The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-23 00:00:00

SANDWICH ISL.kNDS.

The dates from the Sandwich Islands arc to the
19th of July.
'lle intelligence of the discovery of gold in Aus-
tralia had created immense excitement in Ilonolulu.
Five vessels were at once advertised for Sydney, and
four or five thousand lags of flour changed hands in
one day.
The. Pot ynesian, under the head of "Court News,"
announeys that :
Ou Tuesday last, the t:ith ult., Dr. Frick' LL.D., who
arrived some months u.o as chancellor of the French con-
sulate, was graciously received by his Majesty, and pre-
slued his family, consisting of eleven persons.
On the same uerasiun, Capt. W. A. Howard, late of the
United States Navy, was pn.sented to his Majesty.

This is followed up by the subjoined paragraph in
the diplomatic vein :

We are authorised to state that her Britannic Majesty's
consul-general, as plenipotentiary fur Great Britain, and
the Minister of Foreign Relation', as plenipotentiary fur
this kingdom, concluded and signed on the 10th inst. a new
treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation, upon prin-
ciples of the fullest reciprocity and resp...ct to the King's
sovereign rights, which lux been accepted by his Majesty,
and whereof the ratifications are to be exchanged in Bono-
lulu in ten moaths from that date.

DARING G.teOrTE liOlateitr Is LIVERPOOL.—
At the Liverpool police-court yesterday, John B irriugton,
a well-known character when here, and a returned dis-
charged convict, was brought up, charged with having
stolen 990?. from Mr. Livingston, the celebrated cotton.
broker. The prisoner only returned Irmo transportation
about a fortnight ago, and from the statement made by De-
, tective-Inapectur Bates, it appears that on the Bth inst., the
night before the Queen's visit, the prosecutor, Mr. Living-
eon, had been assaulted and rubbed just before entering
his house in Buld-place, by some men, who cut away lilt
pocket, and stole from him a silver lever watch, a bill of
exchange for 1871., Bs., u Bank of England note for 100/.,
and two others for 90/. each. Since that time the inspector
bad been in search of the thieves, and his suepiciatts, from
professional knowledge, fell upon the prisoner, who had
' just returned from transportation. lie ascertained that he
(the primmer) had taken a beer-house iu Bronte-street,
(elf Itussell-street). On the day previous, he (Bates) took
with him two other detective ethics*, Murphy and Lloyd.
They went to the place and told the prisoner that they find
tome to search the house. Lloyd fastened the door, and
they commenced the search. When they came to the
pheon-cote, one of the birds dew out, and the ',riveter
said. " Stop ! there is money there!" Witness put his
hand there, and pulled out eleven sovereigns. In a bag,
mixed up with pigeon dirt, he found a silver lever
watch, which had since been identified by Mr. Li-
! eingston as that stolen from him. The prisoner
when brought to the office, denied the charge.
I Murphy, another of the detective otfieurs said that theyre-
ceived information that the prisoner had I:11 80/. with Mire.
I Horne. a publican in Whitecliapel. Since the bth instant
the prisoner hail called and got 401., and the other ath. wr
handed over to hint (witness.) The inspector said he wars
prepared to prove that it was the prisoner Barrington him-
self, who had taken the beer house. Mrs. Hume corrober
rated the testimony of the sergeant as to the prisoner hav-
ing 801. in her custody. Mrs. MCroly deposed to having
let the beer-house to the prisoner Barnneton. A deposit of
U. wait paid on the day of taking, and 111. more on the
Friday following. Mr. Livingston identified the watch,
I and stated that on this Bth instant, when within a few yards
from his own house, he was attacked by three men. Unit
seized him by the throat, another hill him by the arms,
and the whom he recogninal as the prisoner, rains in
front of him and attempted to pull down his trowiers.
Failing in this, the prisoner took a knife, and cut away the
left hand pocket, and stole the money stated. H. (the
prisoner) also dragged away pre:. rotor's watch. The
ves then etf•eted their escape. prisoner, r hen in
Bridewell, denied that he had deposited nay money with
Mrs. flume. and said he knew nothing whatever of the
robbery. He was committed to trial.