Warren HastingsCambridge University Press, 1896 - 179 pages |
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Page 26
... vote in council , and , in case of an equal division , a casting vote . It therefore happened not unfrequently that he was over- ruled on the gravest questions ; and it was possible that he might be wholly excluded , for years together ...
... vote in council , and , in case of an equal division , a casting vote . It therefore happened not unfrequently that he was over- ruled on the gravest questions ; and it was possible that he might be wholly excluded , for years together ...
Page 53
... votes , they might buy land and become free- holders of Lancashire and Yorkshire . All this , we believe , might stand , with scarcely any change , for a character of Philip Francis . It is not strange that the great anonymous writer ...
... votes , they might buy land and become free- holders of Lancashire and Yorkshire . All this , we believe , might stand , with scarcely any change , for a character of Philip Francis . It is not strange that the great anonymous writer ...
Page 59
... voted themselves a council , put Clavering in the chair , and ordered Nuncomar to be called in . Nuncomar not only adhered to the original charges , but , after the fashion of the East , produced a large supplement . He stated that ...
... voted themselves a council , put Clavering in the chair , and ordered Nuncomar to be called in . Nuncomar not only adhered to the original charges , but , after the fashion of the East , produced a large supplement . He stated that ...
Page 71
... voted against Hastings ; ten for him . The Court of Pro- prietors was then convened . The great sale - room pre- sented a singular appearance . Letters had been sent by the Secretary of the Treasury , exhorting all the supporters of ...
... voted against Hastings ; ten for him . The Court of Pro- prietors was then convened . The great sale - room pre- sented a singular appearance . Letters had been sent by the Secretary of the Treasury , exhorting all the supporters of ...
Page 72
... votes over the combined efforts of the Directors and the Cabinet . The ministers were greatly exasperated by this defeat . Even Lord North lost his temper , no ordinary occurrence with him , and threat- ened to convoke parliament before ...
... votes over the combined efforts of the Directors and the Cabinet . The ministers were greatly exasperated by this defeat . Even Lord North lost his temper , no ordinary occurrence with him , and threat- ened to convoke parliament before ...
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