Warren HastingsCambridge University Press, 1896 - 179 pages |
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Page 33
... proceeded to exe- cute the instructions of the Company with an alacrity which he never showed , except when instructions were in perfect conformity with his own views . He had , wisely as we think , determined to get rid of the system ...
... proceeded to exe- cute the instructions of the Company with an alacrity which he never showed , except when instructions were in perfect conformity with his own views . He had , wisely as we think , determined to get rid of the system ...
Page 55
... proceeded to exercise , in the most indiscreet manner , their new authority over the subordinate presidencies ; threw all the affairs of Bombay into confusion ; and interfered , with an incredible union of rashness and feebleness , in ...
... proceeded to exercise , in the most indiscreet manner , their new authority over the subordinate presidencies ; threw all the affairs of Bombay into confusion ; and interfered , with an incredible union of rashness and feebleness , in ...
Page 73
... proceeded to retaliate on his adversaries . Their measures were reversed : their creatures were dis- placed . A new valuation of the lands of Bengal , for the purposes of taxation , was ordered ; and it was pro- vided that the whole ...
... proceeded to retaliate on his adversaries . Their measures were reversed : their creatures were dis- placed . A new valuation of the lands of Bengal , for the purposes of taxation , was ordered ; and it was pro- vided that the whole ...
Page 89
... government placed itself firmly between the tyrannical tribunal and the people . The Chief Justice proceeded to the wildest excesses . The Governor- General and all the members of Council were served with WARREN HASTINGS . 89.
... government placed itself firmly between the tyrannical tribunal and the people . The Chief Justice proceeded to the wildest excesses . The Governor- General and all the members of Council were served with WARREN HASTINGS . 89.
Page 160
... proceeded to bring forward a succession of charges relating chiefly to pecuniary transactions . The friends of Hastings were discouraged , and , having now no hope of being able to avert an impeachment , were not very strenuous in their ...
... proceeded to bring forward a succession of charges relating chiefly to pecuniary transactions . The friends of Hastings were discouraged , and , having now no hope of being able to avert an impeachment , were not very strenuous in their ...
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