The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-04 00:00:00

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MORNING HERALD, Nor. 21, 1846.
12141k7 U the proportions of this indispensable work have hithert'
r7riti,eit.he volume for 1847 camel forth under circumstances of still
turibledr enlargement. The experience of 47 years has obviously en-
the proprietor, Mr. Frederick Kelly, to produce a Directory of
ailed completeness, wherein every species of tact likely to be
.Wanteill by the merchant and the,trader is placed within convenient
eceek The 'volume contains upwards of two thousand closely-
:Trinted royal octavo page.,, betokening a singular amount of Indus-
o! as a matter of compilation, and awakening astonishment at the
somraPrehensiyeness of the machinery which could bring within a
ns it d focus so much varied and scattered intelligence
turnbtoes a Multiplicity of heads, and Involving the services of vast
to be —embracing
ra of cotibutors. We believe that the present volume is not
.o,lllatebecl in the whole world; for such a mammoth aggregate
of a and specific information is no less a typographical wonder,
"Tornill PrOdigious monument of diligence and, enterprise.
periedi..ie d°2,_
rinen or so of Separate directories are included In this huge
Pe ----'e only one, it seems, of the'auar tribe- destined to a
!
_ Il!In anent the
veritable triumph, indeed, of the utilitarian
nci le over the ornamental. The "Official Directory" is a key to
tthe Whole of the Goverrunent Offices, and a record of official perso-
Pideoailes. This is followed by a " Street Directory," exhibiting the
rnen
ye lute 7e
cin every thoroughfare, and the points at which the streets
:r4ofeted by those at right angles ; while the "Commercial and
then Directory"
is an alphabetical arrangement of the above.
lacie" comes a " Trades' Directory," in which the names are allocated
r their respective callings. The " Law Directory" is a list of the
j4ll.ges, Queen's counsel. serjeants, barristers, attorneys, &c. with a
i4`elogne of the various courts of law, their officera, and t
arities of jurisdiction The " Court Directory" comprisesheir thepecu-
ad-
(feliati of the nobility and gentry; and the " Parliamentary Dime-
ti
°rY" Is a record of the Members of the Houses of Lords and to
countieseu -
7°,...._e, With an alphabetical list of the boroughs, cities, a
and
...`wullinft Members to Parliament, the surnames and eldest sons of
P`ers, kc. The " Postal Directory" contains the hour of receipt Reify....
bi. ....7 of every post-office in the kingdom ;
ditched from
the cities and principal
London.
throu hout the world to which mails are spa
~,-.4"°n; the g rates of foreign postage; the railway malls, and the
—ost•road mails, &c. The "City Directory" registers the civic au.-
Lo•ritiee the bile companies, the brokers, the incumbents and int-
,4lsiers:of nu
churches' and chapels. the newspapers, kc. ; and the
: Conveyance Directory" includes the railway tables, the coach and
testing-offices, the wharfs, etc. The volume closes with Banking
"lid Assurance Directories. These various heeds will serve to indi-
cate the multitudinous nature of the contents ; for out of them come
tW'variety of subordinate directories, which meet every conceivable
ant, presenting a curious analysis of the public and private institu-
ti
tot'ens of the metropolis and of the commercial world. Every person
e be found under his proper section, from a prime minister down
a sheriff's officer—every establishment, from a palace to a lodg-
"l.honse. The Editor, in his Preface, takes occasion to congratu-
nnhimself on the many improvements he has this year introduced,
neaetPally flowing; from the employment of " selected agents," in-
t! of the ordinary carriers of the Post-office. Amen; the specific
sittrations the new poStage treaty with Prussia, which comes into
'Potation on the ist of January, 1847, and disturbs to a considerable
,T ent
Most important. the rates of r ()siege over a great part of the Continent, seems
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MORNING ADVERTISER, Nov. Is, 1846
Trkh " Post-ce London , ," is just delivered,
.. quah it la app pa rently limited Directory to London. 1847
it is in reality a national
O• None of the leaditr, towns can will be without It. It
"t en essential to every counting-house in the kingdom, as well asmust to
every place of business in and about the metropolis. It is an in-
'al/table work of its kind; and the extent and minuteness of Its
kleftd details are truly sYcnderful. Being prepared " under the im:
friedlitte and special patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster-General, "
tittp!saMplest and cornpletest means were, of course, at the command
nrnin, "at proprieo, Mr. Kelly, to secure the entire accuracy of the vo-
ous and crowded contents of the bulky work. The present is
'he forty-eighth anneal publication. Few commercial or trading
niid utsef
!' ean now require particular descripition of the really important
6tltipying
kul information, to almost every party In any sort of business,
the two thousand closely tint clearly-printed octvo pag
:r this Directory. P receded by an admirable and perspicuaous map `
!!Iliendon, preparedeare expre.a.sly, it is declared, for the work by Mr.
. Davies are divisions, comprising, among other Informs-
',ton 33 om •.. . , es,
*. Street," " mmci" " Trades," „Law,"
.. Court." " Parliamentary," "C Postal," " City," " Conveyance,"
' Banking," and many other Directorie.s.
The hope is expressed in the preface, that this forty-eighth annual a
edition of the " Post-office London Directory" may be found "in all
dreeerpaebeiets to equal the best of its predecessors." From very consi-
an/Air/anon of the marvellouslyffill and varied contents and
Itlformat7o on matt which It must he so difficult, latrorious, and
expensive to collect, we hesitate not to sly that this unassuming
Wish is liberally realised. It not only equ'ais the best of its prede-
cessors, bat In several particulars it surpasSes all its precursors.
ioe information Is not only fuller in roan respects, but there are
_ ne.ral important alterations and editions, largely adding to the use-
d as ef the book. It Is intimated, and truly, that although all
%Inpetltion has disappeared, the present volume is conspicuous
proof that there has been no relaxation in the multifarious labours
!!Perfe,ct the extraordinary work. In speaking of past success, it is
'_l,7 that it has been " even In a pecuniary
1_,_1%
4the Public, is proved by the fact, that important improve-
point of view beneti-
i';'7, nd additions are annually Made Without any increase of
~`'‘..—a result that, it is declared, " could not have been the case.
)r-i",_th• Public patronage 400.5 divided." With reference to the
,i4:-',,,, We certainly must acknowledge that it is wonderful how it
e,2. Prorttable to provide such varied materials- and materials
ThT.'tently changing and requiring so much and such ceaseless la-
tetannd cost to procure, and then to classify. Nothing but a tre-
Dertant" teriattlio,n,
_b_irectory4leale could make the speculation answer.. Among " the im-
laisdeileldbesfionund those introduced tato the Postal"
dearly vaLue,singularly full, useful, and complete ; ai.ld
most much It
tit" :hi! ''' it might be more truly pronounced its
Particularly' to) duly,
merchant,' the trajer, or the pro-
d:4'4'l'a' wan• As the new treaty with Prussia caused very coi
_ !able changes in the rates of postage as affecting the Austrian do-
'atli% itaden, Itroraria Bremen, Denmark, the German States,
ittahUrgh, Hanover, Lubeck, Ntecklenburg, Oldenburgh, Polancd
& 'Pthrousse-
21,:aY. Sweden and Norvray, Wurtembctiratratezift!;,
u conie into
.'Ailouroendtehteanfledrst‘Olrlecatirs:al " "The other changes are not
yr/yasl
,t4h7cy
4-4,...1Y ndlnerous, but all the intelligence is announced to be brought
f
es°,'“), to a period as late as was compatible with the appearance o
'n.rr--" 4 Volurne in sufficient thne for general circulation, prior to
businesslc
nencernent of the year for which it is designed. The jts
kindrlti of the work are. of the highest order, and render it, o 100,Wd irnagine, a publication unexampled in the world fur its
-.P.steness, fulness, and usefulness.

SUN, Nov. 18, 1e46.
The
I,eee Present ts the forty-eighth annual edition of the " Post-office
I.'"eoti Directory," and a truly marvellous effort of compilation it
ie. The " Post-office Directory" has been for some yearn under the
--'nagement of Mr. Kelly. Until he became the manager of this IA. there were divers other directeries in the field. They have, e, never all disappeared, and the " Pest-office Directory" now rules
~,,,'nee• This astonishing sucessc, however, has not had the effect of
',!aLiiiir the proprietor of this gigantic work careless. Ile is too
eioreugh a man of business, not to be perfectly aware that the trelte of his success can only be reaped by a continuance of the same
tingeing energy by which the success was in the first instance
*chive.' ; and accordingly we find V./ft the " Post•office Directory"
ter 1047 is even more highly nnished in all its elaborate arrange-
tents than any former edition of the book. The extent and mi-
heteness of the details fur:defied render the work indispensable to
every commercial and mercantile establishment. So admirably,
,howeyer, is this multifarious information digested and arranged, that
there is net the slightest difficulty experienced in referring to the
w*articular page required to furnish the information—a marvellous
.11once of clearness of arrangement in a work consisting of up-
Sll4ll of 2,000 closely but clearly printed octavo pages. Its con-
t„"ta are arranged under various heads, as, for instance, the
..ofilcial Directory," the " Street Directory," the " Commercial
uirectory" the " Trades' Directory," the " Law Directory,"
" Court Directory," the " Parliamentary Directory," the
es Postal Directory," the " City Directory," the " Conveyance
l'l'r'lrectory " the " Banking Directory," and some oers. Many int-
tant alterations have been introduced into thee" Postal Direc-
,.°4. ." The new postal treaty with Prussia, which comes Into ope-
-4,10a on the Ist of January next, will effect very considerable
telthges in the rates of postage to places in the Austrian dominions,
Hanover,
Bavaria, Bremen. Denmark, the German States, llamburgh,
it.anover, Lubeck, Mecklenburgh, Oldenburgh, Poland, Prussia,
eitil"la, BaXony, Sweden and:Norway. Wurtemburgh, &c., &c. These
; ,4nges are fully detailed in the " Postal Directory " of the present
ee'',.4lnle. The work, moreover, is illastrated by a clearly engraved
fee_u accurately drawn map of London in 1847, on a scale of three
,;"Ikes to the mile. This Directory is certainly the most complete
„°rk of the pert ever offered•to the public. Of not only the useful-
ti-N, but the indispensable necessity of such a work, no man of bust-
els" Can for a moment entertain a doubt ; and, considering the corn-
terms,' and fuluess of the inforMation furnished, and the enormous
Rhi llitY of time o
digest the in and f capital that
ion, mustvery reasonable price at eh the work is published is really wonderild.
-..
111114112, Nov. fit, 1845.
JtellY's invaluable work, the " Post-office Directory," has just
cation
its appearance for the ensuing year. The vast mass of infor-
evititin which this book contains makes it not only desirable but ab-
imdltelY neeessary as a part of the office furniture of every man of
rell'neta. and scarcely less necessary, indeed, for every one else, who
ee.eilless to know anything concerning the trades, professions, and
nlities of the great motrepolls. In its present extended form, the
Rok is an absolute curiosity; the labour and expense which It has
tOSt to bring it to its present state of perfection ..............e nee.. ie.-
kense. In turning over its 2,000 piece, one hardly knows which
lest to be struck with and admire—the excellent arrangement and
Chitty of such a compilation, or the magnitude of the city which re-
vs ouch a directory. The classification of the various profes-
nu, trades, and callings in the court, commercial, and law depart-
ments of the work on the one hand, and the arrangement of the
Streets of London oa the other, as well as the great mass of informa-
tion of various kinds connected with the Post-office, and the different
anodes of intercommunication, make it altogether as complete a di-
rectory Is can be desired, or as it is well possible to conceive. The
(.)lame, moreover, contains an excellent map of London and the
taburbs, corrected down to the latest strides of " bricks and mortar."
WIIIEKLY DISPATCH, Nov. 18, ISM
The forty-eighth annual Publication of this highly important and
Sleety'
aran etece rk
Dias as just been issued; and we must confess that its bulky
tPpe surprised tut not a little • and when we reflect that
the price remains unaltered, although ' .
the expense of collecting the
tri...ittertale Must have increased, ere are pleased at the liberality of
-nr. Kelly, the proprietor. In a commercial Point of ~,,iew, 'lO book-evet contained so much useful matter. Am , perhaps,
Among other infor-
!nation, there is an " Official Directory," a " Street Directory," a
Commercial Directory," a " Trades' Directory." a " Law Dire-
,,, _ 44 •
t°rY" a " Court Director!, , a I arliarnentary Directory," a
and a " Baning
. ite' Directory," a " Conveyance Directory,"
Di
ectory ;" in fact, the volume contains much that is
end valuable to the tradesman, the merchant, the interestinglawoyeore,ebraeninodnpeftioeirry--
sont In ordinary life, as well as to the gentlemen ',eh
dabble, in trade.'
Every description of information
manateacitcua:actoemas.
!,,e_ted to-the latest possible period : and that Informationn 1/1 arranged
',lth a clearness and simplicity which must
, have involved great a,
, vitY of mind and exertion of body, sewed with the boek is an
to engraved map of London, more exatennddteod
‘a the suburbs, than any map we have seen ; Vete e reference as possible an almanac Is introduced. In the " Postal
ereciory,o there are the new rates with various parts of the Conti-
nent, which will come into operation on the Ist of January.
we
this new issue surpasses any of its predecessors ; and we are
'lnt surprised that other directories should have gone to the tomb of
ill the Capa'aito..

JOHN' DULL, Noy. 28, 1846.
ilDrThis annual leviathan is already completed and published ; but its
oof that the rapidity with which it must have passed through the
tit:_l", has not operated against its careful accuracy, we may men-
l'l!".7l tliat the changes rendered necessary by the very recent decease
. Stewart. M.Af, for Itenfrewshire are duly attended to. (See
t)i Ifil)9 and 1676..) We have so frequently' expressed our approba-
-0,!lcoof this most VAlttable work, that we hardly know how t.olv.arye•
I.'".f.reininitenda!lon. It contaihs everything which can tx.issib ) b
it,:,(1,1t.,(11 n a directory—so full, s,-, complete, so comprehensive are all
Dery-14 s.
And when tO this we add the extreme accuracy w. 't.'
(5;1. . 8 every department we know not what else can he said in
4 P.raise. l'he machinery by which such voluminous information is
Ityeliiird, arranged, and superinte.nded 50 as to avoid errors, must of
be among the " curiosities" of modern literature.

ATLAS, Nov. 28, lti4G.
~,4k book of this kind, brought out aven without much pretensions
"4 be 1 •
th,,,,., indispensable to every gentleman's library, every mer-
I,
.ts coming house, and every trader's shop. But edited, as this
41.,711i tbe utmost care, its materials being collected through the
tt`Zanthentie cliarmtis and embracing in its range every head of
och "1 and commet•cial intelligence essential to the completeness of
),.114 \vork, we cannot suppose that any house, public or prisate,
ei,,,
`.call afford a book of reference, will he without this compen.
R,,,n0 olurne. The arrangement is admirable. You can find any
--tht 5.°,1 want in a moment. All the heads are clear and complete
`mass,ollrt, trades, streets, offices, hotels ; forming, upon the whole,
*tut 0/Lineal Information such- as could not be brought together
°llt tZtra di.
Or —lll7' Lndustry, asilatod by an can-, c9nunand or all