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of detail between the two powers. These differences 

 have been freely commented upon, the public 

 journals teeming- with articles, as regards the waste 

 land question, generally adverse to the modifications 

 of Her Majesty's Government. That necessity 

 compelled the publication of these differences was 

 unfortunate ; for there can be no question, that in 

 the present condition of the people of India, it is of 

 paramount importance that the authority of the 

 Viceroy should, if not in reality, in appearance, be 

 almost supreme ; but the occasion, as involving an 

 act to be felt, in its effects, for ever, was one of that 

 singular importance to the future of India, that had 

 the highest authority, refrained out of deference to 

 a principle in favour of which it can hardly be 

 doubted considerable concession was made to insist 

 on such modifications in the Resolution as were 

 conscientiously believed to be essentially necessary 

 for the protection of the interests of the State, or for 

 the good of the country, the act would have been 

 criminal. Many of the arguments, moreover, 

 brought forward in England, against these modifi- 

 cations, as being applicable solely to countries very 

 differently circumstanced, lose all their force when 

 brought to bear on India. 



It is not competent to me, however, to discuss 

 this portion of the subject. Nor is it necessary. 

 The question which was agitated, is decided the 

 cause which was tried, has been gained ; ajid hence- 

 forth Englishmen can come and buy as much of the 



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