The nizam, his history and relations with the British government

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 Excerpt: ...do you think was paid in? On the 30th August, on the 3rd September, and on the 17th September, three different periods, the enormous sums of 18,000 rupees were paid in; 10,000 rupees was the second sum, and 3,100 was the next sum paid into the Treasury; at the rate of 120 paper for 100 cash, being added to the 8 per cent., and 6 per cent, being added for one year; and this was the exchange between Bombay and Calcutta. We only tendered 18,100 rupees, upon these very moderate terms of 34 per cent. per annum. Our money was worth that; and, in fact, it was worth more, for it was all we could spare. If we had gone on feeding them, perhaps we could have screwed out better terms; Chap but this is a fact to which I pledge my honour. I have.--a right, then, to call upon this Court to do justice; and, rw if they do not, I trust it will be found elsewhere. And sPeecfc now, Sir, I beg leave to say, I have no connection whatever with these parties. I did, about thirty years ago, see Mr. William Palmer; but, except that, all the parties are totally unknown to me, from the Marquis of Hastings downwards, excepting Sir William Eumbold, with whom I became acquainted only within the last fortnight. Now, Sir, I have a letter in my pocket at this moment, from Calcutta, which states that while some of the houses there are refusing money at 4 per cent., others are getting 12 per cent., with a bonus of 10 per cent. for three months. This is fifty-two per cent. per annum. I should like to know (here a violent knocking in the hall disturbed the hon. Proprietor). I have but one word more to say; I have heard a great deal about a conspiracy, and opinions have been read on this subject. With what object those opinions were read I do not know; but I think they were most favourable docum...