The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 21
... proved to your Lordships , in the course of this business , that Mr. Hastings has done this in another sacred trust , the most sacred trust a man can have , - that is , in the case of those vakeels , ( as they call them , ) agents , or ...
... proved to your Lordships , in the course of this business , that Mr. Hastings has done this in another sacred trust , the most sacred trust a man can have , - that is , in the case of those vakeels , ( as they call them , ) agents , or ...
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... proved , and that the money ought to go to the Company . Mr. Hastings then broke up the Council , I will not say whether legally or illegally . The Company's law counsel thought he might legally do it ; but he corruptly did it , and ...
... proved , and that the money ought to go to the Company . Mr. Hastings then broke up the Council , I will not say whether legally or illegally . The Company's law counsel thought he might legally do it ; but he corruptly did it , and ...
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... prove that one of the witnesses who appeared there was a person who had been be- fore , or has since been ... proved after- wards to have received a sum of money from him , which may be well referred to bribes . - This example had its ...
... prove that one of the witnesses who appeared there was a person who had been be- fore , or has since been ... proved after- wards to have received a sum of money from him , which may be well referred to bribes . - This example had its ...
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... proved against him , and that a sum to the same amount was to be paid to his associate , Mr. Middleton . As it was ... prove it against him , was , that it was given to him for his entertainment , according to some pretended custom ...
... proved against him , and that a sum to the same amount was to be paid to his associate , Mr. Middleton . As it was ... prove it against him , was , that it was given to him for his entertainment , according to some pretended custom ...
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... proved upon oath on the minutes of that very Council , he sat at the head of that Coun- cil and that board where his peculations were proved against him . These were afterwards transmitted and recorded in the registers of his masters ...
... proved upon oath on the minutes of that very Council , he sat at the head of that Coun- cil and that board where his peculations were proved against him . These were afterwards transmitted and recorded in the registers of his masters ...
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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