These agents were aided by an English chief-justice, sent under the authority of an act of Parliament to represent the sovereign majesty of English justice, and to be a restraint upon the misconduct of the Company's servants.
Burke critiques the role of an English chief-justice who was supposed to uphold justice but instead facilitated misconduct, highlighting the failure of the justice system.
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