The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-02 00:00:00

WOOL.

The public sales of colonial wool have commenced heavily.
There has been a fair average attendance of home buyers,
but, as yet, foreign houses have been poorly represented,
and the present limited requirements of exporters have had
a depressing influence on prices. Compared with the last

CITY BETTING.—THIS DAN.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
Bto 1 agst Avalanche (offered)
12 to 1 agst The Dane (taken)
13 to 1 agst Satellite (taken)
14 to 1 agst Emblem (taken)
20 to 1 agst The Orphan (taken)
20 to 1 agst Master Bagot (offered)
ZO to I agst Cluster (taken)
33 to 1 agst Birdbolt (taken)
33 to 1 agst Jealousy (offered)

NOTTINGAM HANDICAP.
4to / agat Mountain Maid (taken)
sto 1 agst Donne Canne (taken)
10 to 1 agat Conundrum (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
20 to lon the field (offered)

NORTHAMPTON STAKES.
12 to 1 agst Knutsford (taken)
13 to 1 agst Grimstone (taken)
20 to 1 agst Croagh Patrick (offered)

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 agst Hospodar
4to 1 agst Saccharometor
10 to 1 agst Michael Scott
15 to 1 agst Blue Mantle
33 to 1 agst Pratique

THE DERBY.
6to 1 agst Lord Clitden
25 to 1 agst Carnival
50 to 1 agst Early Purl

ARRIVALS AT NOTTINGHAM.
Peignoir, Faith, Lady de Vergy, Revolver, Sacrilege,
Madame Tagliafico, Corsica, Mrs. SJmerville,Antar, Lutra,
Estrelda, Henham Lass, East Sheen, Kingston filly, Little
Dick, Twilight, Coimbra, Cygnet, Jack's Alive, Flexmore,
Bedford, and Donne Canne.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a second time :—Colne
Valley and Halstead Railway—Sligo and Ballaghaderreen
Junction Railway—Wexford and Enescorthy Railway—
Cardiff and Caerphilly Railway—Rumney and Brecon and
Merthyr Tydfil Railway—Uxbridge and Rickmansworth
Railway—Walford and Rickmansworth Railway— and
Morayshire Railway.
GREAT EASTERN (METROPOLITAN) EXTEN-
SION RAILWAY.

The Earl of DERBY presented two petitions from
Finsbury against this bill.
PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES' ANNUI-

TIES BILL.

The bill passed through committee and was reported
without amendment.
DRAINAGE OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL.
The Earl of LIFFORD moved the second reading of
this bill, which, if it passed, would be attended with the
most beneficial results in Ireland. No less than 10 bills for
a similar purpose had received the sanction of Parliament,
yet, notwithstanding that, Ireland was still one of the
worst drained countries in the world. The bill was nearly
similar to the English Act, the 24th and 25th of Victoria,
and one of the grounds on which he trusted it would receive
the approval of Parliament was that it would give employ-
ment to a vast number of people who were now suffering
from the results of three defective harvests.
The Earl of LUCAN thought the bill had better be referred
to a select committee.
The Earl of LIFFORD objected to such a course.
The Earl of CORK was in favour of referring the bill to
a committee up stairs.
The bill was read a second time, and referred to a select
committtee.

Bath)-oswestry, Ellesmere, and Whitchurch Railway—
Peterborough Cattle Market--Potteries Junction Railway
—Welch and Midland Counties Junction Railways—West
Drayton, Staines, and Woking Junction Railways—Tra-
more Embankment.

REGENT CIRCUS RAILWAY BILL.
The second reading (with respect to which Mr. Lewis
has a notice on the paper to postpone further progress with
this bill for six months), was postponed till tu-morrow.
PETITIONS.
Mr. Cox and COl. TORRENS, complaining of the recent
encroachments in Epping Forest, and praying for in-
quiry; Mr. W. PATTEN, from places in Lancashire
against the Union Rate Continuance Bill ; Mr. C.
TURNER, from Liverpool, to the same effect; Mr.
HonsoN, from Carlisle, in favour of a reduction in the fire
insurance duty ; Sir .1. SHELLEY, from Westminster, and
Mr. PENDER, to the same effect; Mr. C. M YNNE, from
Carnarvon, for a reduction in the income tax, and praying
that incomes under £l5O may be altogether exempted from
the operation of the impost ; Mr. BRADY, from several
places in Ireland, in favour of the Salmon Fisheries' Bill.
RETURNS.
ARMY—WAR DEPARTMENT.

On the motion of Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, an address for
the following was agreed to :—Return of the number of all
officers, toremen, artificers, and labourers employed in the
various manufactories of the War Department in 1861-2 and
1862-3 ; and, similar return of the proposed number to be
employed in 1563-4.
ARMY—EX'IIIk RECEIPTS.

On the motion of ➢lr. W. FORSTEIt the following return
was agreed to—Return showing approximate amount paid
into the Exchequer as extra receipts on account of army
services during 1862.3, in the term shown in the last
column of page 3 of the Army Estimates of this year.