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FEBRUARY 3) 1847.
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tics. Their labours were of the most superhuman cha-
racter, their perseverance was worthy of a better cause,
their reliance upon the capacities of the human intellect,
had in it -something of the sablitne, and from these rea-
sons as Well as from the mystic nature of their creed, the
history of the followers of the Rosy Cress has ever been
a moat fruitful theme fur the writers of fiction. When
properly employed for the dacoratien of a story. or ieher
need in the way of allegory, the car er of the Resicru-
cians is always a' tractive and is mostly enthralling. In
" Zanoni," this was peculiarly visible, though the vast
majority of its readers did teat reeegnise the ulterior ob-
ject of its author. That object has been recently indi-
cated by Sir Eduard Lytton Delver Lytton in oee ads
mirable sentence which for the sake of the undiscerning
it is well ho bras written. Sir El ward says in bis mas-
terly pamphlet tai a certain portion of the critics—a
pamphlet pnblishel a tew days since under the title of
"A word to the Public by the Author of Lucretia"—that
his aim in penning Lenoni was "to symbolize (lie beauty of
Art." As we may not possibly have a better opportu-
nity during the present parliamentary session for refer-
ring to the pamphlet just mentioned, we may observe at
once, that it deserves to be circulated through the length
and breadth of the land from the fact of its being illustra-
tire of the bent of Sir Bulwee Lytton's genius—a genius
that has been much misunderstood, as (we suspect in
many instances) much maligned. The " Word to the
Public" is a conclusive argument that the works of Bul-
wer aro not inculeative of vicious principles, are not cal-
culated to vitiate the public taste, are not designed to
render felons heroes, or sin heroical. As to the advisa-
bility of abstaining altogether from the presentation of
actual crime, Sir Edward exclaims,—" is this prohibition
possible ?" " Crime meets us," he continues, "every-
where ; you cannot open a newspaper ; yon cannot refer
to statistics ; you cannot mix in the ordinary world—
but crime is forced daily and hourly on your notice.
You must close up for purity and youth all history,
sacred and profane ; you must shut out from the calen •
dar of life the tyrant and the Martyr ; you must seal up
the fountains of literature, and silence the long succession
of poets-from Sophocles toe Dante, from Dante to Shaks-
peare, from Shakspeare to the last song that has thrilled--
through the worlc—if you seek to exclude from the
mind the dark certainties of guilt." Altogether the
pamphlet is a masterly defence from a most unmerited
assault, and it is written too in a strain of eloquence and
candour very honourable to its distinguished author
We would see that pamphlet upon the table of every et-
lightened citizen of England, and iu the hand of every
dispassionate inari—it is due to Bulwer. As a continua-
tion of the agreeable serial upon " Irish Rivers," we are
regaled with a gossip about the Funcheon—Futcheon
whit " the deep and emerald-hearted glades" as B. Sim-
mons has sung. The most attractive contribution in the
number, however, is the biographical sketch of "Thomas
Davis," the poet of the " Nation." It is accompanied by
an execrable caricature, possibly considered to be an ad
mirable likeness by the engraver. " The Pearl of the
• Bosphorus" is completed, and is above the average merit
of similar compositions. We would gladly, did our space
permit, cull from the pages of the Dublin University the
graceful translation of Moore's " Nora Creina" into
Latin. Here is the refrain to the first verse however—
a refrain quite as melodious as the original :
" Obis—Nora mea cara—
Ter dilecta, nimis rara,
Lux amoris, fons pudoris,
Oculus tuus Nora Creina."
"Remarkable Female Criminals," " Anthologia Hiber-
nia," and a critical article on " Russia," comprise the
remaining portion of the Magazine.

THE OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE REVIEW
There is scarcely a single article of any importance in
the present number, and we think this is the first time
we have felt ourselves compelled to say so much. Some
promise is visible in the serial just commenced up'n the
churches of 'l,:indon, beginning, of course, with the
chefd'auvre of Sir Christopher Wron,St.Paul's Cathedral.
Dr. Hook on the " There Reforthations" is reviewed at
some length, and with some degree of impartiality.
But the paper least undeserving of notice is the one upon
the "Poor Students at the Universities." Those who
have read (and who has nOt?) about Oliver Goldsmith's
miseries as a poor student at Trinity College, Dublin,
will readily comprehend the necessity which exists fur
some amelierstion of their condition. Matters are bt arc
than they were in Goldsmith's time we will admit, but
there is still vast room for improvement.

THE KNIGHT OF G 11' YNVE. No. XIV. By

Charles Lever.
Maurice Darcy gets detpor and deeper into involve-
ment, but his hilarious and generous disposition sustains
him nobly threughout. Ile enters as c9lonel into the
expedition under Abercrombie, and, singular enough,
Forester is accidentally among the volunteers under his
command. We may therefore authipate many plemant
contretemps between the colonel and the volunteer, seeing
that Forester's condition is " unbeknown" to the Knight
44f Gwynne. Miss Daly's character is-develoiring
very charmingly, a natural goodness of heart evinft
itself under all her ecc7ntrifAes. The two embel
ments by Fhiz are inferior to their predecessors.

• TEE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL_
Like good wine the 1-copte s Journal continues to
ripen. The number before us of a very superior
Character. There are no leFs than nine excellent
engravings from the pencils of Hsrvey, Kenny
Mtalows, Hunt, and Eliza Fox. The one by purvey of
" Devil Byron" is horribly clever, and the likeiless of
. . .

W. J. Foi is inimitable. Among the vary nual'etous
and very talented literary contributions, th.re are a Mme
by Harriet Martineau, Dr. Smiles, Elihu Burritt, Wal-
ter Savage Laudon, Angus B. Reach, Cald,:r Caini.b. 11,
Ebenezer Elliott, and others. The programme for the
ensuing numbers of the publication is singularly at•
tractive, giving us promise of Douglas. Jerrold, Mrs,
Loudon, and a multitude of other writers. The People's
Journal mu-it euznmand a c-,ntinuanee of the success
which it hav already attained, from the combination of
so rum-1y gifted minds upon a periAlical of such remark.
able Cheapness.

FURTHER DISCOVERIES OF
MINERALS.

(From the Swan River Nc:rs: -Western Australia.)
We have been favoured with communications from Sir
James Siding (the first Governor of the colony), Mr.
T IL C. Wal:ers, and Mr. A. Shenton, announcing
discoveries of mi ierals by their respective corresp ind-
ents. Sir James Stirling's letters inform him that traces
of a mine of copper or lead, or both, have been dire()
vered on his Woodbridge estate, as well as indications of
coal; also, that on Government land, about 18 or 20
miles from Guildford, a mine of tin, with a large propor-
tion of silver, has been discovered. This letter is from
Mr. Abraham Jones, of Woodbridge, and is dated " 15th
September, from Guildford. Mr. Shenton writes (under
date September 13th), " We are now in a state of great
excitement respecting minerals, good specimens of the
ores of copper and tin being found ; and great hopes are
entertained of the coal mines." Mr. Walters' letters an-
nounce the discovery of copper on the grant of Mr.
Lukin, at the Toodyay, about twelve or fourteen miles
west of Mr. Davey's grant ; and on Mr. Dempster's, six
or seven miles north of it, are supposed to be of tin or
plating.
Tux OuvEs.—Mr. Jones, in his letter to Sir James
Stirling, quoted above, adds, " The olives are thriving
well, as also many other of the fruit trees, this season."
PROSPECTS OF THE COLONY.—Mr, A. Shenton in his
letter dated September 13, says " Our exports this year
will amount to nearly 30,0001.; far exceeding our imports.
The timber trade is also beginning to flourish, many
parties having lately engaged in it. Orders for it have
been received from the South Austral'an Government,
but to carry it on, in the way its quality deserves, we
require a large increase to our labouring population
which now is not adequate to the demand. Sawyers,
&c., are in good requisition—in fact not to be got."

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sxn,—The Irish distillers, I perceive by their resolu-
tions published in The Sun, are similar in their feelings
to the largo body of Protectionists, namely, very un-
willing to forego the advantages they at present derive
over their brother competitors hero or in our colonies.
It would seem, however, that these gentlemen are un-
reasonable in their views, unwise in their generation, for
they ought to have taken the whole of the contemplated
measure into their consideration before they committed
themselves to the resolutions they !viva done. Surely
the terms of the permission upon which they may use
sugar in lieu of malt in their distilleries will abundantly
compensate these for any loss they may sustain from
the reduction of the ruin duty: in that scheme a large
amount of bounty is ingeniously conceded, for they will
have the opportunity of selecting the best qualities of
sugar for their process, a description that will yield
doublo the quantity of spirits, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer calculates upon, and thereby secure to them-
selves double the amount of the malt-tax in the shape
of the allowance to be granted on their spirit duty.
When the Irish distillers come to look at the pounds,
shillings, and pence part of the question as a whole, re-
collecting that it is the last line of figures which decide
the profit or loss, they will regret their endeavour to
obstruct so beneficial a change to themselves, they will
then easily reconcile to their consciencesthelnjury
likely to accrue from the measure to the landholders,
farmers, and every interest connected with Ireland.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
A JAMAICA COLONIST.

THE TRENT STEAMER.---SOUTHAMPTON, FEn. 2
A meeting of the directors of the Royal West India Mail
Packet Company is about to be hold here to investigate the
cause of delay of the Trent steamer upon her recent voyage
home between llavannah and Jamaica from want of coal.
On the third day after leaving Havannah it was discovered
the coal would not last out to take them safe to Kingston,
when orders were given for the fore-orlop deck, spars, and
empty casks to be cut up, but finding this addition would
not be sufficient, the captain ordered the ship to put about
to a piratical island called Grand Caiman's, where they found
a cargo of wrecked'wood, of brew, 00
tons. The captain
then sent on shore fifty of his crew, who, with the natives,
cut 300 tons of wood, consisting of ebony, logwood, and fus-
tick. The captain paid 2/. per ton besides heavy wages for
labour. Three days were consumed at this operation, and
one day in cutting it afterwards into junks—many men were
compelled to take to their berths from over fatigue. In this
island the inhabitants live by wrecking. It was once the re-
sidence of 041: notorious pirate Captain Mitchell.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,
soUIRIVA UK.
Yesterday William Barfield, night porter at We Catherine
Wheel Inn, liarough, surrendered iiitnself; in discharge of his
bail, to answer the charge of stealing a pocket-book, con-
taining 300/. in Dank of England notes, the property cf Mr.
Francis Ski!r"r, of Kingston-on-Thames, as detailed in cur
police report of Thursday lae. -

The complainant. Laving descrihed the circomstan,c.3 at-
tending the loss of his pocket-book, proceeded to narrate,
that when ha gnve the pi isoner into cuitocly they f.rocecded
from the inn to the station-house at the rear of this court;
that on leaving the inn they turned to the right, up the
Borough, and passed the end of Adam's. place, whieb is on
the right-hand side of High-street (close to where the
pocket-book and its contents awe f,nod tile Caine morning).
Toe parties who went to the station-l:wive were the coup -
Wain:int, his fiend and relative Mr. VireJ, and two police.
men, and the prisoner; Mr. Gunder, the landlord of the
Catherine Wheel, did not accompany them. The prisoner,
Ando policeman. by his side, walked before complainant and
Mr. West ou passing the end of Adam's-place.
Mr. Humphries, at this stage of the investigation, com-
menced a lengthened cross-examination of the cenwlainant
as to his condition in life, his place of residence, and to ac-
count for his time from the period he left the theatre on the
night of Tuesday up to the time, a quarter before five o'clock
the next morning, when he misted the SOL from the inside
of his left boot. These questions were answered by the com-
plainant, describing himself as of independent circumstances,
that lie resided at Colburn-villa, near Kingiton ; that he.
supported his relative, Air. West, who accompanied him to
various places of amusement in town, and on the night in
question they had called at everal public-houses, at which
he had previously purchased "sweep tickets" for the Derby
and other racs.

The complainant objected at first to give answers to some
of the questions put to him by Mr. Humphries, partiCtitarly
those relating to his places of abode before he went to live' at
Kingston ; but the latter gentleman urged the necessity of
his adopting the same line of cross-examination he had taken
when so serious a charge was made against the accused, as it
was necessary to ascertain whether the complainant. and his
friend, Mr. West, were-persons of credibility, and whose tes-
timony could be relied upon.
Mr. COrI'INGIIAM remarked that he could not clearly see
Lviece.s.4tz fur atlittLyuch questions; that an alleged

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Borough; that the money was atterwarda-found not•Pir'ltist
taut from the inn, and must hive been dropped by some one
or other of the persons on the way to the station-house;
that he thought it quite an absurd notion to suppose the
complainant had dropped the pocket-book; and that it ap-
peared his friend Mr. West was at another part of the room
when the prisoner pulled off the boot belonging to com-
plainant, which contained the money, and from which it
was taken. HOwever, if Mr. Humphries thought it essential
to the defence, he was at liberty to continue the cross•
examination.
In answer to further questions by Mr. Humphrie.=, the
complainant gave a very minute account of his time from
quitting the theatre on the night in question until his ar-
rival in a cab at the Catherine Wheel, from which it appeared
he and his friend had called at the different houses alluded
to, but, although they had partaken of refreshment at some
of them. still they were both perfectly sober when they got
up into the room of the inn where the robbery was alleged to
have been committed.
In reply to Mr. COTTINGUA3I, the complainant said he
distinctly felt the pocket-book inside his boot when he un-
buttoned his trousers' straps to let the prisoner pull the
boots off. When the prisoner pulled the left boot off he ins
mediately left the room, saying, he wanted to lock the yard
gates, leaving the other boot on complainant's leg. He had
hurried out of the room before complainant missed the
pocket-book, and he called out to the prisoner to return,
and mentioned to him when he came back that the pocket-
book and 3001. were gone; that the prisoner declared
he knew nothing about it, and threw open his coat
and waistcoat, saying he was willing to be searched ;
and when he (complainant) approached him said that he
would not anew him or his friend to overhaul him in case
they should place anything in his pockets, and he said that
he sheuld call his master up for his protection. 11,3 com-
plainant further said that the prisoner did not undergo any
search while at the Catherine Wheel, that nc t being carried
into effect until afterwards, when they got to the station-
house ;. that previously to leaving the Catherine Wheel, and
when the circumstances attending the loss of the 3001. were
mentioned to the landlord, he exclaimed that he was satisfied
of the honesty of his servant, and also evinced an objection to
hare the police called in, on the plea that his other lodgers I
ought not to be disturbed.

Mr. Humphries—Was not the prisoner searched in your
presence at the Catherine Wheel before yon went to the
station-house ? Complainant—l did not observe he was
searched by either the landlord or the policeman while in
that house. All I saw was the prisoner merely opening his
jacket and waistcoat, and pull his pockets inside out.
Mr. West, the young man referred to, was next examined,
and he confirmed the complainant's account of the transac-
tion in all its essential points. The witness also un 'erwent
a lengthened cross-examination,. in the course of mhich he
said that he was 19 years of age; had been formerly a wine-
merchant's and a linendraper's clerk at Brighton, but chit
within the last three months he had been.supported by his
cousin, the complainant The witness also proved that the
prisoner did not undergo a search before they arrived at the
station-house.

Cox, foreman at the Plicenix Gas Works, Bankside, steed
that in walking from his house in Fox's-buildings, Kent-
stmt, at about a quarter to six o'clock on the morning in
quettion, he picked up a pocket-book, cortaining a 1001. and
tour 501— Bank of Eogland notes, in High-sir et, near
ANtirk's-Cturt; tn,at the.ilkcket44A was lying on the centre
of e pavenrant; he 'tooltii,Lto the gas company, an gave
it to Mr. Munro, the inauet7r, in whose poswastien it still
":•• • < pocket_bnor ,vu ,1
produced by Mr. Munro, and identified by Cox as the sane
he found, and they were ale° identified by the owner as his
property.)
Inspector Yates proved that the complainant and Mr.
West were perfectly sober; that the prisoner was searched
there, but nothing was found in his possesion.
Policeman 101 M, who took the prisoner from the Cathe-
rine Wheel to the station-house, stated, that on going there
he walked on the prisoner's left side, and that his right hand
was et liberty_; that on the way the pri,toncr talked of being
thirsty, and expressed a wish to go into a coffee-shop to
have some coffee. Prisoner's right hand was next to Adams-
place. He added that he was present at the Catherine
Wheel when the landlord expressed his confidence in the
prisoner's honesty, and said that he was certain that he had
not taken the pocket-bwk and its contents.
By Mr. Humphries—The last time the prisoner expressed
a wish to enter a coffee. shop . was between Lant-street and
Norfolk-street, considerably nearer ,the station-house than
Adam's-place; the priSoner and he were before the corn-
plainant and other persons in passing the spot where the
pocket-book was afterwards found.

By Mr. COTEINGIIAM—The prisoner was not searched at
the Catherine Wheel, but the room in which the parties were
at the inn, arid also some places in the yard, were examined
in quest of the pocket-book.
Two other policemen, who were also callid in to the Ca-
therine Wheel, were next examined, and their evidence
merely went to show that the prisoner had not been searched
until taken to the station-house.

After a question had been asked by Mr. COTTINGITAM as
to whether the pocket-book contained any gold or silver, or
other hard substance in it, so that by dropping it on the
pavement a noise would be produced, and the answer by the
complainant being in the negative, he having stated that it
only contained the bank notes and some memoranda,—the
prisoner, then, in his defence made a long statement to the
effect that he was entirely innocent of the alleged charge.
He denied that he had taken the boot said to have con-
tained the pocket-book out of the bedroom ; that his motive
in leaving the room was to lock the yard-gates, as much pro-
perty was exposed ; that he offered to be searched, and
called hie master up for his protection in case any advantage
might be taken in his absence; and that he was searched
minutely before leaving his master's house by a policeman.
The three policemen who had entered the Catherine Wheel
were here called forward by the magistrate and questioned
as to the truth of the prisoner's assertion, and they all denied
it, saying it did not take place until his arrival at the sta-
tion-house.

The MAGISTRATE could 'not help animadverting on the
neglect of the policeman in omitting so important a circum-
stance as the minute examination of the person of a man
charged with committing such a robbery, on the very spot
where it was stated it had occurred.

The prisoner, in continuation, spoke of an altercation
complainant and his friend had with a cabman about the
fare in the inn-yard before they got up stairs, and concluded
by a solemn declaration of his innocence, declaring that he
had never seen the complainant's pocket-book nor its con-
tents until he saw them that day in court.
Mr. Humphriea considered that the accused had given a
complete answer to the charge ; that- he could not have
been the person who dropped the pocket-book, as he walked
in front of the complainant, his friend Mr. West, and the
policeman, on the way to the station-house.
lir. CorrittGuaat recapitulated all the circumstances at-
tending the case, and, in the course of his lengthened ob-
servations, remarked that, although it appeared that the
complainant and his friend had not given a very satisfactory
account of their present way of life, still that he could not
believe they had concocted the statements they made in
order to bring such a charge against the accused. That,
under all the circumstances he should send the case before
another tribunal for investigation, and, in committing the
prisoner for trial, should acccept of bail himself in 2001., and
two sureties of 1001. each, to appear at the next sessions.
The Magistrate added, that the depositions should be now
taken, but the prisoner might be brought up again on
Monday.

DEATH OF SIR VALENTINE 13LAKE.—A letter was
received in town this morning, announcing the death of Sir
Valentine Blake, Bart., whose resignation of the representa-
tion of Galway has led to the contest which is to take place
in that borough.—Dublin Paper of Monday.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF GOLD AND SILVER.—
Yesterday information was circulated that between ten and
eleven o'clock on Monday night there was stolen from the
house of Mr. James Clarke, New-street, Lambeth, a rose-
wood writing-desk, brass bound, containing 1851. in sove-
reigns and 100'. in Bank of England notes of 101. each, the
numbers and dates unknown. The robbery is supposed to
have been committed by a tall thin man in dark clGthes, who
was seen entering the parlour window, which had been left
unfastened, and who must have gone up stairs and taken the
writing-desk from the first floor front room, and left the
house by the front door.
ACCIDENT AT COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.—On

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garden Theatre to a labourer named Bushill Mol-
loy, aged 45. He was at work at the time, and was ascend-
ing a ladder, when, after having reached 26 feet front the
ground, he missed his tooting, arid was precipitated with such
force as to fracture his thigh, besides receiving several other
extensive injuries. He was immediately removed to the
Charing- cross Hospital, where he now lies in a very preca-
rious condition.
PRICE OF GOLD.—The premium on gold at Paris is
10 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s.
1014 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
25.40; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being
25.321, it follows that gold is 0.30
per cent. dearer in Paris
than in London. By advices from Ilamburgh the price of gold
is 431 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 178.
1014 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
13.8 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short
being 13.41, it follows that gold is 1.53 per cent. dearer in
limber& then in London.