The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-25 00:00:00

The plaintiff had been engaged as a foreman carpenter under
the defendant, who was the contractor for building the club.
house in question ; and he had the engagement of workme
under hiin, and was paid the money on account oi
the men, and was to be paid 6s. a-day. The plaintiff', however,
was very irregular in his attendance, and so frequently intoxicated,
that he v.as discharged at the end of three months. The balance
of tie account in dispute was in reality for three days and three.
quarters work, made up of hours in different days in the last week,
and for some nails, &c., supplied. The defendant had paid for
the nails, although he denied that he had e►er had them, and also
paid 19.5. for two days' work, amounting ;together to 11. las.,
which, it was alleged, was all that was due. Proof was adduced,
that after plaintiff left the job he said lie had settled all up, but
o a subsequent occasion he said he would have a "go in'' at de.
fondant, as he could get law as cheap as any one.—Verdict for
defendant.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.)
STEALING COFFEE.—George Mortow, aged 22, described in the
calendar as a gardener, was indicted for stealing 961t0. of coffee,
valued at 6/. 10s., from the shop of Mr. Ward Slater, a grocer,
carrying on business in Long-street, City-road.
About half-past seven o'clock on the morning of Thursday, the
sth inst., the prisoner was observed by the person having the care of
the house, which is let out in lodgings, the prosecutor net resid-
ing on the premises, and by another person, to take up the coffee,
which was in a bag. On perceiving that he was noticed he dropped
it at the side of the door. He then ran away.
Six witnesses, four of whom were the prisoner's relations, were
called to prove an alibi. Their evidence went to show that he
was in bed at the time the robbery was stated to have taken place,
and that he did not leave the house until after nine in the morning.
Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner.
The Learned JUDGE then summed up, and the Jury found the
prisoner guilty of larceny.
A former conviction having bee❑ proved, he was sentenced to be
ransperted for seven years.
TUE LA FE ROBBERY AT SIR WILLIAM MAGNAT'S.—Jokri Ell,
who was remanded from last session on the charge of stealing a
quantity of paper, the property of Sir William Magnay, was die.
charged, no evidence being offered on the part of the Prosecution.
The sessions then terminated.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.
CAMBRIDGE, JUNE 23.—Professor Deiffenbach,:of Berlin, ad.
dressed the section for a brief space on the interesting paper read.
He said that the want of morality in New Zealanders, was not to
be considered, as morality was the product of civilization, and it
always followed in the train of Christian civilization. He thought
that they possessed, with vanity, self-esteem also. Their boastful.
tress proved this position. With respect to moral courage, the
want of which had been attributed to them by Dr, Martine, who
saw, during a considerable residence amongst them, a great many
instances of it displayed. He was of opinion that they could lay
claim to sonitthing like a conscience, and knew pretty well the
distinctions of right and wrong, in some respects, as regarded pro.
perty. They had more ♦irtues than people who were inimical to
them gave them credit for possessing. He travelled amengst them,
and in parts where the face of an European was scarcely seen from
one year's end to another, and was every where treated with hoe.
pitality and general kindness.
Professor Garrett was of opinion that the New Zealanders had
much more idea of a conscience than many civilised beings who
had the reputation of possessing one, and yet had it not. There
never was a human being, howsoever savage he might
be, but had - some notions of right and wrong if
he choosed to act up to them. There were parallel case,
innumerable to the New Zealanders, in this respect, In this
country. There were plenty of Englishmen to be found, whose
sense of morality was not a whit superior to the New
Zealanders. How many amongst us, who professed the
most strict notions of religion, and were remarkably seelulous
making a show of it, and yet these persons were found in their
dealings to be mean, cunning, t elfish, whenever they act so they
safely evince the most decided dishonesty.
Doctor Deiffenbach, in answer to a question from a member,
stated his belief to be with regard to cannibalism, that amongst
most savage tribes it had its origin not in a lore of human food, but
in superstition. The soul of the man eaten, it was ►elieved by the
savage, entered the body of him who ate him.
In answer to a question from Dr. Hodgkin, as to the right of
tenure on land, bearing on the New Zealanders' notions of property
in this respect.
Mr. Hattam (the author of time work on the " Middle Ages")
said that he believed a right in land was claimed in early times,
in Europe, by individuals or bodies, without even cultivation or
occupancy, but how far wandering tribes could claim whole tracts
of country, without either, was a delicate question, although most
people were inclined to deny them such a right, as not being
founded on reason or justice.
In the chemical section, among other papers, was one read by
Mr. Solly, F. It. S., on a discovery of a new variety of caoutchouc,
applicable to many purposes of the arts.
Mr. WILSMALY, the Secretary of the Fine Arts, claimed the
paper as the property of that society, saying that Mr. Sony bad
taken advantage of a communication made on the subject in 1843,
at a meeting of the Society of Arts, by Dr. Montgomery, Mr.
Solly being in the chair.
Mr. SOLLY rose to reply, but the President (Professor Graham)
stopped the discussion, saying the section were much obliged to Mr.
Sully for making up for time remissness of the society in not pub-
lishing the account of the discovery before.
'Phis declaration was received by the audience with much' ap-
plause.

In the medical section, the chief points of interest were lectures
by Dr. Leeson, on the influence of galvanism in promoting endros.
more and exasmore ; Dr. Fowler on the mental capacities of
animals in reference to man; Dr. Laycock on the communicating
fibres of the brain with reference to thought and action, and the
introduction, by Dr. Brooke, to the profession, of a new kind of
suture, adapted for hare lip, rupture of the vagina, the palate, Ste.,
entirely superseding the old method.

TRUCK.
TO THE EDI7'OR OF THE SUN.
Si g,—ln this county (and, from the best information I can
glean, it is the same in most counties) the infamous truck system
is upon the increase.

The only way to put it down will be by making the offence a
misdemeanour, punishable by indictment at the public cost (as in
cases of felony), and subjecting the offender to imprisonraent not
exceeding two years; a fine, besides, if thought proper, and further,
imprisonment until the fine paid. Unless the law be made more
severe upon truckmasters than what it now is, it is a folly to talk
of suppressing the hateful system.—Your obedient servant,
Nottinghamshire, June 33, 1845.