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DISTRESS IN MARYLAND.--The long drought which was hardly intercepted by the rains of the week has caused so great scarcity of vegetables in the lower sec- tions of the Stale both, on the Eastern and Western shore, that thsre are now many persons left without food to eat. An endorsement on a letter bag, from Mr. John Spalding. Postmaster, at Pleasant Hill, Charles county, dated May 25, state that on that day six persons called on him begging for meal or corn, and that in the surrounding couptry many are beg ging from door 10 doer, and thni no corn Is to be had a: any price. We hear (says the Baltimore PairioD that similar desti- iution prevails in other counties. Under these circu instances L becomes the duty of our citizens 10 take immediate meas> uFes to afford relief, and we hope that those who from their business relallons may be supposed to know more of the dis tress and means necessary to yslieve it, will take the matter up at once.-San

 