The Kossuthites in Hungary, who have never forgiven the Emperor
for crushing the rebellion of 1848 by the aid of foreign troops, have taken advantage of a demand for the increase of the Civil List to make a series of violent attacks upon the King. The great fortune of the house of Hapsburg has been sadly depleted by the multitude of the cadets of the house, all of whom claim and receive allowances. The Emperor has therefore asked for an
addition to his Civil List of £160,000 a year, of which £80,000 will come from Hungary. The money will be voted; but the Kossuthites denounce the request as a robbery of the poor for the benefit of an extravagant Court which resides anywhere but in Hungary. Maurus JOkai, however, the Hungarian novelist and poet, who has always hitherto been on their side, publishes an eloquent appeal for the King, who has, he says, kept his Constitutional oath as it never was kept before, who has by wise government made the kingdom prosperous, and who still mourns a wife who was devoted to Hungary. The dispute will not injure the Emperor's authority; but every dispute about money for a Royal house excites great bitterness in the common people, who cannot imagine that the money is wanted for anything but luxury.
