The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10J. C. Nimmo, 1887 - Great Britain |
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Page 52
... whole of the lands to farm to the banians ; next , that he sold the whole Mahom- edan government of that country to a woman . This was bold enough , one should think ; but without enter- ing into the circumstances of the revenue change ...
... whole of the lands to farm to the banians ; next , that he sold the whole Mahom- edan government of that country to a woman . This was bold enough , one should think ; but without enter- ing into the circumstances of the revenue change ...
Page 136
... whole life was . My Lords , I do not mean now to go further than just to remind your Lordships of this , that Mr. Hast- ings's government was one whole system of oppres- sion , of robbery of individuals , of destruction of the public ...
... whole life was . My Lords , I do not mean now to go further than just to remind your Lordships of this , that Mr. Hast- ings's government was one whole system of oppres- sion , of robbery of individuals , of destruction of the public ...
Page 439
... whole of that paper read and translated ? The moment any man stops in the midst of an account , he is stopping in the midst of a fraud . My Lords , I have one farther remark to make up- on these accounts . The cabooleats , or agreements ...
... whole of that paper read and translated ? The moment any man stops in the midst of an account , he is stopping in the midst of a fraud . My Lords , I have one farther remark to make up- on these accounts . The cabooleats , or agreements ...
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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