Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-13 00:00:00

DEATHS

On the 7th inst., aged 41 years, after a short illness, Mary, wife of
John Ramsbottom, Esq., of Gongsight, locomotive superiaten ent,
London and Nsr•h Western Railway.
On the 11th inst., Mary, the infdnt daughter of Mr. S. R. Clarke,
of the Grange Farm, Ince Blundell, aged 6 months.

03- Births. filarrlages, and Deaths, are only inserted when sen.

to our 'Office duly Uuthentkated.

How THE SYSTEM WORKS.—FOLLOWING UP A VICTIM.—
Mr. Verney, of Great Marlow, having refused to pay a rate,
the parish authorities obtained a distress warrant, but could
not prevail upon the police, auctioneers, &c., of the place
to execute it, and when they did at length engage a man
for the purpose, he got frightened and returned the warrant
to his masters. This exposed him to much ridicule, and
the more so because it was known that Mr. V. was about
to leave the town immediately, and he, in fact, did re-
move to Slough. Thither the churchwardens, with a
solicitor, followed him, they arrived at Slough for the
purpose the very day after the parishioners of that place
had declined makiag a compulsory rate. A table and
four chairs were carried off for 44 911 rate and costs,
and now public indignation against this physical method
of supporting religion is excited in two places instead
of one ! Liberator.

GUNBOAT SQUADRON IN CIIINA.—Now that our newly
constructed gunboats have been called into action, alieady
there appears to be many " lame ducks" among them,
arising from—defects in machinery and equipment. This
must sadly mar the efficiency of the service. Attention is
draw to the circumstance of the admiral having hired the
small paddle-wheel steamer Hong Kong, of about 260
tons burlien, and carrying the commodore's flag. This
steamer has been continually employed on the Chinese
waters for the last ten years, always and' at all times
efficient both in hull and machinery, and at this time doing
the State good service, having been selected to carry the
fig of the gallant Keppel, and being the only steamer of
the squadron that could proceed to support the final
exploit at Fstshan, all the gunboats proper being hors de
combat. Surely, it is worthy of inquiry who constructed
the hull, and whose and what description of engines the
vessel is supplied with.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT CHESTEII.—On Sunday morning,
about one o'clock, a highway robbery wir.h violence took
place on the road leading to Saltney, about half-a-mile
from Chester. Edward Willi&mq a Welsh sailor, whose
vessel was lying at Saltney wharf, was going to his ship,
when he wis attscked by three men m ar the turnpike gate
with a loaded whip. He was knocked down, his head cut
open, and his pockets iifled. The /flatus then ran away,
but in a short time they were met by a police cificer, who
took the loaded whip from one of them, but as the ( inter
knew nothing of the robbery, he allowed the fellows to go
on. Raving received information of the attack, the officer
pursued the men, but could not find them. On the Sunday
evening, however, Peter Gibbon and James Loftus, two
Irish labourers, were apprebended at Saltney, having been
identified as two of the men implicated. They were taken
before the city magistrates on Monday, and were con:-
witted for trial at the next assizes.