of
this article and part of the seventh article, and the evidence was
summed up and enforced by him. The rest of the evidence upon the
sixth, and on part of the seventh, eighth, and fourteenth articles,
were respectively opened and enforced by Mr. Fox and other of the
Managers, on the 7th and 9th of June, in the same session. On the
23d May, 1791, Mr. St. John opened the fourth article of charge; and
evidence was heard in support of the same. In the following sessions
of 1792, Mr. Hastings's counsel were heard in his defence, which was
continued through the whole of the sessions of 1793.

On the 5th of March, 1794, a select committee was appointed by the
House of Commons to inspect the Lords' Journals, in relation to
their proceeding on the trial of Warren Hastings, Esquire, and to
report what they found therein to the House, (which committee were
the managers appointed to make good the articles of impeachment
against the said Warren Hastings, Esquire,) and who were afterwards
instructed to report the several matters which had occurred since
the commencement of the prosecution, and which had, in their
opinion, contributed to the duration thereof to that time, with
their observations thereupon. On the 30th of April, the following
Report, written by Mr. Burke, and adopted by the Committee, was
presented to the House of Commons, and ordered by the House to be
printed.

REPORT

Made on the 30th April, 1794, from the Committee of the House of
Commons, appointed to inspect the Lords' Journals, in relation to
their proceeding on the trial of Warren Hastings, Esquire, and to
report what they find therein to the House (which committee were
the managers appointed to make good the articles of impeachment
against the said Warren Hastings, Esquire); and who were afterwards
instructed to report the several matters which have occurred since
the commencement of the said prosecution, and which have, in their
opinion, contributed to the duration thereof to the present time,
with their observations thereupon.

Your Committee has received two powers from the House:--The first, on
the 5th of March, 1794, to inspect the Lords' Journals, in relation to
their proceedings on the trial of Warren Hastings, Esquire, and to
report what they find therein to the House. The second is an
instruction, giv