The Works of ... Edmund Burke, Volume 11F. & C. Rivington, 1813 - English literature |
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abuse Act of Parliament affairs aforesaid appear Appendix appointed authority Barwell Bengal Berar Board bonds Bristow British Calcutta censure cerning charge Clavering Committee Company's servants complaint concerning conduct Contract corrupt corrupt bargain Court of Directors Dacca declared disobedience duty effect extraordinary favour Fowke Francis Francis Fowke furnished given Government Governour Governour-General and Council Hastings's honour House India inquiry interest Investment lacks of rupees lative letter Mahomed Reza Khân Mahratta Mahratta war manner matter means ment monopoly Munny Begum Mussulmen Nabob of Oude natives nature necessary obedience object occasion offence opinion Opium oppressions orders paid pany pany's Parliament payment pendix person pounds Sterling present pretended principles proceedings profit prosecution province publick purpose Rajah of Benares reason received regulations Resident revenue Saltpetre says sent Sulivan sum of money superiours Supreme taken thousand pounds tion trade transaction Treasury Vide Ap Warren Hastings whatsoever whole
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Page 57 - When an account is taken of the intercourse, for it is not commerce, which is carried on between Bengal and England, the pernicious effects of the system of Investment from revenue will appear in the strongest point of view. In that view, the whole exported produce of the country, so far as the Company is concerned, is not exchanged in the course of barter, but it is taken away without any return or payment whatever.
Page 377 - conquest of them ; and, finally, that such was " his idea of the Company's distress at home, " added to his knowledge of their wants abroad, " that he should have been glad of any occasion •'• to employ their forces, which saved so much of
Page 2 - House has a tendency to disgust them with all sorts of inquiry concerning this subject. They are fatigued into such a despair of ever obtaining a competent knowledge of the transactions in India, that they...
Page 372 - That the said Warren Hastings, in direct contradiction to the said orders, and to his own sense of their propriety and coercive authority, and in breach of...
Page 403 - whilst the Rajah shall continue faithful to these " engagements, and punctual in his payments, and " shall pay due obedience to the authority of this " Government, no more demands shall be made " upon him by the Honourable Company of ANY " KIND ; or, on any pretence whatsoever, shall " any person be allowed to interfere with his " authority, or to disturb the peace of his country.