The New York herald., 1867-02-19
AUSTRIA.
OUR vIeNA. CORRESPONDENCE.

Financial Condition Of the Empire-A Gloomy
Prospect-The Chnge in the Treasury De-
partment-AlOvensnt Towards a COnhsca-
tiou OF Church PDperty to rho State-Rich
Ecclesiastical Plcers in Pr0spect-(srand
Bail MT the Amerian Minister'S, &c.
VIENNA, Jan. 29, 1867.
Every one taking theslightcst interest in European
AFFAIRS fully knows theey critical position in which
Austria nds herself at present day This is moro re
markably exempliaed w,n ono examines the financial
situation Of the empire. Paying ruinous interest for
an enormous debt and cressng yearly the amount o(
hor liabilities Austria aast finds nerss,f tho end Of
her tether Unable 70 mooney In the country itsel
not because there 10 mo init but snpiy becsnss oe
individual or rm tces ncient faith in the securty for
repayment offered by government It is not likely
that she can contract oue any loan sufficiently advan
tageous 70 be Of the sgbss assistance In her hour
Of peril sn.lef
Count Larisch retired tther day. leaving the finances
OF the country In tho mo lncxtrcablc muddlc and Ia
now succeeded by gopman bctter known for the
boldness OF his andho determination with which
he executes them than fhs former dealings in stata
| finances belsevs thsl langs means moro than tho
general public yet apprate and that Count Larisch
refused 10 remain at tho ID OF his department. simply
because he would mot b. his presence there or
his cooperation bold site the government Of Austria
will attempt NJ the irreprble Beust's suggestion.
may say at once thahore is nothing positively
known Of the financial str am about 70 speak, that
no paper in Vienna has limited at 1t yet, and that
very few persons speak Of; ct the Same time have
been given 70 understan@ very we'll informed mon
that there is movement IT. q, more correctly speak
ing timid desire 70 set ioot In high Official circles
which will result In the 10 wholesale connscaon Of
church property which mad Henry the Eighths reign
tha
bringing down the P0pe's themas on Victor Emanu-
| els head In Italy. Many omstances favor the belief
/ in the correctness Of theseiora
F;rst-Mr Beust Is big Protcstant-if Protcstants
i ever are bigotcd.
-Pro,estantism Is diy spreading in Hungary,
! whore tho most violent xance to these measures
| will certainly aid the novel,
Third-Austria Is reducp such state OF sssink or
sw,mn that nothing but abe extraction can abase or
humiatc her unenviable pom; and IN such q state
bold stroke, however unpop Is better than none.
FwtA-Throught the incr,g dislike TO Jesuitism and
| the unpopuarity Of the EnDr's mothcr-the sworn
| supporter OF Catholicism IN tnpire-amost any meas
| ures contrary TO her desirsould be accepted with
yor by the lower casoes Sver look on ner as the
him ortcn from executing pfor the amciorafion OF
their condition. Altogethersons who would have
the benefit OF the state ~ imblo ten years ago now
allow that with caution and directed boldness-for
the two qualities are something existent-the plan Ii
| not only feasible, bat deslrab
As 10 we'll known, tho churc Austria Ia enormously
rich, magnficenuy endowed-baby moro powerful
through It's gold than in enyr country In Europe.
| A general cunfscation could iy be managed but IL
is presumed that such partial as would completely
relieve the state Of It's presently incubus OF debt
would not be 90 d'mcuit Of eson as at nrst SIGHT
appears. be this as Il may, icrely give thc last
plausible rumor OF the day, nscause It has given
rise to any sensation here--it not do So 80 little
OF IL is known, and BY 80 fewbecause IL Is spoken
OF confidently, and In such wformed Circles that
IL Is well worthy OF notice.
The conduct Of the clergy In last war has embit-
~..t (.~t,n mat
thousand FORMS for instance, by the prelatcs OF
Hungary, sounds worse as being ant ironically than
from ,s desire Of being Of .,.ncs, .ncs, and created
TO say that the governme should in.
augura.e any movement usIs,,. ten 70 tho total
Jews, who powerful body In smpire and ,nflu.
ental through their great wealth. oud not be bad
Joke 70 turn the tables on tnemselnowever, and DO.
property not in The hands OF Christi limo can only
tell the correctness or unreliabity his rumor more
OF which we may hope 70 hear OF ins0 daya
II s generally believed that the sarlsn Ministry
has already been named, and that 4 days only win
pass before their names arc made pc. Even II the
| Emperor has not gone 20 fs' as live his positive
sanction TO their nomination, s cred thas he only
waits for another address froi the rcommiason OF
%cn sns's s "aory Be- forth
iege sovereign and desire aet inunisaT,h the other
PROVINCES Of his empire. mist be remked, however,
clple the necessity for 10 new military gsn,zs,,nn n,
objects to ~ sniorceusns in hungary tae present.
II has lately been sal 10 publ,, AMI re.sted IN The
press without the sua officia denial hich follows
almost invariably cases In Nhici the government
views are falsely rpresenscd tha thaMin,ry has been
considerably ais.ed BY s the stsdy resistance Of the
sssssss ar 20 extraordinary ses eva sno,
while inclnecsO keep o.. On as goo ietns which they
,nIIined IN we way rather th (;ermans tbc,r
sn,agoniss Also that In this thy meet with unex
nercd s,-port from Jules Andresse the probable chief
| ~ ,hs nformed Hungarian Minse who appears r.
dreacle resoluie antssonism Of theiermaus 10 Hun.
gay,s Independence For tho past wv days the press
hm occupied user more wtn sne ihrnal questions OF
~ empire than 1t has done for some me and the nos
| slltes OF war are no longer the fayorite tonic.
fobably country no press in Zone IA 40 easily
cad as that Of Austria Any sagnsop In warlke
or political news OF foreign pepe n sure ~
pe followed in Vienna by the moro esg discussion Of
nome matters but the slightest breath OF arke prepa.
rat'ons puts every vennese journal In ,dutter for
week The accredited suppression Of the EVOLUTION In
.ne.e leaves the Eastern question rather fannd cons
yoenuy, every column now teens with INarvars y
familiar Eastern namee s"s ''o'
II An s%press % has gone 70 Zurich 70 visit k sists