The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 6John West and O.C. Greenleaf, 1813 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 47
Page 14
... continued , a door was left open for the public sense to enter into that society : since that door has been closed , the proprietory has become ( even more than formerly ) an aggregate of private interests , which subsist at the expense ...
... continued , a door was left open for the public sense to enter into that society : since that door has been closed , the proprietory has become ( even more than formerly ) an aggregate of private interests , which subsist at the expense ...
Page 34
... continued for the greater part of that time ; the con- select tests between the civil and judicial powers threatened that mittee issue , to which they came at last , an armed resistance to reports , the authority of the king's court of ...
... continued for the greater part of that time ; the con- select tests between the civil and judicial powers threatened that mittee issue , to which they came at last , an armed resistance to reports , the authority of the king's court of ...
Page 44
... continued : And , so far as the late advices may be understood , the allowance to the nabob appears still to stand at the reduced sum of one hundred and sixty thousand pounds . The other resource of the Mahomedans , and of the Gentûs of ...
... continued : And , so far as the late advices may be understood , the allowance to the nabob appears still to stand at the reduced sum of one hundred and sixty thousand pounds . The other resource of the Mahomedans , and of the Gentûs of ...
Page 46
... continued to receive a vast quantity of merchantable goods , without any disbursement for the purchase , so long it possessed wherewithal to continue a dividend , to pay debts , and to contribute to the State . But it must have been ...
... continued to receive a vast quantity of merchantable goods , without any disbursement for the purchase , so long it possessed wherewithal to continue a dividend , to pay debts , and to contribute to the State . But it must have been ...
Page 47
... extensive supplies could not be continued . The advances to the board of trade became less punctual , and many disputes arose about the time of making thems * However , knowing that all their credit at homea de- ON THE AFFAIRS OF INDIA .
... extensive supplies could not be continued . The advances to the board of trade became less punctual , and many disputes arose about the time of making thems * However , knowing that all their credit at homea de- ON THE AFFAIRS OF INDIA .
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
affairs aforesaid agent amount appear appointed assert authority Barwell Begum Bengal Berar Bristow British Calcutta charge Chunar Clavering committee company's complaint conduct consequence contract corrupt coun council court of directors criminal declared demand Dowla duty East India company effect engagements English Esquire expense Farruckabad favour Fort William Fyzabad given governor honour Hyder Beg inquiry instructions investment jaghires justice Khân lacks of rupees letter Lucknow Mahomed Reza Khan Mahrattas manner means measure ment Middleton minister mogul monopoly Munny Begum Nabob Fyzoola Khan nabob of Oude natives opinion opium oppression orders paid payment person possession pounds sterling present pretended prince principles proceedings proposed province purpose ranna received ren Hastings resident revenue Scindia sent servants Sir Eyre Coote Sir John Clavering Sulivan taken thereof thousand pounds tings tion trade transaction treaty troops vizier Warren Hastings whole zemindary
Popular passages
Page 316 - Sir, the Nabob having determined to inflict corporal punishment upon the prisoners under your guard, this is to desire that his officers, when they shall come, may have free access to the prisoners, and be permitted to do with them as they shall see proper.
Page 336 - I hope I shall not depart from the simplicity of official language, in saying, that the majesty of justice ought to be approached with solicitation, not descend to provoke or invite it, much less to debase itself by the suggestion of wrongs and the promise of redress, with the denunciation of punishment before trial, and even before accusation.
Page 569 - An act for establishing certain regulations for the better management of the affairs of the East India Company, as well in India as in Europe...
Page 162 - Orissa, and to report the same, as it shall appear to them, to the House...
Page 597 - Vizier, he be permitted, when time shall suit, to resume his lands, and pay him in money, through the Resident, the amount stipulated by treaty, after deducting the amount and charges of the troops he stands engaged to furnish by treaty ; which amount shall be passed to the account of the Company during the continuance of the present war.
Page 327 - I wish you had been present at the enlargement of the prisoners. The quivering lips, with the tears of joy stealing down the poor men's cheeks, was a scene truly affecting. LXVIII. " If the prayers of these poor men will avail, you will, at the LAST TEUMP ! be translated to the happiest regions in heaven.