The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-16

the Isl OF January, ios;ne wss ID resin, the oaPs
tai, on that day; the Hungarian government left
Pesth for Debreczin, on the last days of December,
1913; he was left In Pesth with Cssnyi, an officer
called the Head Commissioner; the entire manage
ment OF Pesth was in their hands, and they were
constantly together each day, from early in the
morning until lac in the evening; Csanyi had In.
terviews With several persons during that time but
never with any person calling herself the Baroness
on Beck; he was personally acquainted with nos
suth, the Governor of Hungary, many years; his
(witnesss) official duties brought him constantly In
to communication with kossuth; three or four times
day, and often at night hossuh sent ior him; the
government returned TO pesth in June 1919, having
been absent from December, 1873, he having been,
in April. rsappointed his office over the police.
One part OF his duty was to grant passports; lie
had the exclusive power to grant them. lie re-
membered woman at Pesth known by and calling
herself Raeidala. lie saw her in kossuth's ante
chamber lie saw the same person last night Ia
Mr.. TyndalPs house. He never saw her in Kos
suth's private room, nor was she ever an intimate
friend Of Kossu.h; if she had been he must have
known Il by his public position. She was paid
spy, and when be saw her in kossuths ante CHI am
Der there was another woman with her, who was
principal spy. Racidula was to his knowledge
paid and a subordinate spy. kossuth on one occa-
sion called him (witness), and sail 20 him, "pleasc
give these people passes they will go with you F"
He never heard OF the Baroness Won Beck. There
was noble family named Beck in Hungary, but
she never belonged to it, nor did she ever lose any
estates in Hungary. He knew several hungarian
Generals now In Paris and England. Several gen.
tlSmen whose names are menCl0neu IN the Daro-
nesss book had told him that the parts relating to
them were quite false, and not a word Of truta in
them.
The witness here turned round to tho prisoner
and asked him if he knew him
The prisoner acknowledged that he did; that he
was MIR. lajnik OF Pesth.
The witness then spoke feelingly Of the prisoners
family. He said he regretted very much seeing
him in such position, AS he knew him to be the
son Of distinguished and honorabl, man; ne
very much pitied the prisoners father, who had
been obliged to disown him.
In answer to questions by the Mayor, the witness
said he was quite positive that there was no such
person Ia Hungary as the Baroness Won Beck ;
there was fan lily Of that name, consisting Of three
ladies, but neither Of them was, or had right to
be, called s Baroness-most certainly Eacdula,
who had stunned that name in England, wa, not
Of that family; j. any Of the Ia lies Of the Beck
family in Hungary had taken the name Of Baroness,
it would have been an improper aSsum pton OF TILE;
the ladies Of the Beck family were all accomplish I'd
ladies' and could, no doubt, like other hungarian
ladies, speak Frer ch and most other Languages OF
Europe the pretended Baroness could not write
three lines and to his knowledge she was paid spy
Alderman Martineau wished to know if the
woman had received money for any other purpose
except that Of the bookl-Mr. Tyndall replied he
believed L OF; but that she had received medicine
from Mr.. SOutball, on the representation that she
was friend of kossuth.
Mr. Dawson.-It ought to be stated that she
brought letters to MIR. Surge aud Mr.. Southall.
MIR. Smith said tia. was ali the eyden,e he should
we could understand from his imperfect knowledge
Of the English lsnguage) that when he came to
England in April, he was called upon by the
baroness, as she had styled herself, and she told
him her tale, all OF which he believed, and he was
induced to assist her in obtaining subscriptions for
her book. General Vote had indeed cautioned
him against her as mere adventurer; but his cir
eumstances were not very good, and he therefore
lie was induced to believe al she said and he WAS
very sorry for having made her acquaintance, and
for the very bad plight he was in then. she had
shown him twelve letters from several parties and
be was astonished when he found she was snch a
base woman.
Mr. Dawson said, as the unfortunate woman had
died in such An awful manner, he thought 1t was
but right TO say that there was no ground whatever
for believing that such an event would have taken
place. On Thursday ev sning last, she was waltz
ing with spirit; but even II its fatal termination
could have been foreseen, ii would still have been
their duty to have proceeded as thoy had done.
The Mayor said tho opinion Of the Court was,
that Constant Derra should be discharged.
Mr.. Smith said it was not, he presumed, intended
By that deesion that il should go forth that they
lad not proved the charge o! imposture.
The May or said the Bench showed by their deci-
sion that they were not satisfied that the prisoner
had been gui ~ of conspiring nth the woman. lie
thought they were not only Justified IN arrestns the
woman under such circumstances, but in taking the
prisoner also. lie begged, on his part, to express
his thanks TO those humane ge.tlersea who had
taken part in aiordipg shelter to persons whom
they considered destitute strangers lie regretted,
for the cause of Hungary, that such deception bad
been praetised. Had the two parties been before
.he Bench, in place Of the one, the decision might
have been different.
MIR. Smith wished to observe, in conclusion, that
the distinguish gentle men whose names had been
alluded TO, and mixed up in the various alleged
transactions in the BOOK in question, had really
nothing whatever TO do with the woman and II
was likewise due TO Lord Dudley stuart, 70 whom
the book was dedicated, to say also that he was
thoroughly ignorant Of the imposture. lie had also
10 make an application to the Bench to have some
pap rs which were found in the woman's possession
inpounded. They were very important, aper,ain-
pgf as they did, 70 conspiracy said to be carrying
on amongst the liungarians. -,
The magistrates consulted with their clerk, Mr..
Cen, ard said the papers might be Tetained.
The Gold IN Australia.
Prom the London Times sept. l.
Gold IS likely TO prove drug in the n arket.
There has been fresh discovery Of this precious
metal in New South Wales. Advices recently re-
ceiyed from Sydney inform Us that gold has been
discovered in large quantities at Bathurst about $50
miles from that place IL does not appear that the
report has been set aAoat in any oose and unsatis
factory manner. The news came with all the con-
frmstion 1t receive from the fat Of government
inspectors, and the operation Of magistrates and
leading rersonsges in the colony. We ara toldthat
such was the credit attached to the rumor upon the
spot that people o. all callings and denominations
bad abandoned their usual business, and hurried OF
to the gold districts Of Bathurst. Both sexes. all
ages, and all professions, bad become confounded
si;bs could not furnish picks fast cnoughto supply
the cupidity or esgerness OF the adventures. The
grsvcst personagcs were to be seen trottng to the
scene Of action their saddlebows laden with DIMES
tic implements which might, upon emer gency, be
made to serve a. mining instruments washhand
basins, cullenders, tia pots garden tools-whatever,
in short, came FIRST to hand, was converted into a
rough machine for turning up the soil, or sitting
the sand which might be supposed to contain the
precious dust. Whatever OF exaggera'i.a there
may be in the thousand rumors tns.. wore flying
about, there can be no doubt as 90 the impression
and feeling in the colony itself A blake. a
"dsm,...., ard i,sct.xe we're reokened an ample
eatft fer the future millionaire. AL the sua ayo-
eaten. Of the cplonsts had been entirely deserted
in col sequence u ;,e universe. aud allah iorbing
tbirst for geld. The quo sticn naturally arises
What degree u credit can VIC. living in England,
attach 10 a report which is likely to exercise so
imIo an Influence upon tho destinies Of
mankind We knew even before that tho soil
of lin xa vii min