The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-05 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

Advices from Valparaiso, via New York, have reached
to the 25th February. The municipality of that city
are making strenuous exertions to provide for the pri-
mary instruction of the children. Three new schools
have been opened. The city revenue of Valparaiso for
the year 1850 amounted to 106,455 dolls., and the ex-
penditures were 99,838 dolls. The exports of metals
during that year front the province of Copiapo amounted
to 1,074,464 dolls., of which 913,297 dolls. was to En-
gland. During the last four months of the year 1850,
the exports of silver to England averaged nearly 150,000
dolls, a month, showing the augmented shipments duvet
from Copiapo by way of Panama.

CENTRAL AMERICA.
Accounts from Nicaragua, et New Orleans, state that
a feeling of hostility toward the Americans bad sprung
up among the inhabitants of Nicaragua and Mcequito,
and that some eight hundred Americans reiiding on the
Isthmus had been compelled to leave the country. This
state of feeling was said to have been produced by
everthe
influence of British intrigue. The account,how
(gays a New York paper), is not confirmed by later ad-
vices in the city, and is probably entirely destitute of
authority.

DIEXICO.
The latest news from Mexico gives gloomy accounts
of the political condition of that country. Several
members of the House, whose support was expected for
the reduction of the tariff and the abolition of the
prohibitions, have decided to vote against the Bill.
It has been etated by the Cabinet that these were
the only measures on which any dependence could be

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The Government will'soon be in a condition of great
financial embarrassment, as the American indemnity is
neatly exhausted, and no prospective resources at com-
mand. A deficit of 2,600,000 dollars was found in the
Treasury on the 15th of March. The people of Vera
Cruz are decidedly hostile to the Tehauntepec road, and
are to protest against it at the Capitol.

Birmingham.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
T. Harrison, Charterslaugh and Bishopwearmonth,
Durham, coalowner, certificate of the third class, at the
expiration of 21 days—E. D. Busher, Piccadilly, coach
WEST INDIES.
An alarm was produced m the city of Havannah, on the builder, certificate of the second class—C. Porter,
Essex, grocer, certificate of the second class
9the irt., by the appearance of a Braintree,
suspicious-looking —ll. Jolley, Farringdon-street, fruit salesman, certifi-
vAsse
.na the offing, which was supposed to belong to an cate of the second class—lL G. Stahlschmidt, Fenchnrch-
merican invading expedition. There proved to be no street, merchant, certificate of the second class—B.
causethe for the excitement, the vessel being a slaver from Warden, Preston, tallowohandler, certificate of the se-
ttee of Africa. A strong naval force was, how-
ever, dispatched for the surveillance of the coast, by cond class—G. F. Allmey, Sheffield, hosier, certificate of
the second class, after the expiration of 21 days—W.
way of precaution. Several vessels are reported to be Hale, Bishamptod, Worcestershire, baker, certificate of
fitting out at llavannah for the coast of Africa, with the the second class, after the expiration of twelve months--
purpose of procuring slaves. The Governor-General W. Atkinson, jun., Goole, shipwright, certificate of the
has dismissed the Council of Puerto Principe, in confide. second slass.l
qaence of a remonstrance which they addressed to the PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
Queen against his design of suppressing the High Court W. Wesbey, W. W esbey, jun., and O. Wesboy,
of Justice in that city, and reducing the expense of legal Princes-street, Hanover-square, general tailors (so far
o and W. I.
transactions. as respects W. Wesbey, jun.)—'J. Price and J. Lavender,
The tranquillity of Havannah had for a moment been
disturb, dby a strange incident. Some persons heard, Birmingham, wholsale stationers—C. May
Nicholas, Winchester, surgeons--R. Rhodes and T.
on the 9th inst., the report of a cannon at Mariel, and Rhodes, Otley, Yorkshire, tea dealers--T. Holroyd and
thought immediately that a new expedition had arrived. J. Gledhill, Eastrick, Yorkshire, blacksmiths—W.
But after a careful inquiry, it was ascertained that it Hooper and J. C. Punchard, Devonshire, printer...DS.
was a simp'e accident, and that the pirates were not in Slip and 11. Slip, Bath, oil and colourmen—S. Birley
view at Mariel. and J. G. Birley, Birmingham, watchmakers—B.
The political news is without especial interest. Adams, Ambergate, Derbyshire, and E. Broadhead,
We have files of Jamaica papers to the 10th inst. Longsight, Manchester, boot and shoemakers— J.
There is no news of importance since our last advices. Peel and R. Holmes, Manchester, merchants--B.
The cholera has nearly disappeared from the island. Walker and J. Hart, Coventry, ribbon manufacturers
The subject of immigration of free labourers from the S. S. Wilks and LS. Wilks, Church-street, Spitalfields.
United States and Canada continued to attract the at' cigar-manufacturers—J. Cooke& and W. Lop[ Mark