The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 4Little, Brown, 1871 - Great Britain |
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Page 17
... criminal in the said Warren Hastings to have so wasted the property of the East India Company , and that the purpose to be obtained by such waste was a great aggravation of that crime . That among the various instances of profusion by ...
... criminal in the said Warren Hastings to have so wasted the property of the East India Company , and that the purpose to be obtained by such waste was a great aggravation of that crime . That among the various instances of profusion by ...
Page 18
... a person who was not a covenanted servant of the Company , with an allowance of 4,2801 . a year . That these instances are proofs of a criminal pro- fusion and high breach of trust to the India Company 18 ARTICLES . OF CHARGE.
... a person who was not a covenanted servant of the Company , with an allowance of 4,2801 . a year . That these instances are proofs of a criminal pro- fusion and high breach of trust to the India Company 18 ARTICLES . OF CHARGE.
Page 37
... criminal in the other parts of this transaction . That the said Warren Hastings , in declaring that he should reim- burse himself by crediting the Company by a sum privately received , has acknowledged himself guilty of an illegal act ...
... criminal in the other parts of this transaction . That the said Warren Hastings , in declaring that he should reim- burse himself by crediting the Company by a sum privately received , has acknowledged himself guilty of an illegal act ...
Page 40
... criminal delay and evasion in giving it . That , considering the importance of the subject , and the recent date of the command , it is not possible that it could be lost to his recollection ; much less is it possible that he could have ...
... criminal delay and evasion in giving it . That , considering the importance of the subject , and the recent date of the command , it is not possible that it could be lost to his recollection ; much less is it possible that he could have ...
Page 51
... criminal in whatever degree , yet it did not furnish to the rest of the Council any ground to remove him from his office of Counsellor under the provisions of the said act ; and there could therefore remain only his resignation or ...
... criminal in whatever degree , yet it did not furnish to the rest of the Council any ground to remove him from his office of Counsellor under the provisions of the said act ; and there could therefore remain only his resignation or ...
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abuse affairs aforesaid agent appear appointed arbitrary power authority banian Benares Bengal Berar Bombay breach Bristow British Calcutta charge Clavering Company's conduct consequence contract corrupt Coun Court of Directors crimes criminal declared defence direct dominions duty East India Company emoluments endeavor engage Esquire established expense Fort William Governor Governor-General and Council guaranty Hastings's Holwell honor Hyder Ali instructions jaghire justice Khân's letter Lords Lordships Lucknow Mahomed Reza Khân Mahomedan Mahratta empire Mahrattas Major Calliaud manner means ment Middleton minister Mogul Mogul empire Munny Begum Nabob Fyzoola Khân Nabob of Oude native obliged opinion oppression Palmer peace person Peshwa possession pretended prince principles proposals province Rajah Ranna received Resident resolution revenue Rohillas servants Sir Eyre Coote Sir John Clavering sovereign sterling Tamerlane thereby thereof thousand pounds tion transaction treaty of Chunar troops Vizier Warren Hastings whole