The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-11
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OHcial Contradictions-Thc Austrian National
Bank-The Army and Navy Bill-Supures-
sion of Czechian ACKNOWLEDGMENT to
Maximilian.
VIENNA, Oct. rs, 1868.
The 0D'ctol Gazette has been fun Of de1aentts of
iate which extend from the small matter OF denying
that Minister Berger had been using his influence in
the newspaper press to poke fun at his colleagues,
upwards to the weighty affairs Of State which am
about to mention. Friday evenings Gazette brings
o correspondence from ,Constantnople which
denies the authenticity Of the rumors which
have been everywhere anoat concerning q
recent conspiracy against the life OF the
Sultan. It is untrue, says the official cor
respondent, that on the 23d OF September the
Turkish police arrested twentysx heads OF the con-
spiracy. Only three persons were arrested on that
dNy-namely, two men and one woman; and these
three were arrested on the charge OF swinding and
obtaining money under false pretences 1t Is untrue
therefore, that the young Turkish party had any
connection with this mythical plot; that either Fuad
Pacha or the Russian Ambassador is compromised
to connection with the same; that q plan for muir
aering the Sultan was discovered, and that fir.
man signed by the heir to the throne, Murad Erendi
had been found, &c. The examination OF the said
gang of swindlers has revealed nothing of political
nature.
The second Dement, OF importance has an inme-
date bearing on the relations between the Courts
Of 81. Petersburg and Vienna. When the Czar.was
On his return to ST. Petersburg the Kaiser sent
Prince Thurn aud Taxis to Warsaw to present his
compliments. A few days afterwards the principal
papers Of Cracow and Lembsrs published on one
and the same day q statement concerning the
language addressed by the Car TO the Austrian
Prince. The Austro-Polish statement was that the
Czar said In conversation with Prince Thurn and
Taxis:--'I rejoice that Austria has 81 length
ceased to trust the Poles, aud that the En-
peror Francis Joseph has not made a tour TO
oalcia, for In the presence OF such political
demonstration could not he an Indifferent specta-
torn These revelations were forthwith turned into
German and published first by the De6oue Of this
city, and afterwNds copied INTO the other dallies.
10 this statement there CAME On the 18th the cate.
gorcal dement, on the part Of the 0gciol Gazette
But on evening Of the 2lst the Dsbae published
letter from "a highly placed friend" In Lemberg In
which the truth OF the original statement is upheld
In spite OF the official deDen6 and the proof adduced
the confession OF Prince Thurn and Taxis himself
who narrated the facts in the salon OF Countess
Potocka, OF Lemberg, where he spent an evening on
his return Journey. The fact OF this conversation
having taken place has not yet been contradicted,
and large portion or the public believes that the
demen rests on prevaricaion, and that some such
conversation actually did take place
The issue OF the state notes IN 1856 has curtaied
both the range Of business and the PROFITS OF the
Austrian National Bank which formerly had mo-
nopoly OF the right OF Issue In tue empire. II the
profits OF the bank do not amount seven per cent,
the state is bound by contract TO contribute 600
10rins year 10 meet the deficiency. This obligation
nov every year compelled 10 meet IN Srner 20
Brestef has brought bill before the Rechsrath,
which proposes TO allow the said bank to reduce It's
present capital from 900 orinS to So 000 900
HORNS In this way isbeevcd the bank will be able
TO earn seven per cent per annum, and thus relieve
the state from its contribution The Csleihan RI
nance Minister. In making the statement by which
he introduced the bill, was obliged 10 confess that
the Hungarian Ministry did NOT recognize the LA.
bility OF Hungary TO contribute either towards the
million per apnlm deficiency contribution nor
towards the eigaty million norin debt which the I'm
perial government owes the banks from or old. The
Hungarans point 20 the fact that at the time OF the
settlement with West Austria they agreed to pay
fixed portion OF the iuteres, OF the national debt OF
which these so,0000oo forms formed part, and no
Minister Breste on the other hand, contends
that the bank debt question was not Included
halves Of the empire. lie also contends that
the Hungarians should contribute towards the an.
other manifold dacultles the cise,than Ministry
have now, therefore, their hands au irrcconclable
difference with their hungarian coequals on the
bank question.
Minister Count Taane has hrough. In the Army and
Navy bill before the Reicsrath IN the shape which
~ had previously passed the Hungarian Diet. When
~ was before the latter body. last summer wrote
you touching IT'S leading provisions. win only here
repeat thar the bill sets the strength Of The imperial
army and navy when on o war footing at SOC, 900
men, and that an attempt 10 cut down tue figure TO
10000 has been defeated I'm Reichsrath Committee
ny the vote o. IL 10 To-
All but TWO OF the CzechIan journals OF Prague
have been stopped, although since the repressiye
measures have been put into force the nationalist
Journals ceased To write 90 poDticai topics.
committee had also been formed IN Prague for the
pnrpose oi collecting subscriptions Tor the erection
Of monument 70 the bohemian hero, John IIuss.
This committee nas now ,been prohibited by Baron
Roller rom continuing its functions, presumably
because its purpose was sedillOus one. Mayor
Klandy, OF Prague, has published an elaborate de.
fence OF the city police on the day OF tho riot and
MAINTAINS that nothing was left undone on their
not been republished In many OF the Vienna
papers. Another little circumstance shows the
.ieign OF terfOr which exists 40 this moment in To-
hemia Rrichsrath deputy from bohemia, not OF
Clecbian but Of German nationality and politician
Of moderate and centrazinr opinions, Dr. Roser By
name, IA postal rciorfner, but hitherto his Efforts
TO effect more rapid delivery Of letters have failed
OF SUCCESS. His place Of residence IS Braunau, in
northern Bohemia, and when, In CLUB ut that
place, the conversation turning upon the Imperfect
service III the mails, DR.. R0ser AIMED, y e5, We
shall need yet greater revolutions than we have had
ere things are az we wish them to be' For these
expressions he was denounced 30 the local mngis
tracy and The Court or Braunau summoned him Il
an examination 1als summons he declined 10 obeJ
alleging his immunity as Keichsrath deputy. The
court has now applied To the Reclsrath for permits
zion to e. lnine Or. ROser a charge OF using IN
fanmatory language So much for the Slavic move
mcnt in the North IN the South, namely a. Gortz
there has been An open air meeting OF Sloyenes
numbering 5000 men, which meeting passed resolu
tiops PRAYING for the formation OF separate Sloven
Grown land. Tor the Introduction 81 tho Slovenian
lauvuage in the scb0oi, the church and public Offices
and the appointment OF native Slovenes 70 the pub
lie otlce. or the future Sovtna. The meeting con
rll,led with cheers for Austria ana the Kaiser.
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