The calcutta annual register1823 |
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aforesaid Amir Khan appear appointed Army authority Benares Bengal bill Board Bombay British Calcutta Capt Captain Cawnpore Chairman charge Commander in Chief Committee Company's Corps Council Court of Directors debt direct duty East India East Indies established Fort William further enacted Gentlemen Government granted Heming hereby Hills Holkar Honorable House Indies interest Island Jemadar John June Jury Khan lady late letter Lieut Loan Lord Lord Moira Lord Rawdon Lordship Madras Magistrate Majesty Majesty's Malwa ment Military Miss months Native neral Noble the Governor observed occasion Officers parasyte Parliament party passed persons Peshwa port present Presidency Prince prisoner proceedings proprietors racter Raja received Regiment Regulations respect revenue Rupees sent Service Ship Sindhia Sinh station Sudder Surgeon tain Territorial ther tion trade troops United Company United Kingdom William Zillah
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Page 32 - He appears to be sufficiently conversible and intelligent, and says that he has the same feeling of pain, if any part of his brother's body is hurt, as if it was the same part of his own body : even the slightest touch which would be perceptible, if applied to his own person, is equally perceptible if applied to his brother. This statement was most satisfactorily confirmed by an ingenious medical gentleman, who, observing A-ke's attention to be fully employed, and his head turned away in a contrary...
Page 206 - It now only remains for me to add the awful sentence of the law, which is " that you be taken from hence to the place from whence you came, and from thence to the place of execution, there to be hanged by the neck till you are dead ; and may the Lord have mercy upon your soul.
Page 96 - An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Spiritual Persons holding of Farms ; and for enforcing the Residence of Spiritual Persons on their Benefices ; and for the Support and Maintenance of Stipendiary Curates in England...
Page 132 - Exchange, or any Acquittance or Receipt either for Money or Goods, or any accountable Receipt for any Note, Bill or other Security for Payment of Money, or any Warrant or Order for Payment of Money or Delivery of Goods, with Intention to defraud...
Page 78 - English mariners, as aforesaid, shall be shipped or brought from any other place or places, country or countries, but only from those of the said growth...
Page 136 - Action may plead the General Issue, and give the special Matter in Evidence...
Page 14 - the copy of a resolution, passed yester' day, in the court of proprietors of the * East India Company, on the subject of * the letter which you did me the honour to ' address to me on the 22d of December. " I cannot but feel myself highly flat...
Page 132 - Indorsement on or Assignment of a Bill of Exchange or Promissory Note for the Payment of Money, or...
Page 116 - Cases aforesaid shall be and the same is hereby repealed ; and that from and after the passing of this Act...
Page 61 - ... tons, is not stated at any time to have suffered materially from such dangers. It may be remarked, that although the native governments of India have been generally supposed to be unfavourable upon system to foreign commerce, no recent instance of such disposition has been adduced; the French, on the contrary, are stated to have been remarkably successful in some recent attempts to open a commercial intercourse with Cochin China ; and the recent...