The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 10
... paid a sum of 500,0001 . to the Company for it . It was a public payment , and there was not a suspicion that a single shilling of pri- vate emolument attended it . But whether Mr. Hast- ings had the example of others or not , their ...
... paid a sum of 500,0001 . to the Company for it . It was a public payment , and there was not a suspicion that a single shilling of pri- vate emolument attended it . But whether Mr. Hast- ings had the example of others or not , their ...
Page 19
... paid 10,000l . a year to government . Mr. Hast- ings , who had broken the first regulation by giving any farm at all to his banian , finding himself bolder , broke the second too , and , instead of 10,000l . , gave him farms paying a ...
... paid 10,000l . a year to government . Mr. Hast- ings , who had broken the first regulation by giving any farm at all to his banian , finding himself bolder , broke the second too , and , instead of 10,000l . , gave him farms paying a ...
Page 21
... paid for it , put in possession of the very power , situation , and estates of those masters who sent them to Calcutta to defend them from wrong and violence . The selling offices of justice , the sale of succession in families , of ...
... paid for it , put in possession of the very power , situation , and estates of those masters who sent them to Calcutta to defend them from wrong and violence . The selling offices of justice , the sale of succession in families , of ...
Page 26
... Begum . The charge was accom- panied with every particular which could facilitate proof or detection , -time , place , persons , species , to whom paid , by whom received . Here was a 26 IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS .
... Begum . The charge was accom- panied with every particular which could facilitate proof or detection , -time , place , persons , species , to whom paid , by whom received . Here was a 26 IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS .
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Edmund Burke. whom paid , by whom received . Here was a fair opportunity for Mr. Hastings at once to defeat the malice of his enemies and to clear his character to the world . His course was different . He railed much at the accuser ...
Edmund Burke. whom paid , by whom received . Here was a fair opportunity for Mr. Hastings at once to defeat the malice of his enemies and to clear his character to the world . His course was different . He railed much at the accuser ...
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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