The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-17 00:00:00

TUE CHILD 111U_RDER AT .ROAD.

Sir G. C. Lewis, ome Secretary, has de-
spatched Inspector hicher, of the metropolitan
detective police, to Road, for the purpose of en-
deavouring to dissipate the mystery which still
hangs over the murder of the child of Mr. Kent.
The inspector reached Trowbridge from London
on Sunday evening, and proceeded yesterday morn-
ing to Road, -where he had an interview
with the magistrates by whom the inquiry
has been conducted. In the course of the
conference Elizabeth Gough, the nurse
maid, was brought before the Bench and. was libe-
rated. After sitting for about two hours with closed
doors, the representatives of the press were admit-
ted. The Rev. R. Crawley said the magistrates had
little to communicate beyond the fact th:Lt Inspector
Whicher had been sent down from London, and
that the investigation had been placed in his hands
A reward would be immediately offered, £lOO by
the Government and £lOO on the part of Mr. Kent
to any person giving such information as should
lead to the conviction of the perpetrator of the
crime, together with a free pardon to any accom-
plice not being the actual murderer. The nurse-
maid had been, discharged, and had been informed
that she was at liberty to go where she liked, and
she had stated her intention of returning to the dis-
charge of her duties at Mr. Kent's house. It was
then announced that the inquiry would be adjourned
till Friday next, and in reply to an inquiry whether
the proceedings on that day would be public it was
stated that in the event of any evidence being then
taken on oath the public and reporters would be
admitted, but that at present the me pursued. m
magistrates werer.
unable to say what course'vould be
Lopez, magistrate, wished it to be known that the
house had been re-examined and re-searched in every
possible way ; and that every inmate, except the in-
fant, had been called on to state what they knew in
reference to the matter. The best superintendents
of the force had been engaged in the investigation,
and it was only an act of justice to the police and
to the magistrates to state that they had used their
utmost exertions in endeavouring to trace out
the guilty party. The two servants mentioned
by Mr. Kent as having formerly lived in his em-
ploy, and as being parties likely to have had an
ill-will against him, had both been found out by
the police, and it was proved that they were many
miles distant from the scene of the murder on the
night of its occurrence. He (Mr. Lopez) was only
sorry that the magistrates had no more information
to communicate to the press in reference to this
extraordinary case. At the conclusion of the sit-
ting Inspector Whicher, accompanied by Superin-
tendents Foley, Woolfe, and others of the county
constabulary, proceeded to Mr. Kent's residence,
and made a further inspection and search of the
premises. The practicability of removing a child
about the age of the deceased from its bed without
waking it, or disturbing the persons sleeping in the
same and adjoining rooms, has been tested by the
police, and bas been accomplished in three instances.

The Prince Consort honoured the performance;
at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, with his pre:
sent© last evening. Lord Waterpark and Lieutonitab'
Colonel Ponsouby were in attendance.