The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-19 00:00:00

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

The "crisis" may be said to be past. Last
night's brief preliminary dialogue shows how com-
pletely the flank of the Opposition army has been
turned.

Mr. Vernon Smith is clearly the weak point of
the Palmerstonian body. It is impossible, accord-
ing to the feeling of the house, to administer to him
too much punishment. Like the Preston boys
with the runaway monkey in the old story, every
M.P. seems to be calling to the other, " Bold him
down, Jemmy, while I fetch a brickbat, he has no
friends." " The officer from Lucknow," who has
arrived so opportunely, was a great card for the
Government, and was admirably played off last
night by Sir John Pakington. The impression
produced against Mr. Vernon Smith was something
awful.

It is now decided that the Peelites will vote with
the Government. Mr. Gladstone and Sir James
Graham will both speak in support of Lord Derby.
The Palmerstonians have been chirping througu
the past week about their having a majority of "at
least fifty." We have good reasons for assuring
cur readers that the' majority will be in favour of
Ministers.

The postponement of the division has had a
diminishing effect over the ranks of the Opposition.
Many members who can save their seats as well as
their consciences by simply not voting, have re-
solved to do so.—Morning Chronicle.

THE LATE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF
INFANTICIDE.

Yes'erday evening an inquest was held at the
Lord Clive's Head, Manchester-square, before Mr.
Wakley, coroner, on view of the body of a fine new
born male infant, which was discovered in one of
the pews of the Roman Catholic Chapel, in Spanish-
Place Manchester-squat e, on Sunday morning last,
under the extraordinary circumstances detailed in
the following evidence :
Mrs. Jane Clarke, housekeeper in the estab-
lishment of Lady Fitzgerald, of No. 40, Portman..
square, deposed tbat she was accustomed to
attend the Catholic Chapel, in Spanish-place,
Manchester-square. Last Sunday, on entering the
family pew of her ladyship, she was surprised at
observing a parcel on the floor. She gave intima-
tion of such to the pew-opener, who was ignorant
of the circumstasce, who removed the parcel ; and,
on a police-constable being sent for, it was dis-
covered that it contained the body of the infant,
the subject of the present inquiry.
Lady Fitzgerald sent a message to the coroner
requesting to be excused attending the inquiry, as
she knew no more than her housekeeper, which
request was instantly acceded to.
Eliza Harrington, the pew-opener, was next ex-
amined. She merely spoke of being called by the
last witness, and giving the parcel into the custody
of the police, who took it to Marylebone work-
house.

Police-constable 31 D said ho found a piece of
paper attached to the merino gown in which the
infant was wrapped, on which was the following :
—"I hope the humane Christian who will find this
poor infant will see that it is decently interred."
The police said • they had been unsuccessful in
discovering any trace of the mother, or the party
who had placed'it in the chapel.
Mr. Tuckeli, the surgeon of the workhouse, said
the infant had lived some time after the birth.
Verdict—" Wilful murder against some person
or persons unknown."