The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-14 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. AVG. 13

Our Cotton Market of this day passed over languidly, the demand
being very small. The entire transactions barely amount to 2,500 bags,
and a decline of 'Ad. per lb. on last Wednesday's rates must be reported.

A DEPUTATlON.—Deputations are now all the
go everywhere. Nothing can be done without a deputation, and luckily
deputies are plenty as blackberries. Our cetera. of the Nero York
Herald has been visited by "a deputation, from Poughkeepsie," which
he thus describes:—" A gentleman from Poughkeepsie called upon LIS
yesterday. He entered our private office. I must do my duty, said
he. ' Certainly,' said I. lam deputed by a number of ladies of
Poughkeepsie to inquire whether you are a single or a married man ?'
Single,' replied I, 'by all means—twenty-five, or thereabouts.' I
thank you,' said he,' I shall report accordingly,' and out he walked as
cool as a cucumber."—New York paper.

An elderly lady, named Marriat, residing at No. 20,
Charlotte-street, Mat kfriars-road, retired to her bed-room, about ten
o'clock on Sunday night, leaving the rest of the family up. About
twelve o'clock the same night, the other memLers of the family having
retired, were disturbed by hearing some noise in the back yard,and upon
their going to ascertain the cause, they found the old lady lying stretched
along the ground, having fallen from the back window on the second_
fluor. She was still living; but appeared to be dreadfuhy injured. The
Messrs. Bradys, the surgeons, on being sent for, hastenet without delay
to the scene of distress, and rendered every assistance in their power.
On examination, they found that the unfortunate lady had received a
compound fracture of the right leg below the knee, the right arm and
shoulder were completely shattered, and the scalp divided from the fore_
head to the back part of the head. She ling, red in this state for a few
hours, when death in tst happily relieved her from her earthly suffer-
ings. Since the catastiophe it is strongly believed that Mrs. Marriott,
who enjoyed excellent health, and was in good spirits on retiring to
rest, had, during her sleep, got imp and precipitated herself from the
window, as she was in her night-clothes when found in the situation
above described.

Saturday an inquest was held on the body of a male
child found concealed between a bed and mattress, on which Harriet
Gilbert, a servant at the Bricklayers' Arms, in Bermondsey, slept. The
above.named woman has been since taken into custody, charged on
suspicion with destroying her child. From the evidence it appeared that
Harriet Gilbert complained of indisposition on Thursday, and soon
afterwards went to bed in her master's house. Her illness increased,
and upon a female attendant entering the roo:n, she saw the patient in
such a condition that it was strongly believed she had given birth to a
child. Gilbert, however, denied that such was the fact ; but, upon a
minute examination, a full-grown male child was discovered between
the bed and mattress, quite dead. A surgeon was examined, who
pronounced it as his opinion that the child was born alive; and, after a
lengthened inquiry, the Jury brought in a verdict against Gilbert of
"Concealment of birth," and she is at present in custody at the work.
house, until sufficiently recovered to be taken before a magistrate.

An inquest was held on the buds, of I'. 1). Bla-
quiere. Esq., nephew 61 Lord de Blaquiera, a prisoner in the Marshalsea,
Midlinear, who dropped dead suddenly. The deceased h.,d been con.
fined a year for 2001.; and not having the means to discharge his
debts, lie sank into lowness of spirits, which ended in apoplexy. Mr.
Blaquiere retired from the .16th Regiment some time-ago.—Dublen paper.

On Wednesday se'nnight, as a fishing boat, named
the Friends of Arran, from Loch Ransa, in Arran, was proceeding on
its way for the fishing ground, when about four miles from Mauchray
flay, it was suddenly struck by a whale, and a large aperture formed in
the right side of the boat. Fortunately the planks driven in were on
the upper part, so that by stuffing the :r jackets and so:ne sails into the
opening, and shifting the hal!ast to one side, the party managed to make
some way, the wind being luckily favourable for them. The boat, how-
ever, was no sooner within the bay, and the incn attained the shore,
than she sank. The men (whose names arc Donald M`Millan, and
Archibald M`Nichol) describe the stroke made by the tail of the whale
as resembling loud thunder, and by its motion causing the sea around to
boil like a caldron. Part of the skin of this monster of the deep was
found attached to the boat —Kilmarnock Journal.

,
PLENTY OF LAWYERS.-A provincial paper
states that eighty-one Barristers dined together at the York Tavern
last week. There arc rbout one hundred and forty barristers on the
Northern Circuit.