The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-27 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

A letter from Vienna, dated Dec. 24, says :—S°
short a time has elapsed since the publication of
M. Von Schmerling's circular to the Stadtholderef
that I am not able to say what impression it bee
produced on the nation at large, but it is evident
that the inhabitants of this city are, on the wholot
well pleased with it. The professional politicians
in Vienna are not blind to the shortcomings of the
Ministerial programme, but they take the will for
the deed, as they are aware that M. Von Schmer-
ling had no choice but to leave certain matters of
high importance to be dealt with by the Reichsrathr
which, if I am rightly informed, will in future
consist of 300 members, who will be duly elected
by the different Provincial Diets. In one part
of the circular it is the question of a common re'
presentation of the empire (genteinsame ReicAsvol'
reiung), but the language used is so vague that it is
impossible positively to say what is meant. It is
however, probable, that the Government believes a
compromise may be effected with Hungary, and
that the inhabitants of that country will agree to 0
" common representation of the empire." In the
course of a few days several patent laws of import-
ance will be published, and among others the laW
for the regulation of the affairs of the Protestant
Church in the Slavo-German provinces of the
empire.

According to a person who has just returned from
) the Tyrol, the discontent of the inhabitants of that
province is exceedingly great. Count Rechberg
still maintains that the Tyrolese, with the exceptiog
of a few brawlers in Innspruck and Botzen are
perfectly content with their lot, but he is grievously
mistaken. The inhabitants of all the districts in
the Tyrol are very discontented, but the people of
Botzen, which is an important town, are more out
of temper than their neighbours, because Colonel
von Weckbecker not long since treated them in
such a strange way that the magistracy deemed it
advisable to inquire whether the place was in a state
of siege. After M. von. Weckbecker had menaced
the citizens of Botzen he probably repented hini of
what he had done, for he wrote to a nobleman vvh°
has great influence in the place, and requested Win
to call on him. The written reply of M. von G--"'
was, that if the Colonel wished to see him he
would always find him at home between 10 and 12.
A few days ago revolutionary placards were found
on the walls of the churches and other public build-
ings at Bregenz, in the province of Vorarlberg. The
concluding words of the " postee" were, Long
live Garibaldi." The inhabitants of Upper Austria
are dissatisfied with their Stadtholder, and openly'
express a hope that he will soon be removed froth
his post. The Wels Alnzeiger calls the Eaten'
tion of M. von Schmorling to the following
political evils :—" 1. The liberty of the sub-
ject is not guaranteed. 2. The citizens are
not 'protected against arbitrary domiciliary visits
on the part of the police. 3. The equality of the
different confessions has not been proclaimed. 4.
The liberty of the press exists by sufferance only-
5. The lieges are not allowed to educate their children
as they please. 6. The rights of association and
petition are denied to the people. 7. There is no
trial by jury. 8. The judges of the land are inade-
quately paid, and are liable to be dismissed, and
are subjected to secret :surveillance like suspected
vagabonds. 9. Science is in fetters.

From time to time the re are disturbances in Hun-
gary, but they are much less serious than they were
a few weeks ago. It cannot, however, be doubted
that preparations are boring made for an outbreak in
the spring and that the Separatists in Hungary
are in correspondence with the revolutionists on
the other side of the frontier. It is a notorious
fact that large depots of arms have recently bees
formed in the Danubian Principalities, and it is now
acknowledged at Constantinople that three Sar-
dinian vessels laden with arms, escaped the
" watchfulness" of the Turkish authorities. Tb°
two ships :on which an embargo was laid will
be allowed to return with their cargoes to
Genoa. The name of Count Szechen is never
heard in
Hungary, and B aron Vay is sadly out
of favour with his follow-countrymen. A gentle
man, who ten days ago travelled in the same trail',
from Pesth to Viertna with the Court Chancellor,

tells me that some persons standing in the station
at Presburg pointel at Baron Vay, and called bug
a " traitor to his country." The Chanc2llor has cow'

witted blunders, but it is perfectly absurd to den't
that he is a good patriot. Attempts are con finnan)"
made to levy the taxes in the way of execution, blit
they fail, as there are no buyers when the pall+
and chattels arc: breught to the hammer. Not long

since the priuc ipal Imperial employe in the county
of . . . rccei,ved orders to get in the taxes "by
hook or by crook, and his reply was that he would
do so if a battalion of soldiers was placed at bill
disposal.

„,
11IE C DIVISION POLICE BAND.—The first (Tell
air performnnc,e of this band took place yesterday afternoon
in the court-ys,rd at the rear of the Marlborough-Mews
Police-station;, and, when it is taken into consideration
that the band has only been organised a few months, the
performance r( ifiected great credit, both on the constables
who took part, and on the bandmaster (Mr. Urban, from
Messrs. Disti n). The performance concluded with the
"National Anthem.”
A telegram received yesterday announces that
the first secti.)n (about 30 miles) of the Smyrna and Aidisz
Railway was opened on Monday last, the 24th inst. .