21 AUGUST 1869, Page 3

The Austrian Government has agreed to the dissolution by degrees

of the Croatian military colonies. These colonies are set- tled by soldiers, who remain under military law, receive some military pay, and can, when needful, turn out an army of 50,000 -men. The plan is a favourite one with the present Emperor ; but the Hungarians are determined to have the lands, including -the oak forests, said to be worth £2,000,000, and to save the money, and the Kaiser has yielded. According to a telegram, no money is to be allowed for the colonies ; but it is probable that the weform, which was essential to the constitutional life of Hungary, will be effected slowly.