The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-27 00:00:00

MEXICO.

The New York papers publish advices from Yet
Cruz to the Ist April.
Nothing of importance had occurred in the neigl
bourhood of Puebla.

The French advances were skirmishing at th
very gates of Pueb!a, gradually concentrating
various points around that city, until the 31st ult,
when they occupied the eminence of Malinche t
the north, Testimetmacau to the south, and the hi]
of San Juan to the west, which last completel:
commands Puebla on that aie e. On this hill, whici
is about three quarters of a mile from the suburb.
of Puebla, General Forey had established
Headquarters between the road to the capital,
that to Matamoras de Izucar.

In Oriziba on the 26,h ult., a general order WI
issued imposing a heavy penalty on those will
should dare to talk of affairs at Puebla, and a st%l
more heavy punishment upon those who shout'
attempt to write to France about them.

The Mexican guerillas attacked about 10(
labourers, some of whom were armed, who wets
working on the railroad, and carried off all who well
Mexicans as prisoners.

Considerable anxiety was felt at Vera Cruz in re
Bard to the end of the Puebla affair, and it W 9
generally supposed that some time would elapse be'
tore that city fell into the hands of the French.

Mean while sickness and the Mexican guerillas 0
annoying and lessening the numbers of the French
army. The summer season is upon them.
The French steamer Guerriere left for New Yorli'
yesterday, carrying Admiral Reynaud, who, whil°
there visited Admiral Wilkes, who had hoisted 1)16
flag on board the Vanderbilt. The usual salute vicd
fired by the Vanderbilt and returned by the Guar
riere.

The Vanderbilt still remains in port.
The other day Admiral 'Wilkes breakfasted orl
board her Britannic Majesty's steamer Ariadoet
and several civilities and courtesies were exchanged
between the two commanders.
The brig B. Young arrived at Cardenas yester'
day, and brought 11 passengers of the steamier
Marion, which vessel was wrecked on Double U
Shot Keys on the 2d inst.

The Marion will prove a total wreck. Assiet•,
ance had been sent for to Nassau. The wreckers
were already at work saving part of the care
though in a damaged condition. The goon°
Melita sails to-morrow at noon.

The British steamer Queen leaves at 12 &deal
noon, on Saturday.

Major-General Hooker has issued an order, i°
which he reprimands in general terms officers v°ll°
send incorrect information from the picket litie°'
the outposts of an army, he says, are its safeguard."
and this duty must be so performed that the cas3P4
are not unnecessarily disturbed. Officers of °tit;
posts are expected to inform themselves accurate
of all events transpiring in their vicinity, and Wig
whose fears magnify squads into large bodies of t°
enemy as richly deserve death as the base vvret!:
who deserts his country's flag or his comrades
battle. It has been too much a practice upon Ourit
posts and battle-fields to send back reports 013
calls for reinforcements founded upon imsgiPir
,ion or the tales of a frightened or cowarcli
shirk. The fate of battle may be cbsoge
by such reports. Officers will be held
lie
responsible that their reports from
front are perfectly reliable. Corps commander
will take effectual measures to prevent Biragglil3‘;
which must not be permitted. Regiments °-
0
moving promptly as ordered, permitting stragglil
or where the officers show a lack of capacity
zeal in pushing forward and overcoming obsracia:
must be specielly reported for such neglect, 5
dition to other measures that may be taken by Ofir
menders in such cases for the enforcement of dw
cipline,

On opening the Paymaster's Department at
the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, on the 13th inst., it *I
discovered that all the money—about 140,000 d°vo
—which was brought over from New York 00 le,
11th to pay the men, had been stoten from thel36
The matter was in the hands of the police.

FRANCE.
~,,,, 00;
BOURSE, April 25.—The market hag ee'-,;000
steady. Threes, for the Account, slightly deep
6$
at first, but have since recovered, and are v° of
69f. 45e., with, however, but a limited al:0°11400
business doing. Mobilier firm. Railway 1;0 tit
Market quiet, and with little variation in Pri°,oo
to the present time. The market closed as fol ei;)
ti per Cents. 97 Italian L0an...... 711
...... 0
Do. end month Do. end month...• 71 /
I per Cents
..--• / Do. end month 69 35 Do. end month....
..., /
Credit Mobilier..., 1406 25 Russian
..
Bank Shares 3360 Spanish Threes.. •• 60
Credit I, oncier — Home Debt ..... .
RA IL WAYt3.
Cash. Ace° ...,
Orleans lOll 25 .. 1015
~,
Northern
..e
NOW ditto • . • ---
Lyons and Mediterranean •
1157 50 .. 1165 .. ,
Geneva 447 50 .. 45') 60'
Southern
60
Western
eastern ....
Sardinian
Austrian
I sOT4. hurt]
North of Spain
750 .. iu" ••••"
Saragossa
Ditto to Bareslona

BREAKING OF OF THE ICE AT ST, PRTSII9ISV9 'll
—The Journal de St Petersbourg of the 17t13„ 101;
publishEs the following :—" Yesterda the ice oil t-be ri"
suddenly began to break up all along that part of t
which traverses St. Petersburg. It was not "P4e, pre
rake place for some diys yst, and such a sight be 5 f
seated has, p,rhaps, seldom bean seen. The blocs' °tie'
cracked and bur,t s,) suddenly that tto,re was not eve
to provide for the safety of the bridge of boats at that' Of 'of
wity of the Liteivaia. The bridge was swept arlpistil
its fastenings and driven away horizontally, oil ": to ,-00
the workmen employed upon it prt,ving unaysJil'r 0 f re 4
its course by means of cables. It was swept en '3, ea, re're
the Nicholas-bridge, where three of the boats vi"r-y, 0
through one of the central arches, where' „tbe ari*ielf
smashed against the stone piers while 0tb."8,.. er°sal:'
•a all directions by the masses' of floatir g ell "°
no lives were lost. The Nicholas-bridge was °l.dericso se°
cleared by the authorities when the great body of ife
it oft°i'to
approaching; despite the terrible shock it receive'', ' ogsi"ecl.
damaged, and was shortly afterwards throw" °Per:reo°.,,of
traffic. The bridge of boats near the exchange `v ceps e' 00
in good time, but a number of small boats wereany pel#oo
down the river. It was only yesterday ttiat surd to
had crossed the froz-n Neva between VaF,aili-Ostrsrabl' clef
church of St. Isaac. An immsnse multitude 4,01%0.•
witness this grand and at the same time alarigtl3-0
and crowds are still collected in the vicinitY
:trel4
IM-bridge, where the Liteharria-bridge wt