo-
matists may think Hungary but a fragment of Aus-
tria, but they cannot unmake the legal rights of 800
years and more. The Emperor of AUSTRIA can
be nothing else but King of a Constitutional Hun-
gary—that is the fundamental relation he sustains
to the country. The Russian invasion certainly
could not cancel the constitutional laws and rights
of Hungary ; a personal union, not an
amalgamation or absorption, is the only legal
relation between the Governments of Vienna
and Presburg ; and, if another system
be desirable, it must be brought about as our
union with Scotland—it must be the voluntary
act of both parties.
We hope next session some competent mem-
ber will catechise our Government as to
its views and its acts, if there have
been any, in regard to Hungary. We have
Lord PALMERSTON'S and Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S sad
lacles of 1848-9 to atone for. They used very
unwarrantable language in regard to Hungary, and
treated her in all respects on the opposite principles
to those which they now act on in regard to Italy.
They tolerated, though professing to re-
gret it, the Russian invasion. Altogether
they sympathised practically with Austrian
despotism more. than with Hungarian liberties.
Had En gland but used for Hungary the
moral influence she has exerted for Italy, Hungary
would have been free for this last 12 years, and
would have been a splendid theatre for the opera-
tions of our commerce; for she had inaugurated
free trade under KOSSUTH, and her raw produce of
almost all kinds would have been welcomed here,
as the produce of our looms and forges would have
been there. England has done well for Italy. She
must do as well for Hungary.

MR. EIULLAH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—The destruction of St. Martin's Hall, and the
subsequent misfortune of Mr. Hullah, has evoked a gene-
ral expression of sympathy on the part of all who knew
his private and public worth, especially by those who feel
indebted to him (by the introduction of his system) for the
many happy hours spent in the enjoyment of music; the
members of Mr. Henken's Choral Association, sharing this
feeling, and wishing to pay him a tribute of their respect,
esteem, and sympathy, respectfully invite the public to give
their general support on the occasion of their giving a con-
cert in his honour, at St. James's Hall, on Monday even-
ing, the 31st December, when renowned artistes will assist,
and the whole will be under distinguished patronage, in-
cluding the Right Hon. the Earl of Carlisle, lord-lieute-
nant of Ireland ; the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P.,
Chancellor of the Exchequer ; and the Hullah testimonial
committee,--I am, Sir, yours very obediently,
A. L. BAXTER, Hon. Secretary to Council,
2, Cumberland-villas, Stoke Newington, N.

THE NEW BRONZE COINAGE.

,frt 'I EST N NV

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

PARIS, DEC. 21 (EVENING).

' The Constitutionnel contains a second artiele,
signed by its chief editor (M. Grandguillot), on
the subject of Austria and Venetia. M. Grand-
guillot says :--
"France will never suffer the return to an offen-
sive policy by Austria in Lombardy."
M. Grandguillot explains that another Power,
from divers motives, is equally contrary to Austrian
domination in Italy.

NAPLES, DEC. 21.

It is rumoured that a correspondence has been
discovered between a member of the clergy and the
King at Gaeta.

DRESDEN, DEC. 21.
The official _Dresden Journal of to-day contains
the following :
" Count., Ladislaus Teleki, the Hungarian re-
fugee, who had arrived here with a false English
passport, has been arrested and delivered up to
Austria."

TRIESTE, DEC. 21.

The Triester Zeitung publishes letters from Mon-
tenegro denying the reports:that Godinge would be
ceded to France for the purposes of colonisation.

BERNE, DEC. 21.

The National Council, in its sitting of to-day,
took into consideration the decree concerning the
construction of military roads in the Alps sub-
mitted to it by the Federal Council.

The National Council resolved upon returning
this project to the Federal Council for a definitive
report (to be made in the course of the next session)
on the negotiations with the different cantons for
its realisation, and on the pecuniary sacrifices
which the construction of these roads might
involve.

The National Council then resolved to adjourn
its sittings until the Federal Council should again

consider its convocation necessary.

FRANCE.

PARIS, DEC. 21.
BOURSE, Dec. 21.—Up to the present time specu-
lators have been rather sellers, and the business
done has been at quotations•below those of yester-
day. For the Account, Threes are now at 68f 40c ;
Mobilier, 765 f ; Orleans, 1,380 f ; Northern, 990 f ;
Mediterranean, 910 f ; Austrian, 507 f ; Lombard, 482 f
50c. The following were the last quotations :

4i per per Cents ... 96 50 Credit Foncier 930
Do. end month.... Belgian 4f 9B 50
3 per Cents
Do. end month 6B 40 1 Roman
Bank Shares 2940 —1 Austrian
Credit Mobilier.... 760 ! Spanish Threes 5l
Do. Account 762 54jHome Debt -