The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-24 00:00:00

Now publishing, in 2,600 pages Imperial Octavo, price 3t45.,
THE POST OFFICE LONDON DIREC-
TORY FOR 1856.—Most gratifying Reviews
of the huge volume have appeared in all the leading Metropo-
litan Journals, of which only very short extracts can be here
quoted.
" In short, this work contains all that can reasonably be
required in a Directory, and much more, probably, than was
ever found in one before. It may be safely referred to for
information upon everything connected with the metropolis
and the elements which constitute its wealth and importance."
—Times, Dec. 8, 1855.
The Poet Office London Directory is indeed a triumph of
energy, enterprise, and combined talents of many orders, to
which, upon reflection, every on. will be ready to assign the
merit it deserves."—Morning Advertiser, Nov. 12, 1855.
" There has been competition, but it has passed away ; for
the Post Office Directory has been too carefully and Built-
lonely edited, too prompt in its intelligence, too simple in its
plan, and too judicious in its classifications, to admit of suc-
cessful rivalry."—Morning Herald, Nov. 12, 1855.
"An indispAnsable necessity, not only in the counting-
houses of the mercantile part of the community, but also in
the halls of the great and fashionable."—Morning Chronicle,
Nov. 16, 1855.
" The Post-Office Directory' has made its appeal anee this
year without a rival in the field ; but the absence of compe-
tition does not appear to have led the publishers to bestow
less care upon the preparation of the work."—Morning Post,
In a metropolis so vast as London a correct guide is in-
Nov. 30, 1855.
valuable, and this book, dealing not only with the commer-
cial classes, but with all the residents in London, supplies a
daily need."- News, Dec. 17, 1855.
" A wonderful work, becoming every successive year more
and more wonderful—altogether the hugest and the most
accurate of all our popular compilations--at once official, com-
mercial, peaal legal, political, and topographical I"—Sun,
Nov._lo,.

" On the whole, the extent and quality •f the information
contained in the volume has, ae far as we know; never boeu
equalled in a publication of the kind."--Globe, Nov. 15, 1855.
" The Post Office London Directory —The annual wonder,
the title of which we have prefixed, has just appeared, and,
on the present occasion, it has appeared without a rival, hav-
ing in this year driven every competitor from the field. Even
they who, like ourselves, dislike monopoly, acknowledge the
justice of monopoly fairly won by decided excelleuce."—Stan-
dard, Nov. 16, 1855,
" The fame of Kelly's London Directory is toe wall esta-
blished, its pretensions to what it professes too thoroughly
justified, and its comprehensiveness too immense, to admit of
any other consequence than disastrous loss to the speculator
who would blindly hope to supplant it."—shipping and
Mercantile Gazette, Nov. 23, 1855.
"Even as there is no city in the world which can compare
with the metropolis as the abode of aristocracy and com-
merce, so it is equally beyond dispute that there is but one
Directory.' "—Church and State Gazette, Nov. 16, 1855.

" The whole work exhibits a mass of accurate information
that is truly wonderful to contemplate."--Athos, November
17, 1855.

"There is an old joke about the man who sat down pa-
tiently to read through a dictionary, and complained of the
variety of its subjects. What would he have said to the
Peet Office Directory of 1856,' with its pregnant lino about
everybody, every trade, every profession, and every idler in
this huge wen of mortality who can write himself down re-
spectable !"—Bell's Weekly lifemmgr, Nov. 17, 1855.
" If any ono would really understand in what consists the
strength of London, let hint study the 'Post Office Directory.' "
—Britannia, November 17, 1855.
"The opponent of the production before us has ceased to
exist, it appearing that, even after the collodion of the infor-
mation for next year, and the work being in type, the sale
would be insufficient to repay the mere expense of printing.
The Post Office Directory' is now alone in the field, but
we are glad to see that the exertions of the proprietors are
uadimiuished."--Court Journal; November 17, 1855.
" The Post Office Directory' ha's become a work of na-
tional importance. It has been said we could not afford to
lose our Julius the same observation applies to our ' Post
Office Directory.' "—llerapath's Journal, Nov. 17, 1855.
" The proprietors of this work have new the field to them-
selves ; but that they have not relaxed in their exertions on
that account is fully evident from the completeness of the
Directory for the coming year."—lllustrated London -Yews,
November 17, 1855.
" Still swelling its dimensions as the ever-increasing area
•f the vast metropolis increases, this bulky volume presents
itself as an annual visitor ou our library table."—John Bull,
November 17, 1855.
"In noticing in all its details, in the most favourable man-
ner, this valuable and highly successful volume, we may
casually remark that the year 185 i will witness its publica-
tion unopposed by attempted competition—a work of similar
character, though by no means equal in correctness of ar-
rangement and detail, having, after an ephemeral existence,
entailing enormous loss to its projectors, been at length aban-
doned. This was a result which, we think, might have been
easily foreseen ; for it appears to ns beyond question that the
sale of so exclusive and peculiar a work as the London Di-
rectory will never repay the expense of preparing two such
publications, which, if accurate, must be counterparts of each
other."—Mining Journal, November 17, 1155.
" E,tent, variety, and accuracy of information, so far as
we have had occasion to test it, is not the only feature of
the hook. Its production is a typographical curiosity."—
Spectator, November 17, 1855,
" This wonderful volume is a proof that the work of orga-
nisation and administration can be performed by Englishmen
with such admirable completeness as to amount to perfection
itself. Kelly's Directory was always nsrivalled, but it is now
without a competitor, and we never expect to see another
eater the lists."—Era, November 18, 1855
" The Post Office London Directory for the year 1856, a
copy of which wo have just received, is certainly ono of the
literary phenomena of the age. For an increase in its bulk
we have no wish. It is now a gigantic tome, although its
style of binding renders it easy of use."—Sunday Times,
November, 18, 1855.

" The fine map that accompanies it embraces an increased
area, and considerable additions have been made to tho book.
It enjoys a deserved reputation never achieved by any work
of its class, and London may be proud of its standard di-
rectory."—Weekly Times, November 18, 1855.
Every householder in London, whether in trade, and
every person belonging to any profession, or employed in the
service of the Crown, has an opportunity of testing for him-
self the accuracy of the work, and we believe that the result
of their inquiry will lead them to concur with us in the
opinion that the Post Ofce Directors one of the marvels
of the present age."—Observer, November 19, 1855.
" can conceive of no better representation of the super-
ficies, as there is certainly no better guide to the contents of
London than the Directory just named, now the only publica-
tion of the kind. --Voneortformist, Nov. 21, 1855.
"As we, in common with most people, prophesied would
happen, so it has come to pass. The rival Directory has given
up a battle in which victory was scarcely to be won. But
what of the future of this wonderful book ? As it lies on its
side it stands already some two hands high, and t o spread
out the map implies the covering of au ordinary biol."—
Examiner, November 24, 1855.
"Since last year, a fruitless attempt to establish a second
London Directory' has been wisely abandoned. There is no
room for a rival work of this magnitude being published with
profit ; and this publioation has the prestige of having been
established above half a century.' Literary Gazette, No-
vember 24, 1855.
It is a wonderful achievement, hewever we regard it, and
its daily and hourly utility alone is sufficient Ito recommend
it to every hotel, office, shop, and place of business."—
Weekly Dispatch, November 25, 1855.
"We have tested the lateness of the period up o which it
has been corrected, by referring to changes within our own
knowledge, and we aro bound to say that in every case we
have found that the Directory has recorded the change, al-
though some of
December them have been of very recent ecurrence.”
—Leader, 1, 1855.
" Any commendation on our part of this invaluable and
universally-known volume would be utterly superfluous.
The accuracy, fulness, clear and careful printing' are beyond
all praise ; and it thoroughly deserves the monopoly it has
achieved. A largo and excellent snap of Loudon is prefixed,
adding not a little to its general usefulness."— Economist,
December 8, 1855.
" The attempt to establish a rival Directory, though pro-
secuted with great enterprise, has failed. The undertaking
was a hopeless, almost an impossible, one. Publications of
this magnitude can rarely be produced at a start—they re-
quire years for their growth and development.”— Press, De-
cember 8, 1855.
Kelly and Ce., 19, 20, and 21, Old. Bearelljcourt all
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