The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-01 00:00:00

DISTRESSED LETTER-PRESS PRINTERS.

lIPPEAL to tbe.PUBLIC from the LETTER-PRESS
PRINTERS of the METROPOLIS.

At a time when so many Appeals are made to the Benevolence
of the Public by Bodies more numerous and perhaps more import.
ant, though certainly not, IndivkluAlly, more distressed„ great
reluctance Is felt by the COM1111"f Et: acting for the :OUR.
NEYIIIEN PRINTERS of the. 111ETROPOLIS in soliciting
for their Unemployed and Destitute Feliow.workmen any portion
of the Public sympathy. It is not the with, neither would it be
the province, of this Committee, to advert to the Causes which have
I'd to the present Embarrassments of Trade ; they will, however,
t die leave to state. that on no branch of industry has the pressure
' of the times fallen with greater severity then on the Printing Busi-
ness. Every effort Ira been made, anti is now making, by the
Jouraeysuen in I:mployment, both in Town and Country, to lessen
the Calamity which has befallen their Brethren, by a Weekly
Subscription out of their scanty Earr.iegs ; but the Amount thus
collected proving so very inntleguste to meet the presstrig and
Increasing Demands. they are constrained, unwillingly, -to adopt
this their unly resource, of laying their Distres.ses before a humane
Public, and of supplicating its generous Aid, without which Num.
bers of their mos: deserving Brethren must endure, it is fcaredJor
Months, all the Evils which Poverty can possibly ittliict.

Although this Appeal is addressed to the Public at large, in the
hope that some individuals, item motives of humanity, will step
forward to their assistance, the Journeymen Prime's arc conscious
of no claim on geocral sympathy stronger than that of urgent dis-
tress. They venture, however, to apreal to the patriotic feelirtp
of their Countrymen—to such as consider the Pres a powedhl.
engine, not merely in the diffusion of Knowledge and advancement
of Science. but also its the preservation of Pubic Liberty; diet
they will allow rhos: fcrtings to operate in favour of Mr men wit.,
minister tsars service, and who now unfortunately are compelled to
implore their succour.

To the Literary Portion of the Public they with particularly to
address tlten•selves, with becoming humility, in Ibis their season
of adversity I mn•t of whom are doubtless aware that for tuene time
after the introdoctioa of thr Art, the nolession of a Printerwassts
fflustrious as ft was pretltabl,: but ',4liku_rlitaitnavadrooatio'
.Nlaehinery—the general diffusion of Education, which renders
learning no mark of distinction—or from wkitcver other cause--
certain it is, the operative Printer it not at all superior, in point of
remuncrie ion, to that of the commonest handicraft workman. They
confidently cherish the hope, however, that choir claims to protection
will still be rtccgniced by the lovers of Literature, and that the
humble instruments of ushering into the world the productions of
Genius and Learning will not be soared to perish without
assistance.

The Committee cannot omit to notice, in terms of pride wad
thankfulneYs, the liberal Donation which bee hecti sent to a Sub-
scription r6w raking in Drina and ity Neighbourhood, for the
Distressed Printery, by a celebr.ted Female, an mnament to ber
sex and to the Literature of her Coun:ry. 11lost serviceable will it
prove to the objects of her bounty—morn valuable as an example for
imitation.

Subscriptions will be gratefully received by the Cummittee, who
attend every Monday and Tuesday Evening IN that special pur-
pose, at the Three timings. Bell-yard, Temple Bar, where they
will be happy to give every information, and where their Account,'
and Spann of 3lmagement will he open to the inspection of those
benevolent iruliviauals who may feel disposed to aid their cause.

Subscriptions will also be received by the following Gentlemen :
Messrs. Cowie and Strange, GO, Paternoster-ri/w, and 21, Fetter..
lane ; Mears. Shaw and Sons, Printers, In, Fetter-lane, Fleet.
street; Mr. Hetherington, Popular F:neyclopedia Office, 30, Kings-
gate-street. Holborn: Mr. :%lonktinuse. drove-House Tavern
Camberwell: Mr. Cable. Iran Founder, ftny.street, Clerkenweli
Mr. Hart, Iron Founder. Wych-street, Dtury-lane ; Onwhyind
Circulating Library, 4, Catherine-street, Strand; and by the Pro-
prietors of all Country Newspapers.

The Committee mom gratefully acknorledge the aldermen.
tinned Donations and Subscriptions received town to the present
period : they respectfully solicit the continued support of a bene-
volent Public, through whose assistance they can Llone hope to ad-
minister efficient r.lief to the very large portion of their fellow-
workmen who are now suffering the severest distress from want of
employment.
Eleven Weeks Subscrip.
lions front Compositors
and Pressmen lin em.
ploy) in the 3letropolis
2731. 12e. Od.
Proceeds of an. Excursion
to the Norc, Augu:t 12
4-li. 171.

Mrs. Hannah Mnre, Bar-
ley ‘Yucid. per Bristol
Cnnunittee .1:10 . 0
J. Criulockt Esq. - 5 0
Dr. Borthwick Gilchrist 1 0
W. Pine, Esq. - 1 0
Mrs. Grove 0 10
Mr. Jervis 0 10
r.Nieholls, Say, Pplace 1 0
Journeymen is the em-
ploy of Mr. PoucNe,
Type-founder - 4 6
Donations and Subscrip-
tions of Masters and
Journeymen Printers of
Bristol, fur Five Weeks 11 0
The Journey men Printers
of Cambridge . 10 0
Ditto Oxford . 10 0
Ditto Edinburgh - 8 12
I Ditto Manchester - 8 0
Ditto Bath 7 0
Ditto Nottingham 61. 12s. 7a.
Ditto Leeds 5 0
Ditto York 5 0
Ditto Worcester - 4 IS
Ditto Sheffield . 4 0
Ditto Colchester - 5 IS
! Ditto Cammthen - 2 0
Ditto Hertford - 1 13
Ditto Bradford, Yorkshire 1 10
Ditto Chelmsford If. 2s. fkl.
Ditto Berkshire Chronicle 1 0
Ditto Penzance - 1 0
Ditto Salisbury Journal 1 1
Per Messrs. Shaw.
I. W. Underwood, Esq. 1 0
A Friend 0 1
Anonymous 5 0
rings, Bell-yard,

Mr.Figgins,Type.
foonder _ 5 0 0

roller- - -
maker 4 0 0

111;:illiffith, 1 nk-
maker - 2 12 6

.......... _
Mr. Bishop, ditto 1 U U
Mr. Bell, ditto 1 U U
Messrs. Martin&Co.
do. Birmingham 7 16 0
Messrs. Whittingham V. 0
Mr. R. Taylor - 2 2
slessrs. Shaw and Sons 3 01
Ur. Rory . 2 0
Mr. Richards n 0
-
-
Mr. 11.51illan - I 0
Mr. Romney . 1 1
sbsors.llarwood Sc. Hall,
Cambridge - 1 0
Mr. Pitman - 2 0
Mr. Dickinson, Stationer 5 0
Mr. Robeson - 1 0
Mr. Forbes - 1 0
Mr. Dean, per Mr. Forbes
10s. 9d.
Mr. Maitland 0 10
-
Mr. C. Lsmbert - 0 10
A Compositor at Mr. Ni-
cholls's - 0 10
Mr. Grabham - 0 LO
Mr. Jackson 0 10

Committee-Room, Three 14,
August 31, 11

HENRY'S CALCINED MAGNESIA continues to
be prepared with the most scrupulous care and attention
by Messrs. 'MOM AS and NV I LLIA M HENRY. manufacturing
chymists, Manchester. It is sold in bottles. price 2s. 9d., or with
class stoppers at 44. 61 stamp included, with full oirections fur its
use, by their various Agents in the Metropolis and throughout the
United Kingdom ; but it cannot be genuine unle,s their natnesare
engraved on the Government stamp, which is fixed over the cork or
stopper of each bottle.
Of most of the Venders of the Magnesia may be had, authenti.
rated by a similar stamp, HENRY'S AROMATIC SPIRIT of
VINEGAR, the invention of Mr. HENRY, and the oily genuine
preparation of that article.