New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-01
THE.STATE OF EUROPE.
Pron Our Own Correspond


TURIN, March ~, 1861.
There are now two questions which principally
absorb the attention Of Europe, namely. the Hun
rarisn and the Polish. The FIRST appears under
different forms at once abroad and in Hungary.
In England, the Emperor of Austria got an III
advised injunction against Messrs. Day 4 Sons,
forbiddiDg them 10 print revolutionary notes for
Kossuth; but as he did this in his pretended ca
pasty of King of Hungary, the defendants will
now question that capacity, and the English
Court of ChaDeery, certainly an impartial Court
viii have TO decide the deEcate question whether
Francis Joseph of Austria is really the legit-
mate King of Hungary or not. II is astonishing
that even Austrian stolidity should go so far as
to allow such question 10 be referred to the
decision of foreign Court. The trial will be one
ofthe most important in modern history and cannot
fail 10 have considerable influence not only upon
public opinion in England, but even upon political
events on the continent What would, for instance,
be the result in Hungary and at Vienna Of q deci-
sion by the English Chancery establishing that the
Emperor of Austria is not the legitimate King of
Hungary Vice-Chancellor Stuart may be proud
OF having an opportunity to test the validity Of the
claims OF an Emperor upon province which dc
aetO is under the undisputed sway of that EmperOr
but he will probably shrink fiom the responsibility
of giving judgment which would justify any at
tempt at Oyerthrowing the rule of such an old ally
of England. But the traditional stupidity of Aus
tris thus gives Kossuth never hoped for occasion
to fight his old enemy before q court of justice with
the weapons of law and right. We may be certain
be will make the best of this splendid opportunity
In Paris, the two Generals, Klapka and TifrT,
have ascertalned that the Austrian Government was
seeking TO excite IN instruction in Hungary in Or
der 10 suppress il and they 70 be absolved from
the disagreeabe necessity Of seeing the Hungarian
Diet assembled on the I'd of April without finding
one single member among the three hundred who
would represent the views of the Government have
written public letter in the papers TO warn their
countmen of the trap laid for them and to request
them to abstain from demonstrations, and rather to
husband their forces for.the time when rising may
have greater chances than now.
In Hungary, the elections are going on with the
greatest regularity. Chevalier Schmerlings new
tangled Constitution does not even rouse the indg-
nation of the Hungarians. They ignore it COM
pletcly as being inaPplcable to Hungary. In the
meantime the Austrian officers and soldiers are stu
diously seeking conflict with the population by
insulting the Hungarians in the most Overbearing
manner. Hitherto, however, these provOcations
have had no effect. The nation is too deeply con.
yinced Of the important part it has 10 act
before Europe, and therefore keeps quiet
in a dgnifed way, much 10 the annoyance Of
the reactionists at Vienna. The old wiles
of 1845 aud likewise resorted 10 by the Cabinet,
while Francis Joseph, upon the proposition OF his
Minister Baron Way, reunited the Serbian WoiyOd-
ise TO Hungary two months agoi he now, upon
the proposition Of his Minister, Cheyaler Schmering,
allows national convention to be held by fraction
Of the population of the same WOyodise, in order 10
discuss the conditions OF the annexation which has
already been accomplished. Thus we see the dual
ism of the Austrian Empire extended even into the
Cabinet of the Emperor, the German Minister act
ing underhand against his Hungarian colleague, and
stirring up one race against the other. Aud this
they call the reorganization of the Austrian Empire
The great demonstrations at Warsaw have made
a deep impression at Vienna, where the politicians
thought that Russia would suspect French Dtrigues
in the matter and after having taken measures OF
the utmost severity against Poland would draw to
ward the Austrian alliance. Events, however, have
taken different turn. The Gar, instead of pro-
claiming the state of siege at Warsaw, his father
would have done seeks first the most detailed in
formation and is likely TO receive the petition of the
inhabitants claiming the Constitution granted by
Emperor Alexander |. in 1915, and abolished by
Nicholas In 1881, with favor. Though he has had
10 postpone for o few weeks the emancipation
Of the serfs in Russia be has not changed has hber.
alzing political opinions ana is said ~ have the in
tentiOn Of granting q constitution, not only 70 P0-
land, but likewise to Russia. Such o step would
be the severest blow at Austria, libera consttu-
tional Russia having the best chances of absorbing
at once all the Polish provinces now in the hands OF
Austria and Prussia, and Of annexing the best pOr
tons of European Turkey. Though it cannot as
yet be proved that France aud Russia have come 10
IN understanding about the Oriental question, it is
most probable that such is the case and that the
Emperor Napoleon is now trying TO make the disco
luton Of the Turkish Empire acceptable even 70
England.