The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-01 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, April 28.--Feldzeugmeister von Bene-
dek, the Commanding-General in Hungary, yester-
day issued a proclamation, which in substance is
as follows :—" As a faithful veteran, and as a native
of Hungary, I will conscientiously carry out the
benevolent intentions of the Emperor. Con-
fidence is necessary to the successful development
of the organisation of Hungary, and I will
therefore, in the interest of the country, oppose
with firmness and decision any attempt to disturb
the minds of the people by means of demonstra-
tions. I count on the co-operation of every man of
honour in my efforts to serve and benefit my dear
native country and the empire at large." The ap-
pointment of a military man—Lieut.-Gen. Count
Louis Crenneville—to be Adlatus to General von
Benedek, and the somewhat menacing procla-
mation of the latter, have given rise to a re-
port that Hungary will be placed under martial
law should the resistance of its inhabitants to the
will of the Imperial Government be continued. On
Monday, the 30th inst., there will be a grand reli-
gious ceremony in honour of the late Count Stephen
Szechenyi in the principal church of the city of
Pesth, and it is thought probable that some distur-
bance may occur, as the Hungarian students are
in an exceedingly ill-humour because the police
would not allow them to come to this city on Thurs-
day last. A fortnight ago there was a conflict be-
tweeen the troops and the inhabitants of a village
called Szucsag, near Clausenberg, but it is only now
that we have received detailed information on the sub-
ject. The peasants in the neighbourhood of Szucsag
baying offered resistance to the Government officials
who were occupied with the new division of the land,
the authorities resolved to arrest the ringleaders,
and to that end sent 29 horse and 36 foot soldiers,
under the command of a lieutenant of gendarmes,
to the village. The men sought were found and
taken into custody, but their arrest so exasperated
their friends that they sounded the tocsin. The
"ding dong" of the church bell soon brought a
great many peasants to the scene of action, and
they, one and all, imperiously demanded the re-
lease of the prisoners. The lieutenant three times
summoned the crowd to disperse, but as no atten-
tion was paid to what he said, he ordered the in-
fantry to fire " high." The soldiers did as they
were bid, and the peasants, seeing that no one
was hurt, laughed and cried out that the troops
had received orders not to injure the people.
Emboldened by their own shouts and cheers, the
tillers of the soil then advanced, and attempted
to rescue the prisoners, but they were received
with a volley which killed one man outright
and wounded several more or less severely.
Although the peasants had no arms they did not
disperse until they had been more than once
charged by the cavalry. When the appointment
of General von Benedek to be Commander in
Hungary was first mooted it was very generally
said that his enemies had advised the Emperor to
send him there, as they foresaw that he would lose
his popularity, and speedily be " used up." A
general officer, however, who has known Benedek
intimately for many years, has informed me that the
Feldzeugmeister is a man of great strength of cha-
racter and energy, " who well knows what he is

about." On inquiring what was meant by the
words quoted, the reply received was :—" Benedek
is aware that the system of ultra-centralisation can-
not possibly be maintained in Austria, and you may
therefore be sure that he made conditions before he
consented to go to Hungary. He will insist on the
promises which have been made to the Hungarians
being kept, but he will also insist on more respect
being paid to the law of the land than has recently
been the case."

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

CORK AND YOUGHAL.

A special meeting of this company was held yes-
terday at the office, Gresham-house, Old Broad-
street, Sir C. P. Roney in the chair.
The Secretary read the notice convening the
meeting.

On the motion of the CHAIRMAN a formal resolu-
tion, confirming the forfeiture of 2,525 shares, and
authorising the directors to dispose of the same,
was passed unanimously.
It was stated that the works were progressing
satisfactorily, and the meeting separated.