The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-03

OuR files of Irish newspapers, Wy tho late
steamer prcscn, painful details Of the distress
Ia Ireland, which is increasing with fri,h,fu
rapidly At first the suffering wa. confined to
a few localities on the western shores hut now
1t is becoming moro general and wide spread, and
not only the whole west but the greater portion
Of the south and east begin. TO feel the pres
sure. f.w months ago the hand Of pri-
vate charity, aided 10y benevolent so,ictics, was
almos, sufficient to prevent any great amour,
Of suffering, but "a the distress be-
comes more general and intensified these
means of relief are found utterly inefficient, and
unless some comprehensive and literal mode Of
relief is Immediately adopted, the summer
will be lackcnel with renewal Of the scenes a
46 AMI ~, when nearly two millions Of the
Irish people were swept from the earth by
lamirc.
\ Unfortunately All the existing, mo les of relief
-re bu, little adapted for an emergency so gone
n and pres ing Tho Irish Poor Law forbid,
,'Nicf to lie EXTENDED to holders Of land Of four
sores or upwards, and ia all cases residence in
The Poor Houses is made Indispensable condi-
ton for relief. As the distress exists chiefly
smou. this very class Of property holders, and
there exists an inyincibc rcpus rancc amongst
the Iri,h pcas,niry to enter n Poor House,
which, to ,icm is synonymous with all that is
Immoral and un-Chri.tian, it will be- seen that
thus the diliculties Of the case are greatly H.
creased. Indeed, wi,,iA the lat few months
there have brcn over twenty recorded cases ol
death 10y starvation wA..c the lariic, hal
tickets of aimittancc to the Poor House, Tut
chose to remain oGi,ido--,ul die. tn, imlgin-
s,ion fails N realize the aggregate Of suffering
which these case, Indicate as it mus, be Oh.
vious that they bear but a very small proper
ton TO the misery that was suffered with
no human eye to witness Il.
A shor time ago we presented to our rca RS
q synopsi, Of the late Irish Poor Law Returns,
shown, the vas, increase OF dc-tituion in Ife.
land, IN fpte Of tho ilipp report Of Sir
ROBERT pLEi. to the coatrii.. In confirmation
Of these returns we now present a few Of the
many accounts Of suffering as recorded in our
Irish excAar 5cs;
Gal,cay lnd'c1'T .th.n the pas, few days
we L1Yt met rcit ,niru nom various lal a. o. the
country aud hey all agree In stating that tue pr.
~itioi Tor Tie ueNt tNI ~ ILths u.-t Ice greater "a
country d lets than it las Teen yet. 4 -ihy the
nppearAuce o. oii mst.tt suhei .niy iriicntes tle
etAtc AN.t.4ii tsftH ti.t h7tl L.
ladenN ga oats aud pltat .s t. GALWAY market,
com - town 1T prescott empty, and turn with
ssinal. = Iautty 81 lud.nu meal. Yesterday, at an
inquest lid iu tie Caila-h, II wRs stated nat tie
greatest distress prevails ia ttlAt cutuiu luty Ia
B,rna, the p.ope are also very lhlly of, ami
"fever famine" threatens to carry u great many
An old woman belonging t. Blrna named Ho-
nora KIlbryde, has fallen victim 10 TIE wide
spread facing amongst our poor against enter
lug the worhhou,c. Sic had been several weeks
"a delicate ttlte, kae ID cabin.
FRS OF which were nearly 40 destitute as hereof
The Rev. Father Il. "lpy was sent Tor nnd went
ewiee T. y,sh hcr. On the first o-tnsiou he al.
pla.hln. y he. tie comparative comfort sic would
ENJOY Ia ". sAe SAIL size would dc sooner tAsr
enter II On we -" Ai o., gs.pn size consented, bat
unfortunately tue poor olA woman vas t. cx.
haustrd 10y wan, and hunger, aui dlpi n the car
Oh her WAY + tue vprKLUus,.
Cork E(gn'ncr t.iIre yestorlnv s,vs
special relnrtcr, walked over 90 yrc.,.r a., 4, ~.
Of tie district called tie Mhsl,-, IA t.Iir,,l a..
Augladuwa, five OF six Hl..e- l. g., wos,ui 81 ~.
bereeu Tac eIops failed Lost year l. tr sau,,
serious est M IN IL tue other Da.,s ys.tHi, H..
tae small IA in..s have ~ t.As' Glenc. been reduce
tonvery pcA"us .!4t"n, Nll.c the !" -'t'i
md tc!t families rro, ID. many instances, owinE,
tLe genera dcarth Of employment forced g. iiv. %
one in,a day, and r.iActiiuus, Il 10 ouly hy Ia
greatest suits that thoy are able 4 procure eve
Lat Gloom an dls. urasrmeut IL treadin
widely among M,u aud many express tAeir fear
t4at they Will De- utterly W.gb.c L. tide over /
clmcAtes ana Ht'ht IS Ia y hieh they are nov
punged' and Of which thsy sec ~ prospect y! III
nlleyiatioL before LoNt ll'y,nt
In many houses | saw fine, able stalwArth look
ing young men Who wopd he willing t. work 4
any remuucri tIu "a which N,y could 1--we l.,
lhey ore unable : olttu ouI.oy lueut, 1i4d Ia,
are strugylng on from d.y t. aay, soin,t ms, In,
ing tie tweuty-inlr hours ola l,ss than .alf
inca, wit'oul any cert p prospect Of b,ln- able
procure even 81 l4gc. t.t nest day. H. one nous
which, Ike q great i.a.y ,tA,,, was yeritatly q,
titute Of furniture, were tNo grown M, btrui
young Inea pes dies s.nc younger members q /
family, and t 90 steer uai Il.'t,r N.le of The
lhl lhl 2 a.. q =, thou