The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-07-27 00:00:00

14.550 Ptizev.

Greed Total 1152,215 12

•.• The superior merit of the PICTURES and GRAND
WORKS, which farm these PRIZES, is universally acknow-
bilged. The official upiuino of the late venerable President
p.inetpal Miimhers of the Royal Academy was iu the
r•iiry lilhest terms of praise.
BVIJANIN Warr, gay', "they are correct and bean.
1.1.1. and well tw honoured and admired by subsequent aces."
'.r'l itelatas LAVI Welt " has no difficulty in saying, that
'bey ate beautiful specimens." Sir liViLutaat Ba►ouY stay%
" !brae cannot be two opinions or their merits; they are err-
most eliquisitely finished and unique." Mr. WARD
".i. tlis re can be but one opismin as respects their ext.
s" Mr. SHIRR has crest pleasure in athletic his tea-
that of the President of the Royal Acailensy, in
whose high eutrmeudatio■ be entirely emirates." MC.
ilium,' says, the mode its which they are completed, as
Vendome. is new and iingeniowe, sod the result far exceeds
any coloured imitations that omenr produced in Europe."

MOST respectfully submitted to the Public
the extremely severe case of Mr THOMAS CHAP-
MAN, late of Southwark.—Nearly thirty years ago be
diacessered sail invented the waits of tasking the Far of the
South Sea Seal-skias available to our massafactisrers. Pre-
vious to this impurtaut discovery, the velteible Far now
obtained from the seal by his inecatioo, was made no use of
other than fur manure for the land. The Fur Seal-skins
were of so little value, all scarcely to be worth the freight
of the ship. They were chiefly sold to the tanners, at from
roar-peace to two shillings each ; they have sine* been %old
r.t 21. said upwards per skin, and their Far at eighty DWI.
bugs per pola' weight. Immense quantities of Seal Far
are yearly manufactured and worked up into hate, shawls,
and cloth of great vitae. Numerous and various articles of
ornamental and comfortable clothing are also manufactured
from it ; and it is calculated, that from fifty is. one hundred
thousand Frr Scal.skias have, on average, been annually
imported and worked op since the time their Fur wa• by
Mr.Cliarnan first made available. Nut having the means
in his poster, when lie made this important discovery, of
securing it to himself, nag the cause of Isis failure aril
present distress. The public bath already benefited by it
to a great amount.
The friends of the above meritorious but truly onfor-
Innate individual, hese deemed it advisable to solicit a
PUBLIC sußscturrios. in the hope of raising a fund
that may, in some degree, alleviate hi, sufferings. Through
severe illness and unavoidable misfortiosis, he hail, for
same year• bent utterly without the means of being able to
carry on the busiest-is he invented, established, and brought
tato general a.m.—Advanced age, and the great affliction
occasioned by a severe rheumatic complaint, which often
confine, him fur two or three mouths at a time, is the cause
of so mach weakness, that he is rendered almost unfit and
unable to pursue any bushier% that will provide the means
of exi,tenee. Thus be, who, by an ingenious and skilful
discovery, IMtb beest the cause of giving daily bread to
thong mils, who are employed in au entire new ninnufietisre
in various branches, winch alan ocessioas nano-roue shipping
and seamen to be employed—whir traverse the most remote
parts of the South Sea. in search of Fur Seals, discuvering
many new and valuable 'slaw's, is himself, at an advanced
age, destitute of support.
Subscriptions will be thankfully received at Messrs. Der-
ries. Froirhar, and Co. Hauliers, Si James's street; and
at Messrs. Snow and Paul, Banker.' 217, Strand.
The Hon. mid Right Rev. Lord Bishop of
()whim
The Right Hun Fresk rick Robiusun, President of
the Board of Trade
The Right Hon. the Earl sit Pembroke bb 0 (1
FAA of Mansfield • .. 0 0
lord Dartmouth 6 0 0
Juba Julia, dotterel, Esq. 1 0 0
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Henry Philip Hope, Esq. 0 0 0