Warren HastingsCassell, 1886 - 191 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 15
Page 37
... trial had been put off on various pleas till the new organization was complete . They were then brought before a committee , over which the Governor presided . Schi- tab Roy was speedily acquitted with honor . A for- mal apology was ...
... trial had been put off on various pleas till the new organization was complete . They were then brought before a committee , over which the Governor presided . Schi- tab Roy was speedily acquitted with honor . A for- mal apology was ...
Page 63
... trial to a most unusual length . At last a verdict of guilty was returned , and the Chief Justice pronounced sentence of death on the prisoner . That Impey ought to have respited Nuncomar we hold to be perfectly clear . Whether the ...
... trial to a most unusual length . At last a verdict of guilty was returned , and the Chief Justice pronounced sentence of death on the prisoner . That Impey ought to have respited Nuncomar we hold to be perfectly clear . Whether the ...
Page 86
... , hurried up to Calcutta , flung into the common gaol , not for any crime even imputed , not for any debt that had been proved , but merely as a precaution till their cause should come to trial . There were instances in 86 WARREN HASTINGS .
... , hurried up to Calcutta , flung into the common gaol , not for any crime even imputed , not for any debt that had been proved , but merely as a precaution till their cause should come to trial . There were instances in 86 WARREN HASTINGS .
Page 87
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. cause should come to trial . There were instances in which men of the most venerable dignity , persecuted without a cause by extortioners , died of rage and shame in the gripe of the vile ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. cause should come to trial . There were instances in which men of the most venerable dignity , persecuted without a cause by extortioners , died of rage and shame in the gripe of the vile ...
Page 122
... trial . It was not sweet ; but it was calm . Quick and vigorous as his intellect was , the patience with which he endured the most cruel vexations till a remedy could be found , resembled the patience of stupidity . He seems to have ...
... trial . It was not sweet ; but it was calm . Quick and vigorous as his intellect was , the patience with which he endured the most cruel vexations till a remedy could be found , resembled the patience of stupidity . He seems to have ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accused acquitted administration affairs army Asiatic Begums Benares charge Bengal Brahmin British brought Burke Calcutta censure Cheyte Sing Chief Justice Clavering Clive Company conduct of Hastings Cossimbazar Council Court crimes Daylesford debate declared defence Directors Duke of Normandy Dundas eloquence empire enemies England English favor Fort William Fox's motion Francis friends of Hastings functionaries Fyzabad government of Bengal Governor Governor-General Hall Hindoo honor House of Commons Hugh Capet impeachment Impey India intrusted judges Junius late Governor-General letters Lord Lord Macaulay Lucknow Macaulay Madras Mahommed Reza Khan Mahratta ment mind minister Mogul Moorshedabad Munny Begum Nabob Vizier native never Nuncomar offences Opposition orator Oude Parliament party person Peshwa Pitt princes proceeding province Rajah Rohilla charge Rohilla war ruler sent sepoys Serjeant-at-Arms servants Sheridan Sujah Dowlah talents thought thousand pounds tion took Treasury trial troops voted wanted Warren Hastings