The Sun. — 1818-08-15 (London, England)

THE MURDERS.  Chentiel bore a very good character in early life. Among his playfellows, when a school boy, he was remarked for a quiet and even gentle disposition. As he advanced in life, until some time after his 111:irriage, he was of a pat-simuniims disposition, and it was remarked he the companions whom he occasionally met at places of public amusement, that he was a person li!irly to succeed in life. About nine years back he became acquainted with the daughter of a respectable farmer, residing at Chillingfoid. Their intimacy commenced whilst she was on a visit at Godahning, and a matrimonial connexion was the consequence. She received 10001. portion from her father, and Chennei a sum to the sante amount, with which he commenced business as a farmer. It was remarked soon after, that he got, by degrees, into habits of extravagance. He became fond of society at home, while circumstances afforded him the means o.' entertaining them, and when those failed, he began to frequent imblie-how,es, to neglect his fainie, and to addict himself to the sociery of the lowest class of females. The consequence was, that from a character of temperance and parsimony, he acquired that of dissipation and extravagance, and conducted hitnsclf in such a manner as to induce a suspicion of other crimes. previous to the perpetration of that for which he suffered. He was never of a quarrelsome disposition ; on the contrary, though his appearance at the Bar, and during the whole time of his confinement, was intrepid, or even .careress to a degree that seemed to border upon insensibility, he was always averse to fighting, and was never known to display feelings of hostility among his acquaintance. Chennel's mother having (lied while he was an infant, Mrs. Wilson, the housekeeper, was taken into the service of his father about thirty years back, and remained there until the time of ,her death. Her conduct to young Chennel, both in early life and after he grew up to manhood, is said to have been most affectionate. Her behaviour to him was marked rather by the tender and endearing cares of a mother than the hired attentions of a servant so that this horrid deed, on the part of Chennel, might be consaletedas the murder, nut of one, but of both parents. Chalcraft, in the neighbourhood where he resided, does not appear to have borne a good character. He was fond of frequenting public-houses, and was neither a good husband nor father. He allowed his wife, for a long time back, tube a burthen upon the parish, giving her only a small part of his earnings. He and Chennel were constant companions. They for a lung time drank and conversed upon a footing of equality, though they partly stood in the relation of master and servant. Some apprehensions are still entertained in the towa of Godalming that they were not the only persons concerned in this horrid murder. There is one in particular, who when conversed with upon the subject, was always extremely cautions, and threw out many insinuations which would lead one naturally to conclude, that, if nut actually concerned, he was at least no stranger to the transaction.— He has been often heard to say, that if George Chennel dare attempt to say any thing to him, be could make him tremble in his shoes. These, and other such expressions, have rendered him an object of suspicion, but, perhaps, without sufficient foundation.  The day after Chennel arrest, that was the day upon which the murder was discovered, he sat at the Little George, next door to his father's house, among the officers who had him in custody. He smoked his pipe and drank porter, with as much apparent indifference as if nothing- extraordinary bad occurred. This was remarked to him by some person present, and surprise expressed that he should act so while his father lay murdered in the next house. Chennel replied, what is it