New-York tribune., 1871-11-15
THE CRISIS IN AUSTRIA.

REsIGNATIoN OF THE HoHENwART MINISTRY
EBREOT OF THE TaE IN NEWS daniE. M xdENkACnE- -srT-
TUDE OF COUNT BEUsT TOWARD THE RETIR-
ING MINISTRY.
TPRoN THR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT oP THB TRlBUF B /
VIENNA, Oct. 2o.-COunt Hohenwart has
yen In his resignation and that Of his colleagues Their
stay In Office merely provisional Beust and Andrassy
are victorious. The German party, tho sestyed Lib
ral-Consutonalsts, juoilant and the CEeohs to
an equal degree disappointed and depressed. When to
these few words add that no one positively no one
has the sightest knowledge Of who shall be Hohenwars
huccessor or of what shade Of opinion from what
party the next Ministry may be appointed you have
brief resume Of the state of affairs in Austria 1t true
the picture ia most imperfect one, but who shall, who
can depict the grievous injury which these successive
experiments these political mscarages are working on
this Empire. II ever proof needed Of Austrtas
vitality and yigor 1t would be found in the elasticity
and promptnees with which she not only from
the effect Of disastrous exterior wars but also after In
ternal harrassihg qnarrels like the present one
What most remarkable in the events Of the past
week is that no one predicted, no one expected the
solution which has Even late this day week.
the ministers themselves anticipated affairs would take
o different course As for the public, up to Tuesday
night Il In ignorance Of the new condition OF thing
At the beginning Of the week 1t was supposed to be
mere matter Of days TO when the Imperial rescrip
accepting the Czech fundamental laws would be for
ouestion with the public whether the Emperor would
directly acknowledge the fundamental laws the basis
of the Bohemian compromise, or whether this acknow
edenent would be the work Of the Reichrath In which
the Government would be sure Of twothird majority
by reason Of the Czech deputies appearing in by
ment On this matter there was doubt but 1t never
entered any persons mind 70 discuss the pTooobRv Of
the compromise being definitely arranged this was con
sidered decided point Therefore, on Monday and Tues
day. 1t was rather question Of the effects which Beusts
defeat might have than controversy as to whether he
would or would not be defeated HE an was discounted
beforehand Even Andrassy's position discussed ;
Il was known how greatly he had interested him
salf In the eourse Of events, how Intimately
bound he was 70 tho Chancellor. Consequently some
couectures arose to the effect Beusfe retirement
mRht have on Andrpssy, whether the Latter might not
be forced TO follow suit In fact and to resume the dt
ation at the beginning Of the week IL wss principally
question as to the particular eject the ministerial crisis
would have on thecompronise slight modification Of
the terms prevously agreed upon was eonadered posi-
HE II was even believed tho arrangement might be
dalayed but there vas thought Of s being endan-
eered Tho tprss Of the public Of the preaa Of every
one indeed but the persons Immediately concerned
therefore, enormous, when On Wednesday eveLinf It
frat became kown that Count Hohsnwart had been 90
severely defeated - 70 be forced 10 send IN his regna
ton. And 90 semtonlslal papcr-CSunt Hohenwsrt's
own organ-pubtshed tho Intelligence Ike the other
Journals there was u,s roOm for doubt Yet the
news for the Vienneee ceeme too good b be true; II a
peared Incredible that Count H0henwarts Ministry,
after touching the goal after brinang tAe negotAOns
40 nearly to successful issue, aer going mleasura
bly, beyond the other ministries formed for the same Pu
pose nhoud find itself forced 70 resign at the noment
oomplese success WA ahout to Aeears se and hatthe
fourth compromises Ministry shOald esdare the fate Of
No three preceding Cshsnets !, a. yo
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touaI party xds 10 frment Of excitement for couple
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