The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-21 00:00:00

THE POSTMAN'S KNOCK. New Song.
Tay W. T. WEIGHTS/lAN.
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" One or t Lay joyeu, meio lies that ever materna nvm
a liaht hart arterrieile fingers. It runs trippingly on, like the wing-
footed Mercury or the Post Office, startling one at every interval
with that fancy-stirring smart rat-tat : one liter Ally looks for a letter
as one listens to the song. Another re ommendation is, that every-
body can sing it. In short, it is just the song for the lively parties
of the season."

N.B.—The POSTMAN'S KNOCK QUADRILLE 3. By STEPHEN
Gwynn. Piano, 35.;, Duets, as.
London : nobert CoAs and Co.. New Burlington-street. Music
Publishers to thrir Majesties Queen Victoria and the Emperor
Napoleon lIL, and o' all Musicsellers.

Now publishing, in 2,600 pages Imperial Octavo, price 365.,
THE POST OFFICE LONDON DIREC-
TORY FOR 1856.—Most gratifying R.views
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 constitul:e its wealth and importance."
—Times, Dec. R, 1855.

The Post Of/ice London Directory is indeed a triumph of
energy, enterprise, and combined talents of many orders, to
which, upon reflection, every one 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 sedu-
lously 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 indispensable 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;185i.
" 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,
Nov. 30,1855. •
In a metropolis so vast as London a correct guide is in-
valuable, and this book, dealing not only with the commer-
cial classes, but with all the residents in London, supplies a
daily need."- -Daily 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, posts' gal, political, and topographical !"—Sun,
Nov. 10, 1T355:
" On the wholo, the extent and quality of the information
contained in the volume has, as far as we know, never been
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 wou by decided excellence."—Stan-
dard, Nov. 16, 1855.
" The fame of Kelly's London Directory is too well 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 tho metropolis as the abode of aristocracy and com-
merce, so it is equally beyond dispute that there is but ono
Directory.' "—Church and State Gazette, Nov. 16, 1855.

" The whole work exhibits a mass of accurate information
that is truly wonderful to contemplate."--Atlas, 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
Post Office Directory of 1856,' with its pregnant line 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 Messenger, Nov. 17, 1855.
If any one would really understand in what consists the
strength of London, let him 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 collection of the infor-
mation for next year, and the work being in type, tho sale
would be insufficient to repay the mere expense of p-intini
The ' Post Office Directory ' is now alone in the field, but
we are glad to see that the exertions of the proprietors are
undiminished."- Court Journal, November 17, 1855.
" The Post Office Di, ectory' has become a work of na-
tional importance. It has been said we could not afford to
lose our lil;tes -- the same observation applies to our • Post
Office Directory.' "—Herapath's Journal, Nov. 17. 1855.
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that account is fully evident from the completeness of the
Directory for the coming year."—Illustrated London News
November 17, 1855.
" Still swelling its dimensions as the ever-increasing area
of the vast metropolis increases, this bulky volume presents
itself as an annual visitor on 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 will witness its publica-
teibonrauentnei, unopposed by b
ayttempted competition—a work of similar
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 us beyond question that the
sale of so exclusive and peculiar a work as the London Di-
iatory will never repay the expense of preparing two such
publications, which, if accurate, must be counterparts of each
other."—Mining Journal, November 17,1855.
" E tent, variety, and accuracy of information, so far as
we have had occasion to test it, ,s not the only feature of
the book. 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 unrivalled, but it is now
without a competitor, and we never expect to see another
enter the lists."—Era, November 18, 1855.
" The Post Office London Directory for the year 1856, a
copy of which we have just received, is certainly one 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 the book.
It e• joys 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 Office Directory is one of the marvels
of the present age ;"_.Observer, November 19, 1855.
".Wecan 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."--Nonconformist, 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 to spread
out the map implies the covering of an ordinary table."—
Examiner, November 24, 1855.
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It is a wonderful achievement, however we regard it, and
its daily and hourly utility alone is sufficient to 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 to which it
has been corrected, by referring to changes within our own
knowledge, and we are bound to say that in every case we
have found that the Directory has recorded the change, al-
though some of them have bemi of very recent occurrence."
—Leader, December 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 large and excellent map of London 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 Co., 19, 20, and 21, Old Boswell-court; and all
BookSollOre.