The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-02 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Ronnixo ♦ BUNIFIT SOCIITY.—P. Mullins was charged
• stealing the eons of 201. be'ongiog to the members of
the Royal Friendly Society of United Labourers, held at the
R.iyal Tent public house, Silver-street, 0 Iden•gaare.
P. Corcoran stated that he wee one of the trustees of the
eciti ty. On the 11th of last month the trustee,
drew from the Provident Institutiao, St. Mar-
tin's-lane. the sum of twenty-five pounds, which sum
they delivered into the treSlSres'il heads so the 15th ult., at
the club room. Mullins, who was the trea-urer, put the
money into a leather ruse, in the preeence of witness and
the other Imitate, and the puree was carefully looked ■p in
-the meth hoe. On the 2JthofJane the hoz Wei handed oir.r
to th- landlord. Las: men, woes three's met, witness was
told that the mosey, with the excepti.sa of 51., wee sublime,
and u the prisoner was au•pected to have stolen it. he wu
given into custody. No portion of the money had been
found.

J. Kerr, landlord of the Royal Tent, 5, Silver-street, said
tba society met at his house, On the 2i'h ult. wit-
ness received the club b x from his wife, and placed it in his
bar parlour. Th.. keys of the box were kept by the society
The prisoePr denied all ke.owledg.. of the robbery. Tee
box had three i.eys, ene of which was kept by him and the
other two by the u.te.s. He was positive the amenity was
safe when he gave he box to Mrs. Kerr on the 20th.
A witness proved seeing the risottor take out the notes on
the Licht of the 20 h of June, and put them in his rebels.
Witneis did not take any notice of thi., as the ptiloner, in
his capacity of tee& mar, bad the paying of the sick members.
The prisoner Kai fhe could explain this. lie had occaoion
to take out of the box two sovereigns to give to some sick
members, and u the notes were in the way be removed
tteio, and held them in his band until he had put the re-
midair of the gold 'wee, when he placed the two 101. notes
in a separate purse, and locked the box in the preser.ce of the
trustees.

alr Bingham raid the circumstances of the robbery were
very suspicit.us ; but, as elute was not sufficient tredve:lce to
warant a further remand, he should discnarge the prisontr.

LAMUETU.

ROBBING CHILDREN.—Ann (Ireton was charged with
stowing wearing apparel from VII/110115 children in the district
of this court.

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Sarah Stor, an intelligent child nine years old, ?maths'!
wi •11 her parents in Sand'ord•row, Walworth, stavd that on
the afternoon of the 18th of June she went to Etst-street,
Walworth, with a basket containing' gown. \Voile en her
way the prisoner came up to her and told her it she would
go with her to the DJver-road she would give her a doll.
She took her down a lane, and snatched the thoket from her
and ran away. She was sure the prisoner was the party.
J. Cooper, about seven years of age, stated that the prisoner
accosted Lim on Kenningtun-oommon, and told him if he
west with her a lit:le way abs would give him a cake. She
took him a little distance, and snatched his blouse off, with
which she ran away. 13e saw Ler on Friday night, near the
Sl•phant and Castle, when he called Clark, the constable,
and gave her into eustody.—Remanded until Saturday.

IMPORTATIONS OF SPEClE.—According to returns
exhibiting the amount of specie and bullion which has been
imported from foreign countries during the six months end-
iner the 30th of June by the various limes of royal in, it
steamers &reek., at Southampton, it aepeare that toe West
India steam-ships during the first half of the present
year have landed at B.uthsmpton gold and silver, in
bars, dust. and coin, to the value of 11,814,275 dais, or
ray, 2,161,855/. Welling. Of this amount the principal pro.
portion was in silver, the quantity of gold being a►out
3,317,760 dolt, or 663,5921 sterling, the greater part
of which, or nearly 600,000!., was transmitted across
the isthmus of Panama, where it was received, directly
or indirectly, from California. Half • million ster-
ling ie, theeelorc, about the amount of Californian gold
which may be estimoted to have reached this ot.untry dur-
ing the put six months, the remainder of the precious
metals received at Southampton by the West India wail
steamers being the produce of Chili. Peru, /Sahel', Central
America, Mexico, &a. About 1,000,000 dull. In silver has
been received from the west coast of Mexico, via Panama,
being the flat remittance from that part of the world, the
produce of the mine. having been generally collected on the
coast by her Majesty's 'hips-of-war, and conveyed via C►pe
Horn. It is anticipated that when the new route of the
steamers is in operation, the whole of the sliver will in future
be traesmitte•l to England by way of Panama. The amount
brought during the pastes months as remittances for account
of the Mexican divi lends is 461,8n5 dolt, or 90,3731. sterling.
As compared with the corresporidieg half year of 1849, the
importations of bullion from the western hemisphere show
an increase of 1,243,620 dole., or 248,7301., thus proving
that the gm of specie is unchecked and increasing. There
is a slight fellicg off when compared with the last half-
year e f 1849, when the amount we, 12,670,705 dole., or
1,634,1411. sterling; but there is every probability that,
during the next six months, this amount will be considerably
exceeded. From ether parte of the world the receipts
show • considerable falling off when compared with the
eznespondieg periods of termer year.. The Peninsular
attd Oriental Company's steamers from Alexandria have
brought only 66,7321. sterling, against 489,5911., thus giving
a dee aaaaa of 441,869 f. sterling. The principal cause of
this appeals to he the entire cersation of the large remit-
'nee made to England by the Ent India Company from
the Indian treasuries, and which are not likely to in re-
sumed. The Constantinople steamers have brought gold
and diver, value 370,5331. sterling, against 640,0001. re
cured from Jenny to June inclusive in 1849, and the
Peninsular steamers from the Spanish and Portuguese ports
have brought specie value 130,000!. The aggregate amount
of the precious metals imported into Southampton from all
quarters, for the six months ending the 30th of June, in-
cluding 60 000 dole. from the United Latin, Is 14,695.600
duls. or 2,939,1201. against 3,372,7241. in the corresponding
period col 1849, showing • falling off In the total receipts of
433,6041. caused by the lessened supplies from Alexandria,
Corcantanuple, and the Mediterranean. The opals Im-
ported into Southampton from ell luarten during the six
months ending the 31st of Dece•ber last •mounted to
16,379,655 dole , or 3,276,9311, an tsetse when compared
w►th the halt year just ended of 336,11111. staling.