| William Smith O'Brien - 1830 - 88 páginas
...remarkable declaration forma part of the preamble to the enactments of Mr. Pitt's bill, in 1784 — " To pursue schemes of conquest and extension of dominion...wish, the honour, and the policy of this nation." u when strength comes into collision with weakness, and skill with ignorance. Wantonly attacked, the... | |
| 1827 - 912 páginas
...subject, particularly a* the legislature has, in the 24th Geo. III. cap. 25 and subsequent acts, declared, that, ' to pursue schemes of conquest and extension...are measures repugnant to the wish, the honour, and policy of this nation ; and that it shall not be lawful for the Governor-general and Council of Fort-... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1832 - 600 páginas
...frequent acquisitions of territory have been made since the declaration of the legislature in 1784, that " to pursue schemes of conquest and extension...are measures repugnant to the wish, the honour, and policy of this nation." Lord Cornwallis arrived in India in 1786 with this declaration ringing in his... | |
| 1833 - 824 páginas
...neighbours. Q. Do you think that a better state of things might be brought about by a • " Forasmuch as to pursue schemes of conquest and extension of dominion...are measures repugnant to the wish, the honour, and feeling of this nation," *c. 33 Gen. HI., cap. 52, sec. 4». t ETtdcnee before the Commons Committee,... | |
| Pablo Pebrer - 1833 - 610 páginas
...country. Parliament (1782) made a solemn declaration, "that to pursue schemes of conquest, and extend dominion in India, are measures repugnant to the wish, the honour, and the power of the British nation." We shall see how this hypocritical and uncalled for declaration was fulfilled.... | |
| Thomas Smart Hughes - 1836 - 486 páginas
...the court of directors coincided fully with a clause in the new act of the legislature, declaring, ' that to pursue schemes of conquest and extension of...in India, are measures repugnant to the wish, the honor, and the policy of Great Britain.' It was farther made unlawful for the supreme government to... | |
| Englishmen - 1837 - 264 páginas
...hesitate to reprobate Lord Wellesley's Indian policy, and supported the motion of Sir Philip Francis, " that to pursue schemes of conquest and extension of...repugnant to the wish, the honour, and the policy of Britain." In 1808 he zealously opposed the measure for deposing the nabobs of the Carnatic, declaring... | |
| 1837 - 682 páginas
...neutral, defensive, non-interfering, pacific, according to the full spirit of that enactment declaring that " to pursue" schemes of conquest and extension...repugnant to the wish, the honour, and the policy of the nation." The impossibility of adhering to this beautiful theory was soon manifested, even in the... | |
| Englishmen - 1837 - 528 páginas
...hesitate to reprobate Lord Wellesley's Indian policy, and supported the motion of Sir Philip Francis, " that to pursue schemes of conquest and extension of...dominion in India are measures repugnant to the wish, tlie honour, and the policy of Britain." In 1808 he zealously opposed the measure for deposing the... | |
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