The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-09 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Mr. Dunn, the barrister, who has obtained sisal an un-
enviable notoriety by his persecution of Mica Burdett Comte,
attended before Mr. Norton to complain of toe yin: of one
of the summoning officers, which was most annoying to him,
as the MOM call of a policeman at a house created, he said,
a stir in the neighbourhood, and led to much idle gmaip.
Mr. Norton replied that his object in sending the con-
stable was one of kindness, and to prevent his (Mr. Dunn's)
being put to the expellee of having an order made on him
for removing from the house of the complainant. Mr
Dunn's landlady had complained that he had refused to
leave her house, though she had given him a regular weekly
notice to qu.t, and though he owed her a week's rent.
Mr. Dunn—l deny owing the rent, but the truth is that I
have been annoyed in every way. My lodgings have been
mutely cleaned out none I went there, and though they
gave me notice to quit on the Wednesday, I, on the evening
before that day, told them that I should nut move until
after Eimer, sad they permitted me to stop.
Mr. Norton—The fact appears to be, Mr. Dunn, that you
have acquired an 'winnable character in this neighbour-
hood. I myself have bad more than one or two complaints
made to me by persona in w hose houses you have lodged.
Your landlady did not tell me anything about whet you now
mention; but as you are ie,the profession of the law yourself,
Mr. Dunn, you must know that if you don't quit your lodg-
ing at the period at which your tenure of notice expires,
there will be some 'sponges in carrying a magistrate's order
into effect. It was to save that expense that I sent the offi.
me to you. If you would take my advice you would re-
move to some other part of the town, where people may not
speak of you as I have before described, and where I have
no doubt yea will be much more comfortable.
Mr. Dunn—ln what part within the range of the police
district can I be comfortable, and how can I be so while
lam being continually dogged about by policemen in plain
clothes ? No lady could be more kind t . me than my pre-
sent landlady until she was called on by Humphrey's clerk.
Mr. Norton—What do you mean by Humphrey's clerk ?
Mr. Dunn—l'll tell you what, sir: some friends of mine
advised me to send her—l'll not disguise the name—Miss
Burdett Coutts— a conciliatory letter, and she w. uld state
her sincerity towards me. I did so; and in consequence of
that it was that I suppose he called.
Mr. Norton—l with you would leave off your foolish
delusions about Miss Burdett Ceuta. A more Christian
Ilk', benevolent, or kind-hearted lady ttan that lady uoes
not exist: and of this I em certain, that amongst the gentle.
men of England there is but one feeling of disgust at your
persecution of her.
Mr. Dunn did not seem to relish the applause with which
thole present greeted the magistrate's remark, and was going
on to say **within further of the lady before-mentioned,
when he was stopped by Mr. Norton, who told him that fur
the future he should not take the trouble of sending men
sages to him, but at once proceen to carry out the law in
the usual way.
Mr. Dunn replied that this was all he required, and quit-
ted the court in a hurry.