The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12)Burke, Edmund
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12)
Burke, Edmund
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820; Political science -- Early works to 1800
Happiness, civil, what, x. 135.
Hardwicke, Lord, his declaration as to the general rule of
evidence, xi. 77.
Harrington, his opinion as to a commonwealth not governed
by its property, v. 377.
Hastings, Mr., articles of charge against him presented to
the House of Commons, 1786, viii. 305-ix. 318.
appendix to the eighth and sixteenth charges, ix. 319.
speeches of Mr. Burke in his impeachment, ix. 327-x. 451;
xi. 155-xii. 398.
Report from the Committee appointed to inspect the Lords'
Journals, in relation to their proceedings on his trial, xi. 1.
his conduct in the treaty with the Mahrattas, ii. 454.
brief account of his treatment of the Nabob of Oude, ii. 467.
of the Begums of Oude, ii. 476.
of the Ranny of Benares, ii. 485.
his venal agreement for the extirpation of the Rohillas, viii. 308.
his fraudulent sale of the territories of the Mogul, viii. 322.
his designs against the Rajah of Benares, viii. 339.
orders the arrest of the Rajah, viii. 361.
instigates the plunder of his family by the soldiery, viii. 368.
usurps the government of Benares, viii. 380.
his oppressive impositions and exactions, viii. 381.
enforces the confiscation of the landed estates of the
Begums of Oude, viii. 403.
orders the seizure of their treasures, viii. 409.
severities practised upon their ministers in the execution of
those orders, viii. 414.
endeavors to stifle an inquiry into his proceedings, viii. 448.
corruptly abandons the Nabob of Furruckabad and his country
to the oppressions of the Nabob of Oude, viii. 472.
causes the destruction of the Rajah of Sahlone, viii. 486.
sets at defiance the orders of the Company with respect to
contracts, ix. 4.
and with respect to salaries, ix. 11.
his illegal and extravagant allowances to Sir Eyre Coote, ix. 12.
and to Brigadier-General Stibbert, ix. 13.
and to Sir John Day, ix. 15.
and for the civil establishment of Fort William, ix. 17.
his appointment of the Secretary of the Council as agent for
the supply of rice, with enormous commissions, ix. 19.
his corrupt receipt of presents in numerous instances, ix. 23.
tender and subsequent disavowal of his resignation, and
refusal to vacate office, ix. 42.
his illegal contract with the Surgeon-General, ix. 60.
his contracts for Poolbundy repairs, ix. 60.
his opium contracts, ix. 63.
his appointment of R.J. Sulivan to office, ix. 70.
his conduct with regard to the Ranna of Gohud, ix. 72.
his frequent, violent, and unauthorized changes in the
revenue and judicial systems of Bengal, ix. 79, 87.
permits his own banian to hold farms to a large amount in
different districts, in violation of his own regulations, ix. 83.
refuses relief to the distresses of the Nabob of Oude, ix. 98.
seeks to enforce unjust demands against the Nabob, ix. 98.
illegally assumes the delegation of the whole functions of the
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