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

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 I ivairy 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 have been so adroitty digested, and placed
in a shape so immediately adapted for reference. is more surprising
still. There, however, is a book of upwards of two thousand royal
octavo pages, taking the whole of London within its grasp, and exhi-
biting its streets and the avocations of its residents, in treble alpha-
bet, where)), the convenience of the searcher after an 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 f Innerly
accorded it by the letter-carriers, presents a matchless example of
n•ell•directed diligence and perseverance.
The arrangements of the present 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 establishments rendered
necessary, while the suburban neighbourhoods, which are generally
swelling into importance and becoming fresh hives of :human exist-
ence and human industry, are vigLantly detected and submitted to
the governing modes of analysis.

MORNING CHRONICLE, DECEMBER 1, 1848.
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
nature and merits. It is sufficient to state that this is the fiftieth
annual publication under the a'sove 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 metropolis,
so as to render its possession almost absolutely necessary to any one
residing in London, and who takes an active part in the business of
are. The present volume extends to upwards of 2,000 pages ; but not-
Withstanding its bulky appearance, it contains such an enormous
quantity of details, as really to render it surprising how 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 Oftl-
VA the Street, the Commercial, the Trades. the Law, the Court, the
arliamentary, 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 p-operly
come under any one of these categories can at once be ascertained.
the arrangement of the present volume is similar to those which
the
been published for the last three or four years, but the whole of
e contents have been carefully revised, and such alterations have
been made since last year as the changes which have taken place in
511 residences, appointments, and arrangements under the classes
which we have mentioned have rendered necessary to secure ac-
curacy.
A There has also been a considerable extension in many of its
departments. An extremely well-engraved irrsv map of London,
Prepared expressly for this work, faces the title-page.

MORNING POST, NON-EMBER 30, 1841.
It is jos: half a century since the " Post-office London Directory"
rt Made its appearance. But how small, how limited in its objects,
.tOw ineffi,lent in its attainments it then was, compared with what
,4„„ nOv Is London itself, with its commerce, its extensions, its
F'ulailation 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 nnwearying 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 referring to
details within our own personal cognizance, it is impossible to
Withhold the expression of our admiration for the stupendous coin.
I,pation, and of our belief in its general truthfulness. The classiflca-
is meat complete, and under the heads of " Official," " Street,"
Commercial,', " Trades," " Law," " Court," " Parliamentary,"
Postal," " City," " Conveyance," " Banking," &c., all the per-
sonal and other information which the most copious directory can
ZPart is found with the greatest facility. This work is really a
'ne monument of our country's commercial greatness and persevcr-
Mg industry.

MORNING ADVERTISER, DECEMBER 2, 1848.
tl This remarkable, bulky, and well-known work, with the publics-
on for 1849 (now on the eve of being issued), reaches its fiftieth,
er Jubilee year ; and, as if duly to celebrate that si ;nal event,
Messrs. Kelly (for the proprietor) appear to have made, if possible,
Llot only extra but extraordinary exertions to distinguish it, by pre-
nting Indisputably the amplest, the most clearly arranged, and the
eoaspicuous and utilitari in c ,mpl:ation of the kind that is
mownessential,
to the world. Its multifarious merits are such that it is an
alential, not only to the commercial community of London, and
l the millions who are in communication or connexion with this
rat mercantile centre of that world, but mast be in continuous
Where wherever parties have communications with England—and
where is the civilized, or half civilized land that has not such inter-
e°l„.4,rse ? Te describe ts contents and peculiarities at this advanced
,°d of its history would be a very uncalled for claim upon the
th'`er's attention. 'Still we cannot forbear to mention that, since
je ° work has fallen into the hands of the present management,
wilara
r• Y improved, beat all competitors out of the field,
s is become as valuable, correct, and (comparatively speak-
thg) as compact, and yet as full and complete a work, as
jiterchants, bankers, commercial and trading community, could
it,:rn.o. In fact, it 'caves no directorial want unsupplied. It is a
Ild„v,sellous publication, as any one must admit who is competent to
Urine of the vastness and peculiarities of this metropolis. In its
tor...tones% it is an astonishing reality. What is it? It is a Direc-
Lo(vand guide to the streets, the professions, the trades, &c., of
t0,...."1,;.it is a just reflection of the capital and community of the
haTeinercial world. To achieve this great object, no labours seem: o
to dalmted or tired, and no watchfulness or expenditure appears
"' and rerfect
laipeded those who wee engaged in preparing this volumi-
" London Dinr ctory."

The GLOBE, DECEMBER 5, 1848.
)ear 0,1 London Post-office Directory" has commenced its fiftieth
latter a most useful existence. The present volume resembles its
Pt in general form, look, and arrangement,
Trades,
t.he heads of Official, Street; Commercial,. Law
13,.,T11,. I arliamentary, Postal, City, Conveyance, Banking, &c., &e.
pa"eutie those heads we have a vast mass of well-digested and corn-
Can hint arranged information, so classified and
,methodised, that one
tact that
MI a man if we know the smallest fragment of primary
heads
meat him, and then searching for him under the
Mach at May apply, we in ty find out what lie is, where he is, an
lip .se about hint. If he be in the Official Directory, we find
is, ,„`_:4 gst his place ; if he be a man of business, what that business
holds waere he carries it on ; if he be a lawyer, what rank ho
/144-; twhether he has any other appointment, &c. ; if he be in Par-
!own ' ' what Place he represents, where he is to be found when in
Mai "I Where he lives in ;he country. Then to grid how to send
led
to
we turn to the Postal Directory, and though he had
kationttl.e ut•ermost parts of the ear li, we have the requisite infor-
Itearn.b,4bout portages, post. days, and all routes by ship,. mail,
80n, and railroad; or if we wish rather to pursue him in per-
vratiliecht
oii.atnroettßopoetne
emnper of the world is there, the means of reaching
to us in the Conveyance Directory 11 e are
em„"entitY our individual and particular John sin!, h from t
fret 'Mils of his namesakes if we know any single distinguishing.
boase l'ut him, and to pounce upon him iofallitily in h's private
Th,n
.1,11 his office, in his shop, or wherever he may be.
our r 'acre is a capital map of London to help as in
and tau arches, toe 11;r with an almmack, lists of inns,
It i, ,„',ll else, in its "-More than two thousand closely printed pages.
ther fro e expected that such a book as this should be altoge-
found,,,ean errors. Some few om'.ssions and inaccuracies may be
ittlity.ict taken altogether it is a volume of wide and remarkable
eatiisee,‘aY, even as a work of amusement, we think, it is not to be
-lends
the and half an hour may be very agreeably spent in researches
-.end% ~ecaPations and abiding places of one's aconahatances and
arid t,lO nell a Search is, indeed, the best test of its general accuracy ;
this 2 n4ll there may be a few exceptions, as a general rule it bears
Lest thorout,aly w ell.

This WEEKLY DISPATCH, DECEMBER 3, 1.848.
tie% t, o,llPendous annual has just made its appeal ance fo.r, thne,fit fi-
Ilitoct'onl!•,, It
to::Lalittantioetin; cempriees amongst other informati.on, an oifl al
" Trad,,r3,, a " Street Directory," a " Commercial Directory,": a
, _. s Directory," a " Law Directory," a " Court Directory., a
htareDirectory," a " Postal Directory," a " City Direc-
t a " Conveyance Directory," and a " Banking Directory."
the titl have thus copied the principal headings from
litto,._ erPage, they convey a very faint idea of the mass of varied
to Ti...,Tatio condensed into a space, which, though bulky enough
fioliL appearances, is still stt. when compared with the
t,„,e
.arnonnt of intelligence 'contained therein. The index
tor contains several hundred minor headings, all connected with
b.,' 'wants or interests, the business or the proceedings, of the choinA-
-"Naland t •
110,,,,.. railing commn%ity. The book positively reflects c .
tto',i':'_,_r 1.ip0., the great city which
a'ike pr'duces and requires t ,
sybie'ini to credit is due to the Messrs. Kelly for the mannerin
heen,! they. have presented it to the public. No money can have
roili,..Zared in. rendering it accurate, complete, and perfect In all its
god "v`,,_ details. It is in itself a reflex of the grandeur, wealth,
dootio":3, mercantile interests of the great capital of the British
and 1,111"8: it catches, as with a daguerreotype, all the features
4dight X's cf a community numbering two millions of souls. We
has e-,45,n,5a.', without hyperbolic flourish, or poetic fiction, that
Vere ,;`,..airl Morals of its own ; fT. though in the abstract,. a
Hoag :,,`,.aieglle i f streets, names, assoeiatons, trades, and institu•
L'icle';' "*".,,does it irresistibly raise up in the breast a feeling of
".aoetll.“p Part of him who can in any way,. however humble.
as it here tinself with that mighty metropolis whose interests are
ttja ere.rePresented and registered in this volume. We can fancy
'gent's ',Which Would be produced upon a a wage were he, for argu-
,°frered to'at, able to understand English, and if this hook were
"rdY to 1118 contemplation. You might assure him that. it related
hous„ne city in the British Islands, and he would exclaim, No ,
• be a register of entire kingdoms I"

AilOth SOWN' BULL , DECEMBEn 9, 1849. reatt er edition of this extremely useful, awl for the amount of
l's, t" compressed in it, extremely cheap publication, now lies before
Niulestifying, by the multiplicity of its information, to the industry
pere:hktli it is compiled. A map of London is added, In which we
have ,7'e that all the new streets laid down in the course of last year ltlave iZil inserted, and the various departments of the Directory
alitletipreaCebl'isiaufhittsuLtoocetshseilsastuesotadaasteto.
u he topnunbliciltohme
teh apo d
g llu.' er
aanr
ee t p t
has L., v_l republication of a manual weonle absolutely Indispensablehich those engaged in business
to

EXAMINER, DECEMBER 16, 1848.
it Would be curious to compare this fiftieth publication with the
),t more
and observe by what steps it has grown to its enormous bulk
),:, rnore than two thousand pages. But the great evil of a great
iZotir does not apply to Mr. Kelly's. Its utility Is in the ratio of its
~f . It is not one Directory, but a dozen. It is twelve rolled into
ti;e• The Official, the Street, the Commercial, the Trades', the Law,
th.e. Court, the Parliamentary, !be Postal, the City, the Conveyance,
j'4' Banking, the Assurance Directories are all accessible within the
t4.e cover. The reference, by admirable classification, and by
it ,eflfi sabdivisiona of callings and streets, Is rendered so easy, that
Le'S hardly possible to conceive a person missing the information he
tv,,k,'• At such times tl3 we have hitherto had occasion to use it,
",.-.- 'utve f its and fulness to ha really beyond praise.
..Antiii eland accuracy
b 4g Is
took
which it Is conceivable that a resident in London
him hi, desire now, cf the countless malt altittuhieas that ritwiicelml abrouissield,
enl,l°, of the endless variety of occupat
44,19”3;ed. The book is a perfect marvel'no4f arrangement,‘ aczurac,
lees; Of information.

This vai ‘ BRITANNIA, DECEMBER 9, MS.
seep is uaele Direciory has reached its fiftieth annual issue, and,
Nith3, `.",fs to all appearance, it is likely to appear regularly
.for as
•,:htian.citore Years as London shall continue to to the capital of
It re , • Whatever increase may take place 'in the metropolis,
-`, he:ed be no doubt that withdil will keep pace with
ttreat i_ we contrast what it was what it is, and remember the
tieeestiprovernent.
which have limn made in it with every
:.teci
„ve, Publication. It now comprises two thousand closely-
,44slohs:',l"ges, With such an admirable analysis of trades and pro-
-11,41y ty;,,,nel such a perfect classification of names and houses, as to
a6gtfor -eviner°;nturcomprehensiVe guide
,that can be Desired or inia-
It4t ''Plete th ' Pose of reference. The arangement, indeed, is
rop,.._ at the Propri t I• itain it in its pre-
ka „ ...t te be e ors lave only tornan
3,
..__, certain of •
In NI 'web, their . enjoying a continuanee of that " mono.
_ gutuzu
el
4,.._unrivalled skill, indu.stry, and enterprise in the
• algAntio Troa km secured for them. The uai7