Warren HastingsCassell, 1886 - 191 pages |
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Page 59
... accused of putting offices up for sale , and of receiving bribes for suffering offenders to escape . In particular , it was alleged that Mahommed Reza Khan had been dismissed with impunity , in con- sideration of a great sum paid to the ...
... accused of putting offices up for sale , and of receiving bribes for suffering offenders to escape . In particular , it was alleged that Mahommed Reza Khan had been dismissed with impunity , in con- sideration of a great sum paid to the ...
Page 113
... accused were furnished with no charge ; they were permitted to make no defence ; for the Gov- ernor - General wisely considered that , if he tried them , he might not be able to find a ground for plundering them . It was agreed between ...
... accused were furnished with no charge ; they were permitted to make no defence ; for the Gov- ernor - General wisely considered that , if he tried them , he might not be able to find a ground for plundering them . It was agreed between ...
Page 135
... were generally believed to be favorable to the late Governor - General . They owed their power to the clamor which had been raised against Mr. Fox's East India Bill . The authors of that bill , when accused of invading WARREN HASTINGS .
... were generally believed to be favorable to the late Governor - General . They owed their power to the clamor which had been raised against Mr. Fox's East India Bill . The authors of that bill , when accused of invading WARREN HASTINGS .
Page 136
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. The authors of that bill , when accused of invading vested rights , and of setting up powers unknown to the constitution , had defended themselves by point- ing to the crimes of Hastings , and by ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. The authors of that bill , when accused of invading vested rights , and of setting up powers unknown to the constitution , had defended themselves by point- ing to the crimes of Hastings , and by ...
Page 153
... accused person would be excluded from honors and public employments , and could scarcely venture even to pay his duty at court . Such were the motives attributed by a great part of the public to the young minister , whose ruling passion ...
... accused person would be excluded from honors and public employments , and could scarcely venture even to pay his duty at court . Such were the motives attributed by a great part of the public to the young minister , whose ruling passion ...
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