The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10J. C. Nimmo, 1887 - Great Britain |
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Page 338
... occasion I have men- tioned , is to obviate the false conclusions or purposed misrepresentations which may be made of it , either as an artifice of ostentation or as the effect of corrupt influence , by assuring you that the money , by ...
... occasion I have men- tioned , is to obviate the false conclusions or purposed misrepresentations which may be made of it , either as an artifice of ostentation or as the effect of corrupt influence , by assuring you that the money , by ...
Page 339
... occasion ; but he never tells them by what means he came at it , the person from whom he received it , the occasion upon which he received it , ( whether justifiable or not , ) or any one circumstance under heaven relative to it . This ...
... occasion ; but he never tells them by what means he came at it , the person from whom he received it , the occasion upon which he received it , ( whether justifiable or not , ) or any one circumstance under heaven relative to it . This ...
Page 358
... occasion which the late Parlia mentary inquiries have since furnished . " Now here is a very curious letter , that I wish to have read for some other reasons , which will after- wards appear , but principally at present for the pur ...
... occasion which the late Parlia mentary inquiries have since furnished . " Now here is a very curious letter , that I wish to have read for some other reasons , which will after- wards appear , but principally at present for the pur ...
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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