The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-13 00:00:00

G REAT PROPHECY FULFILLED,
FOR TIIE 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 pay'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—SAMUEL nam'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 1
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 spake the Prophet, in learning skilled,
And mark how his words have been fulfilled.
On Ludgate-hill, number Twenty-nine,
The SAMUEL, BROTHERS, rear their sign ;
The flag of Economy they've unfurled—
Their House is the Cheapest in the World
Far better than others they 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 Beau of Taste;
The Mau in humble station plac'd ;
The Shopmall—Clerk—and Liveried Page—,
Poets and Actors en the stage,—
All—all, in short, may in a trice
Be served at Manufacturer's Price! 1 1
With CLOTH 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 'till wove at the loom,
And pay Ready Cash ere 'Us carted for home.
And thus Capital gains them, by aid of this rule, •
A stock of best Cloth at the Price of the Wool 1 !
The assortment a Conoisseur's eye would bewitch,
'Tie so strong and so fine, so varied and rich I
On each piece,.in plain figures, is marked the COST Fraud
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 M ATERIALS at exact the PRIME COST,
And knows that by " Cabbage " an inch won'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 THE EMPIRE CAN YIELD,
Has been brought by these Brothers so rare, in the field !
And if, after all, the New Suit should not please,
YOUR CASH IS RETURNED with politeness and ease.
An INVENTION so great, an ADVANTAGE so grand,
Is the mightiest boon that exists in the land !
And thousands on thousands their voices will raise,
The system of SAMUEL, BROTHERS, to praise.
With HONOUR their motto, and TASTE for their guide,
They will prove London's ornament, staple, and pride ;
While each day countless hearts shall with extacy thrill
As they pass SAMUEL, BROTHERS, 29, LUDGATE-HILL I !1
Every customer will be enabled to ascertain the value and quan-
tity of material required 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
alloiculmesirnegqtuoired any in
extent
alwaystrimmings. This system will effect a saving of fully one-third of the
expense in the Gentlemen's
r 'ss
Dress.
A new and extensive assortment of Boys' and Youths' Clothing, at
the Lowest possible Prices.
Observe the Address—SAMUEL, BROTHERS, Tailors, Wholesale
and Retail Woollen Drapers, &c., 29, LUDGATE-HILL.
N.B. A Guide to pelf-measttreraent and Patterns sent to any part
61the Kingdom,