The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12)
by Edmund Burke
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The great Irish politician and philosopher Edmund Burke (1729–1797) left behind a sizable body of works, which are included in "The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke Vol. 11." Readers will find a wide variety of articles, speeches, and letters that explore numerous facets of politics, society, and human nature in this anthology. Burke's works demonstrate his deep intelligence and eloquence as he engages with important historical topics and provides perceptive viewpoints that are still relevant now. Governance, constitutional theory, moral philosophy, and the essence of liberty are jus...
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- THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE
- IN TWELVE VOLUMES VOLUME THE EIGHTH
- CONTENTS OF VOL. VIII
- NINTH REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON THE AFFAIRS OF INDIA. June 25, 1783.
- NINTH REPORT
- I.—OBSERVATIONS ON THE STATE OF THE COMPANY'S AFFAIRS IN INDIA.
- II.—CONNECTION OF GREAT BRITAIN WITH INDIA.
- III.—EFFECT OF THE REVENUE INVESTMENT ON THE COMPANY.
- INTERNAL TRADE OF BENGAL.
- SILK.
- RAW SILK
- CLOTHS, OR PIECE-GOODS.
- OPIUM.
- SALT.
- Remark by the Board.
- SALTPETRE.
- BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN INDIA.
- FOOTNOTES:
- ELEVENTH REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON THE AFFAIRS OF INDIA. WITH EXTRACTS FROM THE APPENDIX. November 18, 1783.
- ELEVENTH REPORT
- FOOTNOTES:
- APPENDIX.
- B. No. 1.[57]
- B. No. 2. An Account of Money paid into the Company's Treasury by the Governor-General, since the Year 1773.
- B. No. 3.
- B. No. 4.
- B. No. 5.
- B. No. 6.
- B. No. 7.
- B. No. 8.
- B. No. 9.
- FOOTNOTES:
- ARTICLES OF CHARGE OF HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS AGAINST WARREN HASTINGS, ESQUIRE LATE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF BENGAL: PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN APRIL AND MAY, 1786. ARTICLES I.-VI.
- ARTICLES OF CHARGE AGAINST WARREN HASTINGS, ESQ., LATE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF BENGAL.
- I.—ROHILLA WAR.
- II.—SHAH ALLUM.
- III.—BENARES. PART I. RIGHTS AND TITLES OF THE RAJAH OF BENARES.
- PART II. DESIGNS OF MR. HASTINGS TO RUIN THE RAJAH OF BENARES.
- PART III. EXPULSION OF THE RAJAH OF BENARES.
- PART IV. SECOND REVOLUTION IN BENARES.
- PART V. THIRD REVOLUTION IN BENARES.
- IV.—PRINCESSES OF OUDE.
- V.—REVOLUTIONS IN FURRUCKABAD.
- VI.—DESTRUCTION OF THE RAJAH OF SAHLONE.
- FOOTNOTES:
- END OF VOL. VIII.
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