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• The"— 1847.
foirLuieet copy of the work has been but a few days issued, and
ing Reviewa have already appeared In the leading Metro
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TIMES, Nov. 18, 1846.
.the
annual publication of this work—the volume fol
biracto""law issued. It is a wonderfully different affair from the old
Ikkhjta', Which used to conlist of little or nothing more than th
)1a,:`,4111 list of tradesmen; it comprises now, and has for some
roti;La " Street Directory," a " Trades' Directory," a " Court Di-
hist 't." a "Postal Directory," a "Conveyance Directory," with a
ektaother little digests. The volume appears to have been very
revised, and supplies the latest information. 01 course,
in,7".. treaty with Prussia has not been overlooked ; and in
4Poiats the work seems to bear the test of a search into mat-
Which changes nave been very recent.

time MORNING CHRONICLN, Nov. 20, 1846.
v. Powers of expansion exhibited by this most useful annual
etels-T4aPPears really unlimited. Published during a series of forty
ars in a metropolis whose dwellings increase in number stall
rnY average of some 1,1,000, and whose commerce expands in
teller nitnsure, the " Post-office Directory" has become enormously
able
in bulk, as also in the complicated variety of its indis-
,e,Lable contents. The admirable success with which the really
tii;"nous difficulties of his task has been overcome by the nide-
, ajsble publisher has been proved by the experience of many years;
the
we need say little more than that tho present volume presents
same tokens as its predecessors, of intelligent method and inge-
%et': of arrangement, in pacng into reasonable compass, and.pro-
-2,004q in lucid order, its millions of facts and references. Within
tseryPages every man may learn everything he (night to know about
tell
of his 60-dwellers in the great metropolis, their businesss,
tea, as everything necessary to facilitate him in his own. Ihe
rapid extension of our railway system, and the new postal ar-
I,Zelneats th some continental states, have rendered necessary
ae,i4ueLatensive additions to the sections appropriated to Conveyance
kis e Post-office. We find the information given under those heads
kittanl as full and accurate as
welsht was well possible to make them,
IL._ oreY new and recent than ould have thought attainable in
b. 41 711 of such magnitude Prefixed to the volume is about the best
--- of London we happen. to have met with.

MORNING lIERALD, Nov. 21, 1846.
op,
a S
bete; the proportions of this indispensable work have hitherto
Iktiblede,,_eae volume for 1847 comes forth under circumstances of still
largement. The experience of 47 years a obv.iously
of
Proprietor, Mr. Frederick Kelly, to produce a Directory o
Usu,allecl oolltpleteness, wherein every species of fact likely to be
iseees's.9. by the merchant and the trailer is placed within convenient
Priut,„, The volume contains upwards of two thousand closely-
royal octavo pages, betokening a singular amount of Indus-
toraZYnatter of compilation, and awakening astonishment at the
eoml.:rensiveness of the machinery which could bring within a
aiLi""dua focus so much varied and scattered intelligence—embracing,
torahn°4 a multiplicity of heads, and involving the services of vast
to h:`'l3 of contributors. we believe that the present volume is not
of 12:!atched in the whole world ; for such a mammoth aggregate
• thau e'" „and specific information is no less a typographical wonder,
iglous monument of diligence and enterprise.
Illitledi.zell or so of separate directories are included in this huge
penn..l—the only one, it seems, of the annual. tribe destined to
trin„;"! t existence—a veritable triumph, indeed, of the utilitarian
the :Ile over the ornamental. The "Official Directory" is a key to
8.27.n01e of the Govermnent Offices, and a record of official perso-
Tesmehhis is followed by a " Street Directory," exhibiting the
, are hit... 111 every thoroughfare, and the points at which the streets
• trof.7ceted by those at right-angles; while the " Commercial and
?hen-Z:1 Directory" is an alphabetical arrangement of the above.
Illider theiera a Trades' Directory," in which the names are allocated
Judges, xtieenrea.Pective callings. The " Law Directory" is a list of the
Catalogue of counsel. serjeants, barristers, attorneys, &c. with a
the various courts of law, their officers, and their pecu-
dree_`_``*°, jariediction. The " Court Directory" comprises the ad-
ra of the nobility and gentry; and the "Parliamentary Dlrec-
-1s a record of the Members of the houses of Lords and Com-
tote,ns:„With an alphabetical list of the boroughs, cities, and counties
ag Members to Parliament, the surnames and eldest sons of
dory,: cr-e• The " Postal Directory" contains the hour of receipt and
11.2 Y of everypost-office in the kingdom ; the cities and principal
throughout the world postage; whic mails are dispatched from
• n; the rates of foreign
the,road mails, &c. The "City Directory" registers the civic au-
ish‘'ties, the public companies, the brokers, the incumbents and I:A-
-sst:4 sf churches and chapels, the newsnapent, &c. ; and the
boo,n7eYance Directory" includes the railway tables, the coach and
"1111-offices, the wharfs, &c. The volume closes with Banking
eellas2urance Directories. These various heads will serve to indl-
- :ae multitudinous stature of the contents ; for out of them coins
Ate„—", etY of subodinate directories, which meet every conceivable
tinl", Presentingr a curious analysis of the public and private institu-
hZ'' ef the metropolis and of the commercial world. Every person
to be found under his proper section, from a prime minister down
hi sheriff's officer—every establishment, from a palace to a loclg-
, 141°,48e. The Editor, in his Preface, takes occasion to congratu-
Wilsiself on the many improvements he has this year introduced,
Iti,e;PellY flowing from the employment of " selected agents," in-
Of the ordinary carriers of the Post-office. Among the specific
..7a,t,teris the new postage treaty with Prussia, which comes into
Zauert on the Ist of January, 1847, and disturbs to a considerable
the'at-tlie rates of postage over a great part of the Continent, seems
'QM important.

MORNING ADVERTISER, Nov. 18, 1846
*The "Post-office London Directory, 1847," is just delivered.
4" Itapparently limited to Lot Mon, it sin reality a national
None of the leading towns can will be without it. It must
-• ail ssential
ev e
e, to every counting-house in the kingdom, as well as to
~,kg,v ace. of b usnes in ad about the etropolis. It is an in-
tise.Zll Work ofi itss kind,n and the extent and minuteness of its
fr,,,,,,_.uetails are truly wonderful. Being prepared " muter the
th-414
amplest
and special patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster-General,"
and completest means were, of course, at the command
laaan,l3roPrietor, Mr. Kelly, to secure the entire accuracy of the vo-
-the c,;als and crowded contents of the bulky work. The present is
tee„
nowt"lY-eighh annual publication. Few commercial or trading
a„;_aarl require particular description of the really important
(TeZtlaseful information, to almost every party in any sort of business,
0f ~?,Y_lng the two thousand closely but clearly-printed octavo pages
af 'Co, Directory.o Preceded by an admirable and perspicuous map
n, Prepared expressly, it is declared, for the work by Mr.
aten, 48avies, there are divisions, comprising', among other informa-
e ?facial," " Street," " Commercial," " Trades," "
"g;-,_„ ';no. Parliamentary," " Postal," " City," " Conveyance,"
Tlin!a," and many other Directories.
saaLZa Pe is expressed in the preface, that thi3 ferty-eighth
""thinual
derable ext° equal
aftZt:f the " Post-office London Directory" may be found all
the best of its predecessors." From very consi-
ur,rtn_oarnination of the marvellously full and varied contents and
expei'in la on matters which it must be so difficult, laborious, and
ash isval to collect, we hesitate not to say that this unassuming
The infer:
Lessors biberallY realised. It not only equals the best of its prede-
%Vera' im hh several particulars it surpasses all its precursors.
ahem is not only fuller in litany respects, but there are
• _3
0_ Pertant alterations and editions, largely adding to the use-
. Ziesati r the book. It is intimated, and truly, that although all
proof that there
has disappeared, the present volume is conspicuous
_ at there has been no relaxation in the multifarious labours
ohnicreet the extraordinary work. In speaking of past success, it is
(47, ed that it has been " even in a pecuniary point of view belied-
iZzitt: the public, is proved by the fact, that impor ant improve-
Ptie,„ and additions are annually made without any increase of
ke4 result that, it is declared, " could not have been the case,
Public Patronage been divided." With reference to the
ta i
n L,ve certainly must acknowledge that it is wonderful how it
63,3'47 Prontable to provide such varied materials- and materials
bourfitlY changing and requiring so much and such ceaseless la-
' rae„,,`ani cost to procure, and then to classify. Nothing but a tre-
aorVa sale could make the speculation answer. Among the ins-
bia:,t alterations will be found those introduced Nth the " Postal"
iate, 'QM It Is, iadeed, singularly full, useful, and complete ; and
)k,`,lllUch Increase th' daily, it might he more truly pronounced its
fs-QOl7 value, particularly to the merchant, the trader, or the pro-
.4erabilale Tan. As the new treaty with Prussia caused very consl-
Slaw - eaanges in the rates of postage as affecting the Austrian do-
a,‘",na, Pladen, Bavaria Bremen, Denmark, the German States,
n ."'"rgh, Hanover, Lubeck, aleeklenbnrg, Oldenburgh, Poland,Prus-
loc,
are
detailed" and Norway, Wurtemburgh, &c., &c., &c., those
ape-41,6 are
ote„ra_ti°ll on the first of January, 1847." The other changes are not
Hinnerous, but all the intelligence is announced to he brought
"" to a period as late as was eonmatible with the appearance of
a volume in sufficient time for general circulation, prior to the
41Proencernent of the year for which it is designed. The business
la„`"ri,its of the work are ot the highest order, and renders n
of its
ea—' 'we imagine, a publicatioa unexampled in the world for its
kipleteness, fulness, and usefulness.

SUN, Nov. 18, 1846.
The present is the forty-eighth annual edition of the " Post-office
ri. Won Directory," and a truly marvellous effort of compilation it
The " Post-office Directory" has been for some years under the
oagement of Mr. Kelly. Until he became the manager of this
pork,: there were divers other directories in the field. They have,
rvever, all disappeared, and the " Post-office Directory" now rules
,e. This astonishing sucessc, however, has not had the effect of
rah 441113 the proprietor of this gigantic work careless. Ile is too
sthorough a man of business, not to be perfectly aware that the
"tilts of his success can only be reaped by a continuance of the same
Inithing energy by which the success was in the first matinee
; and accordingly we find that the " Post office Directory"
for 1847 is even more highly finished in all its elaisorate arrange
tnents than any termer edition of the book. The extent and mi-
nuteness of the details furnished render the work indispensable to
every commercial and mercantile establishment. So admirably,
however, is this Inultifariotas information digested and arranged, that
there is not the slightest difficulty experienced in referring to the
'Articular page required to furnish the information—a marvellous
htstanee of clearness of arrangement in a work consisting of up-
Itards of 2,000 closely but clearly printed octavo pages. Its con-
tents are arranged under various heads, as, for instance, the
„„"Official Directory," the " Street Directory," the " Commercial
Directory" the " Trades' Directory," the " Law Directory,"
the " Court Directory." the " Parliamentary Directory," the
~u_rostal Directory," the " City Directory," the " Conveyance
rY," the " Banking Directory," and some others. Many im-
tient alterations have been introduced into the " Postal Diree-
" The new postal treaty with Prussia, which comes into opt-
11rastlea on the Ist of January next, will effect very considerable
intes in the rates of postage to places in the Austrian dominions,
*..nWen, Bavaria, Bremen, Denmark, the German States, Hamburgh,
rover, Lubeck, Mecklenburgh, Oldenburgh, Poland, Prussia,
:.la, Saxony, Sweden ancKliorway, Wurtemburgh, &c., &c. These
1p
g„,,_el Thelly detailed Postal Directory "of the present
aa,rue. work, moreover, is illustrated by a clearly engraved
iiTelscettrat mile. Directof London in 1847, on a scale of three
Rorkof
th This ry is certainly the most complete
a„:sOr the rort ever offered to the public. Of not only the useful-
ont the indispensable necessity of sash a work, no man of busi-
NZ__
es for a moment entertain a doubt ; and, considering the com-
; and fulness of the information furnished, and the enormous
,501* time and of capital that must have been made in order to
.
and digest the information, the very reasonable price at
w Qs work is published is really wonderful.

MOBIL Nov. 21, 1846.
;Zellits breakable work, the "Post-office Directory," has just
ePPearance for the ensulig year. The vast mass of infor-
which this book contains makes it not only desirable but eb-
utel
b/110,7,Y negesa scarcely part of the office furniture of every man of
hstin,..'" 1,8. and less necessary, indeed, for every one else, who
teittieclatoclftnthbew anything concerning the trades, professions, and
great motrepolis. In its present extended form, the
t7o7.tti: an absolute curiosity; the labour and expense which it has
xeinge.briugh_it to
Li fts present state of perfection must have been im-
rilOst t "'""wg over its 2,000 pages, one hardly knows which
ixtilitysoile struck with and admire—the excellent arrangement and
quires such comPliation or the magnitude of the city which re-
lions, trades, The classification of the various profes-
tient as.e,s, and ,„„,
-"ulugs in the court, commercial, and law depart-
streets " the work On the one hand, and the arrangement of the
of various
of London on the other, as well as the great mass of informat-
tter
various kinds connected with the Post-office, and the differedni
1,7_( r of intercommunication, make it altogether as complete aTh
Yas can be desired, or as it is well possible to conceive. h e
ktbne, Moreover, contains an excellent map of London and t e,
'll4. corrected down to the latest strides of " bricks and mortar.'

Ihe fort WEEKLY DISPATCH, Nov. 15. 1846.
11Sefet Y-eighth annual publication of this highly important and
appea work I,
,—aa Just been issued; and we must confess that its bulky
dhe price nag surprised us not a little; and when we reflect that
itteri'e, remains unaltered, although the expense of collecting the
b1(118 nand have increased, we are pleased at the liberality of
en.l„,•,_'Y. the proprietor. In a commercial point of view, perhaps,
ta,,i(o`'_.. ever contained so much useful matter. Among other infor-
..
inn, there is an " Official Directory," a " Street Directory," a
tory°;.lnercial Directory," a " Trades' Directory," " Law Dire-
" eit, " Court Directory," a " Parliamentary Directory," tory,'l'd a
bire4 irotory," a " Conveyance Directory," and a Ilan king
ebdvairY.fact, the volume contains much that is interesting
zwesn.ible to the tradesman, the merchant, the lawyer, and per-
ordi
narY life, as well as to the gentlemen who occasionally
tette, trade. Every description of information has been cor-
tvith' to the latest possible period : and that information is arranged
tivit„a clearness and simplicity which must have involved great ac-
ex„t
_of Mind and exertion of body. Sewed with the book is an
1-Cntly engraved map of London, more extended and accurate its
Alete a suburbs, than any map we have seen ; and to make it as corn-
Bebireet„refe,rence as possible, an almanac is introduced. In the " Postal.
et `fY, ' there are the new rates with various parts of the Conti-
tetherti,lch will come into operation on the Ist of January. Alio-
'l'4 •!8 new issue surpasses any of its predecessors ; and we are
ned that other directories should have gone to the tomb of
'e eaPUlets.

"pros sm, JOHN BULL, Nov. 29, 1946.
of .-ltal leviathan is already completed and published; but as
Dress , that the rapidity with which it must have passed through the
4.76:staewart. M.M,
tioti+lai llot operated against its careful accuracy, we may men-
bf. A."_4li,t, the changes rendered necessary by the very recent deceases
for Renfrewshire, are duly attended to.
.(
bee
tlon of Lnd 1676.) We have =o frequently expressed our a.ppio a-
Otir this most valuable work, that we hardly know howtovabry,
requiuMnlendation. It contains everything which can possibly c
.. p oies every
it& f10.,,_61 in a directory—so full s,-... complete, so comprehensive are all
ter-a7", An I when to this' we add the extreme accuracy which
074,,fi1a Be. department, we know not what else Can be said in.
.A The machinery by which such voluminous information is
itleif ~''' arranged, and superintended so as to avoid errors, must of
me aulon; the " curiosities" of modern literature.

book ATLAS, Nov. 28, 1846.
Wolila Of this kind, brought out even without much pretension
thClit uo indispensable to every gentleman's library, every 1
rnthis
le, with
totinting- house, and every trader's shop. But edited,
kOst Putlie utmost
care'
its niat,rials being collected thronagshtloiel
)43,0__ . entie channels, and embracing in its rai.-4e every head
ot
lino,
wiand mime:clad intelli,,ence essential to the completeness
e,
*ht...." work, we cannot suppose-that any house, public or pus a ,
44'1.'12" afford a book of referen,:.e, will be without this compen-
n.„ volume. The arrangement is admirable. You can find any
Mil_ You want in a moment. All the heads are clear and complete
4 Qaticaurt, trades, streets, offices, hotels; forming, upon the whole,
Illithm,." ,local information such as could not be brought together
—•'"Il SZVlaorilivary industry, assisted by an entire command of all