Reflections on the Present State of British India ...Hurst, Chance, and Company, 1829 - 214 páginas |
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... encourage the adoption of any system of policy , founded upon a just and equitable estimate of the claims of the various powers with whom they were thus suddenly brought in contact . If the hope of gain , however , tempted the agents of ...
... encourage the adoption of any system of policy , founded upon a just and equitable estimate of the claims of the various powers with whom they were thus suddenly brought in contact . If the hope of gain , however , tempted the agents of ...
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... encourage them . The practice , indeed , both at Madras and Bombay , of importing horses for the service of Government , as well as for private purposes , from Arabia and Persia , tends greatly to depress the country market . In Bombay ...
... encourage them . The practice , indeed , both at Madras and Bombay , of importing horses for the service of Government , as well as for private purposes , from Arabia and Persia , tends greatly to depress the country market . In Bombay ...
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... encourage- ment for breeding ; and , in addition to the time required for properly breaking horses for the public service , Government will not be able to procure them in the event of a sudden call . Advantage should be taken of a ...
... encourage- ment for breeding ; and , in addition to the time required for properly breaking horses for the public service , Government will not be able to procure them in the event of a sudden call . Advantage should be taken of a ...
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... encourage the expectation of any improvement in the condition of the people , than the principle of actual pecuniary profit upon which those acquisitions were made . Without pausing to reflect that the several powers then holding ...
... encourage the expectation of any improvement in the condition of the people , than the principle of actual pecuniary profit upon which those acquisitions were made . Without pausing to reflect that the several powers then holding ...
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... encourage litigation by holding out almost as fair a prospect of success to the wicked as to the innocent . What is termed common law , is , in fact , to be found only in reports of cases and in the dicta of judges , forming toge- ther ...
... encourage litigation by holding out almost as fair a prospect of success to the wicked as to the innocent . What is termed common law , is , in fact , to be found only in reports of cases and in the dicta of judges , forming toge- ther ...
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advantage afford amongst amount appear army Asiatic Balkh Bengal Bengal Presidency British BRITISH INDIA Cabul Calcutta cavalry character circumstances civil classes Company's condition conduct conquered conquest consequence considerable considered Cossacks countrymen courts cultivation discipline Eastern world effect empire encourage endeavour enemy English established estates European evinced exertions expense favour feeling force habits Herat Hindoos Hindostan horses improvement increase Indian army Indian Government individuals Indus industry influence inhabitants interest invaders Khorasan labour land landholders latter less Lord Lord Cornwallis Lord Hastings Madras Mahrattas means measure ment military Mogul Mogul Empire Mohammedan nation natives natural observation occasion operation permanent settlement Persia political population portion possession present principles probably produce profit proprietors protection provinces Punjab reason regulation render rent respect revenue rulers rupees Russian ryots soil soldiers spirit strength sufficient supposed territory tion troops vernment whilst whole zemindars
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