The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-06 00:00:00

MEXICO.

VERA CRUZ (via Cadiz), April 15.
Gen. Berthier dispersed the tortes under Comon-
fort,cbia wl.o was marching
coonl:itaierbdls in withi3u a
reinforce-
ments. Ortega, w
offered to capitulate on favourable eonditions. ' has
Gcn.
Forey, however, demands the unconditional surren-
der of the city.
The municipality and the ladies of Puebla have
supplicated General Forey not to destroy the city.
The General answered that he hoped to obtain its
submission without firing a shot.
Ortega, with 15,000 men, has made an attempt to
force his way through the French coiumns, in order
to get to Mexico, but was repulsed with considerable
loss, and compelled to return to Puebla.
NEW YORK, April 24, Morning.
The New York journals publish news from Vera
Cruz to the 12th inst., via Havannah.
French accounts stated that Comonfort, in at-
tempting to join Ortega in Puebla, was defeated
with considerable loss. Ortega was also repulsed
in attempting to make a sally from Puebla in the
direction of the capital. Ortega offered to capitu-
late but General Forey refused, insisting upon an
unconditional surrender. la reply to
of the inhabitants, General Forey promised not to
bombard Puebla, as he had sufficient appliances to
compel the garrison to surrender. Provisions were
so plentiful in Vera Cruz that the French were said
to be selling them to the inhabitants and re-ship-
ping them to France.
NEW YORK) April 25, Afternoon.
The French corvette Bertholet, arrived here this
morning, from Vera Cruz on the ith. Her corn-
mender states that the reports of a French defeat at
Puebla are erroneous. All was quiet at Puebla
when the Bertholet left Vera Cruz.

A IALUAMATION of the CITY POLICE
with the METROPOLITAN POLICE.
At a PUBLIC MEETING of the Citzens of London, held
in pursuance of a requisition signet by nearly 3,000 influential
citizens in the Guildhall, on TUESDAY, May 5, 1963,
The Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR in the Chair:
It was moved by SAMUEL MORLET, Esq., seconded by R.
N. FowLnst, Esq., and carried unanimously,
That municipal institutions are deserving of the highest
veneration and respec . They are founded on remote anti-
quity, they are the basis upon which everything that is good
in free institul ions is built up and perfected. They give to
man the privilege of local self-government. They educate
locally the people of a country, some afterwards to take a
part in the large concerns of the nation, all to be able to form
a correct Judgment of the conduct of tt.ose by whom the na-
tional affairs are guided. They instruct and enlighten the
mind, they practise the:human intellect in all those exercises
which render it itanly and energetic, and they are therefore
deserving of the highest possible commendation and encou-
izentetit.
Moved by ICTRICSIAN b. RoDGeoft, Esq., M.P., Governor of
the Bank of England; seconded by GEORGE MOORE,
Esq., and carried unanimously,
That the police force of this City is as able and efficlent as,
if not superior to, any force in these realms for the protection
of life and property, for the detection of crime, and for the
regulation of the immense traffic which throngs the streets of
this City, and that it is unwise and inexpedient to interfere
with its management and control so long as its duties con-
tinue to be so efficiently performed.
Moved by R. W. KENNARD, Esq., MR. ; seconded
Al-
derman and Sheriff LAwRENCE, Chairman of the
mittee of Liverymen, and carried unanimously,
That the citizens of London obtained from Sovereigns of
these realms the right at' electing their own magistrates an
of keeping watch and ward within the City, a right which
peop'e and for
has ever been exercised for the benefit of the
the protection of their liberties ; and that the Bill for the
amalgamation of the City of London Police with the Metro-
politan Police is an invasion of this right, and subversive of
the old English constitutional principle of local self-govern
this
ead.
et
ment, which has fostered the love for freedom in this coun-
try, has drawn closer the ties which connect the people with
the Crown and Parliament,
an under
erwehdi;ch
isitrny n
th
the nation at large have so lone p
ing calls upon the representatives of this City in Parliament,
and also upon the representatives of
in
citizens in the cor-
poration to offer, by every means . their power. the most
determined opposition to the pasuing of the Bill for the
Amalgamation of the city and Metropolitan Police, and that
a petition from this meeting, embodying previous reso-
lutiona, be presented to the Home of Commons by one of the
City's representatives.
Moved by P. G. DODD, Esq.; seconded by Rim). MICHELL,
zEq. ; and carried unanimously :
That the foregoing resolutions be published in all the
omning London papers, in the City Press, and other local
organs of the metropolis.
Moved by J. T. NORRIS, Esq., M.P. ; seconded by JAMES
ANDERTON, Esg. ' • and carried unanimously
That the best thanks of this meeting and of the citizens of
London are due, and are hereby given, to the Right Hon.
the Lord Mayor, M.P., for his readiness in convening this
meeting, for the ability with which he has presided over it,
and for the able and enerfrfetio manner in which, in his place
in Parliament, he has defended the ancient rights of the
City of London.
GEORGE LEDGER, Secretary to the Committee
of Requisitionists.
May 5, 116',

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.-
PRO OITOTION OF THE NEW OPERA.
Titiens, Trebelli, Santley, Gassier, Bettini, Ginglfni,
Amalia Ferraris.
TO-MORROW EVENING (Thursday), Subscription Night
(in lieu of Saturday, 11th July), will be produced a New and
Original Opera, in four acts, with New Scenery and Machi-
nery, Dresses, and Decorations, entitled
NICOLO DE'LAPI ; or, The Siege of Florence.
The Music composed ex^ressly for Her Majesty's Theatre
by Signor Scbira.. The Libretto written by the Marquis
Mss aimo d'A
o.
The entirely new Scenery and Original Effects by Hr. Wm.
Callcott. The Dances arranged by M. Petit. The machinery
constructed by Mr. S. Sloman. The D' corations and Ap-
pointment sby Mr. Bradwell. The new Costumes, from stu-
dies and authorities, by Mr. S. May and Miss Dickinson.
With the following powerful cast :
Nicolo de'Lapi, Mr. Santley ; Troilo, Signor Gassier ' • Fan-
fulla, Signor Bettini ; Fra Benedetto, Signor Casaboni ; Lam-
berto, Signor Giuglini ; Laudomia, Mdlle. Trebelli ; and Sel-
vaggia,Mdlle. Titiens.
Conductor, Signor ARDITL
In Act the Second, Pas de la Fiancee, by M. Alessandro
Paul and Mdlle. A malia Ferraris
Chorus of Monks, Warriors, People, &c.
The period of the Opera is 1530. The place of the action is
Florence and its neighbourhood.
Doors open at half-past Seven. The Opera will commence
at Eight o'clock precisely.
Prices :—Stalls, One Guinea ; Reserved Box Seats, Half-a-
Guinea ; Pit Tickets, Bs. 6d. ; Gallery Stalls, ss. and 7s. ;
Gallery, 2s. 6d. ; Private Boxes, in the Gallery Circle, to
admit three persons, 21s.
Notice.- It will be necessary for those parties who intend
visiting the Reserved Box Seats (at 10s. 6d. each), to attend
in Evening Costume.
Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets may be had at the Box-office of
the Theatre (under the Colonnade in the Hayman eV, which
is open daily, under the superintendence of Mr. Nugent, from
Ten till Six ; and at all the principal Libraries and Music-
sellers.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAY MARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnckstone.
THIS EVENING, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Chippen-
dale, and Miss Louisa Angel.
After which, an apropos Dramatic Sketch, introducing a
Panorama of the Tour of the Prince of Wales in the East.
To conclude with BORROWING A HUSBAND. Pamela
Miss Maria Harris. Commence at 7.

THEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under
the Sole Management of Mr. PECHTER.
THIS EVENING, at 7, to commence with an Original
Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore,
Garden, H. Widdicomb, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee.
After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic
Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr3logrte, entitled THE
DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham.
The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Pechter,
supported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan, J. Brougham,
widdimmbe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson;
Misses Carlotta Leeleroq. Kate Terry, R. Lavenne, and
Elsworthy.
Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett.

11101-OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. G. Vining.
THIS EVENING, PERFECTION: Mr. R. Roxby, Mr.
Bellmore, Mr. Fitzjames, Miss Murray, and Miss Oliver.
Atter which, at Eight, LOUIS XI. Louis XI., Mr. Charles
Kean ; Martha, Mrs. Charles Kean.
To conclude with A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER.

NEW TfiRATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHL—
Fole Prorrietor and Manaarer. Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, JANET PRIDE. Messrs. B.Webster,
J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, Stephenson, Stuart, Eburne,
Sefton, C. J. Smith, Romer ; Miss Avonia Jones, Miss A.
Seaman, and Mrs. Stoker.
To conclude with DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr. J. L.
Toole, Miss Kate Kelly, Miss A. Seaman. and Miss Stoker.
Commence at 7.

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