The New York herald., 1866-07-05

mis- Is within fraction Of Gao head FOR every man,
and sss u se % n .Ss , ms.
poey noi to say the wicsedness OF disturbing the in
must be obvious to the most superficial observer.
me tarin proposed by the AcCuiloch administration,
skjected The following arcss 70 taxation, while reduc
ing the dlties on tea, sugar and spfSna:-
ss.rysd frats and h ssse.sss nsss S.san a,na l,rS
hams starch, soap, confectionery, biscuits, commits
swsetmeats succsdes, lame mscsron, yermiee maize,
a preserved meats and hsh Id per lb or package OF
shat repnted weight
Salt, 2os per ton.
Vinegar, Cd per fa,lon-
vaJnish, ~. per gallon
sated provisions, including fsh, not c,ler~ss emu.
aesssed, es per cwt
window sashes, 1s per pair.
Plate OF gold, S. per ounce, troy. .
Plate Of silver, Is PER ounce, troy.
Barley, I'D. pur bushe
Npllnery and all articles made pp from oil fabrics cf
an or silk mxed with other materials D. Ter cubic
Apparel and slops boots and shoes hosiery and
G1ove-, hats caps and bonnsts untrimmed, esddle-,
karnes and leatherware, T. per cubic FOOT external
Waiches, Jewels, and jewelry Of all kinds, manufac
t.res s six musical Instruments csrages s.ss glass
S.rnery woodenwars, brushwarc and wickcrwars earth
ssware, omens stores not otherwise enumerated lex
capt oils in bulk apiocs saGo, srrowrooi spices pepper
a.d gpgcr woollen blankets aud rugs 10 per cent I'D
vaiorem-
ose Of the worst features Of the worst tariffs In the
times OF protective rule in England, not only I'm
posed a thousand vcxatous restrictions upon commerce
not only eahanoed the cost Of nearly every article
general consumption, not only reversed the system OF
Tee trade under which the prosperity Of the Colony had
shade such rapid strides but most incqutsbc, un.
ts and absurd In It's operation The measurement du-
hes for example, pressed with equal force upon i've
shilling bonnet from London as upon q two guinea
arrcle from Paris upon SILK dress worth thirty
shnings as upon one worth ten guineas;
spon q certain moleskn Jacket az upon superfne DIR
coat upon pair OF highlows upon palr of Canot'
bsn hid boots; upon eigh,penny ',wide-awakc ~
spon nve-snd-twsny shilling beaver hat and upon
sssce. The duly on saii Inflicted great injury upon
persons engaged In the erportation Of hides and o
sa pso,lops , & wne = sns duy On oats osme.l oesns
the srpres Object Of Gripping the factories which had
been established for the manufacture OF the latter
article.
on The 10Th OF January 1885, the resolutions Tor The
imposition Of the foregoing duties were agreed 20 by the
lover House. and collection ihss duties was com.
nenced forthwith. In accordance with Imperial pre-
escent generally anticipated thas The government
would oss time In Introducing Tariff bill, SO A. 70
such bill through the Upper House considered
be doubtful because believed that majority Of the
asmoes % *. 81 n n0,s rs.r ~" .sSm Snn 70 q
the Assembly, had acknowledged that there was
nothrg in the financial circumstances OF the colony
esli for augmentation OF the Customs duties. No
enc however dreamed ths, there would be any depar.
tafs from the constitutional practice of inviting the con-
sarTsnes ef the legislative council IN the Tarn bn ~
sabetsotsl aud Independent measure seeing that tho
Constuion bad vested the power Of tasston 70 the
i-cssore Of the colony and not In any one branch of
f,ou sitsrins or amending tar bills, had given IL the
.prcr OF accepting or rejecting them.
zach House o. p.rlI.msn, being elective IN Us char
s1d ,s<h being responsible TO its constituents, there
could Be- no plea for that jcslousy Of the higher BY the
,o-e brsneb IN ressrd 20 matters o. nrs,,on -hleh 1e
so Bos q Lords in fact the members of The Lseis-
klst eg-L,f N y.sIoTsJesmes nssy rtIsew hs