The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-14 00:00:00

R MORNING ADVERTISER, Nov. 18, 1846
iv,th_ "Post-office London Directory, 1847," is just delivered.
;;.1.?Pg11 it is apparently limited to London. it is in reality a national
~54. None of the leading towns can will be without It. It must
',eau essential to every counting-house in the kingdom, as well as to
very place of business in and about the metropolis. It is an in-
Liable 'work of its kind, and the extent and minuteness of its
.:1,1 details are truly w..nderful. Being prepared " coder the irn-
ate and special patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster• General,"
Amplest and completest means were, of course, at the command
rthe proprietor, Mr. Kelly, to secure the entire accuracy of the v0,.4.1,1t10us
,.4.1,1tIous and crowded contents of the bulky work. The present is
l'orty-eighth annual publication. Few commercial or trading
VPI Wu now require particular description of the really important
Rd Uses'il information, to almost every party in any sort of business,
▪ allying the two thousand closely but clearly-printed octavo pages
this Divictory. Preceded by an admirable and perspicuous map
;London, prepared expressly, it is declared, for the work by Mr.
11. Davies, There are divisions, comprising, among other informa-
en. " Official," " Street," " Commercial," " Trades," " Law,"
Court." " Parliamentary," " Postal," " City," " Conveyance,"
"tanking," and many other Directories.
The hope is expressed in the preface, that this forty-eighth annual
edition of the " Post-office London Directory" may be found " in all
leoPects to equal the best of its predecessors." From very consi-
derable examination of the marvellously full and varied contents and
Ihrormation on matters which it must be so difficult, laborious, and
_tlPensive to collect, we hesitate not to say that this unassuming
wish is liberally realised. It not only equals the best of its prede-
cessors, but in several particulars it surpasses all its precursors.
The information is not only Adler in many respects, but there are
several important alterations and editions, largely adding to the use-
Allnese of the book. It is intimated, and truly, that although all
competition has disappeared, the present volume is eonspicuous
Drool' that there has been no relaxation in the multifarious labours
to Perfect the extraordinary work. In speaking of past success, it is
Observed that it has been " even in a pecuniary point of view benefi-
roved by the fact, that important improve-
ments and additions are annually made without any increase of
c,:l• en--a result that, it is declared, " could not have been the case,
b—,.7 the public patronage been divided." With reference to the
...."'"oo, we certainly must acknowledge that it Is wonderfhl how it
—l° be profitable to provide such varied materials— and materials
ronSiently changing and requiring so much and such ceaseless la-
11,:"°:and cost to procure, and then to classify. Nothing but a tre-
_olll sale could make the speculation answer. Among the
terations will be found those introduced imto the " Postal"
ill Tory. It is, iadeed, singularly full, useful, and comp'ete ; and
list, ranch increase the daily, it might be more truly pronounced its
uf.TY value, particularly to the merchant, the trader, or the pro-
-4;11d Man. As the new treaty with Prussia caused very consi-
„z • changes in the rates of postage as affecting the Austrian do-
-7:2111, Baden, Bavaria. Bremen, Denmark, the German States,
▪ Saxony,
Hanover, Lubeck, Mecklenburg, Oldenburgh, Poland,Prus-
el;„'lMY, Sweden and Norway, Wurtemburgh, Sec., Esc., those
ges are detailed " precisely as they are arranged to come into
°gy▪
rationt on the first of January, 1847." The other changes are not
• wornerous, but all the intelligence is announced to be brought
stich „• t° o Period as late as was eompatible with the appearance of
tosr: volume in sufficient time for general circulation, prior to the
liqs,Zeheement of the year for which it is designed. The business
• ts of the work are of the highest order, and render it, of its
40.."_ we imagine, a publication unexampled in the world for its
wpleteness, fulness, and asefUlness.

SUN, Nov. 18, 1846.
4,714,,.. Present is the forty-eighth annual edition of the " Post-office
mon Directory," and a truly marvellous effort of compilation it
I...‘The Post-office Directory" has been for some years under the
N,;:',...agetnent of Mr. Kelly. Until he became the manager of this
to, there were divers other dirctories in the field. They have,
inc7„"•r, all disappeared, and thee` Put-office Directory" now rules
th%C. This astonishing sucesse, however, has not had the effect of
ong the proprietor of this gigantic work careless. He is too
'',"),_ufth a man of business, not to be perfectly aware that the
;of his success can only be reaped by a continuance of the same
Cued energ which the success ws in the first Instance
tC"e andaccordingly we find tbat thee"
Post-office Directory"
1847 is even more highly finished in all its elaborate arrange
Zing than any fermer edition of the book. The extent and mi-
-7,4ltess of the details furnished render the work indispensable to
i'sry commercial and mercantile establishment. So admirably,
itrever, is this multifarious information digested and arranged, that
-"Qs is not the slight est difficulty experienced in referring to the
kular page required to furnish the information—a marvellous
ce of clearness of arrangement in a work consisting of up-
‘,Bl) of 2,000 closely but clearly printed octavo pages. Its con-
,„_ti• Are arranged under various heads, as, for instance, the
ridl'al Directory," the " Street Directory," the " Commercial
titate!""," the " Trades' Directory," the " Law Directory,"
' Court Direetory." the " Parliatnentary, Directory," the
°"-al Directory," the " City D irectory," the " Conveyance
,:octorY," the " Banking Directory," and some others. Many Ira-
;rant alterations have been introduced into the " l'ostal Diree-
WrThe new postal treaty with Prussia, which comes into ope-
olaorton the Ist of January next, will effect very considerable
xniter in the rates of postage to places in the Austrian dominions,
Aden Bavaria, Bremen. Denmark, the German States, Ilamburgh,
ituer Lubeck, Afecklenburgh, Oldeburh, Poland, Pssia,
Saxony, Sweden and Norway, Wurtemn bgurgh, Scc-, Sac. ru
These
ji;i:_ages are fully detailed in the " Postal Directory " of the present
1..""t.e. The work, moreover, is illustrated by a clearly engraved
accurately drawn map of London in 1847, on a scale of three
708
,es to the mile. Title Directory is certainly the most complete
ik,,l! Of the rort ever offered to the public. Of not only the useful-
but the indispensable necessity of suet' a work, no man of basi-
l-atm for a moment entertain a doubt ; and, considering the corn-
aativaness and fuluess of the information furnished, and the enormous
ata,?: of time and of capital that must have been made in order to
inic`,6 and digest the information, the very reasonable price at
"tile work is published is really wonderild.

GLOBE, Nov. 21, 1846.
)484e a Invaluable work, the " Post-ottice Directory," has just
aPpearance for the ensuing year. The vast mass of infor-
. Which this boa contains makes it not only desirable but ab-
kw:7 necessary aka part of the office furniture of every man of
rec,„l',a, and scarcely less necessary, indeed, for every one else, who
1041 Tea to know anything concerning the trades, professions, and
11031tles of the great motropolls. In its present extended form, the
ty;', Ll, an absolute curiosity ; the labour. and expense which it has
14.` e bring it to its present state of perfection must have been im-
to-4e- In turning over its 2,000 pages, one hardly knows which
1t ouch struck with and admire—the excelent arrangement and
0,77 a compilation, or the magnitude of the city which re-
C„Tis such a directory. The classification of the various profes-
trades,
. etinta of the work on the one hand, and the arrangement of the
ift,7la of London on the other, as well as the great mass of informa-
-10-'l4 various kinds connected with the Post-office, and the different
to es of intercommunication, make it altogether as complete a di-
%min? as can be desired, or as it is well possible to conceive. The
e moreover, contains an excellent map of London and the
"'big• corrected down to the latest strides of " bricks and mortar."

Th. WEEKLY DISPATCH, Nov. 15. 1846.
I,ll_ work
%qui' "PV-eighth annual publication of this highly important and
has just been issued; and we muit c,uifess that its bulky
thrjeance has surprised us not a little; and when we reflect that
t•ge. Kell
atPeriatirernains unaltered, although the expense of collecting the
must have increased, we are pleased at the liberality of
Av., n the proprietor. In a commercial point of view, perhaps,
ra.oox ever contained so much useful matter. Among other Infor-
!4prnercial Directory,"
i 7.,u0n, there is ~
" offi la Directory," a " Street Directory," a
a " Trades' Directory," a " Law Dire-
City 11. " Court Directory," a " Parliamentary Directory," a
[recto 11'y:tory,.
Conveyance Directory," and a " Banking
andv:,!? , in fact, the volume contains much that Is Interesting
getienulable to the tradesman, the merchant, the lawyer, and per-
tivity.ine.le
11.bbies°rdillary life, as well as to the gentlemen who occasionally
hetm In trade. Every description of information has been cor-
l'iltli .x° the latest Possible period : and that information is arranged
artless and simplicity which must have involved great ac-
'Aceli "` Mind and exertion of body. Sewed with the book is an
to th eritly engraved man of London, more extended and accurate as
Alei,.! sUburbs, than .4, map we have seen ; and to make it as com-
tart; reference as possible an almanac is introduced. Postal
lltat, rn" there are the new rates with various parts of the Conti-
teiherwhlch will
come into operation on the Ist of January. Alto-
tlot I, this new issue surpasses any of its predecessors ; and we are
kll4lsnrised that other directories should have gone to the tomb of
'aPUlets.

i 114 ..
JOHN BULL, Nov. 28, 1846.
-:::::::nu se 1 leviathan is already completed and published; but as
font
6'lE4 the rapidity with which it must have passed through the
toti t"' not operated against its careful accuracy, we may men-
-4 1 'Stew' cthanges rendered necessary by the very recent decease
tin' 669
_,4l* . M.NI, for Itenfrewshire, are duly attended to. (See
ti:ll'f'tliinu 16760 We have ,o frequently expressed our afproba:
t,,,7 eoui 's float valuable work, that we hardly know how to. vary
it;illiteaTendation. It contains everything which can possible be
b:detan'n a directory —so full 59.. comph te so comprehensive are all
1:1-a4 ',; And NV hen to this' we dd the' extreme accuracy, which.
01)4Nle8se,-ve? department, we knowa not what else can be said in
it.'itted. a The Machinery by which such voluminous informationosf
'self be
..._rran
, ged, and superintended so as to avoid errors, must
'"u'ng the' curiosities" of modern literature.

bOok of ATLAS, Nov. 28, 1846.
t3/4...111,1 be intahla kind, brought out even without much pretensions
mer-
IsPensable to every gentleman's library',
eounu elryas this
th. ng-house, and every trader's shop. But edit( 6 ,
atit; ttmost care, its materials blurtse collected through the
i'Qch rsooa land
channels, and embracing rauge every hetds of
conuneTclal intelligence essential to the complets t
dihich
1; 'wo cannot suppose that any house, public or priN e,
,!can afford a book of reference, will be without this compen-
kty4rne• The arrangement is admirable. You can find any
the e4.2l"ant in a moment. All the heads are clear and complete
trades, streets, offices, hotels formin, uon the whole,
ocal information such as could not beg bropught together
v4trilMlinary industry, assisted by an entire command of au