The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-21 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

We have received intelligence from Vienna to the
15th ult.
VIENIcA, OCT. 15.—1 n the sitting of the Diet last
night the Diet sent its ultimatum to the Ban Jella-
chic!s. It is of the following tenor :--
"'The Diet has hitherto done all that is possible to
restrain the warlike spirit of the people of Vienna
and of the Landsturm from offensive hostili-
ties. :His Majesty has given the assurance to
Prince Lobkowitz that the two commanders
would not make the attack; but the disarming, com-
manded by your Excellency, of the National Guards
in the .vi .enity, the oppressive requisition, the closing
up or the passages, &c , are in such violent contrast
with these assurances that the Diet must make a de-
cided protest against them.
" The Diet did not call the Hungarians into the
country, neither can it decree that they shall leave it.
" The Hungarian Diet has given command to the
army to follow your Excellency about wherever you
go, and. not to rest till you are disarmed. The Diet
knows no other method of restoring peace than that
of giving up their weapons to the disarmed National
Guards, and that your Excellency returns forthwith
to your own country.. If these conditions are
not complied with the Diet will consider that
it has done all in its power to act amicably. Its
mission of peace will then have terminated, and that
fatal disaster of an evitable war with Hungary will
immediately commence."
TI kis ultimatum must immediately lead to a deci-
sive stroke ; es matters now stand Jellachich has not
much to hope for. The Diet comports itself with
great dignity and nobleness : our confidence and
hopes are now centred in it. Windeschgratz is ap-
proaciling from Prague with a large army.
A general staff has been formed here for the
Natio: aal Guard, at the head of which is the hero of
Ostrol enska, the Polish General Bohn, besides other
distingeaished Polish military.
Yes to rday our Bourse was opened, but there was
nobody there. The shops are still all closed.
Perfect crder and security prevails, though we have
a body- of 150,000 armed men. All the public build-
ings—the Treasury, the National Bank, the Savings'
Bank, ,have been placed under the protection of the
people.

Ano tiler letter from Vienna, dated the 15th, states
that t' lie above ultimatum of the Diet was in an-
swer t;o a writing of Jellachich, in which he de-
mands d provisions for his troops, and permission to
avail h imself of the public thoroughfares of the city,
and al: so that the Diet would forbid the Hungarian
army to cross the Austrian frontier.
The Delegate from the Diet, Lohner, is still en-
deavouzing to obtain an audience of his Majesty.
The address of the Diet requesting the convocation
of a popular Congress at Vienna has already been
sent to the Emperor by a deputation.
On the night of the 14th the Hungarians
occupi ed a strong encampment in the vicinity of
Tchwricbat. An attack of the Croatians from both
sides s,t the same time by the Hungarians and the
Viennese may be immediately expected.—Hasaburgh
Borse nkalle.

A c ourier has just arrivzd from our camp bringing
in the. intelligence that we need have no further
apprehensions respecting Jellachich, inasmuch as
he has; separated his army into two divisions, one
of whi ch, Seresch, yesterday quitted the camp at
Atten burg, and was marching across St. Peter and
St. J dm, while Jellachich himself, with the other
die isi )n, was gone towards Bruck, for the purpose of
crossi ag the Austrian frontier, and the Hungarian
army was following closely.
Th& ibllowing facts have been communicated to us
respecting the murder of Zichy. He was travelling
in coympany with his brother, the captain, in the
direction of Weiasenburg, when the carriage was
stopped by our outposts. The various questions put
were replied to by Captain Zichy. The outposts
were on the point of letting the carriage drive on
when Count Zichy, who was of a very arrogant
temper, seized his pistols. For this indiscretion the
sentinels conducted him to the Loreer Lamp, where
Major Georgerg held an investigation, and then &unit
the letters which proved a connexion: with Jellachich.
A Council of War was immediately summoned, and
lye hears after his seizure Count Zichy was hanging
on the gallows. lie retained his presence of mind
to the last moment, and as he was ascending the gal-
lows, he said, " I die quietly. I have always loved
my country, and never was is traitor.. God grant
that I may be the last victim for my. country, and
may God bless it." On the last step but one he re-
mained standing, and replied to the executioner, who
desired him to come up, " What, must I mount yet
higher ?" He then drew a small ;pldal from his
pocket and drank off the poison which, it contained,
mounted the other step, and begged the executioner
to bring a strong rope, upon which the latter replied,
" The one that is here is quite good enough for your
Excellency." In a moment after the Count was no
more.

The Emperor, in reply to the deputation from the
Diet (which held a conference with. his Imperial
Majesty at Selswitz), gave a positive assurance that
his two Generals (Jellachich and Auexsperg) would
not attack Vienna. His Majesty, howerver, refused to
record this promise in writing.