The Emperor of Austria on the 20th inst. received the
"Delega- tions " of the Hungarian Diet and of the Austrian Reichsrath, who professed unbounded loyalty, and promised to co-operate heartily with each other. These " Delegations " are really Com- mittees chosen by the two Diets to form a kind of General Council for common affairs, such as War, Imperial Finance, and Foreign Affairs. There are, therefore, now in substance, if not in form, three Parliaments in Austria,—the Imperial one or United Delega- tions, the Reichsrath, and the Diet, and all three have to be induced to work in harmony. They may so work, for the pressure on them is heavy ; but the task of Baron von Beast cannot be a pleasant one, more especially while the Emperor is almost his only sup- porter in the Palace. Still, as we have explained elsewhere, the meeting of the Delegates shows that for the.present at least Austria is once more a united Empire.
