The Sun. — 1858-05-19 (London, England)

TEE MINISTERIAL CRISIS.  The "crisis" may be said to be past. Last night's brief preliminary dialogue shows how completely the flank of the Opposition army has been turned. Mr. Vernon Smith is clearly the weak point of the Palmerstonian body. It is impossible, according 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, " Hold him down, Jemmy, while I fetch a brickbat, be has no friends." " The officer from Lucknow," who has arrived so opportunely, was a great card for the Government, and was admirably played off list 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 through the past week about their having a mljority of "at least fifty." We have good reasons for assuring our 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 resolved to do so,L—Morning Chronicle.  THE LATE .EXTRAORDIN ART CASE OF liNFANTICIDE.  Yesterday 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 Spanishplace, Manchester-square, on Sunday morning last, under the extraordinary circumstances detailei in the following evidence : Mrs. Jane Clarke, housekeeper in the establishment of Lady Fitzgerald, of No. 40, Portmansquare, deposed that 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 obFerving a parcel on the floor. She gave intimation of such to the pew-opener, who was ignorant of the circumstakce, who removed the parcel ; and, on a police-constable being sent for, it was discovered 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 examined. 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 workhouse. Police-constable 31 D said he 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." 1 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. Ttickeli, the surgeon Of the workhouse, said the infant had lived some time after the birth.  Verdict—" Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown."