The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-31 00:00:00

DISTRESSED 'LETTER-PRESS PRINTERS.

APPEAL to the PUBLIC from the LETTER-PRESS
PRINTERS of the 11IETROp01.18. _

At a time when so many Appeals ate made to the Benevolence
ache Public by Bodies more numerous and perhaps more import. ,
ant, though certainly not, individually. more distressed, great
reluctance is felt by the COM M ITTEE acting for the JOUR. ,
NE I'3IEN PRINTERS of the METROPOLIS in soliciting
fur their Unemployed and Destitute Fellow-workmen any portion ,
of the Public sympathy. It is rot the wish, neither would it be '
the province, of this Committee, to advert to the Causes which have
led to the present Embarrassments of Trade ; they will, however,
take leave to state, that on no branch of industry has the pressure
of the times fallen with greater severity than on the Printing Busi-
ness. Every efliwt has been made, and is now making, by the
Journeymen in Employment, both in Town and Country, to lessen
the Caiamity which has bafallen their Brethren, by a Weekly
Subscription out of their scanty Earnings ; but the Amount thus
collected proving so very inadequate to meet the pressing and
increasing Demands. they are constrained, unwillingly, to adopt
this their only resource, of hying their Distresses before a humane
Pleblie, sari of supplicating its generous Aid, without which Num-
bers of ,heir must descrying Brethren must endure, it is feared, for
Mouths, all the Evils which Poverty ran possibly indict.
Although this Appeal is addressed to the Public at large, in the
hope that lawns individually from motives of humanity, will step
forward to their assistance, the Journeymen l'rinters are conscious
of no claim on general ',smoothy stronger than that of urgent dis-
tress. They venture, however. to appeal to the patriotic feelings
of their Countrymen—to twit as consider the Press a powerful
engine, not merely in the diffusion of Knowledge and advancement
of Science, but also in the preservation of Public Liberty, that
they will oiler, thlollt feelings to operate in favour of the men who
minister in its service, and who now unfortunately are compelled to
implore their succour.
To the Literary Portion of the Public they wish particularly to
address themselves, with becoming humility, in tins their meson
of adversity ; mo,t of whom are doubtless aware that for some time
after the Introduction of tilt, Art, the profession of a Printer was as
illostrioue as it was profitable: but whether from the inroads made
by Machinery—the general diffusion of Education, which renders
learning no mark of distinction—or front whatever other csuse—
certain It is, the operative Printer is not at all seperior, in point of
remuneration, to that of the commonest handicraft workman. They
confidently cherish the hope, however, that their claims to protectinn
will still be recognised by the lovers of Literature, anti that the
humble instruments of ushering into the world the productions of
Genius and Learning will not be suffered to perish without
assistance.
The Committee cannot omit to notice, in terms of pride and
thankfulness, the liberal Donation which hes been sent to a Sub-
scription row raising in Bristol and its Neighbourhood, for the
Distressed Printers, by a celebrated Female, an ornament to her
sex and to the Literature of her Country. Most serviceable will it
Prove to the objects of her bounty—more valuable as an example for
imitation.
Subscriptions will be gratefully received by the Committee, who
attend every Monday and Tuesday Evening for that special put-
tme, at the Three herrings, Bell-yard, Temple liar, where they
will be happy to xlve every information, and where their Accounts
and System of Menagement will be open to the inspection of those
benevolent individuals who may feel di-posed to aid their cause.
Subscriptions will also be received by the following gentlemen :
Messrs. Cowie and Strange, 60, Paternoster-row. anti 24, Fetter.
lane ; Messrs. Show and Sons, Printers, 137, Fetter-lane, Fleet-
street; Mr. Hetherington, Popular Encyclopedia Office, 30, Kings-
gate-etreet, Holborn ; Mr. Monkhouse. (hove-House Tavern,
Camberwell; Mr. Cable, Iron Founder, Ray-street, Clerkenwell;
Mr. Hart, Iron Founder, NWyeh-street, Drury-lane; Onwhyti's
Circulating Library, 4, Catherine-street, Strand; and by the Pro-
prietors of all Country Newspapers.

The Committee moat gratefully acknowledge the undermen-
tioned Donations anti Subscriptions received down to the present
period: they respectfully solicit the continued support of a bene-
volent Public. through whase assistance they can alone hope to ad-
minister efficient relict to the very large portion of their fellow.
workmen who are LOW suffering the severest distress from want of
employ went.
Eleven Weeks' Subscrip-
tions from Co;ti lositors
and Pressmen tin em.

,Mrs. Hannah More, Bar-
ley Wood. lux Bristol
Committee - £lO 0
J. Cradoek, Esq. . 5 0
Dr. Borthwick Gilchrist 1 0
W. Pine, Esq. . 1 0
Mrs. Grove 0 10
Mr. Jervis 0 10
Alr.Nicholls, Savoy Palace 1 0
Journeymen in the em-
ploy of Mr. PoucliCe,
Ty pe.fourder - 4 6
Donations and Subscrip-
tions of Masters and
Journeymen Printers of
Briatol, for Five Weeks 14 0
The Journeymen Printers
of Cambridge . 10 0
Ditto Oxford . 10 0
Ditto Edinburgh - 812
Ditto Manchester - 8 0
Ditto Bath 7 0
Ditto Nottingham 61. 128.7 d.
Duo heeds 5 0
Ditto York 5 0
Ditto Worcester - 4 8
Ditto hhellield . 4 0
Ditto Colchtster - 515
Ditto Carmarthen - 2 0
I Ditto Hertford - 115
Ditto Bradford, Yorkshire 1 lit
Ditto Chelmsford 1/. 2s. 6d.
I Ditto Berkshire Chronicle 1 0
Ditto Penzance - 1 0
Ditto Salisbury Journal 1 1
Per Messrs. Shaw.
'FE W. Underwood, Esq. 1 0
II A Friend 0 1
I Anooyakoue 5 0
L7l2.ings, Dell lard,

ploy) in the lietropolia
373/. 12s. 00.
Proceeds of an Excursion
to the Nore, August 12
441. 17s. 26d.
31r.Figgins,Type.
founder . L 0 0

Ur. iaiiid, roller.
maker - 4 0 0
Mr. Griffith, Ink-
makes - 2 12 6
Mr. mshoi', ditto 1 0' 0
Mr. Bell. ditto 1 0 0
Al . .Martin&Co.
do. Birmingham 7 16 0
Messrs. Winningham ' 4:0 0
Mr. K. Taylor - '2 2
Messrs. Shaw and Sons 3 0
Mr. notify .
2 0
Mr. Richards - '2 0,
1 Mr. M'Millan -
Mr. Romney - 1 1
Mrssrit. Harwood & Hall,
Cambridge - 1 0
Mr. Pitman . 2 0
Mr. Dickinson, Stationer 6 0
Mr. Robes9n - 1 01
Mr. Forbes - 1 0
Mr. Dean, per Mr. Forbes
101. 91
Mr. Maitlsnfl - 010
Mr. C. Lambert - 0 10
, A Compositor et Mr, Ni- •
i chrilles 9le
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Mr. Jackson

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August 31, It