The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS,

THI ROAD 11172DAIL

The difficulty rained by Mr. Matt and hie soli-
citor relative to the wrposed privets examination of Mr.
Kent's family at I#th by Mr. Slack, and to which it will
be remembered that Mr. Kest most decidedly objected until
he had Mussed Mr. Slack's authority for his proceedings,
seems Dew in a few way of being overcome. In reply to
Mr. [eats letter (the Ilubstsace of which we publish;el a
day or two since), Mr. Sleek wrote, informing him that he
would enimmindente with the " clients " from whom he had
received kis instruction% and take such Peeeeettele se they
should:r4e.. A lager was also received by Mr. Kent from
Mr. W Under.ftwiretarr of State, Worming him
that Mr.
, sanctioned by the Home.office. The following
is t reply received yesterday (Wednesday) morning by
Mr. Mach : " Frome, Sept, 11, 180-0.
"Dear Sir, I have to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 7th instant (bat which did not reach me till the
Bth instant), and with regard to certain observations which
it contains shall merely remark, that it would be impossiWe
for any one to have been more anxious or more ready and
willing to assert in the discovery of the murderer than the
relatives of the murdered child have been. They have
given abundant proofs of such resdiness sad willingrame,
notwithstan the creel aspersions which have added to
their temble a • .

--"-Since your letter readied me Mr. Kent has received •
further communication from Mr. Waddington, from which
I gather (although Mr. Waddington says that no direct WM-
matiou to such effect has been received by him) that you
have been instructed by the magistrates to make the
inquiries you are now engaged in. If sash be
the CYO perhaps you will at once frankly
Worm me, and there will then he no longer any doubt or
to who are the • authorities' to whom you have before re-
ferred. With them will rent the responsibility of the course
you are miming. And in !itch event, without expressing
any opinion as to the propriety of that course, regard being
had to all the circumetances, I have Mr. Kent's instruc-
tions to say, that if you should desire to put any questions
to him or to Mrs. Kent, or to any members of his family
and household, he will be prepared to receive you at Road,
and I shall be happy to meet you there, and afford you
every facility for such purpose. —I remain, dear sire, yours
truly, " WIWAM
"Messrs. Slack and Simmons. solicitors, Bath."
A letter from Mr. Slack was also received yesterday,
which had crossed the foregoing in the poet. It appears
that on Tuesday morning a meeting of the magistrates waa
held at Trowbride, when If. G. G. Ludlow, Req., the Rev.
R. Crawley sad W. J. P. Staacomb, Req., were present.
Mr. 31ack then attended sad communicated the information
be Lad derived from the examination. The result was, that
Mr. ?Slack was instructed to write to Mr. Kent. saying that
it was of the utmost importance that his family should he
eiarnioed, and that it ma the wish of the magistrates that
he should attend oa Mr. Black with his family, for the
purpose on Mundt/ co Pride
s next. We have learned,
mrver, that Mr. Kent
h• to go no further than Lie
conceesioti given above, ad It is therefore probolde that
Mr. !Leh will accommodate him by attending at Itosid.lidl•
House. Meanwhile the signature of the Fronie memorial
for a special commission afar the present suapeuded.