The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 8Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... Court of Proprietors of the East India Company . 2ndly . A new model of the Court of Directors , and an enforcement of their authority over the servants abroad . 6 NINTH REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE.
... Court of Proprietors of the East India Company . 2ndly . A new model of the Court of Directors , and an enforcement of their authority over the servants abroad . 6 NINTH REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE.
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... court of justice ca- pable of protecting the natives from the oppressions of ... Directors and servants , and to watch over the exe- cution of all parts of ... Court of Pro- was to improve the constitution of the Court prietors . of ...
... court of justice ca- pable of protecting the natives from the oppressions of ... Directors and servants , and to watch over the exe- cution of all parts of ... Court of Pro- was to improve the constitution of the Court prietors . of ...
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... Court as it originally stood , of which since the reform it has not been no- toriously guilty . It was not ... Directors . Court of Directors . Under the arrange- ment of the year 1773 that court appeared to have its authority much ...
... Court as it originally stood , of which since the reform it has not been no- toriously guilty . It was not ... Directors . Court of Directors . Under the arrange- ment of the year 1773 that court appeared to have its authority much ...
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... Court of Directors . As to the Court of Directors itself , it was left with very little regulation . The custom of ballot , infinitely the most mischievous in a body possessed of all the ordinary executive pow- ers , was still left ...
... Court of Directors . As to the Court of Directors itself , it was left with very little regulation . The custom of ballot , infinitely the most mischievous in a body possessed of all the ordinary executive pow- ers , was still left ...
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... Directors were afterwards restored in some degree to their ancient power ... Court of Direc- tors became to be so habitually despised by their ser- vants ... Court of Di- rectors , no doubt whatsoever can remain of the fact itself , nor ...
... Directors were afterwards restored in some degree to their ancient power ... Court of Direc- tors became to be so habitually despised by their ser- vants ... Court of Di- rectors , no doubt whatsoever can remain of the fact itself , nor ...
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abuse act of Parliament affairs aforesaid agent answer appear appointed asserts authority Barwell Begum Bengal Berar bonds Bristow British Calcutta cerned charge Chunar Committee Company's complaint concerning conduct consequence contract corrupt Court of Directors Dacca declared demand duty East India Company effect engagement English Esquire extorted extraordinary favor Fowke Furruckabad Fyzabad Governor-General and Council Hastings's honor hundred thousand pounds inquiry investment jaghires justice lacs of rupees letter Lucknow Mahomed Reza Khân manner means measure ment Middleton ministers monopoly mother Munny Begum Mussulmen Nabob of Oude natives nature object offence opinion opium oppressions orders paid pany payment person pounds sterling present pretended prince principles proceedings profit proposed prosecution province Rajah of Benares received regulations Resident revenue sent servants Sir Elijah Impey Sujah Sulivan sum of money taken tion trade transaction treaty ul Dowlah Vizier Warren Hastings whole zemindary