The Sun.
London, England, 1810-04-16 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS:

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 15.—... His Majesty's ship
Scylla is appointed convoy to Newfoundland' instead
of the Avenger.
His Majesty's ship Savage takes convoy to ships
bound to the Westward, as far as Plymouth.
Sailed yesterday his Majesty's ship Racehorse
with the following homeward-bound Indiamen from
the Downs, viz. Boyne, Providence, Union, General
Stewart, and barren Hastings, and Louisa.
Came in his Majesty's ship Hope, with a French
privateer, her prize, from a cruize ; also the Lark,
PALMER; Crescent, HASKETT, and Truelove, DA—
iris, from London; and the Bartara, Ossotiabt,
from the Westward, for Newfoundland.

Sailed his Majesty's ship Furious, with about
thirty sail for the Downs; also the Commerce,
RUNDS, lait from Gibraltar.

Arrived this day his Majesty's ship Port Mahon,
from Guernsey,. Pilot from Lisbon, and Leveret
from Falmouth.

This day sailed his Majesty's ship Coquette for
off Cherbourgh, .Niobe and Hope for a cruize, and
Rose for filo Down..

This evening three convoys from the Westward
passed the Isle of Wight, for' the Eastward ; not a
ship having come in, it is not known from whence
they came.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL 12.—Arrived and sailed again
his Majesty's ship Helena.

Arrived the Commerce, FooT; and Mario, DA-
YARD, from London ; the Ann, VITTERY, from
Neath ; and the John and William, HARRISON, from
Newhaven.

Sailed the American ship Canton, WIC HAM, fur
Cadiz.

APRIL 13.—Arrived the Dart, JARMOND, from
Neath ; and the Joseph. and Mary, RICRARDS, from
Swansea. .

Sailed the Reliance, ARMSTRONG, for the Bay of
Honduras.

Came down and anchored in the Sound, his Ma-
jesty's ships Narcissus and Plover, the former from
Hamoaze, the latter from Barnpool.
APRIL 14.—Sailed the Adrian hired cutter, for
Rochefort ; the eazle hired schooner, for Dart-
mouth ; the Ephera brig, with the John transport
under convoy, for Lisbon ; the Favourite cutter, with
a convoy of merchantmen, to the East ward ; the
French brig L'Epervicr ; the Pursuit, CHIVER3 ;
Hopewell, HYMAN ; Cumberland, PARKER ; Stert,
COUTH ; Flora, LAVIS and London, OLDEEIVE,
for t 11;..nr

Arrived the Betsey, JENKINS. from Waterford.

Orders were received here on Thursday from the
Admiralty, for a swift-sailing cutter or other vessel,
to prepare to sail for America, and from thence to
the Island of Sombrero, and all the other West
India Islands, to search for and endeavour to ascer-
tain the fate of JEFFEKY, the seaman belonging to
the Recruit sloop, who was set on shore on the
above-named Island of Sombrero. The persons
who go out in her are ordered to have the unfortu-
nate man advertised in all the American and West
India Papers, and to be very minute in their search
on the island, to ascertain whether any of his bones
or other vestige remains.

Lunt, APRIL l3.—The Elizabeth and Julie,
DIDRICKSON, from Riga, sailed from Cariscrona on
the 3d curt. and arrived here on the gth, making
this run in less than six days.

The Jonge Johanna, BUSCH, master, from Am-
sterdam, from Newcastle, in consequence of bad
weather ; having sprung a leak at sea, and scarcely to
be kept from sinking, was run on shore on the 28th
ult. ne:q Warkworth. The crew, consisting of four
men, for the preservation of their lives, took to their
boat, but from the violence of the sea it overset, and
three men .unfortunately perished. The master had
the good fortune to gain the bottom of the boat,
whence he was rescued by the fishermen of Haux-
ley, who came timely to his assistance with a cable.
On the 24th ult. LUKE PEARSON master, and two
men, belonging to the Harriet of Sunderland, were
drowned by the boat upsetting, in passing from
Portsmouth to Spithead. About a week .before,
ANTHONY' WEALANDS, master, and two boys be-
longing to the Endeavour, of Sunderland, were
drowned in the same manner and at the same place.
By a vessel arrived here on Wednesday, in 3g
hours from Shetland, we understand, the Experiment
Greenlandman, of London, is lost.

FALMOUTH, APRIL 12.—Sailed the Humber arm-
ed ship on a cruize.
Arrived tlle Redpole sloop of war from Lisbon,
last from Penzance.

SHBEIMESS,. APRIL 14.—Sai,19ci his Majesty's
ship Martial, with a convoy for Heli&oland. The
next will sail about 22d inst.

All ships bound to Gottenburgh will sail this
evening, or to-morrow morning, under convoy of
the Cruiser sloop of war.

DEAL, APRIL 15.-Put back by adverse winds_
szvcrA of the outward-bound.

Came down from the River his 111ajesty't
Nymphen.
Sailed the Briseis sloop of war on a croize (if
Arrived the Furious and Proteblor gun-brigs with
the homeward-bound East India fleet under contoy,
and are sailed for the River ; also a large fleet of
coasters for different destination.

About twenty sail of vessels from the River, arc
now (five o'clock), working through the Gulls.
The trade bound to the Baltic dire& will not
sail until the 22d ins,ant.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL's OPINION

UPON
SIR FRANCIS BURDETT's ARREST.-

Query :
•
Tire Serjeant at Arms attending the Douse of
t
Commons having in the execution Of this Walla%
beer' resisted, and turned out of Sir Francis Burdett
private dwelling-house by force,
Your opinion is desired, whether in the execution
of this Warrant he will he justified in breaking ,°,lle,
the ce ter or any inner door of the private dweirwb
house of Sir Francis Burdett, or et any other person,
in which there is reasonable cause to suspect he 1'
concealed, for the purpose of apprehending hie<
And whether he may take to his assistance a
cient civil or military fur that purpose, such force
acting under the direction of a Civil Magistrate.''
Ana whether such proceedings will be justifiable'
during the night as well as in the day-time ?
Opinion
"- No instance is stated to me, and I pressi„
that cone is to be found, in which the outs r ckxlr".,,
a house has been broken open under the Spail;er
Warrant for the purpose of apprehending the prrsg:
against whom such Warrant issued then bring
therein. I must, therefore, form my opinion jl.4°'
gether upon cases which have arisen 'pun the ele;
cution of Writs or Warrants issuing from c'be
Courts, and which seem to fall within the same/
principle.
" I find it laid down in Semayne's case, 3 Co. 9/*
that wriere the. King is a p :rty, the Sheriff al
break open the Defendant's house, either to merest
hum or to do other execution of the King's i ro.ess;r
of otherwise, he cannot enter. So if the Defendant
"be in the house of any other man, the Sheriff al
do the same ; but he cannot break into the house
the Defendant in the execution of any process at the.
suit of an individual. This distinction proceeds, sif
I apprehend, upon the greater importacce
the
enforcing the process of the Crown for LB'
public benefit, than that of individuals for the
support of their private rights. Reasoning
year-
hence, I should think that the Speaker's Wl'
rant, which. had issued to apprehend a trot!
under sentence of commitment for a Breach of the
Privileges of the House of Commons, might he
ecuted in the same manner with criminal process
the name of the King, inasmuch as those Privileg".
were given to the House of Commons for the b
nett of the public only ; and the public are inteci
rested in the due support of them. .It the act b..%
been done, and I were asked whether it could
defended, I should say that it could ; but where it
is previously known that the execution of the Wa,,,"
rant will be resisted by force, and if death show
ensue in such a contlitl, the Officer who executes
the Warrant would stand justified, or not, as the'
breaking of the house may be. held law ml or
ful. I feel myself obliged to bring this under in
notice, leaving him to judge for himself whether :
win venture to aft ueon my opinion, which 1183
tl
direct autherity in point to support it, but rCs;
.tipon reasoning from other cases, which app z'r ,te
me to fall within the same principle. Should,
Officer resolve to break into the house, if it 11°A,
found necessary, he must be careful, first., to
the cause of his coming, and make request to 01174
the doors, and not use any three until it appears t'l:e
those within will not comply, and he should be P'et"
sured that the ~arty whom he seeks to apprehen
is within the hcrise, For the pur, o:e of execntirld
the Warrant, he may take with him a sufficient to'C
or such description as the nar ere ot the case 'crld'r5
e,
necessary. It he has reason ,! ath ~
of resistance, which can only be . (-pelt:2d by a tit;
tary force, he may take such force with hr.!) ;
in this case it will be !.prudent to take with him •o's"
a Civil 11,lagistrate.
" I do not think it advisable to executethe 17011..4
rant in the night.
Sir
" The Officer should understand, that when
Francis Burden has once been arrested, it he ,:v0;
vv
wards effects his escape, or is rescued, his
house, or the house of any other person into
he retreats, may be broken for the purpose 01 re
taking him.
" Lincoln's Inn, 3."

" V. Gino.

HYDE PARK.

This charming place was yesterday visited by all
the Fashionables of Westminster, as well 34 a no,
merous assemblage of visitors from the East•e.'d of
the town. At four o'clock the line of carriage'
from Kensington Gardens to Hy le Park Corner
were four in breadth ; the concourse of tqiiestr.an°
was numerous in proportion. Her Royal Hlghnes°
the Princess CHARLOTTE Of WALES, attended bf
the Dowager'Lady Da CLIrFORD, and to o of hi°
Serene Highness the Duke of BRUNSWICK'S son°
came down the ride at tour o'clock, in a yell°l
landau and four, with two out-raters. The Earl 0
SEFTON, Lord. HAWKE, Captain MAR, and Mr°
BUXTON, drove four-in-hand. The carriages were
sci thick, they were constantly clastiing itti each
other, and it was with dif4, idly some of their
were disentangled. Alpo! g the most riegarir eqtv°
pages were those of the Dlici)ess of DEvoNstiflis'
the Marchionesses of SALISBURY, BUCKINGHAI
and DOWNSIIIRE. and Countesses NELSON, CaS°
gBN, and BARRYMORE.

The Conscription Liw has been intro(!nced
the Danish states, al,d b,) a Royal D cree tlie, Rvir
are in future to be included in all military levies..

:0 Sir
o%srlik
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