Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-04 00:00:00

A RUFFIAN:FI US BIND :JUSTLY PUNISHED.

At the Southwark Police-court on Wednesday, Martin.
Ryan, a derermined-looking fellow, was charged with
assaulting and nearly murdering his The poor
woman upon entering the witness box exhibited one or
the most awful spectacles ever presented by a living being.,
Her eyes were both bialkened and bloodshot, her head-
and face were covered with contusions, her arms were
discoloured, bseides which she suffered acute7y from.
various injuries on the lower parts of the person. The
wife, as well as she could articulate, said that on the pre-
vious morning, in consequence of her saying something
to the prisoner about his going to work, he struck her
violently with his clenched fist several times, and inelictect
the injuries that were visible up)a her heal and face.
After that he get a broomstiek, and beat her in an awful
manner, which caused the injuries that ware upon her
arms. The prisoner said that his wife showed fair fight, end
chased him with a knife. Police constable M 269 proved
taking the defendant into custody, on a warrant. lie
found him at a public house, and upon taking him to the
station house hi offered great resistance, and Eeked hitm
several times on the legs. The magistrate said the present
case was one of very few that came under his notice, but
he felt proud on the ocetsion that the law gave him the
power to punish such an inhuman being who could so ill-
treat a woman, whom he had sworn to nourish and protect.
He had been guilty of criminal cruelty ci the worst
descriptioneand had inflicted injuries that in all proba-
bility would ruin his wife for life. With respect to his
wife fighting him with a knife, he believea that to be a,
mean resource to shisid his infamous and cruel conducr.
He had amp's a i lence of his peofliga'e ill us 4ge and he
saw enough to convince him that he had stained his bands
wile his wife's blood ; and in order to stop for a time his
ill-usage to we,r de her, he should senteece him to six
calendar monthe'• imprisonment, with hard labour.

TElrt PRINCE OF WALES AND THE ERAL. —A great
lass hes been male about General Codringten having been
promoted to the command of—the Mince of Wales during
Iris tour through Germany, under the plea that the gallant
officer might have been found employment wore in unison
with his profession thin attending,a ,g boy of sisteea" on
a Continental trip. Nosy, the er.ae stands pr,eisely in this
way : The heir-apparent to the English throne is of an age
that be should naturally require some "steady-going old
gentleman" In gear.] and waoh over him, and as General
Codrington, theugh a fiery soldier in the field, is a very
domes'icated man in privet° society, it was. considered in
high quarters that he was well qualifiea to be entrusted
with so onerous a duty. Moreover; as the generarsmorals
are said to be unexceptionable, and he is of an ege when
the fatigues of a campaigning life become somewhat
harraksing, one can seaecely wortlere that the appoint-
ment should have beim offered him,. ai that he should
have accepted it.
Outs SIBERIAN COTEMPORARY.—The first number of a.
new Russian journal, called the Inle,itsk Gazette, appeared'
in May last, under the manegemeot of M. Spechtieff.
is divided into two parts—the official one, containing the
measures of the government; Deed the non-official one,
reserved for local news, am! articles 071 Siberia. Six
numbers haee appearol, and the non-official part is ex-
ceedingly interestme. Siberia is a nee; country, which
presen's a great variety of soil, products, arid inhahitaner,
and each article contains things new, not only te_Heropee
but to Russia. The last number centains, amen?, other
articles, the recital of a journey made in ,18:55; by a
Russian missionary, in the island of Chiachketan, in the
Archipelago of the li:utiles. Accompanied,hv a native,
the priest ascended to the summit of s volcano in the
island, an expedition attended with le..elt diffieulty and
danger. His clothes were torn to pieces la passing through.
the briars which grew on the edges of the precipices over
which he had to climb. Ott reaching the summit, he,
found himself at the mouth of the eyetee, from which a
dense smoke and a complete shower. 0C ;ashes were being
o
thrown out. The borders of theratee were covered wi:b
fine sulphur. Several springs of boiling water were efts°
found in the island. One ofk thr,m. was close to the sea..
side, and the steam might be, aee,o.
ascending to some eia.
tepee; but on'y at low water, • as at other times it was
covered by the sea. EterVectee.kes are very frequent in
this island. Daring thee Su.ro'ner of 1854 and the Spring
of 1855 they were so violent, that it was impossible to
stand during the oscillaeleas. In addition to such articles
as this, the Gazdee pablisbee the prices of different
merchandise. Meat at likutsk, which not very long since
cost the inhabitents six centimes a pound,' is now at from
12 to 16 centimes. Tea, made is Russia from a herb
known by the 'botanical name Viol° Tricolor which is
sold at St. Petersburgh at Ifr, a pound, is charged at
Irkutsk 844