The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...Little, Brown, and Company, 1899 - Great Britain |
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Page 43
... pretended to form , a pri- vate bribe exchequer , collateral with and independent of the Company's public exchequer , though in some cases administered by those whom for his purposes he had placed in the regular official department . It ...
... pretended to form , a pri- vate bribe exchequer , collateral with and independent of the Company's public exchequer , though in some cases administered by those whom for his purposes he had placed in the regular official department . It ...
Page 45
... pretended to say they were for public purposes ; but upon looking more into the covenants , and probably with better legal advice , he found that no money could be legally received for his own use ; but as these bribes were directly ...
... pretended to say they were for public purposes ; but upon looking more into the covenants , and probably with better legal advice , he found that no money could be legally received for his own use ; but as these bribes were directly ...
Page 130
... pretended decline in the revenue , owing to mismanagement . - On what terms was it granted to Cantoo Baboo or his son ?. I believe it was a grant in perpetuity , at the revenue of Rupees 82,000 or 83,000 per annum . What amount did he ...
... pretended decline in the revenue , owing to mismanagement . - On what terms was it granted to Cantoo Baboo or his son ?. I believe it was a grant in perpetuity , at the revenue of Rupees 82,000 or 83,000 per annum . What amount did he ...
Page 133
... pretended sale of Salbarry to Gunga Govind Sing , the dewan , to enter into the particular assertions of each party . " The representations of the Rajah's agent , con- firmed by the petitions of his principal , positively assert the ...
... pretended sale of Salbarry to Gunga Govind Sing , the dewan , to enter into the particular assertions of each party . " The representations of the Rajah's agent , con- firmed by the petitions of his principal , positively assert the ...
Page 204
... pretended to reduce the Company's allowance , he continued it a twelvemonth from the day in which he said he had entirely executed it , to the amount of 90,000l . , and entered a false account of the suppression in the Company's ...
... pretended to reduce the Company's allowance , he continued it a twelvemonth from the day in which he said he had entirely executed it , to the amount of 90,000l . , and entered a false account of the suppression in the Company's ...
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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