The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-09 00:00:00

IRISH LINES.

BELFAST AND ENNISKILLEN.—A mreting of the inhabitants
of Dungannon and its vicinity, with Lord Northland in the
chair, was held in the Court-house, on Wednesday, to take into
considera' ion a project for connecting Belfast with Enniskillen.
by a railway passing in the immediate neighbourhood of that
important and thriving borough. The unanimous °Onion of
the meeting was, that the proposed line would be one of un-
questionable advantage to the public generally, and more
especially to the town of Dungannon, and several resolu-
tions to that effect were carried without a single dissentient
voice.

TEMILEMORE TO NENAGH AND THE SHANNON.—The
Directors of this Ccmpany bare determined upon an amal-
gamation of the two lines, namely, that from Templemore
to Nenagh, with the original line from Nenagh to the
Shannon.

PROGRESS AT MA RYROROUGII.—The Messrs. Killen and
11oore are working their contract vigorously in the vicinity of
Nlaryborough. During the last week they increased their
workmen to upwards of 250.
TIIE GREAT COUNTY DOWN.— The Newry Telegraph
says—" At a recent meeting of the acting committee ot this
lice, the sum of 5,000/. was subscribed to defray preliminary
expenses, out ot a generous anxiety, on the part of the com-
mittee, that the deposits should rernaiu intact. the Marquis
of Downshire himself contributing the munificent sum of
1,000/."

HOUSLLESS POOR.

MEETING OF THE VESTRY OF ST. MARYLEBONE.

On Saturday, pursuant to a requisition from the Board of
Directors and Guardians of St. Marylebone, a special meeting
of the vestry of that parish took place at the Court-house, for
:he purpose of conferring with the board of directors and guar-
dians as to the best course to be adopted for resisting an order
of the Poor-law Commissioner-, calling upon them to unite
Marleltoros with other parishes for the srection and managing
of an asylum for the destitute and houseless, under the title of
the " North-Western Metropolitan District. Asylum."
The vestry was unusually crowded. 'lle entire board of
directors and guardians, attended by their secretary, were pre-
sent, and the gallery was thronged by rate-payers.
Mr. G. Daniell, the parish churchwarden, was called to
the chair, and Mr. Flood, the vestry-clerk, having read the
requisition,
Mr. THORNE, the secretary to the board of directors and
guardians, proceeded to read the orders of the Poor-law Com-
missioners , and the resolutions to which the guardians had come
to, determining to resist them.
Mr. SODEN addressed the vestry at considerable length, and
moved a resolution to the effect —" That the board of vestry
having obsarved the course pursued by the board of directors
and guardians, with reference to the monstrous proposition of
joining that parish with seven other large parishes, for the pur-
pose of providing a district asylum, and believiug this union
totally uncalled for, in fact, unconstitutional in principle, and
detrimental to the best interests of ratepayers—as contrary
to, and subversive of, the local Acts which guarantee the unity
and self-government of the parish--that the vestry approve the
conduct of the directors and guardians, and determine to sup-
port them by all legitimate means in resisting the present
attempt to destroy the rights and privileges of the inhabitants
of St. Marylebnne.
Mr. GOMM seconded the resolution, which, on being put
from the chair, was carried unanimously, amidst loud expres-
sions of approbation.
Ale. PARRY moved the appointment of a deputation, consist-
ing of the clergy, churchwardens, vestrymen, and directors of
the poor, to watt upon the Poor-law Commissioners, and urge
the various grounds of objection the authorities of that parish
had for refusing to obey the order, and to request its removal.
Lord MexTeoltn seconded the resolution, and expressed his
hearty concurrence in all that the directors arid guardians had
dove.
Mr. POTTER could not but express his regret that the people
of Pancras (he meant the board of directors) had torn off thelir
mask, and had determined t 3 become the supporters of
dt
Poor-law Commissioners in carrying out this monstrous or er.
Mr. Items and several other
gentlemen having spoken to
the resolution, it was carried.
It having been further resolves
to communicate with the
meeting separated.
at
other parishes formed into union, a
co-ope-
ration in the proposed resistance, and to request their
vote of thanks was then
passed to the Chairman. and the

REVOLTING CASE OF Cislf.D MURDER.—BIR-
.6,AU, SATV RDAY.—During the week a child murder of
considerable atrocity has been brought to light by Mr.
Davis, the town-coroner. The circumstances, as elicited at
the coroner's inquiry, way be related briefly. At Spring-
heath live a hard-working couple named Jenkins, and, during
the latter part of the week the wife bad a quarrel with a woman
named Marsh, who manifested a great degree of spl, ea
in the course of the altercation. This day week ah• little
girl belonging to Jenkins (fifteen months old) after tod-
dling about front house to house, was suddenly missed.
Every search was made in the vicinity for it, when it was
at last ascertained that the poor little creature was
seen to enter Marsh's house, with two other children, and was
not afterwards noticed until discovered dead, by its father in
the evening, in the cess-pool attached to the water-closet. It
appears, a few minutes atter it was missed, the father went to
Marsh's house for the purpose of ascertaining whether the child
was there, when Marsh assured him that it was not, and at the
same time gave him a light to satisfy himself. An inhabitant,
however, named Muliins, deposed that a short time before
the father went look for the deceased he saw Marsh take
a child by its hand, to the water-closet, and returned with-
! out it, at which time ,be was drunk. The jury, however,
believing that the chid might have fallen in aceilientall), le-
turned a verdict to thrd eff. et. But, subsequent important
I disclosures coming to the ears of tie Ccroner, a fresh jury was
I empanelled at the Turk's Head yes.erday ( Friday ). when it
was satisfactorily explained that the child could not have fallen
through the seat, and that Marsh had loft' frequently heard to.
' say that she would serve the parent. out before the week was out.
The jury, after sitting until a late hour last evening, returael
a verdict of Wilful Murder against Marsh. who was fully cow-
lmitred to the county gaol to take her trial at the ensuing:
assises,
I PUBLIC Housrs.—lt is most material that magi,-
' trates should be particular in not granting or renewing alehosse
DCelloes to drunken publicans.