The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-03 00:00:00

WEEKLY DISPATCH, Nov. 15, 1846,

The forty-eighth annual publication of this highly-important and
usefill work has just linen issued ; and we must confess that its
balky appearance has strprised us not a little; and when we reflect
that the price remains unaltered, although the expense of collecting
the materials must have increased, we are pleased at the liberality
of Mr, Kelly, the proprietor. In a commercial point of view, per-
haps, no book ever contained so much useful matter. Among other
information, there is an " Ofilcial Directory," a " Street Directory,"
a " Commercial Directory," a " Trades' Directory," a " Law Direc-
tory," a " Court Directory," a " Parliamentary Directory," a "City
Directory," a " Conveyance Directory," and a " Banking Direc-
tory,"—in fact, the volume contains much that is interesting and
valuable to the tradesman, the merchant, the lawyer, and persc,ns in
ordinary life, as well as to the gentleman who occasionally dabbles in
trade. Every description of information has been corrected to
the latest possible period, and that information is arranged with a
clearness and simplicity which must have involved great activity of
mind and exertion of body. Sewed with the book is an excellently
engraved Map of London, more extended and accurate as to the
suburbs than any map we have seen ; and to make it as complete a
reference as possible, an almanac is introduced. In the " Postal
Directory" there are the new rates with various parts •f the Con-
tinent which will come into operation on the lst of January.
Altogether this new issue surpasses any of its predecessors ; and we
are net surprised that other Directories should have gone to the
tomb of ail the Capnlets.
BRITANNIA, Nov. 21, 1546.

The French people have done themselves some credit by their In-
dustrial expositions. But it must be acknowledged that, though in-
genious and pretty, they appear quit, insignificant compared with
the industrial exposition presented to the mind by this mighty
volume. Keeping pace with the advancing trade and population of
London, it still increases in bulk, and keeping pace with the move-
ment of society in a more important particular, it vigilantly seizes
every opportunity of improvement to insure snore perfect accuracy
and more complete classification. We find in this volume many in-
stances of superiority to former issues, which, though comparatively
trifling, show the intelligence and care exercised over every depart-
ment. It may be mentioned, that by the employment of private
agents, the changes of residence are new brought down to a later
period than formerly, and the value of the " Directory" is conse-
quently enhanced. We have before spoken of it as indispensable to
the proper management of business. Its authority is now so univer-
sally established, botk at the Post-office and throughout the metro-
P°lis, that any Lther recommendation of it is superfluous.

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This annual leviatJOHNhan is already Nov.
completedlB46. and published
as a proof that the rapidity with which it must have passed through
the press has not operated against its careful accuracy, we may
mention that the changes rendered necessary by the very recent
demise of Yr. Stewart, M.P. for Renfrewshire, are duly attended
to (See pages 1669 and 1676). We have so frequently expressed our
approbation of this most valuable work, that we hardly know how
to vary our commendation. It contains everything that can pos-
sibly be required in a directory—o full, so complete, so compre-
heasive are all its details. And when to this we add the extreme
aecuraoy which pervades every department, we know not what else