The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 14
... agents , not one , two , three , but many , disseminated through the country : no two of them , hardly , appear to be in the secret of any one bribe . He has had likewise his white agents , - they were necessary , a Mr. Larkins and a Mr ...
... agents , not one , two , three , but many , disseminated through the country : no two of them , hardly , appear to be in the secret of any one bribe . He has had likewise his white agents , - they were necessary , a Mr. Larkins and a Mr ...
Page 19
... agent for receiving secret gifts , confisca- tions , and presents . You would have imagined that he would at least have kept him out of these farms , in order to give the measure a color at least of disinter- estedness , and to show ...
... agent for receiving secret gifts , confisca- tions , and presents . You would have imagined that he would at least have kept him out of these farms , in order to give the measure a color at least of disinter- estedness , and to show ...
Page 21
... agents , or attorneys , who had been sent to assert and support the rights of their miserable masters before the Coun- cil - General . It will be proved that these vakeels were by Mr. Hastings , for a price to be paid for it , put in ...
... agents , or attorneys , who had been sent to assert and support the rights of their miserable masters before the Coun- cil - General . It will be proved that these vakeels were by Mr. Hastings , for a price to be paid for it , put in ...
Page 54
... agent given them by Mr. Hastings : a name that you will often hear of ; a name at the sound of which all India turns pale ; the most wicked , the most atro- cious , the boldest , the most dexterous villain that ever the rank servitude ...
... agent given them by Mr. Hastings : a name that you will often hear of ; a name at the sound of which all India turns pale ; the most wicked , the most atro- cious , the boldest , the most dexterous villain that ever the rank servitude ...
Page 60
... agent of his iniquities , Gunga Go- vind Sing . The discovery is made by another agent of his , called Mr. Larkins , one of his white bribe - con- fidants , and by him made Accountant - General to the Supreme Presidency . For this sum ...
... agent of his iniquities , Gunga Go- vind Sing . The discovery is made by another agent of his , called Mr. Larkins , one of his white bribe - con- fidants , and by him made Accountant - General to the Supreme Presidency . For this sum ...
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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