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London, England, 1869-12-14 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, DEC. 14, 1859.

The Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH may be congratu-
lated on his Speech at the opening of the Reichsrath,
and, considering the circumstances of the case, it
was a most
.successful one. The Empire which
is under his direction has prospered sufficiently
to admit of congratulation, but some causes
of anxiety still remain, and these were of course
specially pointed out in the Imperial discourse. The
putting into operation of the army reorganisation
law caused an insurrection to take place in Dalmatia.
The Government have, in consequence, prepared ex-
ceptional measures, and would introduce a bill for
the consideration of the Reichsrath. The EMPEROR
expressed his deep regret that such troubles should
have arisen, and declared the intention of his Govern-
ment to mitigate as much as possible the sad results
arising from the affair. He alluded, in a straight-
forward manner, to the Reforms that were required,
and declared that experience had shown, if altera-

tions of the Constitution were desirable, the way to
effect them was to be found in the Constitution itself.
The Austrian Government will shortly make a com-
munication to the Reichsrath on the subject of electoral
reform, and if the desired unanimity be attained the
subsequent legislation will be rendered so much the
more easy. The EMPEROR is willing to adopt all
those measures which may be necessary for
the improvement of the Constitution, but be
stands forth as its champion and upholder.
The Constitution, he declares, " was not framed
without the most careful consideration of the
special circumstances of the kingd3ms and coun-
tries or their just claim to regulate those cir-
cumstances in an independent manner." Ile
looks with hope to the future, and relies en the
patriotism of his people, oa which, like his ancestors,
he has never relied in vain. Ile expects, with jus-

tice, that the consideration of the real interests of the
different kingdoms an 1 countries will bring about the
union of conflicting views. The EMPEROR concluded
his interesting discourse by an allusion to his long
journey, during which he had taken part in the
inauguration of a work which does honour to the
enterprising spirit of its author. The peaceful situa-

tion of affairs abroad will afford the members of
the ItAchsrath an admirable opportunity for dis-
cussing those subjects of progressive and com-
mercial activity which, at the present day, possess
30 deep an interest, and which the opening of the
Suez Canal will tend to develops and foster. The
EMPEROR'S Speech is, on the whole, a fair exposition
of the state of things in Austria, and seems to avoid
alike the undue exaggeration of evil tidings or the
unfair representation of propitious circumstances.

IT was obvious from the first that the settlement
of the dispute between the SULTAN and the KHEDIVE
—if there was to be a peaceful decision at all—would
be owing to foreign interference ; and it is now
announced that the exertions of the British Am-
bassador have had the greatest influence in patching
up the quarrel. There was reason to fear that the
Foreign Office was at work in this quarter. The Hon.
Mr. ELLIOT for the last few weeks has been incessant in
his attendance upon the VICEROY of EGYPT. When-
ever we were informed that the KHEDIVE had gone
anywhere or done anything, it was invariably added
that the Hon. Mr. ELLIOT was one of the party.
When the opening festivities of the Suez Canal were
over, our Ambassador still remained in Egypt,
" owing to the dispute between the KHEDIVE and
the Porte." And at last the SULTAN has gained a
temporary triumph, the KHEDIVE has promised,
among other matters, to submit his loans and taxes
for approval at Constantinople, and there is now some
probability that the influence of Turkey in Egyp-
tian affairs will be temporarily greater than
for some years past. The Times and other
journals are jubilant at this result. It is a proof,
they say, that British influence abroad is not decay-
ing, that it is especially powerful in the East ; and
it is, moreover, a sign of fresh vitality in the misnamed
" sick man." Unfortunately there is reason to
apprehend that this settlement between Turkey
and Egypt is in every sense unsatisfactory,
and the more so as it has been brought
about by British interference. By keeping Egypt
under the domination of Turkey, England gains
nothing and loses much. With the right and wrong
between the two parties we can have no concern.
The SULTAN may have a legal sovereignty over the
African kingdom, and it is true that he has conferred
great favours upon the KHEDIVE, though it is not less
true that the one has paid pretty handsomely for
what the other has given him. But the Divine
Right of Kings is a doctrine now gone
out of favour, whilst it is an admitted
truth that the power of sovereigns over their subjects
is limited by the wishes and interests of the peoples
concerned. Foreign States should not encourage
rebellions, but if any part of a nation is dissatisfied
with its government, and is able to bring about
a change, it is acknowledged that no attempt
to affect the result should be made from
without. Greek Emancipation, the Spanish Revolu-
tion, and a hundred other such events, good or b 4,
have been suffered to take their own course. In the
Turco-Egyptian quarrel, then, we have broken the
rule. has there been any proportionate gain either
to ourselves or to the rest of the world ?

England is supposed to have 4' an Eastern policy,"
which may in brief be described as the wish to keep
things in the East pretty much as they are, in order that
British interests may not suffer through the occupa-
tion of Turkey or Egypt by a powerful rival. Thou-
sands of British soldiers and millions of treasure were
expended in a useless war, w Lich no statesman of