The Sun.
London, England, 1813-12-14 00:00:00

CHARGE OF. MURDER.

QUEEN.SQUARE ---,Yesterday. Thontadiodzes was.
hrooght before P. cOLQUHOUN, E.q. by Cooper.
the Officer, charged on suspicion of having inflicted
a blow on Wm. Renny, in April 1809, by which
he, almost instantly expired. it ,appeared that the
'deceased was an Officer belonging to Cbeen-square
,Police-office, and on the morning of the 28th of
April, 1809, he was found dead within 17 yards
of his own lodgings.
John Cotton was first called, who deposed that
he had known the prisoner at the Bar about five
years. , Some time in the month of Aprii or May
1809, the pr;soner came to a house in the neigh-
bourhood .of Drury-lane, about three, o'clock in
the. morning, in company with a person of the
name of George Little, who had since been trans-
ported. for a robbery. They had two parts. of a
leaden bust which they said 'they had stolen from.
the Green-coat School at Westminster. The pri-
soner said in witness's healing, " we met Bill
Renny (meaning the deceased, coming along, he
went to grabGeo.Little, I went behind him, tipped
him a little one, and floored him." Next day witness
heard thatßenny had.been found dead ; in the even-
ing he saw the prisoner in St.Giles's, and told him
that Renny had been found dead, and that he (the
prisoner) .had certainly murdered him. Prisoner
replied, " you arc a thief and know . nothing
abont it." Witness said the image was tarried to
a house in Charles-street, Drury-lane, and' after
being cut into Small pieces, to a house in Hopkins-
street, Soho, Witness further stated, that he had
since spoken to Little about the murder, who an-
swered, " well, if it be so, we have 'done our
country a service." Little had, however, since
requested witness not to say any thing about it,
for if he did they should both die.
tilllinore, the officer, said, that he saw the de-
ceased Renny on the night of the 27th of April,
1809, and he appeared perfectly healthy, and
quite sober. On the following morning he found
him dead,, and believed his death was occasioned
by a blow on the head.
Sarah Oakley proved the deceased being at her
house on the 27th April, 1809 t• alio his going
from there perfectly sober about half past twelve

Mr. R. B. Pollard, keeper of the Green Coat
School, said, that a Bust of Charles the First was
stolen from the School House on the 28th April,
1809.

The examination lasted four bourn, and the
Mpriloner was ordered to be brought up again on
Monday next. _

Gull:1)H A LL.---Yestertlay Thomas Burgion was
charged before the Sitting Alderman with infa-
mously assaulting a child of six years of age, and
was fully committed for trial.
Bow -STREET .--Yesterda y Ann Berridge,a young
woman of respectable appearance, was. brought to
this office, on a charge of felony. A few days
since, she called upon an acquaintance of the
name of Hll, in Church-street, Kensington, where
site was entertained during the day, and slept
there. On the day after she was gone, a watch
was missed, and on her being charged with taking
it, she confessed it. Being given into the cus-
tody of Bacon, lie searched her, and found a
pawnbroker's duplicate for a gold watch, which
was pledged at Mr. Thimber's, a pawnbroker, at
Knightslnidge, for four guineas. She, was com-
mitted for trial.

HAcrrotst-GARDEN-.----A. woman, of the flame of
Ann Simpson, who keeps an old iron shop, in Je-
rusalem-passage, .St: John's-street, Clerkenwell,
underwent an examination, yesterday, before Mr.
CAPPER, charged by John Hint, the officer, with
having a large quantity of lead and pewter in her
possession,. which she could not satisfactorily ac-
count for.. The Act of Parliament, stating that
the keeper of an old iron shop must keep a book,.
with an entry of the names .and. address of those
persons of whOm they inty such articles, in order
to bring them forward when required by a Ma-
gistrate" and she not.being .able •to produce the
persons of whotti she bought the lead and pewter,
was convicted in the penalty of dOs. and costs, be-
sides thelorfeiture of the lead and pewter.

The late JOHN lIILLMAN, •Esil. of Hampton,
Middlesex, has bequeathed to the Marine Society
500/. Mr. H. was a very old Governor of that
excellent institution.

On Saturday evening last, nine French'Offieers,
from .Abergavenny, broke their parole, and came
to Newport on Saturday Morning, intending to
go to France in a vessel called The Friends, of.
of Pi they had previously agreed with the
Captain to rive him 250/. immediately they set
sail. Notwithstanding this agreement, the Cap-
tain (En:dorms) would not after Wards take them,
in consequence, it was said, of his partner in the
Vessel retosiug to ratify the contract. The French-
men; finding themselves disappointed, stirreadEr.ll
to the Magistrates of Newport, anti have been
corpmitted by the Mayor to Mcimnooth gaol. A
person of the name of John Jones, a smuggler, at
Abergavenny, (minim:tett the business for theta ;
he and his son, who accompanied them from
Ahergavenny to Newport, have been also com-
witted, to Monmouth gaol by the same authority.
Tuesday sennight was committed to Shepton-
Mallet Bridewell, by the ltev. Archdeacon Tun-
Nsa, J. Gault, alias Williams, charged with steitl-
iug two cows from the neighbourhood of Shaftes-
bury. This man came from East Knosyle,
to Glastonbury, a perfect stranger, about 13
months ago, where having remained about a
month, he took a house at Shepton-Mallett, and.
kept a bad horse and cart ; he shortly after con-
trived to go a short journey, anti hr right home
two capital , Mares. worth ohmic 50/. each ; he
then comtnenced the business of common carrier
between Shepton-Mallet and Wells, in which he
. is said to have conducted himself very properly ;
le, however; shortly took a second journey; and
brought botne:twa horses, which he soon disposed
.of. About 'a fortnight since, he infOrmeti his
neighbours that be was
going to Sluiftesbury fair ;
lie accordingly was' absent a few day:., and came
home with two Cows, „chick in a day or two lifter
were claimed as 'stolen property ; be was taken
into. middy, and the horses as %veil as the cows
now appear to have been all stolen. He is to