The Sun. — 1813-12-14 (London, England)

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 neighbourhood .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 transported. 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 prisoner 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 evening 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 Hopkinsstreet, Soho, Witness further stated, that he had since spoken to Little about the murder, who answered, " 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 deceased 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 infamously 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 custody 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 committed for trial.  HAcrrotst-