The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-04 00:00:00

CAUTION TO CONSUMERS.-DRY GAS METERS,

DEFRIES'S DRY METERS have successfully
stood the test o six years' trial. Among the 10,000 in use,
they have been adopted by the official authorities of the Houses, of
Parliament, Woolwich Dock-yard, Somerset-house, Foreign-office,
Thames Tunnel, United Service, Reform, Conservative, and other
Clab-houses, the Queen's Theatre, Chinese Exhibition, and many
other large establishments. Upwards of 20,000,000 cubic feet of
gas have passed through some of these meters without regula-

Lion or rep-air, sad which are still working to the entire satisfaction
of the gas company and consumers.
All gas consumers who study economy and a good light are invited
to avail themselves of the advantages and comfort to be derived from
the use of Defries's Dry Meter, but, to prevent the substitution of im-
perfect imitations, it is necessary at all times to order Defries's Dry
Meter, and to observe his name on the brass badge in front of all his
meters.

Testimonials from the most eminent and scientific men and large
consumers can be had on application (or will be f rwarded by post),
free of expense, at the Manufactory, 67, St. Martin's-lane, London.

Warranted to keep correct in all weathers

RICK-CLOTHS, Marquees, Flags, Sun Blinds,
Netting, and Bunting for Fruit Trees, &c., at THOMAS
EDGINGTON and Co.'s, No. 17, Smithfield-bars, and Old Kent-road,
Manufacturers of Marquees and Tents of all dimensions, Rick-cloths
with Poles, Flexible Waterproof Cloth for Railway Trucks, Waggons,
Coaches, &c. Tarpauling for packing goods for exportation. Tents
and Tarpaulings for colonists, and for hire.
Address, 17, Smithfield-bars.

'AVIES'S BEST MOULD CANDLES, 6d•
per lb., with the improved Wax Wicks. Store Candles, 5d.;

Hale's Superb Composite, 9%d.; Price's, 10d.; Vauxhall, 8%d.;
Ogleby's Botanic Wax, Is.; German Wax, is. 2d.; Fine Wax, Is. 5d.;
Transparen, Wax, Is. 10d. ; Genuine Wax, 2s. Id. ; Genuine Sperm,
Is. 10d. ; Palmer's Metallic, rid. and Bd. ; Hale's Metallic, 7y2d. ;
Yellow Soap, 465., 525., and 58s. per 1121bs ; Mottled, 60s. and 645...;
White Windsor, Is. 4d. per Packet; Palm, Is. 4d.; Old Brown
Windsor, is. 9d. ; Rose, 2s. ; Almond, 2s. 6d. ; Superfine Sealing
Wax, 4s. 6d. per lb; Genuine Sperm Oil, 7s. 6d. pergallon; Ogleby's
Patent Oil, equal to Sperm, 4s. 6d. ; Solar, 3s. 6d.
For Cash, at DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, St. Mar-
tin's-lane, opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-house.

BETTS'S PATENT METALLIC CAPSULES
possess the following properties, and are now practically
admitted to be the only security for effectually preserving the con-
tents of bottles, jars, pots, &c.
They are applicable to these vessels, of every size and shape, from
the smallest phial to the mouth of a jar or pot three inches in
diameter :

They are made of a metal free from every impurity, non-corrosive
in its nature, and consequently, not subject to oxidation, nor pervious
to moisture.

They preserve the contents of the vessels to which they are applied
perfectly air-tight ; thus securing them from becoming vapid, mouldy,
or fetid.
They effectually protect the Corks from the ravages of insects, and
the noxious influence of the musk rat and other vermin.
They supersede the use of wire, wax, bladder, &c., and the uni-
versally acknowledged inefficiency of tin-foil ; the capsule being made
of solid metal, has not only sufficient strength of itself to secure effer-
vescing liquids, but is much handsomer in appearance than the above
useless tinsel, besides having the advantage of being applied with
much greater ease and rapidity.

They have also the very important property of affording absolute
security against the possibility of fraudulent substitutions.

In addition to the advantages before enumerated, the'Use of the
Capsules prevents the liquid from oozing out of the mouth of the
bottle, completely removes all cause of complaints (particularly in
tropical climates), against the adhesion of the wax and other coating
matter, to the fingers, when the cork is extracted—staining every-
thing with which it comes in contact ; and prevents the falling of
such offensive matter into the bottle or glass, which frequently dete-
riorates, and even destroys, the natural properties of the liquid.
Exporters desirous of availing themselves of this valuable inven-
tion, in giving their orders for Wines, Ales, Porter, Cider, Preserved
Fruits, Vinegar, Pickles, Sauces, Chemicals, Oils, Mustard, Ink,
Blacking, &c., &c., need only direct their tradesmen to cover the
bottles, or other packages, with the Patent Metallic Capsule, which
will not incur extra expense.
Further particulars may be had, and orders received, at the Manu-
factory, No. 1, WHARF-ROAD, CITY-ROAD.

GRE AT PROPHECY FULFILLED
FOR THE YEAR 1845.
The whirlwind rushed ; the hailstorm poured ;
- The earthquake shook ; the ocean roared.
The lightning flashed, and the thunder rolled,
As Merlin stood, in the days of old,
And thus to King Arthur prophesied,
On the things which to England would betide :
• " When on Britain's throne there sits a Queen;
And London pav'd with wood is seen ;
When the muse her temple lends to aid
The sacred struggle for Free Trade,
On Ludgate's mighty hill shall rise,
To fix a wond'ring nation's e 3 es,
A firm of Brothers—SAMUELnani'd—
Who soon through Europe shall be fam'd.
• . The Trade of the City they'll cause to increase,
And shape the Saxon and British fleece
In Raiment rare at such trifling cost
That men in amazement will •be lost !
AN ORIGINAL PLAN these Brothers will trace
Which enamoured Commerce will swift embrace,
And by•means of which the country wide
.. Shall clothe like nobles in their pride ;
Yet drain no more from their money bags •
Than if they wore the coarsest rags !"
So spako the Prophet, iu learning skilled,
• And mark how his words have been fulfilled.
. On Ludgate-hill, number Twenty-nine,
The SAMUEL, BROTHERS, rear their sign ;
The flu of Economy they've unfurled—
Their House is the Cheapest in the World !
Far Vetter than others then clothe the Peer,
But charge not a twentieth part so dear;
The Gentleman, there, with an income low,
Can make a Gentleman's proper show;
The striving Tradesman on Sunday now
With his well-dress'd neighbour may raise his brow ;
The sighing Lover can meet his maid,
And not of appearance be afraid.
The Youth of Fashion, the Bean of Taste ;
The Man in humble station plac'd ;
The Shopman—Clerk—and Liveried rage—
Poets and Actors en the stage,—
All—all, in short, may in a trice
Be served at Manufacturer's Price ! ! !
With CLOT a the best throughout the land,
• And WORKMANSHIP of cunning hand.
The Reader will ask, by what wonderful aid
The SAMUEL, BROTHERS, conduct such a trade,
On a plan so, extensive—a system so large,
And yet at a third of the usual charge?
The answer is this :—They have money at will;
High Character, Judgment, Experience, and Skill ;
They buy up their Cloth where 'tis wove at the loom,
And pay Ready Cash ere 'tis carted for home.
And thus Capital gains them, by aid of this rule,
A stock of best Cloth at the Price of the Wool !
The assortment a Conoisseur's eye would bewitch,
'Tis so strong and so fine, so varied and rich?
On each piece, in plain figures, is marked the COST PRICE
PER YARD, which a customer sees in a trice.
He selects what he likes, and then only need take
The quantity needful the garment to make.
Thus he gets the 31 tTERIALS at exact the PRIME COST,
And knows that by " Cabbage " an inch wor.'t be lost.
For the MAKING he pays such a wondrous small sum,
That it seems to the makers no profit could come, *
And yet the FIRST TALENT TIIE EMPIRE CAN YIELD,
Has been brought by these Brothers so rare, in the field 1
And if, after all, the Nsw Suit should not please,
YOUR CASH IS RETURNED with politeness and ease.
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While each day countless hearts shall with extacy thrill
As they pass SAMUEL, BROTHERS, 29, LUDGATE-HILL !!!
Every customer will be enabled to ascertain the value and quan-
tity of materialrequired for every variety of Garment. Each and every
cloth, cassimere, doeskin, &c., being marked in plain, figures, at the
price per yard, such price being the same as would be charged upon
the purchase of the material wholesale. We shall explain to our pa-
trons the exact quantity that will be necessary for' the particular ar-
ticle of dress wanted, and we charge separately for the making and
trimmings. This system will effect a saving of fully one-third of the
expense in the articles required in Gentlemen's Dress.
Mourning to any extent always ready.
A new and extensive assortment of Boys' and Youths Clothing, at
the Lowest possible Prides.
-Observe the Address—SAMUEL, BROTHERS, Tailors, Wholesale
and Retail Woollen Drapers, &c., 29, LUDGATE-HILL.
,A Guide to Seleasurement and Patterns sent to any part
of the k Self
kingdom

MANAGING COMMITTEE.
Pierce Somerset Butler, Esq., M.P.
William Gabbett Beare, Esq.; Porchester-place, Director of the Wor-
cester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union Railway
Algernon W. B. Greville, Esq.,- Cambridge-terrace, Director of the
Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation Railway
James Ramsay, Esq., Bushey-house, Berta, Director of the London,
Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway
Colonel Roberts, C. 8., Clifton, Bristol
David Robert Ross, Esq.-, M.P.
T. R. Thelluson, Esq., Hyde-park-street
Augustus Vigne,.F.sq., Woodford, Essex
CONSULTING ENGINEER.—Sir John Rennie, F.R.S., Prea. of the

THE ALTO DOURO RAILWAY
, - COMPANY.
The OPORTO AND -.SPANISH FRONTIER RAILWAY '
T. M: RUSSELT„ j
COM-
PANY, formed in Portugal under .great influence and the. highest
auspices, has this day beau amalgamated with the Alto Donro Rail-
way Company. - . JAMES HAXELL,I Secretaries.
• 95, Gracechurch-street, and 29, Threadneedle-street,
June 23, 1845. - .