The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-01 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

The following is the full text of the Imperial
rescripts addressed by the Emperor of Austria to
Baron Von Beust and Count Andrassy

" Dear Baron Von Buest,—With the sanction of
the law or the Constitution, and the completion of
the compromise between Austria and the countries
of my Hungarian Crown on the 21st inst., the period
already referred to in my rescript of the 23d June,
1867, has now arrived when, in accordance with the
Constitution, your functions as President of the
Council of Ministers for the countries represented
in the Reichsrath must cease.

" Wbile, therefore, I relieve you from your duties
as President of the Ministry, I can entirely share
the satisfaction with which you must look back
upon a period during which you have succeeded
by dint of self-sacrificing activity in achieving the
settlement of a task the difficulties of which I am
fully able to appreciate.
" Heartily do I recognise your successful endea-
vours, and I welcome what has been achieved with
the greater satisfaction since you will now be able
to dedicate yourself to the still more important tasks
before you with undivided activity and devotion.
" Consequently you have now to make the requisite
preparation that in conformity with Art. 5 of the
law of 21st Dec., 1867, relating to the common
affairs of all the countries of the Austrian monarchy
and the manner in which they are to be arranged,
and also in conformity with the Hungarian law on
the same subjects, the present Ministries of Foreign
Affairs, of War, and of Finance, shall be established
as Ministers for the whole empire.
At the same time I appoint the former chief of
the Ministry of Finance, Frecherr Von Becko, to
be the Finance Minister for my whole empire ; and
I request you and Lieut.-Field Marshal yon John
to continue to conduct as Ministers for the whole
empire the offices hitherto entrusted to your
charge. " FRANZ JOSEPH.
" Vienna, Dec. 24, 1867."

" Dear Count Andrassy,—Having on the 21st of
this mouth sanctioned the bill on the Constitution
for the kingdoms or countries represented in the
Reichsrath, and also on the completion of the com-
promise between Austria and Hungary, I have re-
lieved my Chancellor Frei Herr Von Beust from
the Duties of President of the Council of Ministers
hitherto existing, and have directed him to take the
requisite steps in order that the Ministers of
Foreign Affairs, of War, and of Finance should be
established as Ministries for the whole empire in
conformity with the article of the Hungarian law
relating to the common affairs of all countries of
the Austrian empire and the manner of their
arrangement, and also in conformity with the law
of delegations of Dec. 21, 1867.
"At the same time I have appointed Frecberr
von Becke, hitherto the Minister of Finance, to be
my Minister of Finance for the whole empire, and
have also directed Baron von Beust and Lieutenant
Field Marshal von John to retain as Ministers for
the whole empire the offices they have hitherto
filled.

" While thus acquainting you with these arrange-
ments 1 take the opportunity, with pleasure, of ex-
pressing to you my recognition of your successful
co-operation in the accomplishment of the compro-
mise between Hungary and Austria, and for the
powerful support you have afforded in the solution
of a difficult and importaut question.
I, FRANZ JOSEPH.
" Vienna, Dec. 24, 1867."

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