were not less than sixty: Heeo'uld not but feel it thereforeas a'hardship to be tri- ed by one (generation, and have Judgment '“pused by’another. V ' y

., Under these circumstances he had some «pleasuré‘ninﬁnding that. the proceedings were to be curtailed, and‘that‘the Mana-

gers were directed, by" a. late .resolution‘of .. the House of Commons; to abandmrsome:

or the Charges against him. l‘le‘vfrorn. this entertained some hope, that. the busmes may be brought to a termination, ‘and that

he maybe rescued from the suil'e'rance'of‘a“

" criminal prosecution, which was apparently to lazt FOR EVER. He addressed himself

therefore, with all due humility to their.

Lordships, and to pray, net-for an AC-

qurTAL, for. that tested wholly on their

Lordships decision, but for a juncmatt'rj. He had prepared a Petition, he said, to this effect", the- prayer’ of which was, ‘ That

7;“, Heathen. Lordships may .heplcescdetocontié.4

‘ nuebtheir present‘Session, from day to " day, until he may be heard inhis defence, .‘ and the Trial be brought toga def ‘ cisionl‘ ' “ ‘ ‘

-Mr. BURKE

from the prisoner, Could not» merit a reply. if it were not-so extfaofdiﬁifis to border on the prodigious l3 'The unfortunate gen- tlcmttn at the bar~found fault withrthe de- ' .‘ lays of his trial, though no protraction cou‘d be iﬁlputed toithe Managers,.as they

werelong since ready to proceed, and with

respect to" their Lordsips, itwas notll'or the ; Managers, and still less forthe prisoner, to _ suppose any thing blameahlc in their con~ duct; But, not content with this, Mr. llas~

tings went further, and‘proceedcd to reverse

his situation, by dictating to his Judges the Manner-iniwhich‘they were to preceed !-

fphe [ate of'the House of Com-

monerraBurke ob-erved,‘iwent not to di-

rect‘fthe'ir-Managers to‘abandon any Charge, " I V But‘it'é‘a'v'oidlinyfurther 'dEliiyi'ﬁ'variawsinc'g'

conlplete justice could notf§yhe obtaitpsl, to obtain justice as far, as was practica

. now when the‘process- was approaching to ' its end, ivhcn Guilt. wasdriven to its last 1' retreat, indhthe lash'trf instice was about to V fallori its'object, theA-Culpritmad'e anvap~ ~ peel to compassion,andexclaimed “ That

his trial Would never have an end i". 1

observed, tha‘tthe‘speech-y (which their Lordships had .just now.heard+ ,

.fsu ‘

ous' nature! Ceitainly he had been so . . . _ charged. . It was only crimes/of 31333;: opinions, they would not have resisted they e

Scription that could have provdlted meage-

' nerous'rage of Parliamentary Enquiry.

was the atrocious detail of Toﬂ‘rukas‘andr 'M u noises that drew'fmth theCommons of. Epgland to this Accusatioy! » '

t LAW‘ brrr interrupted (be Han. Manes gar, and mid :lmr 'l‘ortures and M urders were no {when .cbargea’ against bi: Client.—-—M. Burk rrplird, m6} referring to toe chenuc C barge, writer: bold (but trim: «tr-u: rkprml.) 411%ng 5 .- ‘

The delays which has/occurred in the trial were principally occasioned by discus- sion‘spn cyiden‘ce, “Which the prisoner .had himself provoked. The present ap‘peal'could therefore“ onlybe meant~lor therpurposc of

~ raising prejudii‘evoutof doors; it was mere. ._ l-y. a. part‘ of an extensive. system, not un-

‘worthy of the enquir '- of their Lordships, id: mugging;

V in which ; profusion J: _ the aid or guilt, and every means had been taken to' pervert the public opinion on the subject of this trial, and‘ to depreciatc‘thc

characters of all, who had angionceminr '

{its management, ‘

But if 'Mr. Hastings reckoning‘on" the time that hadcl’apsed, and not’on’the days that had been, actuallygonsumcd in -tbis “proteeding, had a right to complain of its

continuance, the pebple had an equal right to complain that a great criminal had so longcludcd insticcr Vquhercspect to the continuance of the session, as; desired by

"wisdom ol their Lordships 3, if they, should so determine, he and the. other Managers» would hold themselves ready to.'proceCd.. Mr. Fox said, that he should‘cohfinc his Observations on the strange speech, of the Prisoner to two single points. The Marta get-s were charged, irt'vthe ﬁrstpla'ce, with the use of virulent language a in reply to this he should Only say, that in charging high" efﬁcient! 'Misden‘teanours, he. felt, its his duty to use the proper andcorrcspon'd; ent_12"gua§¢- fifherscr'was snapparcmhardi ship, he was also ready to admit, in the prisoner being compelled to listen to'a va- riety; of secusations on diﬁerent‘ziiharges,‘ without having an opportunity of making " any reply. But on this he was only‘to'ob- serve, that thegrievﬂcféTwhatever may be

c Even in this instance the priSoner had .itsseverity,wasthe result of MICHastings'

spoken" 'with his usual inconsistency.: » He hadecommcncedhis speech with adeelara-

tron, that he did {10‘ “PM ‘0 5“ his "‘3‘

'at an end, and he had concluded with a desire, that it may he brought as soon as possible to a termination 9* .

But Mr. Hastingsucomplained that he

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‘an conduct. The Managers had made a '

~--1)roposition,«-and-urgcdr to their Lordships,

that after the 'Managcrs had opened the Charges distinctly, the prisoner,on~the con. clusion of each, should be heard. in reply. Their Lordship: had decided againstthat mode of proceeding, nor did he dispute the

«whatever might. have been-their Lordship:

mode ofproceedjng. if the prisoner had given his consent. ~He could‘not therefore come» forward to complain of thatfigxas an hardship, 'which was entirely the result, of his own' choice. ‘ ' ‘ “ '

4 With respect'to. the conduct ofthé Mans- ,gers,‘ if any blame was pared to them. V 1: was only to their Constituents and thtldqute

oi commons that they were responsihleh; It- -

was in the power of the Commons to oceanic,

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or. ifth’iiydeemt‘rd it.ndvisahle,to removaf.» _

their 'Ma'riager's. H 13y” chargeywa‘s made against hint befor‘e'the Cbmﬁﬁﬁiihe should defend himselfto the best ofuhis ,' hut he mustsay, that he didinot hold himself ' answerablegto any Other tribunal. . ‘ 7 Mr. Funnies-rose a sin merely to say. that entire subject of de ay, he did not int- pute the smallest degree of: blame to their LOrdships.. . ' 5 ' g ' . a ‘4‘», Mr, Bu it it-z‘tejoined. that if blame” ‘th to

knew the proper place ‘to prefer his COM!

Plains s. and where. if founded in jun-M, - would undoubtedly be received'with uteri- ‘

'tion .

m'for'd" Katerina (who possesses-theta.

sence of the Lord Chancellor, who is'indits- r

pos'ed,) Said, that the present wasnot the proper place far. receivrng the petition b" the risoner‘zlt shouldbe scented to their Lot. ships. in their'h‘ﬂn C‘ anther-of Perils. “ment- - _ t . - ._7. V ‘I 3‘, SlrJJMES~ Sin. Cunt Ensutnr'th‘e‘n ceeded to adduce a great variety of docua“ *mentarycvitiencerin s ' ofthe “;

Lounou,.liuua'6. I. ’ The . eatthq uakerf‘ still "continue to bl‘fclt in violent shocked; Spain, and. a contagious iseatc, occasion: bydroughm,,.hcrsWepi

awayrnanyeoﬁthe inhalant—itch? r n ' v I _ Letters from Irclmd. mention, Thee. the weather had been the most smut-try for the season of the year ever remenbcrcdin

washings)!!! a. At Athlomftn‘eiﬂ‘ﬂa‘y',‘ " "i " i"

they. be every heavy fall'oi‘snow. which continued forupvrarda'an hour and ‘

following day Waterford experienced a

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A J . and at six o’clock the Lourt adjourn ' H the prisoner, that must rest entirely on thef‘wgdngsday, ‘ _ ' - ~ ' ~

Yiolcn.t.hiil storm. accompanied bysthnodu -‘ y

and lightning—many oft

. r V thailttonuwcre nearly the size ofnutmego, .. . I

The degree of cold on Monday «Q’Tiiué- day_,last irate neighbourhood organ-Ia, was equal to the greatcrtilt the m.“ February. Vegetation in the of tjhis'eohntry,r__za§td ' '

;Plﬂl of the late coldweather; , .- . ‘ Extract 0 a [um/hm Flynn» 'Ma ‘ .

“ Mon ay night at n o'clock, "a 'c‘

messenger 1 arived here expreso'flrfohi-‘the ' dc; miralty, ' ' '

. . . with dis atehe ' foi- Co ‘ ﬁ’ﬁ ~ t Altar:

\b ‘.

1w“ 7.

;' ‘, . Vi, . 1 ' ., A?" a.

a U H _,

imputedrto,.the...M&dagen,wthe-(Prisoner ~

e um , . s we «measurement

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