The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-14 00:00:00

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measures now under consideration at honie! A more ab-
surd error could not possibly be imagined. Mr. Cayley's
resolution was that, conditional on the passing of the
proposed Imperial Acts, the Governor-General should
have power, by proclamation after that event. to allow the

passing. through the Province of American produce
under bond duty free. This was the proposition,
not one for the repeal of the duty, which was re-
jected. It was only carried on another division by
the Ministers taking their stand on it. mustering their
supporters, and telling them the assent to it was a sine
qua non of the existence of the Government. And, strange
as it may seem to tell the resolution itself was a mere

piece of surplusage—practically a nonentity

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obligingly answered inquiries on a topic of public impor-
tance,. American produce could be passed through the

British vessels in this port, as a " constructive wa
housing" had taken place under the Imperial Brit
Possessions Act. The Ministers could have no possi

motive in insisting on the passin_
barren resolution, unless it were c
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smooth the passage for the next resolution, whic
the Governor, under the like condition of the B
being passed, to allow American grain to be imr

ground by millers, duty free, under bond of re-export.
This is some small concession to sound principle, but a

different genius of the lir
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zenses for t

ee importation of foreign prods
for domestic consumption, subject to bond for the pz
ment of the extant duties, should Parliament refuse I
Bill for their abolition. lord Cathcart and his Cnnr

allow the import of foreign wheat for grinding in bond
for re-export only, but take the duties, subject to the
condition of returning them, if the Governor is in a posi-
tion to allolv the re-export, under bond, to be effected.
" We now turn to the remarks of a great statesman,
better conversant with the political position, at least, of

this colony, than any other who ever occupied the post of
Colonial Secretary, and whose definition of responsible
government,' in his memorable despatch to Lord Syden-
ham, has been generally accepted by the constitutional
and British party as its basis in this province. In the
great debate of the /sth ultimo, in his reply to Mr.
D'lsraeli, Lord John Russell is reported to have said :--
"' The hon. gentleman referred to our colonies, and
asks, are we going to ruin them? Now, Ido not think

that we run
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y risk with respect to our colonies. (Hear,