New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Saturday, June 2, 1849.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 400, 2 June 1849, Page 2

New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Saturday, June 2, 1849.

In ouv last publication it was stated that the Lieutenant- Governor decided an amendment on the item proposed for ihe Survey department by his c?tsting vote ; we find that we were in error, his Excellency ha\ing merely given his ordinary vote, and in no case has his casting vote been called into requisition.

Robbery. — A robbery attended with violence of an atrocious character was committed at Mr. Christian's store, Lambton Quay, on Wednesday evening. Mr. Christian having returned home on the evening in question a little afcer eight o'clock, previous to opening the door examined the premises, when, on going to the back of the building, he was suddenly attacked by n man, who struck at him with a spade. Mr. Christian was staggered with the blow, but recovered sufficiently to close with his assailant, aid while struggling with him, another of the robbers came behind Mr. Christian and cut his throat. The men then fled, and Mr. Christian pursued them as far as the Scotch Church, a distance of one hundred yards, when he was obliged to return, being faint from loss of blood. The thieves had effected an entrance through the window of Mr. Christian's bed room, and this and the adjoining room had been ransacked by them in the hope of finding money, and the different articles lay scattered about the floor in confusion. Mr. Christian had a very narrow escape, as, if the incision had been in the slightest degree deeper, the windpipe and the arteries in the neck would have been divided. Three men named E. Lavender, J. At-hley, and E. Neil have been apprehended by the police under very suspicious circumstances, and were brought before H. St. Hill, Esq , the Resident Magistrate, on on the charge of having been coucerned in the robbery. They have been remanded until Monday next to allow Mr. Christian to recover sufficiently to attend. and give his evidence.

Last Thursday evening the sentry 'rationed at the Treasury suddenly accosted Mr. Telford, the clerk, and, presenting his musket, demanded his money. Mr. Telford gave him half a dollar, when he asked for more, on which Mr. Telford added some small change, when the sentinel said to him, " Now I have robbed you, tell the sergeant of the guard," threatening to shoot him it he refused to comply with his request. Mr. Telford gave the alarm, and the guard from the adjoining barracks turned out immediately. As they advanced towards him the sentinel discharged his piece, after which he was taken into custody. The offender will be brought before the civil tribunal.

In our brief notice of the Police Bill last Saturday, we took occasion to point out, as one of its chief defects, the attempt to legislate against evils of a prospective nature. If half the care had been shown to protect the inhabitants of Wellington from nuisances of every day occurrence which has been taken to guard against speculative evils, the bill would have assumed a much more useful character. We will instance, by way of illustration, a ma^uee against which the bill doejs ooj. provide any remedy. After the arrival of a cattJe-ship, it is a common occurrence to see the carcases of sheep a Mil cattle which have died shortly after i)t-Mig landed, lying exposed on the beach or .4it \he head of the bay, noisome and disgusting objects, offensive to the sight and smell, .and ]>re judicial to the health of the inhabitants. The carcases remain in different stages of decomposition until the dogs and pigs, acting as scavengers, remove by degrees the nuisance hy stripping the flesh from the bones. A penalty of not less than five'shilliii^s. or moiv than twenty shillings, is piopotpd to We itifiic-ted by the bill tor throwing d ad .ihi'mih!^ uito the ttieets, or' into s rean -. 1 the s.u.ie pennltv a ere inflicted on the owuerfcof'hedead-heepoi Cattle which are suffered to La exposed within the limits of the town to the detriment of the public health, and if it be imperative on the Police to remove the carca=es at the expense of the owners of them, we think such a provision will be found a material improvement.