The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-12 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, APRIL S.—The most lamentable feature in
the reports from the country this morning is the increas-
ing disorganization and the more frequent occurrence of
,anguirr,,ry crimes. Some very shocking murders are
reported—one connected with the !and eviction system
—another in which the possession of a small sum of
money was the object. This latter is a description. 01
crime hitherto very rare in Ireland. There is a!so an
account of an attempt—fortunately unsuccessful—to
mur ter a magic rate in the county of Limerick.
There are again more heart-rending reports of
the ravages of famine in some southern and western
counties.

The accounts of the progress of tillage continue to be
favourable !'rorn most parts of the c)untry, and this is
almost the only gratifying and hopeful feature in the
state of the country. Drainage works on an extensive
scale are also undertaken in various counties, Land -
lords, in many more cases, are supplying seed to their
ten an! ry.

The reports of the grain crcps are highly encouraging.
The northern agricultural reports state that the young
wheats are making great progress, that the breadth of
land sown with oats is much beyond an average, and that
the better class of farmers are preparing to put down a
greater quantity of turnips, parsnips, and other green
crops than usual. Notwithstanding the perils attending
such a crop, a considerable brea_itli of potatoes has been
planted, chiefly by large farmers or country gentlemen;
but the culture of potatoes has been abandoned almost
entirely by the small occupiers.
In consequence of the refusal of several relief com-
mittees to undertake the duties assigned to them under
the Temporary Destitution Act, the Relief Commission-
ers, it is stated, are determined to avail themselves of
the powers conferred by the Act in re-constituting com-
mittees in the various localities where this very dis-
graceful conduct has been practised.
STATE OF THE PROVINCES.

From the northern division of Tipperary, the Dublin
Evening Pest contains the following very gratifying
report :
" NENAGH, APRIL 6.—The relief committees in this
locality, twenty in number, are forming, and all goes on
well under the admirable arrangements of Mr. Hatchell.
inspector, whose kind and gentle deportment endears
him to all classes. American flour is rapidly pouring
into us every day from Limerick and Waterford. Indian
meal has fallen 61. per ton. The farmers are busily em
ployed, and every effort made to cultivate the land.
Out excellent countryman, Mr. Stafford O'Brien, M.P.
freighted a vessel at Glasgow, and brought over 1,200/.
worth of seed oats, which his active and intelligent
agent, Mr. Walker, is distributing amongst his tenantry
on the Ormonde estates. Thus are we going on with
the good work. All is tranquil here ; order is restored,
and the country, I earnestly hope, will soon prosper."
The following most heart-rending report of destitution
appears in the Waterford Chronicle :
" DUNGARVAN, APRIL s.—To whatever direction you
turn you are appalled by the most direful starvation,
and shocking d, aths. In the rural parts, the poor are
dying like rotten sheep ; in fact, they are melting down
into the clay by the sides of the ditches ; no roof to
shelter them from the cold or wet of the night, no
hand to relieve them, or reach a drink to the gasp-
ing, dying person. During last week, six or seven
persons were found deal on the road sides, in the
vicinity of this town. The bodies remain for whole
weeks in those places unburied. Fever and dysentery
are spreading here to an alarming extent, so much so
that our venerated and zealous pastor, Doctor Rally,
ever alive to the spiritual and temporal wants of his
flock, lost no time in procuring the assistance of two
additional curates. What extraordinary fortitude and
zeal the Catholic priest must pa,SQSS to support him in
the faithful discharge of so important and dangerous a
duty !"
" KING'S COUNTY. PARSONSTOWN WORKHOUSE,
Aram 7.—tide regret to announce tho death of Mr.
Stack, the respected rntAster of the workhouse of this
union ; he died this morning of fever, after an illness of
only about a week's duration ; and we are- also deeply
concerned to learn that Mr. Richard Robinion, the clerk
of the union, has also b. en dangerously ill of fever for
about the same lengtholtimer"