Star.
London, England, 1818-09-14 00:00:00

ASS:433LVATION OF MR. COCgERBLL,
AT BRUSSELS.

(111031 THE IItUSSILS PAPERS ILECIMO SRri StOINV101,•
BRUsSICLit, sem:moan 8.
this morning a terrible assassination was corn.
,mitted, between nine and ten o'clock, in this city. A
person, armed with a pistol which had a bayonet,
got into the apartments of Mr. COCKERELL, a vet"
rich Englishman, who lives in the loatagi.e du Pan,
and attemptcl to discharge his pistol at him ; but, as
it missed, he made use of his bayonet, and inflicted
on his victim several dangerous, if not mortal wounds.
Having committed this crime he escaped, leaving in
Mr. COCKERELL'S room the pistol a..;1 his coat. The
Police are in pursuit of him ; he is generally spoken
of as having inhabited a lodging in a neighbouring
house, and various causes are assigned for this dread-
ful assassination."

" SEPTEMBER 9.—The assassin of Mr. COCKERELL
has hitherto escaped all the exertions of the police.
This individual (not a Belgian), was not induced to
this crime by jealousy, as has been reported. Mr.
Cock:taut:3 situation is very alarming, for of the
five wounds which he has received, two are supposed
to be mortal. This Englishman enjoyed the public
esteem, and the crime committed upon his person,
has excited in this city equal horror and indignation.'

Sunday se'nnlght, Mr. Guts= HARRISON, of Holt,
in the county of- Denbigh, -urveyor, was shot on his
return from Wrexham, by an assassin, about nine
o'clock at night, and almost ias7antiv expired.
Thursday night, about eight o'c'.ock, an rearming;
firebruke dut in the timber-yard of Aies,rs. FLLTCHER,
.adjoining the yard and premises of Nle,srs. Psaus
and KEopv, situated near the water side., Maidstone,
which at first threatened destruction to the whole,
but providentially the wind blowing in a south-east
4irectiom, the devouritif element waa confined to the
shed where it first origina e
We have real satisfaction in st:.ting, that at Dudley,
Stourbridge, &c. the iron trade was never kn wn so
brisk, as it is at this moment ; the foreign orders 'are
so great, that it is impossible to get thiough them
with sufficient celerity ; we may also add, that the
pipes and other apparatus connected with gas works,
give employment to a vast number of hands. The
nail trade is also so brisk, that the masters at Dudley
and Stourbridge have tecemtly been able to raise the
wages of their workmen.
From an American Paper.—S.A.v xx Ari, Ji-ty 21.
a We received the following letter from a Gentleman
of great respectability, to the Editors of the Augu.ta
Chronicle. It opens a new vista to the character of
Ferdinand and the Spanish Cabinet ; and an evi-
dence, says the Chronicle, that the Spaniards would
have taken ossession of Florida, to indemnify them-
selves for the spoliations committed on their com-
merce: and that, while they were making the fairest
promises to do us justice, they were so far from in-
tending to comply with them, that they were ac-
tually labouring to prevent us from doing ourselves
that justice which they knew we were entitled
The two agents of the Duke of Alegon, to whom
all the unceded lands in East Florida were ceded,
have arrived at St. Augtruine and claimed the same;
and.l am informed his Excellency Governor Coppin-
ger has already placed them iu pcssession of it ; they
.have opened a land office, and mean to sell to any
purchasers offering ; they have also the privilege of
Purchasing the Indian title to the celebrated Alocila-
way territory, and have already taken steps to effect
the same."

CORN EXCHAYCE, MARK-LAST, SEPT. 14.
' 'our supply of Wheat this morning was but small,
consisted of land-carriage samples from Essex,
picked samples of which obtained the same prices as
.an this day week, but all other descriptions are full
gs. per quarter cheaper, and were heavy sale at that
reduction, a pretty large quantity of last week's arri-
vals from Suffolk still remaining undisposed of.—
New Barley being scarce, is gs. per quarter dearer,
and fine foreign was brisk at the same :advance. White
Peas are ss. per quarter cheaper than on List Mon-
day, having an increased supply of that article. Beans
ate fully 4s. per quarter cheaper, and old ones con-
tinue unsaleable. Oats fully support last wcel's prices.
coassim TILICIC AF VNI1E11.:

ZVOIJSII.
Wheat, Kent and
Essex 70s Ms
Suffolk .... 86s
.corfolk .? 70s 78s

Small Lk s 7os 7CI
Tick ditto 64s ^,:s
Oats, Potatoe 'eh 42s
- Poland ...... 4Gs
--- Yea 321 371

1tye...... .. . ...... ...501 66s
antiey ........421 78s

per Sack 7es 7.'4
itapeceed, per Last £5O 45.2

. .
Malt .. .....70s 86s I 1011.44G4.
White Peas B4l 88s 1 What, Ilatitzic ..... . ..70s let
---, Boilers 90s 95s Baltic Red, Hambro' or
Grey Pets 721 745 lltemen, Brabant rod 72s BCc
The Average Price of Sugar, from tk- returns made in tke
week ending the 9h Septemb,n, 1818,11 50s. 111 d. per cwt.
SBIITIIFIELD MARKET, SEPT 14.
To sink the offal—per stone of Sibs.
Beef .......,33 8d to 4s tsrl I Veal 4s ed to 61 Cd
Itillttoll -5..43 6d to 5s 6d Pork
lamb 45. 6d. to th. 6d.
Beasts 2560—Calves 240—Sheep and Lambs 17,1.10—Pfgs flrci
HAY 4NI) STRAW PER LOAD.
Hay £es Os to £8 .8. 1 Straw .Ell 10, to £2 15s
Clout 5 Os cal 9 61 I Ruwee .•. OS OS to 111