The English nation; or, A history of England in the lives of Englishmen, Том 5A. Fullarton & Company, 1863 |
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... court , he was treated with indulgence , and allowed to reside at the Dutch factory of Calcapore . When the fleet and army under Watson and Clive arrived in the river , Mr Hastings joined Colonel Clive , and served as a volunteer at the ...
... court , he was treated with indulgence , and allowed to reside at the Dutch factory of Calcapore . When the fleet and army under Watson and Clive arrived in the river , Mr Hastings joined Colonel Clive , and served as a volunteer at the ...
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... court at Cal- cutta be confined to mercantile causes , and a new supreme court of ju- dicature be established in India , consisting of a chief justice and three puisne judges appointed by the king ; -and lastly , that a superiority over ...
... court at Cal- cutta be confined to mercantile causes , and a new supreme court of ju- dicature be established in India , consisting of a chief justice and three puisne judges appointed by the king ; -and lastly , that a superiority over ...
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... court of Calcutta , where he succeeded in obtaining a ver- diet of guilty from a jury of Englishmen , aided by the judge , Sir Elijah Impey , who refused all appeal or respite , and on the 5th of August the rajah was put to death ...
... court of Calcutta , where he succeeded in obtaining a ver- diet of guilty from a jury of Englishmen , aided by the judge , Sir Elijah Impey , who refused all appeal or respite , and on the 5th of August the rajah was put to death ...
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... Court of directors of the East India company ; and as he had the satisfaction of discharging the trust reposed in him with such unanimous approbation , he believed that no other power on earth had a right to call his conduct in question ...
... Court of directors of the East India company ; and as he had the satisfaction of discharging the trust reposed in him with such unanimous approbation , he believed that no other power on earth had a right to call his conduct in question ...
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... court to Hastings on the 23d of April , 1795. He received it in silence , bowed , and re- tired from the bar . This remarkable trial cost the nation upwards of £ 100,000 ; and the law - expenses of Mr Hastings amounted to £ 71,000 . A ...
... court to Hastings on the 23d of April , 1795. He received it in silence , bowed , and re- tired from the bar . This remarkable trial cost the nation upwards of £ 100,000 ; and the law - expenses of Mr Hastings amounted to £ 71,000 . A ...
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