. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . rity; and the three presidencies had rival interests to whole dominion of the English would have probably gone to ruin, ifClive had not procured an ascendancy in tlie Court of Directors, and oncemore sailed for Calcutta with extensive powers, as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bengal. His very name soon operated upon the native judicious measures set some bounds to the rapacity of the Companysservants. He made them give pledges to accept no f
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . rity; and the three presidencies had rival interests to whole dominion of the English would have probably gone to ruin, ifClive had not procured an ascendancy in tlie Court of Directors, and oncemore sailed for Calcutta with extensive powers, as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bengal. His very name soon operated upon the native judicious measures set some bounds to the rapacity of the Companysservants. He made them give pledges to accept no future presents fromnatives. He debarred high ofiicers from carrying on private trade. Hedeprived military ofiicers of that extra allowance in the field known as double batta. Por himself, he now cautiously abstained from addinganything to his large fortune by accepting such gratuities as he had receivedin the early portion of his career. He returned to England in the beginnins;of 1767, having laid the foundation of that better government which eventuallymade the British dominion a blessing instead of a curse to India. His. ^m!0 Hyder All. From a Himlu Miniaturo. biographer has said, Erom Clives second visit to India datee the politicalascendancy of the English in that country From Clives third 33i EAST IXDIA COMPANYS REGUJ:iATIOX ACT. [1773. visit to India dates the purity of the administration of our EasternEmpire. * The successes of the Company in Bengal were now to be counterbalancedby defeats in Madras. Hyder Ali, a man of ability and daring, who haddeposed the rajah of Mysore in 1761, was extending his dominions byconquests and seizures; and was securing his ascendancy by an energywhich formed a striking contrast to the supineness of the greater number ofnative princes. He became engaged in a contest with the English ; and byhis rapid movements, and his sudden attacks, was a most formidable enemyby land and sea. Having plundered and wasted the Carnatic, he appearedwith fiv
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