The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-15

Reform In Austria-Rescript of the Em-
pcrOr.

peral rescrpt which Is likely TO produce favorable i'm
preston the Austrian public The contents Of the do
cument which addressed u the "Mnser Of State and
Conference, Count Hartg in substance follows:
In an autograph letter Of the 2Sth OF May expressed
my resolve to have the propositions made in regard
reform in the system Of direct taxation subjected
strict exaination and at the same tc directed YOU TO
draw up plan for the formation of Commission (sIm
mediat Commsson) whose duty It should be take the
matter in hand Your project having met with my APP
prevail appoint to be President the Commission
difficult anu important duty of which will be make those
improvements in the system OF taxation which changes
in the condition Of the empire and the necessities Of the
State appear render necessary so that the public bur
dens may be as equtaby distributed possible and the
method Of collecting the taxes simpler aud less expensive
The Chevaller Francis Kalchberg, the chief of
section in the Finance Department. to have the direction
of the operations OF the Committee with refercndary
from the Ministry Of Finance and from the Ministry
of the Interior to assist him in his absrs In addition to
the President Director of Operations and the two rse
rendares the .sImmedat Commission which is to have
the character of Legislative Special Commission
be composed Of two representatives Of the Council Of the
Empre of two representatives of the Ministry Of the In
terror and OF eight representatives of the taxpayers
The members of the Com mission taken from the class
of taxpayers are-Wiam Eder the Abbot of the Bene-
dctnc Convent at Mek; the Chevalier Krainski,
member Of the estates; Counts George Andrassy George
Fcstetics and Albert Nostitz the Chevaer Seller,
Burgomaster Of Vienna; the Chevaer Gredler j. j.
Dr. and DR. Charles Peinnger President of the Chamber
of Commerce and Senior of the Radmeister Guild
All the clerks required are to be supplied by the Fl
nance Deparment In order that the Special Commission
may be able satisfactorily to perform its important duties,
the ministries central organs and provincial authorities
are hereby directed to afford all the Information and
sistance that may be required.
Copies Of this autograph letter have been forwarded to
the Archduke Regner President of the Council of the
EMPIRE and to the Ministers of the Interior and Of Fl
nance FRANCIS JOSEPH.
I-AxENBuRG, Sept 7, 1862
THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GERMAN CONTEDERA.
TIoN-AusTRIAN OPINION ON PRUssIAs LEAD.
The Ne,H Prcussische Zeitang publishes the text of
despatch addressed by the Austrian government to Count
Traun, the Austrian Minister at DRESDEN
Among the many party programmes which have
Gently discussed the transformation of the German Con
leadership OF Prussia, there is which struck par
tcularly therein. The demand of the exclusion of Aus
tra from reconstructed Germany is particularly insisted
upon.
This declaration published at Gotha manifess in fact
with startling frankness the desire Of well party
who style themselves the national party that in future
its relations kwh Germany the German Imperial State
shall be placed exactly the footing as Denmark
and the Netherlands But later we saw not without sin
regret that his Hghness the Duke Of SAKE Coburg
Goha not only received depuation which handed him
the programme with an address, but that he replied In
words OF assent and encouragement without making
reservations.
The Imperial government respects every sincere
vcon but the words spoken at GOha by prncey lips do
not within the precincts Of free individual opinions
but concern an ensemble of most positive and most mpor
himself must be perfectly aware that the object the &C.
eompishment Of which is aimed at by the formation OF
pretended new national party, by means Of elements
contains the absolute denial Of relations founded on treaties
which exist between His Apostolic Majesty and the other
princes Of the German and consequently also
with the Duke of Sake Coburg AMI that therefore any
approval assistance given the efforts OF that party
equivalent to remuneration Of the Federal pact. The
Imperial government has consequently the right, but
thinks that is still its patriotic duty, to protest,
while yet time, and energecay does by these pre-
sents against the act by which his Hghness the Duke
has essed his sentiments II has at heart the welfare
Of the common German country and cannot forget that
the lamentabe errors Of that party, which now
boasts Of approval from high quarter, handed
over Germany not very long since to great connections
and to the danger Of civil war, danger from
which she was not saved by narrow minded and
shortsged constitutional DOCTRINES but by TIE noble Ger
man sentiments Of Emperor and MASTER and by the
mcdcrdtton and lore Of peace Of the taoo great German
Po,cers.
peror, beg your Exceency to be careful to that
when copy Of this despatch is left with the Minister OF
State of the Duke, in such manner you may deem
best his hghness the Duke may not be left in ignorance
of the observations which precede and especially the
servaions Of right which 1t contains. RECHBERG
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MUNICH CONFERENCE.
is said that in the at Munich between
the Ministers of Bavaria Saxony and Wurtemberg, they
renewed the Convention Of the 9th Of February 1885,
relative to the revision Of the federal constitution
The following are its chief PROVISIONS
!. The diplomatic representation of Germany in its ge
neral relations with foreign Powers without prejudice
the right reserved to each State send special repre-
sentative
2. Decision to peace or war.
8, Command in chief of the federal army.
4. The supreme control of their common customs and
commercial affairs &c. Tho Confederation comprises
among its organs the federal government, the national
Parliament and the federal Court OF Justice The federal
government shall consist of members, named by
Austria Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony Wuremberg Hanover
and the two Hesses; its seat shall be at Frankfort.
The national representation shall be composed of 300
members, of whom Austria, Prussia and the other States
collectively shall send each 100 members.
II may be remembered that the draught of this conven-
ton the work of NJ Won der Pforden, the Bavarian
Minister.