The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...Little, Brown, and Company, 1899 - Great Britain |
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Page 15
... pretended public , in reality to a private corrupt auc- tion ; and such favored landholders as came to it were obliged to consider themselves as not any longer proprietors of the estates , but to recognize themselves as farmers under ...
... pretended public , in reality to a private corrupt auc- tion ; and such favored landholders as came to it were obliged to consider themselves as not any longer proprietors of the estates , but to recognize themselves as farmers under ...
Page 16
... pretended . This confiscation was made by Mr. Hastings , and the lands let to these farmers for five years , upon an idea which always accompanies his acts of oppression , the idea of mon- eyed merit . He adopted this mode of ...
... pretended . This confiscation was made by Mr. Hastings , and the lands let to these farmers for five years , upon an idea which always accompanies his acts of oppression , the idea of mon- eyed merit . He adopted this mode of ...
Page 20
... pretended to be guided in the settlement of these farms were for the benefit of this old , decayed , affec- tionate servant of one year's standing : your Lordships will judge of that . I have here spoken only of the beginning of a great ...
... pretended to be guided in the settlement of these farms were for the benefit of this old , decayed , affec- tionate servant of one year's standing : your Lordships will judge of that . I have here spoken only of the beginning of a great ...
Page 30
... prove it against him , was , that it was given to him for his entertainment , according to some pretended custom , at the rate of 2007. sterling a day , whilst he remained at Moorshed- 30 IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS .
... prove it against him , was , that it was given to him for his entertainment , according to some pretended custom , at the rate of 2007. sterling a day , whilst he remained at Moorshed- 30 IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS .
Page 35
... pretended Residen- cy , and its predatory effects . It will give full credit to what was generally rumored and believed , that sub- stantially and beneficially the Nabob never received fifty out of the one hundred and sixty thousand ...
... pretended Residen- cy , and its predatory effects . It will give full credit to what was generally rumored and believed , that sub- stantially and beneficially the Nabob never received fifty out of the one hundred and sixty thousand ...
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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