The Sun. — 1860-07-17 (London, England)

ROAD.  Sir G. C. Lewis, ome Secretary, has despatched Inspector hicher, of the metropolitan detective police, to Road, for the purpose of endeavouring 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 morning 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 liberated. After sitting for about two hours with closed doors, the representatives of the press were admitted. 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 accomplice not being the actual murderer. The nursemaid 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 discharge 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 infant, 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 employ, 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 sitting Inspector Whicher, accompanied by Superintendents 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.