Star. — 1830-09-15 (London, England)

POLICE REPORTS.  Yesterday, two women, named Lewis and Cullum, and a man named Darby, were brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having robbed a young sailor of three M. notes and a silver watch. Edmund Ferguson, the sailor (quitea boy) stated that he had just arrived from the coast of Africa, in the trig Black Nymph, and had re. ceived his pay, amounting to upwards of 161. He had, for the greater security, placed the three notes in the case of his watch, because he thought that people would never think of looking into a watch for money, nor be cunning enough to suspect him of concealing it there. His brother and he met the two women at the house of a crimp in Saint Mary Axe, and asked them to drink. They all entered a publichouse, and contrived to dispose of six pots of porter and six quarterns of gin, very soon. The brother, who it appears belonged to an East Indianian, had luckily not been aid his wages, or he would have been stripped of every halfpenny, for they both accepted the invitation of the women to visit their lodgings in Angel-alley. Alore porter and gin were ordered in, and the witness, who became quite confidential with Lewis, handed over his watch to her, requesting that she would be good enough to keep it safe for him. He then, as his watch was quite safe, very quietly drank on till he got blind drtink, and stretched himself on the floor. Upon waking he found that his fair partner had pawned his watch for seven shillings, and on going to the pawnbroker's and examining it, he perceived that the three five-pound notes had disappeared. The Lord Mayor—What on earth could Induce you to hand your watch to such a woman as this, of whom you knew nothing except that she was a prostitute ? Ferguson—Why, my lord, I thought she knew the town better than I did, and that my watch would be safer in her posseesion than in mine, so I gave it to her to take care of. The LoaD MaYon--How could you suppose your property would be safe in such hands ?  Ferguson—There were other people in the room, and the 7 appeared to be all one family—sistcts and fathers and mothers. M c thought we were quite safe, and my brother got blind drunk before I did. Mr. Hoblcr—And then you made a beast of yourself, and followed his example? Ferguson—Yes, Sir, I did get drunk, GOD knows ; but they told me they were all very honest people, and I thought there was no danger. The officer who apprehended the prisoners, said he was induced to take up auby, because when he was taking the two to the watch-house that person did all he could to prevent the sailor from following and giving charge. The prisoners were all remanded for another examination. Ciumnstxxx----John Partteine was brought up for re-examination yesterday, before Mr. Alderman ANSLEY, charged with attempting to obtain various books from Mr. Bagster, of Paternoster-row, and Mr. Fisher, of Newgate-street, by presenting forged orders in the names of Mr. Dowding, of Newpte-street, sod Mr. Jennings, of Chomp. side, booksellers.  Thee being no further charges within the jurisdiction of the Sitting Alderman, the prisoner was asked how he obtained the forged orders ? He said they were given to him. It appeared, however, that with the view of amusing him till the genuineness of the order he produced could be ascertained, Mrs. Bagger had Invited him to write in her presence an I. O. U. foe the book he required, the baud-writing of which corresponded exactly with that of several others.  The Alderman therefore committed him for the attempts in the City, and directed the parties from whom goods had actually been obtained in the county, to go before the Middlesex Grand Jury, and present their bills.  Bow-evnEwv.—Yesterday, Captain Lambert Malony appeared be. fore Mr. Mixentru., accompanied by Mr. Harmer, for the purpose of surrendering himself to justice, he having been charged with having acted as second to Lieutenant Joseph Crowder, who was killed in a duel by Captain Helsham, at Boulogne, on the Ist of April, 1829. Mr. Mixsuora. asked him if he meant to) make any observation The prisoner merely replied " It is perfectly correct." Then, (observed the Magistrate), it is my painful duty to commit you ' to prison on the charge of wilful murder. Captain Malony bowed, and was conducted from the office by Dodd the_gaoler.