The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-08
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sons hsa forced their wy into tr ball smids. lou crs,
mat ths petition or address Of tho did 20 far
enougn-that greater concessions be do and
that too With Ut further delay
ss r Tor the ,.sr Of sysrug further asm.uds Of
address before the Emperor mmsda civ and procsedsd
70 the palace accordingly as already mentioned. The
answer OF .ne Emperor IL awaited with impatienoe
That the dissatsfAcon u tho people hss 20
great degree proved BY the circumstances that the win
oows OF rrnce Metternich have been broken by the
crowd The military precautions for the maintenance
Of tranquty are very cOmpressnsiv. have
rs. Shots ara being fred o. I write
From the Hamburg Borssnhalle OF March Ill
vienna Marchl4
The opening Of the session of she Lower Austrian
Chamber Of puties yesterday brought together such
large copcourse Of the upper csee that the depu
ties had difnculsy in e6sotins entrance.
y half hour had elapsed when Of people forced
their way Into the hail. and several individuals deman-
Count Monteoucul Marshal of the Diet who possesses
great popularity and Judgment said few words, and
had the day before decided upon BY this represen
tativesi and sccordipay, accompanied by immense
body Of the populsoe immediately repaired to the pa
aoe After considerable difficulty be sucoeeded In gain
ing TO the Arohduke Ludwig Chief of the Home
Department by whom he was informed that there wss
no Imposition to make concessions II was, however
determined to await the result OF Cabinet Council
which was Immediately summoned. The Marshal of
Die, and the pspe who accompanied him. waited In
vain for their determination from IL to O'Clock; snd
when the result communicated to the largo body
people without the indignation of the people
knew bounds The students headed tho multitude
and haranged them from the steps Of tho House Of As
ssmbly The tumult continually increased and the mob
amounted to from 1000 to 100000 men Suddenly
tho troops appeared and fred among the people 10 dis
psrse them many persons were killed and many wound
cd Meanwhile the number Of the troops the
the people increased still four pieces Of cannon
were placed upon st. Stephens Plata the cannoniers
stood BY the guns With burning matches In their hands
The workmsn attacked the bureaux the police and
some barricsdes were erected Tho alarm drum was
Guard speedily appeared armed, and received BY
the populacs with loud accamAtonn They repair
Mettsrnsh had given in bis resignation, and that the
wishes of the people should DO attended to
ton paradsd tho streets with demon STATIONS Of joy
till midnight. By command Of the polioc the city Il.
Illuminated Save the destruction Of the police ONCE,
damage was done in the city but all the shops were
closed by way Of precaution. The Students who pstro
cd ell night with the Burgher Guard supplied by
the government with arms from tho arsenal
The city gates closed during the connections,
and troops stationed in order prevent ugress from
and then made their way into the oity The oonstsrns
ton which prevailed cannot be described and It Of
course quite impossible to transact any business at tho
sNo disturbances took place during the night but q.
' Of up IN UI: Of tn,
ly apprehsnded and accordingly at 10 O'Clock In the
morning deputation otsight armed burghsrs repaired
to the palace to declare that the bughers would
ty the peace Of the city it the military withdrawn
After long elaboration this agreed and the
which, in conjunction with burghers not in UNIFORM but
carrying red and white banners psroed the streets and
The following proclamation of the Emperor in the
Wiener Gazette OF this morning has not given sstsfso
"To the peace of this capital which has been
70 gravey disturbed His Majesty the Emperor has been
ssption Of foreigners shall bs put under arms to
suitable regulations.
His Majesty expects that the Burghsr Guard will
strengthen itself much possible and operate
srgetically for tho preservation of peace.
:" His Majesty has already formed committee to do
berate upon measures suitable to the present exigen
oes and will add it. not only members Of the state
but also Of the civic body.
,., His Msjsssy expects that new proof Of his pstsr
has sccsrdet liberty Of press and the esta5sh.
men of national guard The latter IL to be organised
The deliberations respecting the other concessions
still continue.
Prince istternIoh Chancellor of state Of the House
hold and Of the Court has resigned his post into the
hands Of his Majesty the Emperor and ned to his estates
In Morova Had he fallen tnto the han ds of the people
nothing could hare saped him His villa the Repnweg
has been sacked and demolished by the mob The for
nation Of ministry IL said to have been oonnded
to Count Kolowrat and Count Montecucuii.
vienna, March "a, hsh past P M.-The following
proclamation has just been issued and is being every
where read In the streets we'll from the balcony Of
the Lese. Verein -
His Majesty has been graciousy pleased to order the
abolition Of the censorship and the immediate prepare
ton OF Law relating to the press
But the people. once excited, are not very easily ap
peased noisy crowd assembled opposite the read
ing room, tho members Of which have most Of them
placed themselves at The disposal of the municipal su
thorties and repeatedly address the people endeavor
ing to pacify them but hitherto II oolock apparently
wiih not very perfect succe,s In walking through tho
town this afternoon Imet Mr. Stiles. the .american nat
he Landhaas "Les Me H.ns tsoE Yiaee vs,lsraav Ils
Watner Sra aud SUI men shot dead wlihin
short distance Of the place whsre h ds Tn. Archduko
Albrecht is said to have left Vienna Unfortunately
Count Windischgrastz, who Is appointed to succeed
him. az man and ns, no dss bot thai
bookseller who the uniform of the civic guard told
that he had reconnoitrcd the whole town and that
his temper Of tho people Yves very bad This however,
was before the proclamation actually printed.
There great dstrus of tho Intentions OF the 60
verAment many even Of the better class said that
they would believe nothing till they actually !. in
black and white There grest and most unneces-
as IL the promises held out we're only given to
gain time. Among other cries, that Of constitution
was frequently heard
HALF PAST For the last four hours the town has
been In state OF tranquility Tho proclamation sp
pears have been at rst misunderstood Freedom Of
The press having been demanded and the trim: in the
the pubiiostion Of law In reference to the press 1T
necessary to explain to the popnlsce that che thing
demanded and the thing conceded were virtually one
and tho On receiving the necessary explanation,
they joined enthusiastically In the cry E' hbe der
Kaiser,n and gradually dispersed At present the
streets are nearly empty and scarcely sound Is TO be
heard The following proclamation vas Issued &C late
hour In the evening 1t is, a. will bs ,een, smasa-
nation Of tho two which preceded ia
His imperial majesty has been ersciousy pleased to
decree the abolition Of the censorship and the imme-
diae publication of a law resper ing the press.
Hsmai.sy has ALEC been pleased to permit the estab
Lshmsnt OF National Guard for the maintenance Of
tran guilty order In the residence and for pro-
lection persons and property under such guarantees
as the possession Of property and intelligence offer His
majesty relies the loyalty and affection Of his sub
jscs to respond to the condolences which he has mani
tested in them.
SAT the sams time his msjesty has been pleased to
inmate the Field Marshal Lieuter ant Count HoyOs to
the command of the National Guard
JOHANN TALATZKO Baron Won GESTIETTCZ,
President of the government Of Lower Austria
vienna, l4th of March,"
The sodidrs Rrsa the people Yesterday In four dif
ferent parts of the townthe Hern Case tins Hof the
Juden PstZ and the Ksrtner Strasse In the latter AZ
ter the firing, officer obliged TO dismoun rom his
horse, and wounded man with his head bound up, was
amid general .x.cration The German Grenaders were
he 6Tst 10 shed blood The number killed Ia the gu