The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-06-07 00:00:00

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dined to say anything, and the informations being taken,
he was committed for trial at the sessions.

STEALING FROM A SHOP DOOR.

Robert Mostyn was charged with stealing a hat from a
shop door in Mersey-street. He was seen to take the hat
from the outside of the door and hand it to another boy. Mr.
Rushton, after reprimanding the shopkeeper for placing
articles outside, without securing them well, so as to tempt
the idle and dissolute to crime, sent the prisoner for one
month to the Borough House of Correction.

RECOVERY OF A FIFTY POUND BANK NOTE.
Yesterday James Riley, a publican, and Mary Ann Roberts
and Sarah Burton, two dissolute females,i were placed at the
bar on suspicion of being concerned in robbing a gentleman
some time ago of a £5O bank note.—Mr. Dowling stated
that on the Bth of March last, a gentleman named Hyde
came to the town, and having become intoxicated, lost, or
was robbed of, a £5O note of the Macclesfield bank. On
the following day, one of the females at the bar went to police
officer Guy, and made a voluntary statement, in consequence
of which he went to the prisoner Riley, and told him that he
had heard he had got possession of the note, which he, how-
ever, denied, saying that he knew nothing at all about it.
Subsequently the note was traced back to the bank whence
it had been issued. It had been paid by Riley to Mr. Marsh,
draper, Scotland-place, who kept it about three weeks, and
then paid it to a gentleman in Manchester. All the witnesses
requisite to complete the case had not yet had time to come
up, but they had been sent for, and there was, he believed,
sufficient evidence in court to justify the bench in remanding
the prisoners. The witnesses were there heard, and proved
the truth of Mr. D.'s introductory statement. Police-officer
Guy said that the female prisoner Roberts voluntarily told
him, that she and the other female had taken the note from the
gentleman ; and that it was a great shame that Riley should
give only £24 Os. for it. Another officer stated that he had
charged Riley with having it, and he denied all knowledge of it.
This was on the 11th or 12th of March. Last night, when the
prisoner was apprehended, he also denied having paid a £5O
note to any one.—Mr. Marsh said the prisoner had come to
his shop with the note, and said he wanted about £3 worth
of goods. Witness did not know the Macclesfield bank, or
its notes, and he sent it over to Mr. Blezards, to obtain his
opinion of it. Mr. B. returned for reply that it was good.
He then sold the prisoner the goods, and gave him the change
out principally in sovereigns. About three months afterwards
he paid the note to Mr. Pickford, of Manchester, with whom
he occasionally had dealings.—Superintendent E. Tyrrellhad
traced the note from London back to the Macclesfield bank,
where it had been cancelled. He produced it.—Mr. Marsh
said he believed it was the same ; but he could not swear to

it. He had never had a Macclesfield note in his possession
but that given him by the prisoner Riley.—Mr. Dowling said
tkat he should in a few days be enabled to produce the gen-

tleman who lost it, and who could identify it.—Mr Rushton
said there was no evidence to affect the prisoner Burton, and
she was accordingly discharged. Riley and Roberts were re-
manded until Tuesday next.