The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-22 00:00:00

HAT MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.--Meadow Hay, 31 to 41 ; Clover, ditto,
41 to 51; and Straw, 11 8s to 11 los per load. A
moderate supply, and a sluggish demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 41 3s ; Clover
ditto, 41 to 41 16s ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ lls per
load. Trade steady, at full prices.
WIIITEMAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 3/ to 41; Clover,
ditto, 41 to 51; and Straw, 116 s to 1/10s per load. Supply
moderate, and trade rather dull.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The House sat to-day shortly after two o'clock for the
purpose of giving the Royal Assent to the Crown and
Government Security Bill, and various other Bills.
Among the Peers present we noticed the Lord Chan-
cellor, Lord Campbell, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord
Carew, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Marquis of
Clanricarde,
ROAL ASSENT.

At twenty minutes past two o'clock the Lord • Chan-
cellor, Lord Campbell, the Earl of Shaftesbury, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Marquis of Clanri-
carde, took their seats as Lords Commissioners
below the Throne, and gave the Royal Assent to
the following Bills The Exchequer Bills' Bill,
the Crown and Government Security Bill, the Mutiny
Bill, the Marine Mutiny Bill, the Borough Police
Superannuation Fund Bill, Public Works Completion
(Ireland) Bill, Leases of Mines (Ireland) Bill, and Ket-
tering Small Tenements Bill.

Their Lordships, after disposing of other business,
adjourned to Thursday, the 4th of May.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Two o'clock.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

Sir G. GREY moiled that the House at its rising
adjourn until Monday, the Ist of May.
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL did not wish to detain the
House, as it was about to adjourn for the holidays, but
he felt he should not discharge his duty if he did not
offer a few observations with respect to the state
of Ireland before the motion was agreed to.
He wished, in the first place, to express his
regret at a portion of the address of the
Noble Lord on Monday—(Hear, hear)—he alluded
to the statement which he made at the close of his
speech, that whatever were his opinions with respect to
the repeal of the union, he was prepared to resist
any proposition of that kind by force. His
expression had been thus misinterpreted in Ireland,
whereas what he (Mr. J. O'Connell) understood him to say
was this, that if he were met by argument on the sub-
ject, he should be prepared to enter into a sliscussion of
the matter, but that if force were resorted to he should
resist it by force. In his opinion, great injury could not
fail to result to all parties in Ireland, if any attempt
were made to carry the repeal of the union, or any other
political measure, by force of arms.—(Hear, hear.) If
the Irish people were insane enough to adopt violent
measures there would he one thing tar more cruel and
disastrous than success—the placing of the city
in the hands of an armed, reckless, and un-
diciplined mob.—(Hear, hear.)
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 15th day of April, 1848.
DMUS DIMAIMICENT.

Notes i55ued........ 27,165,470

Government debt • • 11,615,100
Other securities .. 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 11,231,101
Silver bullion • • 1,934,369

L 27.165,470

X 27,165,410
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 20th day of April, 1841

,ETAITMEN T.

Government securi-
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 12,783,04
Other securities . • 12,149,433
INotes ••••••• • • • • • .. 11,56K,930
Gold and silver coin 598,78 i

£34,051,117
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.