The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1906 - Great Britain |
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Page ix
... India Bill , and that on the Nabob of Arcot's debts . As early as 1772 , Burke had been pressed to go to India at the head of a Commission to investigate the dis- orders which existed there , but he declined to accept the position . In ...
... India Bill , and that on the Nabob of Arcot's debts . As early as 1772 , Burke had been pressed to go to India at the head of a Commission to investigate the dis- orders which existed there , but he declined to accept the position . In ...
Page x
... India passed from the hands of the East India Company and came under the complete control of the Crown . The new Parliament met in May 1784 , and on June 14 Burke moved a Representation to His Majesty protesting against the intrigues ...
... India passed from the hands of the East India Company and came under the complete control of the Crown . The new Parliament met in May 1784 , and on June 14 Burke moved a Representation to His Majesty protesting against the intrigues ...
Page xi
... India , and in January 1785 , on the Speech from the Throne , he again drew attention to the affairs of the India Company . ' There was , ' he said , re- ferring to Warren Hastings , ' at that moment in India as great a phenomenon as ...
... India , and in January 1785 , on the Speech from the Throne , he again drew attention to the affairs of the India Company . ' There was , ' he said , re- ferring to Warren Hastings , ' at that moment in India as great a phenomenon as ...
Page 56
... India , and concerning the interest which this nation has in the commerce and revenues of that country , is a strong indication of the value which they set upon these objects . It has been a little painful to me to observe the in ...
... India , and concerning the interest which this nation has in the commerce and revenues of that country , is a strong indication of the value which they set upon these objects . It has been a little painful to me to observe the in ...
Page 57
... Indian detail , what part , I say , it became such a member of parliament to take , when a minister of state , in conformity to a recommendation from the throne , has brought before us a system for the better government of the territory ...
... Indian detail , what part , I say , it became such a member of parliament to take , when a minister of state , in conformity to a recommendation from the throne , has brought before us a system for the better government of the territory ...
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