This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1794. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... an entrapping mode of trial, may be convicted, although innocent. Such proceedings (whether supported or unsupported by any old Scotch statute passed in arbitrary times) ought, I conceive, to be revised. For, in a free oountry, there ought r.ot to be one mode of administering justice to one man, namely, to Mr. Hastings-, and an opposite mode of administering justice to another man, namely, to Mr. Muir. STANHOPE. Wednesday, 11th February. The Marquis of LANSDOWN said, he had come down to the House the two last days at the usual time of doing business, but had found it adjourned; he was, however, glad to sind his intentions had been anticipated by a noble friend of his, by moving for their Lordships to be summoned on Friday next; on which day he should submit a motion to their consideration, for bringing the war to a termination, sounded on those principles he had declared on the sirst day of the session. He had encouraged a hope that some steps would have been taken to restore peace to this country; but understanding, from the extensive preparations that were making both at home and abroad, that it was the intentions of Ministers to carry it on upon a more extensive scale, he could not refrain from endeavouring to persuade their Lordships to agree with him in praying His Majesty would not allow the form of Government in France to prevent a treaty for peace, whenever it could be obtained upon sase and honourable terms. Thursday, I yh February. Their Lordships proceeded to Westminster Hall, to the trial of Warren Hastings, Esq. Friday, 14th February.. The order of the day having been read for their Lordships to be summoned, The Marquis of LANSDOWN said, he was extremely sorry to have given their Lordships the trouble of having come down to the House that day, more ...