DEATH OF COUNT ANDRASSY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8733, 20 February 1890, Page 2

DEATH OF COUNT ANDRASSY.

[By Ki.kothic Tklecskaph.—Copyright.] (Peh Press Associatjon.) Vienna, February 18. (Received Febt nary 19. at 8.30 p.m.) Obituary.—Count Julius Andrassy, the distinguished Hungarian statesman.

Andrassy (Count), Julius, a Hungarian statesman, bom at Zemulin, on March 8, 182.i, the ton gf Count Charles Audrassy, 'whose efforts to promote the icicntttic and industrial progress of his country are well known. He «uccetcled Mb father (who died in 1845) as president of the Society for Regulating the Course of Ilia River Theiss; ami was returned by his native.town to Hie Diet (if 1817, wliero he rose to dittinetion in consequence of his oratorical powers and political t act. To the revolutionary movement of 1848 he lent all hiß influence; and, after the Hungarian Govern•aent bail llci to Debreczin, in 1810, lie was despatched on a mission to the Forte. On the defeat of the revolution he went into exile, and he resided in Franco aud Unhand until the general amnesty of 1857 enabled him to return to his native country. Being elected a member of timlliingati'iu Diet in 1860, he gave a hearty support to the De&k party, and was nominated Vicepresident. On the reorganisation of the Austrian Empire, and the constitution of a Hungarian Ministiy in 18(17. he was appointed Prime Minister of Hungary, and charged with the department of the defence of the country. Amoug the priucipal events of his administration were the civil aud political emancipation of the Jews, and the raising of a large sum of money to extend aud complete tho railway system in Huugery. At the general election of 1869 ho was unanimously returned, by the electors of Pesth. to the Hungarian Chamber of Representatives. Count Andrassy succeeded Count Beust as Minister for Foreign Affairs, November 14, 1871, when he retired from tho post of President of tho Ministry at FestU. The Bniperor of Austria conferred on Couut Audrnssy the Order of the Kolden fleece, January 1, 1878. He was the first plenipotentiary of Austria at the Congress of Berlin (June.July 1878.) Count Andrassy retired from office iv August 1879.-" Hen of the Time."