66 On the Importance of 
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In a Letter t to the Pr nee and Mawbees of 
nF the Literary Y and Philosophical Societ, ty yo 
Manchester. 
ylirabmoqobs (Read October 4, 1811.) 
» (GENTLEMEN, 
Gite a 1 had the agit of reading the 
preceding observations in your hearing, some 
further discussions on the subject have been 
presented to the public. Considerable addi- - 
tional light has been thrown on it m Mr. 
Chalmers’s inquiry into the nature and extent 
of national resources. The observations of 
that author might produce an extensive effect 
on the general mind, if they were luminously 
prosecuted in detail, and patiently defended 
from common objections. 
A second pamphlet also has been published 
by Mr. Spence, in which he has not corrected 
his opinions so carefully as might have been 
expected ; and his errors have met with point- 
ed reprobation in another article devoted to 
the subject in the Edinburgh Review. 
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