An Essay on the Best Means of Civilising the Subjects of the British Empire in India, and of Diffusing the Light of the Christian Religion Throughout the Eastern World |
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... company of British merchants , actuated by that spirit of enterprising commerce , which has so long distin- guished the inhabitants of this island , sought and obtained trading stations , first on the coast of Coromandel , and then ...
... company of British merchants , actuated by that spirit of enterprising commerce , which has so long distin- guished the inhabitants of this island , sought and obtained trading stations , first on the coast of Coromandel , and then ...
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... company were taken under the protection and controul of the state ; and Hin- dostan may now be viewed as a grand appendage to the empire of a sovereign , whose ample dominions stretch them- selves in every quarter of the globe , and ...
... company were taken under the protection and controul of the state ; and Hin- dostan may now be viewed as a grand appendage to the empire of a sovereign , whose ample dominions stretch them- selves in every quarter of the globe , and ...
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... Company , civil and military . This vast and populous territorial acquisition is under the immediate jurisdiction of three presidencies , viz . Bengal , Madras , and Bombay . Each of these consists of a Gover- nor and Council , composed ...
... Company , civil and military . This vast and populous territorial acquisition is under the immediate jurisdiction of three presidencies , viz . Bengal , Madras , and Bombay . Each of these consists of a Gover- nor and Council , composed ...
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... Company are ma- naged by a Board of Directors , chosen , from time to time , by the holders of stock . The proceedings of this original court are now superintended by another and higher judicature , a committee of his Majesty's ...
... Company are ma- naged by a Board of Directors , chosen , from time to time , by the holders of stock . The proceedings of this original court are now superintended by another and higher judicature , a committee of his Majesty's ...
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... Company now occupy at least one - third of the whole , their annual receipts cannot be less than twelve mil- lions . They arise partly from territorial imposts ; partly from the occasional contributions and assessments of tribu- tary or ...
... Company now occupy at least one - third of the whole , their annual receipts cannot be less than twelve mil- lions . They arise partly from territorial imposts ; partly from the occasional contributions and assessments of tribu- tary or ...
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