CONCLUSION OF SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS ON THE TRIAL. of Parlia By the terms of the vote of the House of Peers, previous 1794 to the prorogation in 1793, the resumption of proceedings on the trial had been fixed for the second Tuesday in the following session. The Parliament assembled on the 21st Assembling of January, 1794; and, on the 23d of the month, the ment. House of Lords, on the motion of the Duke of Norfolk, postponed the reopening of the Court to Thursday, the 13th of February. On the Tuesday before the day thus appointed, Mr. Wigley moved, in the House of Commons, that a message be sent to the Lords representing Desire of the the wish of the Commons to proceed upon the trial from proceed day to day, which was agreed to without a division. day to day. Mr. Jekyl seized the opportunity given by a motion on Observa-, the subject of the impeachment to reflect on the unex- Jekyl. ampled tediousness of the proceedings, and to stigmatise the protraction of the trial as a serious violation of the liberties of the people. He was checked in further observations of the same character by being called to order by the Speaker. Commons to with the trial from tions of Mr. of the trial. The Lords having assembled in Westminster Hall, Resumption on the 13th of February, the 118th day of the trial, Mr. Law made a request to the Court that, although the Defen mon the Marquess 1794. Mr. Hastings had closed his defence, he might be allowed Request of to put a few questions to the Marquess Cornwallis, late dant to sum- Governor General of India, who had lately arrived in Cornwallis. England from his government. This was not objected to by the Managers; but they took the opportunity of pointing Desire of the out that Mr. Larkins, intimately connected, as the Company's Accountant General, with matters of the revenue, during Mr. Hastings' administration, was also recently returned from India, and that they might probably desire to examine him on several points of the evidence. Managers to examine Mr. Larkins. Adjourn ment on ac On account of Lord Cornwallis' illness, the trial was count of the adjourned to the 19th, and from that day to the 25th illness. of the month; on which day, the Lord Chancellor in Marquess Cornwallis' tion of De formed the Managers that, as the Marquess' indisposition still prevented him from attending, the Defendant had signified his readiness to renounce the benefit of his evidence, and to enter at once on the business of the trial. Mr. Grey, on the part of the Managers, consented to the examination of Lord Cornwallis by the Defendant, whenever he might be well enough to attend, and again Disinclina took the opportunity to remark on the disinclination of Mr. Hastings to summon Mr. Larkins as a witness, and intimated the intention of the Managers to call him on the part of the prosecution. Mr. Law protested that Mr. Hastings was not accountable to the Managers for his motives in forbearing to call any particular witness; and, after a few observations from Mr. Burke, the Managers Counter proceeded to put in counter evidence to that of the the Benares Defendant on the Benares Charge. fendant to call Mr. Larkins. evidence on Charge. Evidence to disprove the of the Coun Almost the first point aimed at by the Managers, was concurrence to disprove the statement of the Counsel, that the exactions cil in the on Cheyt Sing had been concurred in by Mr. Hastings' colCheyt Sing. leagues. The first paper produced by them with this view exactions on was objected against by the Counsel, on the ground that |