The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-15 00:00:00

nientary:

other Tiliectories.
The hope is expressed in the preface that this forty-eighth annual
edition of the " Post-office London Directory" may be found "in all
respects to equal the best of its predecessors." From very consider
able examination of the marvellously full and varied contents and
information en matters which it must be so difficult, labori 'us, and
expensive to collect, we hesitate not to say, that this unassuming
wish is liberally realised. It net only equals the best of its prede-
cessors, but in several particulars it surpasses all its predecessors.
The information is not only fuller in many respects, but there are
several important alterations and addition•, largely adding to the
usefulness of the book. It is intimated, and truly, that although all
competition has disappeared, the present volume is conspicuous proof
that there has been no relaxation in the multifarious labours to per-
fect the extraordinary work. In speaking of past success, it is
obJerved that it has been, "even in a pecuniary point of view, bene-
ficial to the public, is proved by the fact tkat important improve•
menus and additions are annually made without any increase of
price "—a result that, it is declared, " could not have been the
case, had the public patronage been divided." With reference
to the price, we certainly must acknowledge that it is wonderful
how it can be profitable to provide such varied materials
—and materials constantly changing and requiring so much
and such ceaseless labour• and cost to procure, and then to classify.
Nothing but a tremendous sale could make the speculation answer.
Among the important alterations will be found those introduced into
the " Postal" Directory. It is, indeed, singularly full, useful, and
complete ; and must much increase the daily, it might be more truly
pronounced its hourly value, particularly to the merchant, the
trader, or the professional man. As the new treaty with Prussia
caused very considerable changes in the rates of postage as effecting
the Austrian dominions, Baden, Bavaria, Bremili, Denmark, the
German States, Hamburg, Hanover, Lubeck, Meeklenburgh, Olden-
burgh, Poland, Prussia, Saxony, Sweden and Norway, Wurtemburg,
&c. &c. &c., those changes are detailed " precisely as they arranged
to come into operation on the Ist of January, 1847." The other
changes are not only numerous, but all the intelligence is announced
to be brought down to a period as late as was compatible. with the
appearance of such a volume in sufficient time for general circalation,
prior to the commencement of the year for which it is designed. The
business merits of the work are of the highest order, and render it,
of its kind, we imagine, a publication unextmpled in the world for
its completeness, fulness, and usefulness.
SUN, Nov. 18,1846.

The present is the forty-eighth annual edition of the "Post-office
London Directory," and a truly marvellous effort of compilation it
is. The " Post-office Directory" has been for suns' years under
the management of Mr. Kelly. Until he became he manager of
this work, there were divers other Directories in the field. They
have, however, all disappeared, and the " root-calico Directory"
now rules alone. This astonishing success, however, has not had
the effect of making the proprietor of this gigantic work careless.
lie is too thorough a man of business not to be perfectly aware
that the fruits of his success can only be reaped by a continuance
of the same untiring energy by which the success was in the first
instance achieved, and accordingly we find that the " Post-office
Directory" for 1847, is even more highly finished in all its elaborate
arrangements than any former edition of the book. The extent and
minuteness of the details furnished, render the work indispensable
to every commercial and mercantile establishment. $o admirably,
however, is this multifarious information digested and arranged, that
there is not the slightest difficulty experienced in referring to the
articular pago required to furnish the information—a marvellous
astance of clearness of arrangement in a n ork consisting of upwards
of two thousand closely but clearly printed octavo pages. This
Directory is certainly the most complete work of the sort ever
offered to the public. Of not only the usefulness, but the indispen-
sable necessity of such a work, no man of business can for a moment
entertain a doubt ; and consicering the completeness and fiances of
the latormatlcn furnished, and the enormous outlay of time and o
capital that must have been made in order to acquire and digest the
information, the very reasonable price at which the work is published
le really wonderful.

GLOBE, Nov. 21, 1846.
Kelly's invaluable work, the " Post-office Directory," has just
made its appearance for the ensuing year. The vast mass of infor-
mation which this book contains, makes it not only desirable but
absolutely necessary as a part of the office furniture of every man of
business ; and scarcely less necessary, indeed, for every one else,
who requires to know anything concerning the trades, professions,
and localities of the great in-tropolls. In its present extended form,
the book is an absolute cur o,ity ; the labour and expense which it
has cost to bring it to its preent state of perfection must have been
immense. hi turning over its two thousand pages, one hardly
knows which meet to be struck with and admire —the excellent.
arrangement and utility of such a compilation, or the magnitude of
the city which requires sitch a directory. The volume, moreover,
contains an excellent mail of London and the suburbs, corrected
down to the latest strides of " bricks and mortar."
useful work has just been issued ; and we must confess that its
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bulky appearance has surprised us not a little ; and when we reflect
that the price remains um& ered, 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 " Official 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 persuns in
ordinary life, as well as to the gentleman who occasionally dabbles in
trade. Every descriplon 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
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The French people have done themselves some credit by their in-
dustrial expositions. lint it must be acknowledged that, though in-
genious and pretty, they appear quite insignificant compared with
the industrial exposit on presented to the mind by this mighty
volume. Keeping pace with the advancing trade and population of
Louden, 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 more 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 b 2 mentioned, that by the employment of private
agents, the changes of residence are new brought down to a later
period than former:y, and the value of the " Directory" is cense-
queirly enhanced. We have before spoken of it as indispensable to
the proper luau:gen:ol,i of business. Its authority is now so univer-
sally estal,lished, bath at the Post-office and throughout the metro-
polis, that an,y further recommendation of it is superfluous.

JOHN BULL, Nov. 28, 1846.
This annual leviathan is already completed and published ; but
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 Mr. 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 every thing that can pos-
sibly be required in a directory—so full, so complete, so compre-
hensive are all its details. And when to this we add the extreme
aeoure,ey which pervades every department, we know not what else