The Sun. — 1849-10-16 (London, England)

OCTOBER 18, 18,10.  assembled multitude of many thousands round a gallows erected on the Holz Platz. A rumour suddenly spread through the crowd that BATTHYANI had attempted suicide in prison. It proved true ; but either the hand of the unhappy man or his energy failed him. Though he gave himself various wounds he did not deprive himself of life ; he, however' escaped the rope. Twelve hours later, at night fall, he was led out and shot. As yet it is a mystery what influence prccured the substitution of poWder and lead for the rope. Common report says that the wounds in the Count's neck prevented the rope being used. BATTIIYANT, however, walked, it seems, with a firm step to the place of execution ; and, before he fell, shouted in a clear voice, "Eljen a haza," or long live my country ! A fearful silence pervaded the multitude at this solemn moment. Some ladies, apparently of the highest classes, endeavoured to steep their handkerchiefs in the blood of the dead man,but were driven back by the guards." Another account says The Count appeared very emaciated, and if possible paler than usual ; he nevertheless walked with a firm step and calm countenance to the fatal spot. The soldiers employed were Jiigers. The silent multitude were much moved. It would appear that the substitution of powder and ball was not a modification of the sentence, but a necessary consequence of the wounds inflicted upon himself by the Count."  Lloyd's says :—" The condemned was dressed in a suit of full-dress black. Though evidently very weak, he advanced without support to the place of execution ; there was a large assemblage of people on the Homok. Having uttered a short prayer, the roll of the drum was heard, a sharp volley, and all was over. The crowd then separated.'  The Prrase, though reputed a Ministerial journal, condemns the execution of Count BATTHYANI in strong terms. A letter from Vienna of the 10111, says—" You must not chide your correspondent if his letter contains nothing but accounts of executions. BATTHYANI'S only led the way; many others have followed him to the scaffold. On representations being made to HATNAU against these executions, he replied by holding out the parchment which conferred unlimited powers upon him. They style me,' he said, a bloodhound, a tiger, a hyaena; I am ready to take upon myself the responsibility of my acts.' So much is he feared that the officials in Pesth trembled for their lives because they bad not hanged BATTHYANI at once, instead of postponing the execution for twelve hours. HAvissu is said to have been greatly incensed when he heard of the postponement." The official Gazette of Pesth of the 7th publishes the sentence as follows : "Louis Count Battbyani, native of Presburg, aged forty years, a Catholic, married, avowing in part, and legally convicted of having, in his quality of Prime Minister of Hungary, taken, executed, or caused to be executed, measures greatly outstripping the administrative limits of Hungary, as guaranteed by the laws of March; of having weakened the legal bonds between Hungary and the hereditary States of the Empire established by the Pragmatic Sanction; of having created dangers threatening violently to overthrow the constitution of the State; also of having, after having resigned on the 3d of October of last year the post of Prime Minister, by joining the ranks of the insurgents, by making a public appeal to armed resistance, by re-assembling the Diet dissolved by his Majesty, fortified and main• tained the cause of the revolution; has been for the crime of high treason sentenced to the confiscation of all his property, and to death by strangulation; and, after confirmation and publication, that sentence was carried out to-day. "