of the Ordinance under

which the Police acted in

This case,

I am inclined

to believe that it bears

out the view of those

who contend that a Warrant

was not,

in strict law,

required. Nevertheless I

Concur with Lord Clarendon

that it would be

very

in:

: expedient that the power

of police to search Foreign

to release

vessels, and releasing parties

alleged to be unlawfully

detained should, in

Case

any

be Exercised without


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warrant from the magistrate.

Nor is

This should be provided for

by careful instructions to the police, if not by a declaratory

Ordinance.

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