sentences:  The resources of the three associates soon ran out, and the group approached the British Government's "Committee of Trade and Plantations" asking for a grant of £500, referring to the subsidy the French Government had given the famous Sèvres Porcelain Factory.They were not successful, but one member of the committee, a porcelain enthusiast; Sir Joseph Banks, suggested to his friend and ceramicist Lewis Weston Dillwyn of the Cambrian Pottery of Swansea, Glamorganshire, should make an inspection and report on the matter.Dillwyn made the inspection, and saw the extent of the firm's losses, but was so impressed with the quality of the surviving pieces that he offered Billingsley and Walker use of the Cambrian Pottery to improve their recipe and process.