The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... appointed by the Commons to manage this prosecution , have directed me to inform your Lordships , that they have very carefully and attentively weighed the mag- nitude of the subject which they bring before you with the time which the ...
... appointed by the Commons to manage this prosecution , have directed me to inform your Lordships , that they have very carefully and attentively weighed the mag- nitude of the subject which they bring before you with the time which the ...
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... appointed , and obtrudes upon them by violence other persons , superseding the or- ders of his masters , he becomes doubly responsible for their conduct . If the persons he names should be of notorious evil character and evil principles ...
... appointed , and obtrudes upon them by violence other persons , superseding the or- ders of his masters , he becomes doubly responsible for their conduct . If the persons he names should be of notorious evil character and evil principles ...
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... appointed by him and his 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 ...
... appointed by him and his 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 ...
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... appointed in the year 1773 to be Governor - General of Bengal , together with Mr. Barwell , General Clavering , Colonel Monson , and Mr. Francis , the Company , knowing the former cor- rupt state of their service , ( but the whole ...
... appointed in the year 1773 to be Governor - General of Bengal , together with Mr. Barwell , General Clavering , Colonel Monson , and Mr. Francis , the Company , knowing the former cor- rupt state of their service , ( but the whole ...
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... appoint Mahomed Reza Khân to his old offices , that is , to the general superintendency of the household and the ad- ministration of justice , a person who by his author- ity might keep some order in the ruling family and in the state ...
... appoint Mahomed Reza Khân to his old offices , that is , to the general superintendency of the household and the ad- ministration of justice , a person who by his author- ity might keep some order in the ruling family and in the state ...
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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