The Emperor of Austria has taken his course, and resolved
to risk all for a worthless centralization. Availing himself adroitly enough of the Diet's refusal to continue negotiations, he despatched Count Haller to Pesth, to dissolve the Diet, reserving the right to call another, "possibly within six months." The taxes are to be levied by force, and the laws passed by the Reichsrath to be valid throughout the empire., The Hungarians have protested, and will continue their attitude of passive resistance until absolute want of means once more compels their sovereign to remember that he only reigns in right of the paper he has twice torn up. At the same time, in order to weaken the union between the Hungarians and Italy, rumours are circulated of the coming cession of Venetia, to her legitimate king. The step, • were it possible, might save Austria, by compelling Hungary once more to open negotiations, but the Hapsburgs, like Bourbons and Stuarts, even in well doing, are always too late.
