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TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1817. a

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MR. COLERIDGE'S LAY SERMONS.

'lli, day was published,
THE STATESMAN'S MANUAL; or the Bii;le
the best Go.ltle to Political Skill and Foresight. A Lay
Sermon, addressed to the Higher Classes of Society; with an
Appeodix, containing Comments and Essays connected with the
Stotly of the inspbed Writings.
By S. I. COLERIDGE, Esq. es. sewed.
" Blessed are ye that ow beside ail waters"
A SECOND LAY SERMON, addressed to the Middle Clas-
ses of Sodety,on the existing Distresses and Discontents. By S.
T. Coleridge, Esq. Ivo. ss. sewed.
" Infidelity had been known in England before it was Impor-
ted from France, hnt it had made no progress. These were not
opinioov to make their fortune is this country. A philo.ophy of
home growth, however, cane to its aid, which, deriving every
thing fruits without, led the way for gross materialism, with all
its pernicious consequences. This subject has been treated with
great ability by Mr. Coleridge in his Lay 2ersnons."—Quarterly
Itowlew, April, 1017.
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TO THE EDI Mt OF THE STAR.
St. Chadoet•-screet,,Pordand.pasee, [newt 1f .
Sin-....As the adjourned public Meeting to consider
a a plan to relieve the country from its present dis
tress, Ste." is to be held on Thursday next, at the
City of London Tavern, it is important that the pub.
lic should be put in possession of the following with
the least possible delay. Your early insertion of it,
therefore, will confer another favour on, Sir, your,
obliged, rt. owes.
The first public Meeting, to consider a ftlan of erne-
&reties, and r(eratation, tvibicut revolution, has passed,
under circumstances peculiarly interesting. An un-
aided Individual, directly opposed
.to all the existing
errors and prejudices of every sect, party, and class
in the State, l_called that Meeting. I was anxious
to discover the real Marleacy of the public mind,
when left unlettered by the influence of name or au-
thority. I therefore purpoaely went unattended by
any one, except Mr. Rowcroft and Mr. Carter. The
former had more experience in public meetings in the
City of London than perhaps any other individual;'
the latter was Secretary to the Committee of the As-
sociation for the relief (I the manufacturing and la-
bouring poor, (in which Committee my public pro-
eeedings on this subject originated) ; and therefore,
as he already Obsessed greater knowledge in these
matters than any other Gentleman, his services were
truly desirable, in aid of the measures about to com-
mence. With these two Gentlemen I entered the
room, having previously determined to leave the
choice of the Chairman really to the Meeting, for to
ere it was truly indifferent who was named. Mr.
Rowcroft requested the company present (which then
appeared to be as numerous as the room could con-
tain) to appoint their own Chairman. His name was
immediately called out by many voices, and no other
was put into competition with it. He decliped, and
gave the best reasons for so doing that the state
of his health made it imprudent for him to fill the
situation." It, therefore, had not been in his con-
templation for a moment to accept that office ; al-
though, it an honest devotion to the cause of the poor,
long experience, and very strong natural powers of
mind, though greatly tried by severe exertions, ren-
dered any individual (partially acquainted with the
subject to come before the Meeting) proper to fill
that place, Mr. Rowcroft aras certainly entitled to it.
After an ineffectual resistance, he acquiesced in the
wishes of the Meeting; and, without knowing one
sentence that T was going to utter, or one resolution
that I was going to perform, at length took the chair,
read the advertisement, and stated what I had pre-
pared for the-Meeting. I may here mention, that in
consequence of the incessant and numerous applica-
tions by letter, and nersenally, made to me, for some
days previous to the Meeting, I could not finish my
preparations for it in time, earn to read over a lair
copy of them, as it was not ready whin 1 kit home
at II o'clock in the morning. Under these circum-
stances the business i 1 the day commenced. I knew
then, however, as I did before, and AS I know now,
that the subject would catty Mr through ; and will
continue to do so, whatever obstacles, trivial or im-
portant, may intervene.
Those who opposed the principles and plan that I
advocated, were some of the younger re T., 1 for
o
much dreaded notions respecting the evils of a too
rapid p?pulationt the advocates of 'dorm, not foun-
ded on previous training, instruction, and productive
employment of th, people; and some of the opposers
of all lbe ossasurel of Government.
A foaled/a of the extent of land in this empire
and the worlif; adilantageous for cultivation, but now
waste and useless, with the known practice of evety
farmer in the kingdom, whose servants raise ten times
the food they could sc. would suggest sufficient to
!enable eery ;Woking mind to discover, that no post
Lion can be mote falUcium than the one which states,'
that " populatioo has a tendency to increase geom.-
' trieally, whit food coo be increased only arithme-
tically."
A reform of any of our peat national it”...;tution,,

Without preparine and putting into practice means to
well train, instruct, and.advantageoudy employ, the
great Mass of the people, would inevitably create ha.
medi4te revolution ; give new and extensive stimulia
to every bad passion ; whence liolence would follow ;
every party, whether mote or less virtuonc, vicious,
ignorant, or intelligent, would equally suffer in their
turn ; and in a short perind this empire, and Al? Eu-
rope and the Amelicis, would be plunged in cane
general scene of anarchy and dreadful confusion, of
which the Lite Frenci, !evolution will give but a faint
anticipation.

Suc!► mini he the consequences of any premature
nation tl.rrf.►rm, unless tl.e peep!; are first made tem-
perate and inteiliaent, ant unless productive employ-
ment, and useful occupation be provided. Sudden
and ill prepared reform is g'eatly to be (Ireaded. and
cannot be too much guarded againsr. An, every
one, the poor and the rid,, reformers :tnd opposers,
would be severe sufferers by the change. All such
ill-digested and shun-sighted proceedings, in any
party whatever. ought to be firmly opposed by every
refit rtin}f indiv;lnal.
"Tie remaining opposition, was on the part of those
who have to og b:,n, in the habit of systematically
opposing the measures of the existing Administration,
supposing, as I have no doubt they 'do sincerely, that
they could direct state matters, under the existing
circumstances, better than they ate now managed s
but hitherto nothing really beneficial, that is pract cal.
has beets advanced by th:m. I have tor years very
calmly and dispassionately observed both these par.
Jies, and put their professions and practices to the tests
There are some exceptions on both si..les to the
loilow-
ing conclusions ; but, as parties, and acting as a body, I
cannot, after so many years' intimate experience of the
conduct of both, be now mistaken. These conclusions
are, that the present Ministers are thoroughly satisfied
that the principles on which, from previously existing
circumstances, they have been hitherto compelled
to act, are erroneous, and that the system they sup-
port is full of error'and productive u f many staious
and grievous evils: that they heartily and sincerely
wish to remove the latter if they knew how; but they
do not as a Ministry possess sufficient practical know-
ledge to enable them to carry their wishes and i►►cli-
natiotis into execution. They arc in search of it, and
ultimately they will find it among individuals wno
combine science and practice, and who ate sufficiently
intelligent and independent not to be influenced by
any party or interested motives; and t;►u: may the
country and its inhatkants be safely and rapidly im-
proved.

- The Opposition have involved themselves in a
maze of false intellivence, some What p,ratitying to
tlitcourse about, because it possesses the appearance
of touch learning ; bin when examined accurately, it
possesses no substance, it cannot Le rendered of ary
practicaJ its/ whatever; and were they to be plac.Nd
in power to•morrnil, thee would 5e found, with tut
exception of Loaf Grenvi:le, and a few others, to ::e
mere theorists, and noi.e. unequal to the task of re.
moving the divre.s of the country.
There is, hart-vv.., a far treater portion of real
genuine gold ilyetniion ord t!;.spoti!i-n aeitur.g a:1
parties, even 8r:1 pi! ;he pren.ature than
is in any degree cctiecintr.:!. by fh,tir clopcnents.
know many of them ....ell, and as mti e tr,cnds, I
respect and love ri ny among all the parties. I en:),
wish I could nz!..v the attmuspliere of no a.f.tnes
and distort:on that has been formed innuad ttheroakt
of each, that they might be permitted to sec cacti
other without prejudice ; though I trust the time is
nut tar distant alien this will be accomplished.
The particular objections brought forward at the
meeting by Vie several srea kers who advocated them,
were so little to the purpose, so futile, and contrary
to daily experience, and evinced so much real igno-
rance of the subject before them, that the Chairman
restrained me, on account of the exhausted state of
the meeting, from making more than a short and
general reply ; and to which I the more readily
ac-
ceded, inasmuch as a complete answer to their utijec-
tiunt, and many others, was contained in the printed
papers distributed at the meeting, and which I re-
commend to the calm and deliberate consideration of
every individual who has sincerely at heart, the safety
of his country, the improveisient of tl.c cora:kiwi of
the poor and woiking classes, and the well-b•:lng of
all, without any exception whatevei.
At the Heat meeting, now th it the more prelim:,
nary but necessary part of the subject has appeared,
1 will give the minute details of the plan, wi:li which
I learn many present weie wholly utatetiiiaiiited, as
they bad not seen the report and p :pits pleviroisly
published. I mean alto to ask for a general, that
a numerous and highly intelligent Committee o:
vere scrutiny and investigation, to rep nt on the plan,
both as a limited parnclud and as a general national
measure. My impiessioa, nay, my cod tf;I2AS.IO.
wale cosiVlCSiall is, that it will be found bene-
ficial for both, and perfectly safe and advantazeons
fur all countrks; and hat each individual..

At the rarer ineeilak, 1 suns satisfied to discover,
that while the bu,ioess pri.c-eded regularly, the im.
pressiun w.O IlboA u:!eq,nvocally and decidedly in
tavuur of the measures 1 had recommended* and to
the last, the niaj,stiiy w against the antendmetts
that went 6,,,;:icesi to my sesi.listions. Yar a cnnside-
r..ble time, '1 noticed with interest the proceedings of
those who wished to defeat the objects ut the sneezing.
'The p.srties were alt new to me. I wished to di.covee
the depth of their minds, and the peculiar istmnsphere
by which 'each WRS enveloped ; this WI% very soon
,t:me. Afterwards, when the Adverse parties (if ad-
verse they •itight to he called who have eo .e the calse
great and important service) to excite
tumuit. I lunk:d up...n the scene bctnre me wish
precisely the same 1.-e!ings that I shue:siliave noticed
so many individuals in el very ill-managed lunatic
Asylum. Yet, they must nut be left thus ; they really
it
merit our sympathy and w ends.
e must, at !tat:, ena-
vpo,u.,rcitiot
Jezi,:nns3s.
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