Warren Hastings, first Governor General of British India Finish:Rolled The cephalopod is presented from

The cephalopod is presented from above with an inset detail of the underside

Queen Consort of James V of Scotland

Construction work being carried out on Blackfriars Bridge

The story behind the cartoon is the trial of the Comte de Montalembert

Warren Hastings, first Governor General of British India Finish:Rolled The cephalopod is presented fromWarren Hastings, first Governor General of British India, (c1905). Hastings (1732 1818) served as Governor General from 1773 1786. He was made a Privy Councillor in 1814 . Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith (London, c1905). Original painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence.