Star.
London, England, 1828-08-04 00:00:00

EXTRACT ON A LETTER AT THE NORTH AND SOUTH

AMERICAN COIIEB-HOOB2.

" BURNOS AYRES, MAY 12.—1 n respect to news, I
have little or nothing to communicate, and, as usu I
refer you to the newspapers. We are !till in the same
uncertainty relative to peace or war—our hopes of peace
have decreased. We have got a report from Monte Video
that two Brazilian Deputies are expected at that Port,
to' meet others from this Republic, to treat for peace;
but I am afraid nothing will be done without somenentral
Power interfering.—Exchange, 16d. to 17d. per dollar."

From the files of New York Papers, received this
morning at the North and South American Coffee
House, to the 9th of July :
44 A letter from Cape Haytian, of the Bth June, gives
a gloomy picture of the affairs of that place ; both poli-
tical and commercial want of wisdom (says the writer)
in the Government is the cause of its embarrassmentt•
Orders will shortly be issued to form all foreigners into
a corps of Gard National. There are no bills to be
bought at any rate.
The National Gazette acknowledges the receipt of
Mexican Papers to a late date : no events of importance
are mentioned in them. Some individuals have been
imprisoned for entering into a conspiracy to drive at
once all the Spaniards out of the Republic. St. Dome-
quez has been appointed Envoy to Great Brit.io, and
Camacho succeeds him in the Congress of Tacubayo;
, Canedo ib the new Secretary of Sate for Foreign Affairs.

PORT-AU-PRINCII.—A-We have been favoured with
.the lemdle du Commerce of Port-au-Prince. dated 15th
Jane. The Chamber of Commerce was opened on the
10,h by General Boyer in person, on which occasion be
delivered an Address; from which we learn the -inte-.1
resting fact. that after the year 1830 the commerce of all
nations will be placed on a f Kiting of pet fect equality."

The Duke of CAKERIDGII and the Duchess of GLou-
=STIR entertained numerous parties to dinner yesterday, and on
Thursday, at his Maaasve's Pavilion, at Brighton.
Prince LaOPOLD arrived in town on Saturday after-
ttoon, from his seat at Claremont, and in the evening honoured the
performance at the Italian Opera House with his presence.
Count d' OFALIA, the Spanish Minister on a Special
Mission, had a conference with the Earl of Amman. on Satur-
day. at the Foreign Mice. Downing street. The Neapolitan MI
Disler had also an interview with his Lordship on Saturday.
Lord HILL has been confined to his residence in Con-
naught-place for some days past, in consequence of having taken a
severeicold whilst on an ezeursion on the River on Wednesday, to
Greenwich, to join the party at the White Bak Dinner. The
Levee which his Lordship bad appointed to hold as Commander of
the Forces, was in consequence postponed.
Lord Baowau.ow, at the late rent day, returned Obis
tenants ten per cent. on the amount of their payments.
On Chtistmas day. 1827, the thermometer stood at
54 ; and on the 30th of July, 1823, it stood at 50 degrees.—.2fer-
midi Mercury.
Lord LIIVESOM Cowan left town on Saturday for
Ireland.

Mr. HEREIEB left town for Southampton no Saturday..
Mr. PLANTA lett town on Saturday, for his teat, Fair'.
light-place, near Hastings.
Dr. BAILEY was consecrated a Prebend of West.
mhister Abbey on Saturday by the Sub-Dean of the Abbey, la the
absence of the Dean. Dr. B. read himself in yesterday.
• The Earl of Rossurs, Viscount MeLytt.f.s, and the
Hanse Towns Minister, transacted business on Saturday, at the
Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affoirs.
The Spanish Special Ministe,, the-Earl of AittaDZlN,
and Mr. Semmes Peugeot., had Interviews with die Duke of
Wagtails:es on Saturday ar the Treasury.
By the Act 9 Geo. IV. chap. 76, which was_passed
the 25th July, several alterations have been nude hi the laws re•
lacing to the Customs. Wine is now permitted to be imported in
any size packages, and the (lathes are reduced on bottles to one-
fourth, and from British possessions to eight pence the doses. 111*
duties are also reduced on various other articles, and thrise on silk
manufactures continue the same until the sod of nest Session of
Parliament. The duties upon cables, cordage, and sails, in actual
use, are wholly repealed; and all corn may be imported under the
regulations of the Warehousing Att.
Tuesday jilt Miss ELIZABETH MREHINICZ eloped
from her father's house at Tregudiek, near Luoitestoe, with Mr. J.
Names, of Liftost. The fugitives were followed by the Lady's
brother, who rested at the same inn with them at Devonport. The
host, knowing the badness of both parties, mot the brother to Stoke
Church, and the happy pelt to Stonshouse Chapel, where they
were indissolubly united.—tricking the unwary brother by the con-
trivance of Boalface.—BenioeFfygg AO;
EXTRAGEDINA ILE Rwousv 0/131HIETAIVIOng the
many singular occusemees Which daily hippos We have so record
the following wonderful recovery of sight by Ihiliditg. Daring one
of those evenings, a short ties bath, when she Illettopolis was
visited by the heavy storrosofforldersod Mr.Ysanunr,
of the Surrey Theatre, who some years W hom totally blind
In his risk eye (owing to anaccideot which be bad received during
the representation of a piece at Dosry-lane Theatre), was walking
over Waterloo-bridge, when he was suddenly struck by s re-
markably vivid Saab of lightning, which let a few moments com-
pletely staggered him, and rendered him almost insensible. Okhis.
recovery, leafing a peculiar ssosatioe about his face, be pimehle
baud on it, and passing his hand over his left eye, be &Ought ha
beheld with his right eye some of the objects before him, when be
exclaimed," Goat GOD! I can see:" To be certain, he then dose/
his left eye, and to Ida joy be found he bad not been deceived, fee.
ha could distinctly see seek succeeding flash, and be found that his
sight, which bad bees lost for years, was restored. Overjoyed at
the discovery, be remained on the bridge for a space of two boors;
looking at the lightning, which be thought materially increased the
rohmatioa of his sight; dune which the eight, although dim, his
not left Una and It is herod deal ofilniotely be will be paectly..
restored.