The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-06-05 00:00:00

By W.I. HOOKER, LLD. &

Regime Professor of Botaity 4e. the University of Glasgow,
Member of the Weraerian Society, Author of a Mono-
graph on the British Josagermannise Fi..ra Scotia, Ise.
v.O The Subscribers to this valuable Work are respect.
folly iaforsned, that owe Nombre., and sousetinses two, will
bepublishell every mouth.

Privard fur George Graven; awl Sold by Sbenrea, Neely,
sad Joan, Paleruu.ier•ruw, Loudoe.

MOST respectfully atehmitted In the Pashlic
the extremely hard ease of Mr THOMAS CHAP-
MAN, late of Southwark.—Nearly thirty years ago be
diumwered and invented the means of snaking the For of the
South Sea Seal-skins available to our manufacturers. Pre-
vious to this important diremery, the valuable fur now
obtained from the seal by his Ismaili ~,,, was made uu use of,
other than for manure fur the laud. The Fur Seal-slams
were of so little value, as scarcely to be worth the freight
of the ship. They were chiefly sold to the lanatra, at Nam ,
fusw•peuee to two shilling% each • they have since been said
i at 2./. and upwards per skin, sod their Fur. at eighty shil-
lings per pound weight. Immense msawitier of Seal For
are yearly manistiriured sail worked up into hats, shawls.
*oilcloth of great value. Numerous and various articles of
ornamental and comfortable clothing are also manufactured
Irons it; mid it is calculated, that from fifty to one hundred
thousand Fur Sealmkiut have, ins average, been annually
impaled sod worked up since the lime their Fur was by
Mr. Cliaposa• first made available. Not having the mean•
in his whets he made this important discovery, of
securing it to himself, en* the cause of his tailors, and
i prtient distress. The public bath already benefited by it
to a great amount.
The friends of the shove meritorious, but truly stator-
' 1111)41t individual, have deemed it advisable to solicit a
PUBLIC SOBSCRIPTIoN, I. the hope of raising a fowl
that may, in some degree, alleviate his sufferings. Through
severe illness and siuntruidahle misfortunes, he barb fur
some years hues utterly without the means of being able to
carry ma the busioess hr ifirviliell, established, and brought
i into general ore.--Adeanced oze, and the great •fllielion
tteessiumed by a severe ihrunintic complaint, which ultra
' assuline* bim for two or there months at a lime, is the cause
of to much weakness, that he is rendered almost unfit and
enable to pursue any husiiters that will provide the means
a existence- Thu., he, who, by an ingenious and skilful
discovery, bath barn the cause of giving daily bread to
tbussamdp, who ore employed in ate entire hew manufacture
in various branches, which also occasions numerous shipping
sod wasp II to be employed—whip traverse the most remote
I furls of the South Sea. in search of Fur Seal., discovering
IMen), new and valuable islands, a himself, at an advanced
age, destitute of support.
Subscriptions will be thankfully received at Messes, 'fer-
ries. Farquhar, and Co. Hankers, St. James's street; and
as Messes. Souse •,,,l NO. Rankers 517, Strand.
The Hon. and Right nee. Lord th.Juip of
Durham
The Sight Hon Frederick J. Robinsou, President •
of the Board of Trade 5O 0 0
lAlThe Right How the Earl oil Pembroke., 6O a
John logill ANllMPlificl, Esq. 0 0 0
Henry rhaliy Hue, Esai
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