The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10J. C. Nimmo, 1887 - Great Britain |
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... ings is displeased on account of infidelity in the hon- orable trust of bribe undertaker and manager . My Lords , you are not very much enlightened , I believe , by seeing these words , Dinagepore peshcush . We find a province , we find ...
... ings is displeased on account of infidelity in the hon- orable trust of bribe undertaker and manager . My Lords , you are not very much enlightened , I believe , by seeing these words , Dinagepore peshcush . We find a province , we find ...
Page 114
... ings ; the Committee were to be pure with impotent hands ; and then came a person with ample power for Mr. Hastings himself . And lest this person should not have power enough in this Committee , he is made the general bribe - broker to ...
... ings ; the Committee were to be pure with impotent hands ; and then came a person with ample power for Mr. Hastings himself . And lest this person should not have power enough in this Committee , he is made the general bribe - broker to ...
Page 188
... ings never trusted his colleagues in this proceeding ; and what reason does he give ? Why , he supposed that they must be bribed by Mahomed Reza Khân . " For , " says he , " as I did not know their charac- ters at that time , I did not ...
... ings never trusted his colleagues in this proceeding ; and what reason does he give ? Why , he supposed that they must be bribed by Mahomed Reza Khân . " For , " says he , " as I did not know their charac- ters at that time , I did not ...
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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