The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 15
... committee , at a price fixed by the same arbitrary discretion . It is necessary to inform your Lordships that the revenues of Bengal are , for the most part , territori- al revenues , great quit - rents issuing out of lands . I shall ...
... committee , at a price fixed by the same arbitrary discretion . It is necessary to inform your Lordships that the revenues of Bengal are , for the most part , territori- al revenues , great quit - rents issuing out of lands . I shall ...
Page 54
... of the real execution of it , in order that you may judge of the plan for which he destroyed the whole English administration in India . " The Committee must have a dewan , or executive 54 IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS .
... of the real execution of it , in order that you may judge of the plan for which he destroyed the whole English administration in India . " The Committee must have a dewan , or executive 54 IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS .
Page 55
... Committee themselves from bribery or corruption , when their executive officer has the power of practising both undetected . To display the arts employed by a native on such occa- sions would fill a volume . He discovers the secret ...
... Committee themselves from bribery or corruption , when their executive officer has the power of practising both undetected . To display the arts employed by a native on such occa- sions would fill a volume . He discovers the secret ...
Page 58
... Committee ; and they were upon the point of turning him out for malversation , when Mr. Hastings saved them the trouble by turn- ing out the whole Committee , consisting of a president and five members . So that in all times , in all ...
... Committee ; and they were upon the point of turning him out for malversation , when Mr. Hastings saved them the trouble by turn- ing out the whole Committee , consisting of a president and five members . So that in all times , in all ...
Page 59
... Committee and the Council - General , and of the revenues of the whole country ? As soon as we find Gunga Govind Sing here , we find him employed in the way in which he was meant to be employed : that is to say , we find him employed in ...
... Committee and the Council - General , and of the revenues of the whole country ? As soon as we find Gunga Govind Sing here , we find him employed in the way in which he was meant to be employed : that is to say , we find him employed in ...
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accusation act of Parliament affairs agent appear appointed authority banian believe Bengal bonds bribery Calcutta called Cantoo Baboo character charge circumstances Clavering Committee Company Company's concealment conduct consequence consider corruption Council Court of Directors covenants crimes Debi Sing declared defence dewan Dinagepore discovery duty endeavored evidence evil explanation extortion favor forgery fraud give given Governor Governor-General guilt Gunga Govind Sing hands Hastings's honor House of Commons India ings inquiry knew lac of rupees Larkins letter Lords Mahomed Reza Khân manner means ment mind Munny Begum Nabob nature never Nundcomar occasion opinion oppression paid Patna peculation person presumption pretended principle proceedings proof prosecution prove province Rajah receiving bribes regard revenue sent servants Sir John Clavering situation suffer sum of money taken tell thing thought tion transactions trust ul Dowlah Warren Hastings whole zemindary