I would as willingly have him tried by the law of the Koran, or the Institutes of Tamerlane, as on the common law or statute law of this kingdom.
The next question is, whether the Gentoo laws justify arbitrary power: and if he finds any sanctuary there, let him take it, with the cow in the pagoda.

The Gentoos have a law which positively proscribes in magistrates any idea of will,--a law with which, or rather with extracts of it, that gentleman himself has furnished us.

These people in many points are governed by their own ancient written law, called the _Shaster_.

Its interpreters and judges are the _Pundits_.

This law is comprehensive, extending to all the concerns of life, affording principles and maxims and legal theories applicable to all cases, drawn from the sources of natural equity, modified by their institutions, full of refinement and subtilty of distinction equal to that of any other law, and has the grand test of all law, that, wherever it has prevailed, the country has been populous, flourishing, and happy.
Upon the whole, then, follow him where you will, let him have Eastern or Western law, you find everywhere arbitrary power and peculation of governors proscribed and horribly punished,--more so than I should ever wish to punish any, the most guilty, human creature.