The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 4Little, Brown, 1871 - Great Britain |
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... absurd , could have no real object but to enrich the contractor at the Company's expense since either the service was not dangerous , and then the establishment was totally unnecessary , or , AGAINST WARREN HASTINGS . 5.
... absurd , could have no real object but to enrich the contractor at the Company's expense since either the service was not dangerous , and then the establishment was totally unnecessary , or , AGAINST WARREN HASTINGS . 5.
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... expense , and therefore that an active and faithful discharge of the contractor's duty was incompatible with his interest . That the said Warren Hastings , in further defiance of the Compa- ny's orders , and in breach of the established ...
... expense , and therefore that an active and faithful discharge of the contractor's duty was incompatible with his interest . That the said Warren Hastings , in further defiance of the Compa- ny's orders , and in breach of the established ...
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... expense imposed by the said Warren Hastings on the Vizier was unjust in itself , and a breach of treaty with that prince : the specific amount of the subsidy to be paid by him having been fixed by a treaty , to which no addition could ...
... expense imposed by the said Warren Hastings on the Vizier was unjust in itself , and a breach of treaty with that prince : the specific amount of the subsidy to be paid by him having been fixed by a treaty , to which no addition could ...
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... expense , at all times wholly unjustifiable , but particularly at the time when that expense was incurred . That the said Warren Hastings 20 ARTICLES OF CHARGE.
... expense , at all times wholly unjustifiable , but particularly at the time when that expense was incurred . That the said Warren Hastings 20 ARTICLES OF CHARGE.
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Edmund Burke. that expense was incurred . That the said Warren Hastings was guilty of breach of orders , as well as breach of trust , in not advertising generally for pro- posals ; in not contracting indifferently for the supplies with ...
Edmund Burke. that expense was incurred . That the said Warren Hastings was guilty of breach of orders , as well as breach of trust , in not advertising generally for pro- posals ; in not contracting indifferently for the supplies with ...
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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