The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-06-07

orr files Of Irish newspapers, 10y the late
steamer present painful details Of the distress
in Ireland. which is Increasing with frifhtlul
rnpid,ty 4, frs, the suffering was confined TO
afsNl9ggs' ~ 'sc Ms,i. .. shore, but but, n MY
not only the whole west bu, the greater portion
,f the south and east begins To feel the pres
sure. few months ago the hand Of phi
vate charity, aided hy benevolent societies, was
almost sufficient 10 prevent any great amount
of sun, ring, hut as the distress be-
comes more general and intensified these
means Of relief are found utterly inefficient, and
unless some comprehensive aud liberal mode Of
relief il Immediately adopted, the summer
will he hlackcnci with a renewal OF the scenes Of
nc and ~, when nearly two millions Of the
Irish people were swept from the earth by
famine.
Unfortunately all the existing modes Of relief
are but LITTLE adapted for an emergency so gene
raj and pressing. The Irish roor Law iorhid-
relief to- hc extended to holders Of lanl of four
acres or upwards, anil in all eases residence In
the Poor liouscs il made an indispensable condi-
ton Tor relief. As the d,trc-. exists chiefly
amoug this very class Of property holders, aud
there exists an inyucihlc rcpugnance amongst
The Irish rca-an,ry to enter Poor House,
which, TO ,hcn i, anonymous with all that j,
immoral aud un-Chri,tian, it will be seen that
thus the difficulties Of the case are greatly in
creased. Indeed, within tie ust few month.
there have been over twenty recorded cases OF
death hy starvation where tho rir.io, had
tickci- Of almit,lncc to tho Poor House, hu,
Close To- remain ou, ijc--aul lie. In, imn.iu-
alton fails to realize tic a,,rcI 90 If suffering
which these casc, m!i.a.- Gov it must lc OIL
v,ou, that they he.r hut . very sm.n proper
tion TO the misery Nat va .ull ,el with
H. nrmln ,ro to v.tnc', i.
4 short time aso We Presented to our readers
synopsis OF the late lr,h Poor Law Returns,
showing, the va. increase Of iestitu'ion ia Ire.
loul, in spite Of thc f.fl,nt report of Sir
EuulEl priL g. tie contrats. In cont. unltin
al Gc.e return, We nov present tc" Of the
ma y H.cDunt, OI suffering as recorded Ia our
lrish exchange
Gohtiy Iuhca''r- within the past few days
We laNr met -rit.'mtn irum various It'ts OF tue
c'uutry, Huo t,y g.. a-rco Boa stating that the pri-
v.l"n .. Ne next tNo o.. u,ls must r. -rontor N
c1uuiry district. t.au It has been vet. To-Day tie
appearance our market s4ih, irut'y indicate, the
t'ate co. tie country. Ti, caIts that used t. c,mo
laden wiz. nj. nud IOtat .rH Galway luat. 4,
come mt WA al prt 1rut empty, aud r. tIru with
hsfIlll quantity % f. liam meal ltst, .tg. nj an
iuQu,t l,d 100 tue CH lln-A il was stated ih.t te
lrcGtcsi distress prevails ina that c,u,fuuu.ty Ia
Biua. t people a.c also very lady III, aud
.l,AtI ..i.lp" lrelt,us t. cars uil a great many
o! tl.u.
A DIu oman hcnir.u. t. ntrnA uaIncd II i-
nHru X hrydc, has i4l.,u % N.tIm 10 tie v lie
fpr,il i,tlin., amongst our IuYI against ,l.ttt.
Ing the workAnuar. She had been several wn l.
b. a u,.,ate statc. ST., wa. 200 4. cabin, the own-
.rs OF Nilch were nearly o., destitute ~ lor,,f
The Rev. Father Dl.l,g wa. .out for and went
twice t. visit h,r. GA The Ur., 20, aston le al.
N.sei her strongly T. 49, /. the workAuIsc, "a.
planning T. her the comparative ,onfog, she would
.uily In IT, She said ,l. wo.ld al. sa,net n, A.
enter II on the second o,,a,ipn she cons, t,I hut
unfortunately tie Door I'D woman w.s To ex.
laustcd rs want aud . ..r auI died IN the car
OH her WAY I the v,ri. ..-c
cork E1Im.aer-pay ltire Yesterday. savs a
spr,. al irlort,r wa k.d over lie .reAt,, TO-, Lon
O. tuc district called tie Mars - IA a., l1ri,h DO,
Au-haduwu, Eve sly miles + the wr.t If Sk4b.
lrreeu, TIE uiols failed at wear /, A.. s.u.t
serious cytuut hH Ia the ether pitu,sI ..t,l ,.I
the SINAI afiurrs have IN Coustql,u'e hy. ..i ..tu
toayery pr,cari'us condition, f. o f.e boron
aud tcir families are "a w-uy i,,.,s, us.u. l.
the genera. ".'rtl 81 ,n'lt'FN'rti .r.git H.,r.
one meal day ami h'hn" $50 u.s uy a.
greatest shit' th"' tn'F N'' h..' I'.'urr eve
Stat uI"oh ahu us .- 't. rs t"e'Ntn
widely among thshl' alu n,'-. t',s WOW .'.'
plunged, aud Of wn,,. they see no prospect Of al