The Northern Daily Times. — 1857-04-23 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

NUMEROUS CASES OF CHILD MURDER.--Information was reeeived at the various metropolitan police stations, on T Ifsday, of to fewer than three cases of child murder. The first was that of a Male ihfant, about five mouths old, found by police constable 222 R, id the river Ravenshourne, at Lewisham, dressed in a striped bed-gowd and wrapped in a flannel marked with the letter " L," and supposed to form part of the clothing of some workhouse or charitable institu'ion. At an inquest held on the body, before Mr. Carlton, coroner fur West Kent, medical evidence was given showing that previons to immersion sufficient injuries had been inflicted to cause death, and the enquiry was adjourned. The second case is that of a newly-barn male child found under a rock near the river Terny, at Ludford, Herefordshire, tied up in a black silk apron, and having the half of a small shawl or woman's neckerchief bound tightly round the neck. The third case is that of the body of a female child, about three months old, found is the Byer, Bolton, and Manchester can il, near Prestolee Mil s, Pilkiogton, tied up in an old, darkcoloured barege shawl, and in which, as also in the above ease, the ceroner's enquiry has resulted in a verdict or " Wilful Murder" against some person or persons unknowd. Tire Earl/ass EL-Gum. -- The Empress, it is said, by an unexpected weakness of mind, has gradually lost the hold she had on the Emperor's affections. Weakness of mind, perhaps, is too strong a word • (and if it is, I beg the flir accused's pardon.) But she has at least exhibited lately a degree of frivolity and of lightness totally unbecoming her elevated position. Thus her time is spent iu discussing and getting up fine robes ; she wants to relieve the system of court pages and other expurgated fooleries of other centuries ; she wants her court to dazzle, but her inventions are those of the milliner. It appears that Eugenie is one of those delicate and premature o ganisations which reach the acme of brilliancy early and then rapidly decline into ineffective mediocrity. It would be absurd to suppose that Napoleon, with his practical turn of mind, and a full knowledge of the difaculties that surrounded him, was going to unite his fortunes to an unknown woman, merely for the beauties of her person; for he might have found plenty of beauties who were known and esteemed in France. Bathe married Eugenic because te believed her a brilliant woman in point of intellect, who would be able to lend him ' material nssistance in the management of that part of his affeirsmore particularly belonging to her sex. But, however much cleverness she may have had younger, the hopes of the Emperor appear to be sadly deceived, and it is said that he cannot even trust the organisation of the Palace fetes to her Majesty. He is obliged to be a tyrant in his own house. In fine, Eugenie does not come up to his standard, and he is rowing tired of her ' - hence the sins that are laid at his door. This is the substance of the reports in circulation, andalthough, as I said before, I cannot guarawee their authenticity, there is a multitude of corroborating evidence which I might give you. —Paris Correspondent of the New Yotic Times.