The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-08 00:00:00

DUNN V. ALEXANDER.

Mr. BAILEY, on the part of the fendant, moved to
make a rule absolute which called upon the plaintiff e
notorious persecutor of Miss Burdett Coutts) to show cause
why judgmeot should not be entered up, notwithstandiqg
the issuing of a writ of error.
Mr. Baron ALDERFON--1 have t) state that I received a
letter fiorn the plaintiff yesterday asking this motion to
stand over, on the ground that he conld not obtain a day
rule.

Mr. BAILEY—He has been in Court during the morning.
A person who sat on the floor said Mr. Dunn had not
been in Court all day.
Mr. BAILEY— Several persona in Court assure me that
they have seen him, and that at this moment, if not in
Court, he is in the immediate neighbourhood.
Mr. Dunn'a friend still denied that he had been out of
Surrey that day. (Mr. Dunn is a prisoner in the Quec.i's
Bencb.)

Mr. Bailey's clerk affirmed that ho had seen him within
a very short time.

Mr. BARON PARKR—.You are all speaking without affi-
davits, but we will be inclined to think the party seeing
another is the more correct. We will make the rule ab-
solute on the understanding that it Kill be opened to-
morrow if the plaintiff has any cause to show.
Mr. Baron ALDERSON—I thought it my duty to menti
he receipt of the letter. I thiA it is very improper for
any suitor to write to a Judge, and was the more surprised
tin the present instance on account of the plaintiff beieg a
barrister. He must have known it was highly improper.
Rule absolute, upon the above understanding.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

Wm. Nichols and Geo. Norton, two very respectably-
dre,sed young men, of genteel manners and address, with two
lads about fourteen years of age, dressed up as chimney-
sweeps, who gave their names John Connolly and Daniel
Carter, were placed at the bar before Mr. LONG, the pre-
siding Magistrate, charged with attempting to pick pockets
under the fallowing circumstances :
William Hosford, the chief officer belonging to the Mendi-
city society, stated that about four o'clock on Thursday afternoon
he saw the two first-named prisoners, whom he knew to be
common pickpockets, and as having been several times con-
victed as reputed thieves, proceeding along Regent-street, fol-
lowed closely up by tho other prisoners, in the garb of sweeps,
and whom he also knew to belong to the swell mob of pick-
pockets. On arriving at Waterloo-place the latter
two commenced dancing, standing on their heads,
and tumbling, which speedily attracted a great' crowd of
persons around them. Nichols and Norton then attempted to
pick several individuals' pockets. They then proceeded to the
corner of Sackville-street. They then proceeded to other
streets, and repeated their attempts, when, after a desperate
resistance, they were taken into custody.
A police-constable, No. 43, B division, stated that he knew
the whole of the prisoners to be reputed thieves.
Mr. LONG committed the prisoners for three months each
to hard labour in Tothill-fields New Bridewell.

RAILWAYS FOR IRELAND.—The Railway
Times gives the following as the heads of a plan for The
construction of railways in Ireland, to he proposed to tie
House of Commons by Lord. Morpeth :--1. A body of
capitalists, providing funds for the intended lines of rail.
way, receiving an Interest of four per cent. thereon from
the net revenue, and dividing any surplus beyond that with
the counties through which the line shall pass. 2. A gua-
rantee for that interest from the counties pervaded and
benefitted, they taking in return half the surplus profits.
3. A Government Commission to execute and manage the
railways. 4. A Board of Control, consisting of men of rank,
station, and influence in the respective counties, to settle
the principal
and to protect all parties. This, or something tantamount
operations, to control outlay and charges,
to it, is the plan to be submitted by Lord Morpeth to the
-House of Commons. . The body of capitalists who have
agreed to advance The sum requisite to carry out the plfin
is composed of Mr. Alderman Thompson, Mt. Geldsmid,
and Mr. Abel Smith; the banker.