The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-06 00:00:00

FRENCii .FUNDS.

May 2, Five per Cents. Opened at B7 f. 95 c.
Closed at B7 f. 80 c.
1585 f. c.

Bank Stock .

FAMINE IN IRELAND.

f We earnestly hope that the Meeting which is
appointed to be held at the City of London Ta-
vern to-morrow, for the, purpose of considering
the propriety of a Subscription for relieving the
f Irish Poor, will not separate without corning to
.• some Resolution as to .the.causes of .the existing
distress, to the recognition .of some remedial
• principle which shall prevent its recurrence, and
to the Adoption of a Petition to Parliament, pray-
ing not only for the present application of a por-
tion of the national resources to stay the de-
, stroying progress of famine and pestilence,
but for the enactment of such Legislative
measures as shall in • future .Secure to the
_population of that ill-fated country those
advantages 'which they are entitled to derive
from their union with Great Britain. Our
Readers will -recollect that a subscription was
opened, through. the' medium of this - paper,
fotr,the relief of the Irish peasantry, nearly
four months since. We then had correct in-
formation,,(as is --now evident,) that the supply
of food waS'insuflicient for the maintenance of the
inhabitants, until the ensuing crop ; and we at-
tempted to direct the fienevolence of the Public
to the''adoption of meaSaretZ.Of :relief, before: the
Calainity should haye become too. great . and
immediate 'to be 'arrested. Not one of the
public journals then seconded 'our endea-
vourS ;
:aria the existence of a scarcity was
so positively-denied; by Sir HAltcouT LEES (HO
doubt from_niisinformation and -under the iglu-.
ence of the best intentions) that the subscription
failed. We confess that, considering the intel-
ligence, the huinanity, and the patriotism of the
Rev. Baronet, we ourselves were induced to
doubt the accuracy of our inforination, and to
conclude' that the extent of the evil had been at
least greatly exaggerated: The frightful amount
of Irish wretchedness, "however, has now been
proved:by evidence that cannot be disputed ;
and We: can therefore have no apprehensiOn7that
it will not be alleviated by a burst of generous
and humane feeling that cannot be _excelled.—
'rhe principal objection to the interference o'
Government is, that - Government ought- no
to disturb the principles which regulate' sup;
ply and demand. But the actual condition a

Ireland is itself a sufficient and conclusive proof
that the supposed operation of those principles
does not produce the desired results; and that they
ought not only to be disturbed, but to be postponed
to principles which shall not only effectually re.
gulate the supply,and the demand, but, insure
the due provision of adequate means for satis-
fying the wants of the people. We have un-
feigned pleasure in submitting., to our Readers
the following communication fro Mr. Do-

HERTY, with-the list of the highly .respectable
Bankers who have already signified to that
Gentleman, by letter, and in the most handsome
terms, their, readiness to promote the subscrip-
tion. Mr. `DonEwry's beneficent activity, on
this distressing occasion, does him great ho-

nour