The Letters of Detector, on the Reports of the Select Committee of the House of Commons, Appointed to Consider How the British Possesions in the East-Indies May Be Held and Governed

The Letters Of Detector, On The Reports Of The Select Committee Of The House Of Commons, Appointed To Consider How The British Possesions In The East-Indies May Be Held And Governed by Nathaniel Brassey Halhed presents a critical series of letters written to examine and challenge the findings of the British Parliamentary Select Committee tasked with evaluating how the East Indian territories held by the British might be governed with maximum security and benefit. The text surveys the Committee’s five (and more) reports on the administration of justice, revenue, and governance across Bengal, Bahar, and Orissa, including the Dewanny Adaulet, the Nabob of Oude, and other provincial offices. The author argues that the Committee’s inquiries are biased, improvised, and politically motivated, often lacking rigorous argument or consistent standards, and that their conclusions threaten the stability and integrity of imperial governance. While defending the authority of British rule, the letters also scrutinize the legal and constitutional questions surrounding charters, sovereignty, and revenue collection, offering a polemical perspective on colonial administration and parliamentary oversight.