The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 8Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 26
... former ; because an irregular choice of a less competent person , and the preference given to proved delinquency in preju- dice to uncensured service , are very different things . But even this latter appointment would in all likeli ...
... former ; because an irregular choice of a less competent person , and the preference given to proved delinquency in preju- dice to uncensured service , are very different things . But even this latter appointment would in all likeli ...
Page 32
... former evil practices charged upon him , and of executing them upon a still larger scale , but of oppressing those unhappy persons who , under the supposed protection of the faith of the Company , had appeared to give evidence ...
... former evil practices charged upon him , and of executing them upon a still larger scale , but of oppressing those unhappy persons who , under the supposed protection of the faith of the Company , had appeared to give evidence ...
Page 53
... Former tion of that system Bengal did by no means trade . depend for its resources on its maritime commerce . The inland trade , from whence it derived a very great supply of silver and gold and many kinds of merchantable goods , was ...
... Former tion of that system Bengal did by no means trade . depend for its resources on its maritime commerce . The inland trade , from whence it derived a very great supply of silver and gold and many kinds of merchantable goods , was ...
Page 68
... former of these plans : first , because the Compa- ny knows of no other by any regular transmissions ; secondly , because it is by no means certain that be- fore the expiration of June the Governor - General and Council may not revert ...
... former of these plans : first , because the Compa- ny knows of no other by any regular transmissions ; secondly , because it is by no means certain that be- fore the expiration of June the Governor - General and Council may not revert ...
Page 73
... former course , so as to secure the capital and to afford a reasonable dividend . And your Com mittee find that in the first four years the invest- ment from Bengal amounted to 4,176,5257 .; upon 2,260,2777 . there was a gain of 186 ...
... former course , so as to secure the capital and to afford a reasonable dividend . And your Com mittee find that in the first four years the invest- ment from Bengal amounted to 4,176,5257 .; upon 2,260,2777 . there was a gain of 186 ...
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