The Sun.
London, England, 1806-04-28 00:00:00

CO'UR .OF KING's BENCH, AB,Riz. z 6

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tee,! XING 71. GOVERNOR PICTON..
f overnor Piton appeared in Court to reoeivejudg-
} tneiii upon his conviatiou .last: Term, for ordering
1, the torture 'to be intlided on Louisa Calderon, in the
island of Trinidad.

Mr. 'DAL'LAS rose 'and moved the CoUrt for a new •
trial. The first ground of his application was, that
'the bekndant had not aged illegally or unjustifiably
in ordering the 'torture. because it \V LIS' a mode of pu-
pishn lent sanaioned by the laws dm Spain, which,
he contended,uotwithsantling what .had passed upon
the trial, !applied to the Colonies. The book referred
to by the Witnesses as containing the laws of the Colo-
.he had.'had the good fortune to procure. It had
been purchased by the Landon Society at t helate sale
of the Marquis of tansdown'slibrary.' It 'WaS entitled
ili6:apilation des Loys d' kdes: This code of laws, ap-
plying to the colonies, contained an authority that the
laws' of Old Spain were 'not to be repealed, •in any
'Cases, Unless so expressed. There was,not in the whole
code any mention whatever of torture; .cousequently,
theed law of Castile, auth prizing torture, was as much
.force the Colonies as it was in 4pain. Th.t se-
cond gronnd Was, that the I;Aendant had aEted in his
caiiacity of Judge, and not of Governor ; that he was
not influenced by any malice, and that he thought
the infli6tion of torture, in this oarticular case, was
• the law-of `the Island.: lld quoted cases fro:p Haw- a
kins, to- shel.v that Judges were not responsible for
their decisions, it they acted to the -best of their
judgments.
Lord- ELLENBOROUGH said; he thought the last
,po;nt veryfit ki&i:on'siderea, and cleSirJdthe Learn-
, ed Counsel to take a Rule to spew cause.

' SPORTING lATELLIGEIcCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING.-M,UTING,

- FRIDAY, APRIL
131aeliford's jumper, *.Sst. beat Ld Darlington's c. _by
Sir Peter, Bst. 31b. It. M. Sot's.--Two to one on jumper.
Ld Sackville's Bustard, Bsr. 71b. beat Mr.W. Bayly's Gra-
titude, Bst. Ab. M. -- Two to one on Bustard.
•Mr.Rlß'oyee's Sir David, Bst. glb_ rec. n. from Ld Grosve.
nor'S Plantagenet, Bst.
,Acros's the flat, 2..;045, h. ft.

.COP.NEXCIIANGE, APRIL <<a.--Wheat
is arrived •
to-dayln short supplies ;. early in
.the forenoOn the
trade was very ready in sales at ~s. and 7s. per
quarter advance, but afterwards rather dull ;
Barley or Malt little 'alteration ; but fe At Pease or
-Beans, of each sort, and ,tftose dearer ; there are
very few arrivals of Oats, and. this article at small
varlation ; Flour is about ss. per sack dearer. •
Wheat 62s a 74s a 865 od 1-/-eans - 405 a 45s 01
Fine ditto , Vris a 415:„„ott. Tick Beans 32, a 385 ort
Rye -46 S a 44'; Oat's' 23; a 27s a 3
Barley 325 a 375 .P01:111(1di tto 315 a 335 od
Malt . 675 a 735 Ctri Seed - 381 - 421 •
White Pease 38s a 4ss ott Fins Flour 75s a Los od
Grey ditto 34s a 385 od Se,:oncls - 705 a 755 od

'SMITHFIELD 11.i.ARKET, Arrim Z.

This day's market afforded a good supply of prime
Beasts, and the show of Cattle in general was plenti-
ful ; the prices are for the most part reduced since our
last account, and the trade was tolerabltilivc:.ly. The
business done in the Haymarket was rather con-
siderable ; Hay has dropped in price -since Fridays
.market ; Straw and Clover fetched last Orices.—
The udder-inentk-.led prices 'and wad:hers is a cot-
-1-;:t statement :
To,shik thp Offal per stone of Sib..

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11Cef 4s,'e,t. to,SS, ott.--Miat(in rt. hd. to ss. Cd.--Areal
6s, 6d. to 7s. 0t4..,- i-amb hs, oil. to. Js. od_..---Por4 Si. 6(I. to
S. ott. • • . • . ,
Beasts-187h.—Sheep 3.1-4.1 ./.';11101)S z3-,740.--Calves 57.7--
Pigs vs,