The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-29 00:00:00

POST-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY,
for 1849, being the Fiftieth Annual Publication, is now pub-
ii,!, nil; in 2.000 royal octavo pages, price 36s ; Smaller Edition, 155.
It has already received tho following highly gratifying notice in
the leactin; Metropolitan Journals:—
SUN, NOVEMBER 30, 1818.
The year 1849 is the jubilee of this most useful, most meritorious,
and most carefully compiled work of reerence. It is now just half a
century since the " Post-office London Directory" first became a,
candidate for public favour, and for many years it waged an unequal
war with other publications of a similar character. Fortunately,
however, for the public, it became, in 1836, the property of its pre-
sent proprietor, who, with that energy and enterprise which, in•
ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, commands success, determined
to make it in reality what it was in name —a directory and guide to
the streets, the prof( ssions, and the trades of London—to make it a
mirror of the metrc polls of the commer3ia 'world. To accomplish
this, neither pains nor expense were spared ; the work was,extended
to nearly double the usual size, accuracy was secured by establishing
a'systein of collecting information, and a system of checking and
comnaring the results of the information thus collected. A map of
London was added; and thus the " Post-office London Directory,"
by the greater extent and greater accuracy of its information, and by
the more lucid arrangement of its contents;was enabled to drive
every rival from the f.eld.

•
TUE TIMES, NOVEMBER 30, 1843.
The volume for tn.: upproa,:.hinz year, 1849, befug the 50th volume
f t his publication, has just been published by Messrs. Kelly and Co.,
of Old Boswell-court. This volume contains all the matter which
enriched those of the present and preceding years, with all such int--
p ovements as increased activity of research and careful hsvest!ga-
tion can supply. ' It appears to be as accurate a compilation for the
°dices, trades, occupations, and residences of thousands of persons
as the most minute inquiry and the most methodical arrangement
can furnish. Perhaps no book mare effectually answers the purposes
for which it is intended than Ws dOes. It is necessarily a balky
volume ; but its bulk, contrary to the general rule, is an advantage,
and It may be sal Ito contain no superfluous pages whatever. It is
well printed, and well got up, and has a map of London prsflxed
It, which will be found useful. The proprietor has hol for many
years an arduous task in carrying out his object, but his labours have
-erminated in complete success. - Ile has conferred a benefit on the
pul.flc, and it is their duty, as well as their interest, to patronise his
Work.

MORNING HERALD, NOVEMBER 30, 1848.
This stupendous and indispensable book has, with honourable
punctuality, again made its appearance, having completed 50 years
of its existence—a lapse of time that has imperceptibly added to the
experience of those who have' been engaged in Its production, and
given it, by the accumulation of resources, every conceivable feature
of utility. Although comprising such a myriad of isolated facts, il-
lustrative of the commercial and professional pursuits of the inhabi-
tants of this vast metropolis, we do not remember any case of error,
and the care which has thus been bestowed upon its preparation has
established it as an authoritative Directory of the capital of Great
Britain, laughing rivalry to scorn. How such an enormous body of
specific intelligence could be got together at all is a matter of wonder,
but how the masses of detail brought in from the army of labourers
employed to collect it could h we been so adroit7y digested, and placed
In a shape so immediately adapted for reference, is more surprising
still. There, however, is a.book of up wards of two thousand royal
octavo pages, taking the whole °Moncton within its grasp, amid exhi-
biting its streets and the avocations of its residents, in treble alpha-
bet, whereby the Convenience of the searcher after au unknown
"whereabouts" is met at all points. The " Post-office Directory" is,
In short; a monument of most valuable enterprise, and achieved, as
it now is, by private machinery, without the aid that was formerly
accorded it by the letter carriers, presents a matchless example of
well• directed diligence and perseverance.
The arran,gements of the resent volume are similar to those which
have distinguished the work for the last two or three years, the com-
pleteness which the proprietor has accomplished hardly admitting of
any further extension. We find, however, that the entire surface of
the metropolis has been revised, and such alterations made that
changes of address and the opening of new estalslishments rendered
necessary, while the suburban neighbourhoods, which are generally
swelling into importance and becoming fresh hives of :human exist-
ence and human industry, are vigi'antly detected and submitted to
the governing modes of analysis.

MORNING CHRONICLE, DECEMBER 1, Ma.
This valuable work is so well known and appreciated, that it would
be a work of supererogation to enter into any explanation as to its
stature and merits. It is sufficient to state that this is the fiftieth
annual publication under the a'asve title, and it contains a mass of
information which can nowhere else be obtained, relative to the
commercial, professional, and other interests in this great metr
so as to render it; possession almost absolutely necessary to any one
residing in London, and who takes an active part in the business of
life. The pre•ent volume extends to upwards of 2,000 pages ; but not-
withstanding its bully appearance, it contains such an enormous
quantity of details, as really to render it surprising hew it could be
condensed into such a compass, and at the same time be so admirably
digested and arranged, that any reference may be found out with the
greatest facility. When this publication was first started, it was little
more than an alphabetical list of names and addresses; but within
the last few years the whole plan has been so expanded as to com-
prise not less than twelve separate parts, under the titles of the Offi-
cial, the Street, the Commercial, the Trades. the Law, the Court, the
Parliamentary, the Postal, the City, the Conveyance, the Banking,
and the Assurance Directories. Under each of these heads every re-
quisite information is given, so that any fact which can properly
come under any one of these categories can at once be ascertained.
The arraagement of the present volume is similar to those which
have been pu`olished for the last three or four years, but the whsle of
the contents have been carefully revised, and such alterations have
been made since last year as the changes which have taken place in
the residences, appointments, and arrangements under the classes
which we have mentioned have rendered necessary to secure ac-
curacy. There has also been a considerable extension in many of its
departments. An extremely well-engraved n• w map of London,
prepared expressly for this work, faces the title-page.

MORNING POST, Nov Emma 30, 1844.
It is jits: half a century since the " Post-office London Directory"
first made its appearance. But how small, how limited in its objects,
how inefficient in its attainments it then was, compared with what
it now is ! London itself, with its commerce, its extensions, its
population, its improvements of all sorts, does not so far outstrip
the London of 1800 as the " Post-office Directory" of 1849 does
that of the first year of its . publication. To the energy, the enter-
prise, and the ginwearying exertions of the Messrs. Kelly this great
metropolis is indebted 'or having a directory worthy of the gigantic
interests contained within its circumference. Such a directory no
'Other city in the world can boast of possessing. It is really amazing
to open this huge volume and contemplate the mass of information
contained therein ; and when its accuracy is tested by reerring to
details within our own personal cognizance, it is impossible to
withhold the expression of our admiration 'or the stupen,'olis com •
Dilation, and of our belief in its general truthfulness. The eassitlca-
Uou is most complete, and under the h !wig of " Official." " Street,"
" " Trades," " Law," " Court," " Parliamentary,"
" Postal." " City," Cnnveyan •e," " ilankinx," &c., all the per-
sonal an•t other information which the most copious directory can
Impart is found with tho greatest facility. This work is really a
Otte monument of our country's commercial greatness and persever-
ing industry.

MORNING ADVERNSER, DECEMBER 2, 1848.
This remarkable, bulky, and well-known work, with the publica-
tion for 1819 (now on the eve of being issued), reaches Its fiftieth,
or jubilee year ; and, as if they to celebrate that signal event,
litessrs. Kelly (for the proprietor) appear to have made. if possible,
not only extra but extraordinary exertions to dis'inguish it, by pre-
Panting indisputably the ainni,..st, the most clearly arranced, and the
Most co.lspicuous and utili'artin c anpliation of ',he kind the: is
known to the world. Its multifarious merits are such that it is an
essential, not only to the commercial community of London, end
all the millions who are in communication or connexion with this
great mercantile centre of that world, but must be in continuous
request wherever parties have communications with Enziand —and
Where is the civilized, or half civilized land that has riot such inter-
course? To describe its contents And peculiarities at this advanced
Period of its history, would be a very uncalled for claim upon the
reader's attention. 'Still we cannot forbear to mention that, since
the work has fallen into the hands of the present management,
it rapidly impreored, beat all competitors out of the field,
and is become as valuable, zorrect, and (comparatively speak-
ing) as compact, and yet as full aod complete a work, as
the merchants, bankers, commercial and tradin community, could
desire. In fact, it leaves no directorial want unsup?lied. It is a
Marvellous publication, as any one must admit who is campetent to
judge of the vastness and peculiarities of this metropolis. In its
Inioutenesl, it is an astonishing reality. What is it? It is a Diree•
:017 and guide to the streets, the professions, the trades, &c., of
London ; it is a just reflection of the capital and community of the
commercial world. To achieve this great object, no labours seem: o
have daunted or tired, and no watchfulness or expenditure appears
to have impeded those who were engaged in preparing this voluml-
lions and perfect " London Dir ctory."

C-ILORF

DECEMBER 5, 1848,

The " London Post-office Directory" has commenced its fiftieth
sear of a most useful existence. The present volume resembles its
latter predecessoas in general form look, and arrangement, being di-
Tided into the heads of Official, Street,' Commercial, Trades, Law
Court, parliamentary, Postal, City, Conveyance, Banking, &c , Ste.
'tinder those heads we have a vast mass of. well-digested and corn-
. Maly arranged information, so classified and methodised, that one
can hunt up a man if we know the smallest fragment of primary-
fact about him, and then searching for him under the sov,ral
heads that may apply, we may find out what he is, where ho is, and
Thatch else about him If he be in the Offieial Directory, we find
how ho got his place ; if he be a man of basineis, what that business
18, and where he carries it on ; if he be a lawyer, what rank he
holds—whether he has any other appointment, &c. ; if he be in Par-
liament, what place he represents, where he is to be found when in
town, and where he lives in lhe cotntry. Then to find how to send
tarn a letter, we turn to the Postal Direc'ory, and though he had
2ed to the tWerinost parts of the ear h, we have the requisite htfor-
utltiou postages, pot'. days, and all routes by ship, mail,
steam-boat, and railroad; or if we wish rather to pursue him in per-
soai, what remote corner of the world is there, the means of reaching
Which is net opened up to us in the Conveyance flirectory ? We are
able to indentity our individual and particular John Sint- h frem the
1"7. columns of his namesakes if we know any single distinguishing
!act about him, and to pounce upen hint infallibly in Ws private
house, in his office, in his shop, or wherever lie may be.
Then there is a capital map of London to help us in
our researches, toga her with an alinanack, lists of inns,
and much rise, in Its more than two thousand closely printed pages.
!t. is not to be expected that such a book as this should be altoge-
-her free from errors. Some few omissions and Inaccuracies may be
tonna, but taken altogether it is a volume of wide and remarkable
Utility. Nay, even as a work of amassment, we think, it is not to be
Ilesplsed ; awl halt an hour may be very agr.'eala`y sp ant in researches
nto the occupations and abiding places of one's acquaintances and
friends. Such a 'march is, indeed, the best test of its general accuracy ;
and though there may be a few exceptions, as a general rule It bears
sluts test thoroug:aly well.

• WEEKLY DISPATCH, DECEMBER 3, IR4B.
This stupendous annual has just ma le its ap learance for the fif-
tloth time. It comprises amongst other information, an " Official
bireetory" a " Street Directory," a " Commercial Directory," a
" Trad -a' Directory," a " Law Directory," a " Court Directory," a
"Parliamentary Directory," a " Postal Directory," a " City Direc-
tory," a " Cotwe3,-anee Directory," and a "Banking Directory."
Put althoa.:,ll we have thus co seed the principal headings from
tile title-page, they convey a very faint idea of the mass of varied
information condensed into a space, which, though bulky enough
ter all appearances, is still smal when compared with the in-
finite amount of intelligence contained therein. The index
itself contains several hundr d minor headings, all connected with
the wants ur inte eits, the aus'nest or the proceedings, of the com-
mercial and trading . commw.iity. The book ositively reflects high
honour upo the gre it city which wilco pr duces and requires it ;
and infinite credit is due to tilt. Mmsrs. Kelly for the manner in
Which they hive presented it to the pubic. No money can have
been spared in rendering it accurate, cons fete, and perfect in all its
Minutest details. It is in itself a reflex of the grandeur, wealth,
%Id vast mercantile interests of the gr tat capital of the British
dominions: it catches, at with a daguerreotype, all the features
mid phaszs of a communily numbering two inilLons of souls. We
I"nlght even say, without hyperbolic flouri,h, or p,etic fiction, that
it Las certain morals of its own ; f r, though in the abstract, a
rnere catalogue rf streets, names, associat'ons trade:, and institu,
lions, yet does it irresistibly raise up in the breast a feeling of
Pride on the part of him who can in any way, however humble,
9430ci. to himself with that mighty metropolis whose interests are
as it were represented and registered in this volume. We can fancy
the effect which would be produced upon a s vage were he, for arg
-lent's sake, able to understand Engl sit, and if this book were
uttered to his contemplation. You might assure him that it related
"I, Y to one city in the British Islands, and he would exclaim, "No ;
',Mist be a register of entire kingdoms !"

JOHN BULL, DECEMBEIt 9,184 S.
Another edition of this extremely useful, and for the amount of
matter compressed 'nit, extremely cheap publication, now lie 3 before
Z. testifying, by the multipl: city of its information, to the industry
'll Which it is compiled. A map of London is added, in which we
D
-reelve that all the new streets laid down in the course of last year
,'",e been inserted, and the vari +us departments of the Directory
ha been breught up to the latest date. We are happy to find from
the Preface that its success is such as to guarantee to the public the
Tinual republication of a manual which to those engaged in business
bag become absolutely indispensable.

EXAMINER, DEMMER 16, 1848.
flrst It would be curious to compare this fiftieth publication with the
and observe by what steps it has grown to its enormous bulk
is',.lriore than two thousand wages. But the great evil ,of a great
Wr2it does not apply to Mr. Kelly's. Its unlit/ is in the ratio of its
0,,°. It is not one Directory, but a dozen. It is twelve rolled into
3. The Official, the Street, the Commercial, the Trades', the Law,
the Court, the Parliamentary, the Postal, the City, the Conveyance,
tanking, the Assurance Directories are an accessible within the
Ile cover. The reference, by aamirable classification, and by
iilethi subdivisions of callings and streets, is rendered so easy, that
ateVardly possible to conceive a person missing the information he
,st At such times as we have hitherto had occision to use it,
,Ico4',,lftve found its accuracy and fulness to be realy beyond praise.
eh 'wog is omitted which it is conceivable that al resident in London
hinoluld desire to know, of the countless multitudes that dwell around
ern or ofthe endless variety of occupations that keep them busily
kitoYed. The book is a perfect marvel of arrangement, aczuracy,
f4lnes, Of information.

DEITANNiA, DECEMBER, 9, 1843.
aceoThi:lvalualle Directory has reached its fiftieth annual issue, and,
nru.'ing to all appearance, it Is likely to appear regularly for as
ore 3 ears as London shall continui to t.e the capital of
the'r;"". Whatever increase may take place in the metropolis,
it, „s' need be no doubt that this periodical will keep pace with
grea"en we contrast what it was with what it is, anti remember the
imProvements which have baen made in it with every
printVve publication. It now comprises two thousand closely-
/ essi, u Pages, with such an admirable analysis of trades and pro-
aud such a perfect classification of names and houses, as to
Ril"l7f the most comprehensive guide that can be eesired or irnl.-
4 co,"; efrerY purpose of reference. The arrangement., indee
sett NI? eLe that the proprietors have only to maintain it in its prepoi.,Vi to be certain of enjoying a continuance of that " r.nono•
which their unrivalled skill, industry, and enterprise in the
'44" or this litontio WO* 113.1 secured for thew. The uni•