The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-11 00:00:00

OST-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY for
1847.
bemire earnest copy of the work has been but a few
lead issued, and
°7l",ing Revievrs have already appeared in the ing Metro-
clltan Journals :

TIMES, Nov. 18, 1846.
The forty-eighth annual publication of this work—the volume for
47-1 s now issued. It is a wonderfully different affair from the old
Directory, which used to consist of little or nothing more than the
44Phabetical list of tradesmen ; it comprises now, and has for some
Tears
1,- a Street Directory," a " Trades' Directory," a " Court Di-
-17," a " Postal Directory," a " Conveyance Directory," with a
of other little digests. The volume appears to have been very
rre4lllY revised, and supplies- the latest infbrmation. Of course,
Ma Postal treaty with Prussia has not been overlooked ; and in
Zif°r Points the work seems to bear the test of a search into mat-
in which changes have been very recent.

MORNING CHRONICLE, Nov. 20, 1846.
;the Powers of expansion exhibited by this most useful annual
appears really unlimited. Published durin a series of forty-
eaeina metropolis whose dwelling, increase in number by an
largaverageer measure, the Post-office Directory" has become enormously
pranced in bulk, as also in the complicated variety of its indis-
etneable contents. The admirable success with which the really
;11010tIs difficulties of his task has been overcome by the lade-
gable publisher has been proved by the experience of many years;
re we need sayllttle more than that the present volume presents
„",e Muse tokens as its predecessors, of intelligent method and Inge-
:ft! of arrangement, in packing into reasonable compass, and pro-
i7,, in lucid order, its millions of facts and references. Within
Pages every man may learn everything be our ht to know about
77 one of his co-dwellers in the great metropolis, their businesses,
.7„. well as everything necessary to facilitate him in his own. The
rapid extension of our railway system, and the new postal ar-
_tugetnente with some continental states, have rendered necessary
erne extensive additions to the sections appropriated to Conveyance
the Vost-ofilce. We find the information given under those heads
not on
ly as 11111 and accurate as it was well possible to inake them, but more new and recent than we should have thought attainable in
sverk of such magnitude. ];refixed to the volume is about the best
, POf London we happen to have met with.

MORNING HERALD, Nov. 21, 1846.
23_ ulkY as the proportions of this indispensable work have hitherto
Tilthe volume for 1847 comes forth under circumstances of still
ler enlargement. The experience of 47 years has obviously en-
ed the proprietor, Mr. Frederick Kelly, to produce a Directory of
,narivalled completeness, wherein every species of fact likely to be
nted by the merchant and the trader is placed within convenient
The volume contains upwards of two thousand closely-
royal octavo pages, betokening a singular amount of indus-
_ Yrnas a matter of compilation, and awakening astonishment at the
!oraprehensivenes3 of the machinery which could bring within a
al Mon focus 80 much varied'
nd scattered intelligence—embracing
zum%loes a multiplicity of heads, and involving the services of vast
to b ers of contributors. We believe that the present volume is not
e matched in the whole world for such a mammoth aggregate
42eal and specific information is no less a typographical wonder,
rodigious monument of diligence and enterprise.
_me dogen or so of separate directories are included in this huge
".-..._wweal.--the only one, it seems, Of the annual tribe destined to a
Principle !pie
Permanent existence—a veritable triumph, indeed, of the utilitarian
over the ornamental. The "Official Directory" is a key to
m whole of the Government Offices, and a record of official perso-
' 4.l'eg_es- This is followed by a " Street Directory," exhibiting the
a"..,lesruen in every thoroughfare, and the points at which the streets
L_ re intersected by those at right:angles ; while the "Commercial and
i Qe"'"otil Directory" is an alphabetical arrangement of the above.
and comes a " Tikderillrectory," in which the names are allocated
r their respective callings. The " Law Directory" is a list of the
Is.sug_es, Queen's counsel, serjeants, barristers, attorneys. &c. with a
ralogue of the various courts of law, their officers, and their pecu-
liarities of jurisdiction. The " Court Directory" comprises the of the ad-
tor nobility and gents; and the
tor t 8" Parliamentary Direc-
-18 a record of the Members of the Houses of Lords and 'Com-
rint us, with
an alphabetical list of the boroughs, cities, and counties
pee",.7l_og Members to Parliament, the surnames and eldest sons of
adi;, c.c. The " Postal Directory" contains the hour of receipt and
cry
" every post-office in the kingdom ; the cities and principal
stei.es throughout the world to which mails are dispatched fro_ m
tr,o don; the rates of foreign postage ; the railway mails, and the
iltopiol."4 malls, &c. The "City Directory" registers the civic an-
;li—es, the public companies, the brokers, the incumbents and mi-
sters of churches and chapels. the newspapers, &c. ; and the
Conveyance Directory" includes the railway tables, the coach and
booking-oftices the wharfs &c. The volume closes, with Banking
chic"l'alles'Directories. These various heads will serve to indi-
th
multitudinous nature of the contents ; for out of them come
wantavarie .
übordinate directories, which meet every conceivable
tk,', "'• ty of s
Si a curious analysis of the public and private institu-
me metropolis and of the commercial world. Every person
to be found under his proper section, from a prime minister down
r a sheriff's officer—every establishment, from a palace to a lodg-
;n8-honse. The Editor, in his Preface, takes ocdasion to congratu-
late himself on the many improvements he has this year introduced,
_rMeiPally flowing from the employment of " selected agents," in-
lead of the ordinary carriers of the Post-office. Among the specific
alterations the new postage treaty with Prussia, which comes into
°Aeration on the Ist of January, 1847, and disturbs to a considerable
extent the rates of postage over a great part of the Continent, seems
the most important.

MORNING ADVERTISER, Nov. 18, 1846
:The " Post-office London Directory, 1847," is just delivered.
fuOtalh it is apparently limited to London, it is in reality a national
rat. _None of the leading towns can will be without it. It must
be an essential to every counting-house in the kingdom, as well as to
every place of business in -and about the metropolis. It is an in-
valuable work of its kind, and the extent and minuteness of its
useful details. are truly wonderful. Being prepared " under the lin-
Tediate and special patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster-General,"
LUG amplest and' completest means were, of course, at the command
Iff the proprietor, Mr. Kelly, to secure the entire accuracy of the vo-
!tuninons and crowded -con tents of the bulky work. The present is
The forty-eighth annual .publication. Few commercial or trading
Coen eau now require, particular description of the really important
and useful information, to almost every party in any sort of business,
*cooPYing the two thousand closely but clearly-printed octavo pages
of this Directory. Preceded by an admirable and perspicuous map
If London, prepared expressly, it is declared, for the work by Mr.
R. Davies, there are. divisions, comprising, among other informs-
ton, Official," Street," " Commercial," " Trades," " Law,"
Court:* " Parliamentary," " Postal," " City," " Conveyance,"
Banking," and many other Directories.
Tha 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 consi-
derable examination of the marvellously full and varied contents and
Information on matters which it must be so difficult, laborious, and
expensive to collect, we hesitate not to say that this unassuming
',risk 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 fuller in many respects, but there are
Several important alterations and editions, largely adding to the use-
Wess 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
toperfect the extraordinary work. In speaking of past success, it is
observed that it has Viten even in a pecuniary point of view benell-
-41 to the public, is proved by the fact, that important improve-
Melds and additions are annually made without any increase of
Price"—a result that, it is declared, " could not have been the case,
.bad the public patronage been divided." With reference to the
Wee, we certainly must acknowledge that it Is wonderful how it
can be profitable to provide such varied materials— and materials
constant] y changing and requiring so much and such ceaseless La-
Dour and cost to procure, and then to classify. Nothing but a tre-
c°,„endons sale could make the speculation answer. Among the im-
Portant alterations will be found those introduced Hato the Postal"
Directory, It is, indeed, singularly full, useful, and cemp7ete ; and
Must much increase tha daily. it might be more truly pronounced its
hourly value, particularly to the merchant, the trader, or the pro-
fessional man. As the new treaty with Prussia caused very consi-
derable changes in the rates of postage as affecting the Austrian do-
Minions, Baden, Bavaria, Bremen. Denmark, the German States,
araburgh, Hanover, Lubeck, Mecklenburg, Oldenburgh, Poland,Prus-
Saxony, Sweden and Norway, Wurtemburgh. &c., &c., &c., those
thanges are detailed " precisely as they are arranged to come into
oPeration on the first of January, 1847." The other changes are not
~°41.1 numerous, but all the intelligence is announced to be brought
fall, to a period as late as was compatible with the appearance of
sueh a volume in sufficient time.for general circulation, prior to the'
merits of the year for which it is designed. The business
Lccits of the work are of the highest order, and render it, of its
mod, we imagine, a publication unexampled in the world for its
completeness, fulness, and usefillness.

surr, Nov. 18, 1846.
The present is the forty-eighth annual edition of the " Post-office
t'olvion Directory," and a truly marvellous effort of compilation it
The " Post-office Directory" has been for some years under the
management of Mr. Kelly. Until he became the manager of this
Jork, there were divers other directories in the field. They have,
"o..,_Wever, all disappeared, and the " Pest-office Directory" new rules
'4°4e. This astonishing sucessc, however, has not had the effect of
taking the proprietor of this gigantic work careless. Ile is too
thorough a =MI of business, not to be perfectly aware that the
alts of his success can only be reaped by a continuance of the same
'Miring 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 an its elaborate arrange-
thents than any former edition of the book. The extent and mi-
lititeneas of the details furnished Tender the work indispensable to,
every commercial and mercantile establishment. So admirably,
however, is this multifarious information digested and arranged, that
there is not the slightest difficulty experienced In referring to the
Particular page required to furnish the informatlon—a marvellous
instance of clearness of arrangement in a work consisting of up-
Wards 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
Postal. Directory," the " City Directory," the " Conveyance
ufrectory," the " Banking Directory," and some others. Many Ins-
Dortant alterations have been Introduced into the " Postal Diree-
torY." The'new postal treaty with Prussia, which comes into ope-
ration on the Ist of January next, will effect very considerable
changes in the rates of. postage to places in the Austrian dominions,
Hanover,.
Bavaria, Bremen. Denmark, the German States, liamburgh,
iittlanover, Lubeck, Mecklenburgh, Oldenburgh, Poland, Prussia,
us,ia, Saxony, Sweden and:Norway. Wurtemburgh, &c., &e. These
volume cages are fully detailed in the "Postal Directory" of the present
The work, moreover,- is illustrated by a clearly engraved
1,4211_ accurately drawn map of London in 1847, on a scale of three
Zeace to the mile, This Directory is certainly the most complete
work of-the rort ever offered to the public. Of not only the useful-
,s__ , but the indispensable necessity of such a work, no man of busi-
-7.711 can for a moment entertain a doubt ; and, considering the com-
,,oloteness and fulness of the information thrnished, and the enormous
tttlaY Of time and of capital that must have been made in order to
,Moire and digest the information, the very reasonable price at
walCh the work is published is really wonderful.

GLOBE, Noy. 21, 1846.
Kelly's Invaluable work, the "Post-office Directory," has just
Zade its appearance for the ensuing year. The vast mass of info',
Zo,alinn which this book contains makes it not only desirable but ab-
solutely necessary as a part of the- office.furniture of every man of
"su'ess, and scarcely less necessary, indeed, for every one else, who
requires to know anything concerning the trades, professions, and
,Ocalities of the great motropolls. In its present extended form, the
°ook is an absolute curiosity; the labour and expense which it has
cost to bring it to its present state of perfection must have been
im-
mense. In turning over its 2,000 pages, one hardly knows which
blest to be struck with and admire—the excellent arrangement and
utility of such a compilation, or the magnitude of the city which re-
quires such a directory. The classification of the various profes-
-110118. trades, and callings in the court, commercial, and law depart-
" Lents of the work on the one hand, and the arrangement of the
Streets of London on the other, as well as the great mass of informa-
tion of various kinds connected with the Post-office, and the different
,modes of intercommunication, make it altogether as complete a di-
rectory as can be desired, or as it is well possible to conceive. The
•eittme, moreover, - contains an excellent map of London and the
iitiblirba, corrected down to the latest strides of " bricks and mortar."

WEEKLY DISPATCH, Nov. 15, 1846.
The tbrty-eighth annual publication of this highly important and
usethl work has just been issued; and we must confess that its bulky
appearance has surprised 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
kr. Kelly, the proprietor. In a commercial point of view, perhaps,
bo book ever contained so much useful matter. Among other infor-
rnation, there is an " dgi :tat Directory," a " Street Directory," a
Commercial Directory," a " Trades! Directory," a " Law Dire-
tory," a " Court Directory,” a " Parliamentary Directory," a
" City "Directory," a.!' Conveyance Directory," and a " Banking
Directory ;" in fact, the volume contains much that is interesting
and valuable to the tradesman, the merchant, the lawyer, and per-
sons in ordinary life, as well as to the gentlemen who occasionally
dabbles in'trade. Every description of information has been cor-
rected to the latest possible period: and that information is arranged
'with a clearness-and simplicity which must have involved great ac-
tl2ltY of mind and exertion of body. Sewed with the book is an
map we have seen ; and to make it as com-
,-Aceliently engraved map of London,more extended and accurate as
w the suburbs, than any
tleta a reference as possible, an almanac is introduced. In the " Postal
'rectory," there are the new rates with various parts of the Conti-
nent, which will come into operation on the let of January. Alto-
Esther this new issue surpasses any of its predecessors ; and we are
1:11t,P-rPrised that other directories should have gone to the tomb of
use Canulets.

JOHN BULL, Nov. 28, 1846.
Thisit, annual leviathitn is already completed and published ; but
~.14.00f that the rapidity with which it must have passed through the
~reee
has not operated against its careful accuracy, we may men-
et-What the changes rendered necessary by the very recent decease
ire,*Btawart. M.M. for Renfrewshire, are duly attended to. (See
tte4"uu and 1676.) We have so frequently expressed our approba-
oth. "this most valuable work, that we hardly know how to vary
h„,„ commendation. It contains everything which can possibly be
hiAtilired in a directory—so full, so complete, so comprehensive are all
Pep:Atils. And when to this we add the extreme accuracy which
to :.es every department, we know not what else can be said in
0142tists. The machinery by which such voluminous information is
Itsrled, arranged, and superintendedso as to avoid errors, must of
oe among the " curiosities" of modern literature.

book ATLAS, Nov. 28, 1846.
of this kind, brought out even without much pretensions
'
v,`mel, be indispensable to every gentleman's library, every
mer-
cymit a emating.house, and every trader's shop. But edited, as this
)la' With the utmost Care, its materials being collected through the
htts authetite channels, and embracing in its range every head of
sq,`7lella comme7cial intelligence essential to the completeness of
'work, we cannot suppose that any house, public or private,
,11,"fo can aff,r4 a book of reference, will be without this compen-
..._,B volume. The arrangement is admirable. You can find anY
Zlt'6 You want in a moment. All the heads are clear and complete
tiZe Cpurt, trades, stree, ces, hotels ; forming, upon the whole,
,Lass of local informationsueh as could not be brought together
"404 utzunilaary industry, assisted by an calm Cemmad of all