The Sun. — 1837-11-02 (London, England)

HORRID MURDER.—A most foul and atrocious murder was committed on Wednesday evening last, in the perish of Tewin, in Hertfordshire, on the person of Williatu Bennett, a pensioner of the 49th Regiment of Foot. The facts of the case, so far as they have yet become public (the evidence taken at the inquest on the body has not been Yet allowed to be published), are these :—The deceased left 1115 home in the morning for Hertford, for the purpose of receiving his quarterly pension, which amounted, it is stir posed, to 'about ten or twelve pounds. He was seen, 139 his return, within a short distance of the place where the body was found, about half-past five o'clock in the evening' He appeared perfectly sober at the time. The body w;',9 found early next morning by a person going to his %or' It lay lengthwise in a shallow rut of a bye road, leading through a field from Tewing-green, towards Burnhamgreen. It had several bruises about the head and face' which were proved by the surgeons who examined it i; terwards to have been caused by a bludgeon, or sonic sue instrument. There was half a sovereign, with eighteen; pence in silver, and a few halfpence, found in his waister n pocket. His watch, together with the rest of his pens'ehmoney, were not found on him. His clothes were not unite., disordered, nor were they at all torn, except one 01.1).4 breeches pockets. The road on which the body lay cc`.quite a bye one, a considerable distance from any hose' and close to a wood. There did not appear to have be much struggle on the spot. The coroner, Philip 1-40egf. more, Esq., held an inquest on the body on Thursday ternoon, which was adjourned to the following day, to giv, time for a post mortem examination. The body was as amined by Messrs. Davies and Dickens. The body is that of a person about fifty-five years old, remarkably strong made, and healthy and robust appearance. A coniderablee quantity of blood was found on the brain, caused bY rupture of blood-vessels in consequence of the blows. The 'h was no doubt on the minds of the medical men that dent I. was produced by this cause. It appears that four men :a very suspicious character were found to follow the deeens near the spot where the body was found, and were v,evirlo soon afterwards seen to return towards Hertford. individuals have been already taken into custody on sus-e picion. The atrocious deed has created a most into a sensation in the neighbourhood, and several magistrates; nd other gentlemen attended at the inquest. The verdic rs".. the Jury was, 44 Wilful Murder against some person or Pe sons unknown." nab'. An advertisement of lodgings to be let, in a a lin Paper, winds up as follows :—" N.B. A solicitor nee not apply." The Glasgow Courier of the 2Sth ult. states, thanon the preceding day Inverary had been visited with Ihl tmost violent thun ler-storm ever remembered. The lig Id ning struck the steeple and shattered it to atoms. S°7: of the stones were hurled through the windows and rlpries the adjoining houses. Some of the seats in the gni_ -and were torn from their position, and flung into the area' ited the lead of the roof was seen flowing down in a mewitja stream. No lives were lost. During the day the cross blew a perfect hurricane, and no vessels ventured to down to St. Catherine's. The Rothsay boats, in going channel, could not touch at Dunoon  -------P. PRand SIL" nd