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London, England, 1847-02-22 00:00:00

II °ST-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY for y
_ 1847.—MARCH EBlTlON.—Corriod . rected in the Parliamentary
sad Postal divisions to the latest pe To how recent a date th
Palteration; have been brought down may be judged from the fact that
Ile changes consequent on the demise of the Rue Duke ci Nortlitun-
!,la nd have been introduced in their proper order 'n the Parliamen-
lary division of the work.
MORNING CHRONICLE. Nov 20, 1846.
,eirtille pewees of expansion exhibited by this most useful annual
rne
appear really unlimited. Publishe I during a series of forty-
• t Years., in a metropolis whose dwellings increase In number by
▪ carp average of some fourteen thousand, and whose commerce
expands in still larger measure, the " Post-office Directory" has be-
to7T%
t enormously enhanced in bu'k, as also in the cemplicated
yof its indispensable contents. The admirable success with
`-n„lch the really enormous difficulties of his task have been overcome
.1 the indefatigable publisher has been proved by the experience
t)
oL,Tlany Years ; and we need say little more than that the present
_un,rne presents the same tokens as its predecessors, of intebigent
ZeLllccl and ingenuity of arrangement in packing into reasonable
2'mPass, and producing in lucid order its millions of facts and
nce. Within two thousand pages every man may leant
everything he ought to know about every one of his co-dwellers in
_ egreat metropolis, their businesses, as well as everything neces-
"l...l7 to facilitate him in his own. 'The very rapid extension of our
ou_lnwaY system, and the new postal arrangements with some conti-
soetenal states, have rendered necessary some extensive additions to
111
Cur appropriated to Conveyance and the Post-office. We
Cline the information given under those heads not only as full 'and ac-
yeunrt ate as it was well possible to make them, but more new and re-
_ than we should have thought attainable in a work of such mag-
Ttu de, Prefixal to the volume is about the best Map of London we
BaPPert to have met with.
TIMES, Nov. 18, 1846.
The forty-eighth annual publication of this work—the volume for
o,;ifois now issued. It is a wonderfully different affair from the
`ots Directory, which used to consist of little or nothing more than
tthe alphabetical list of tradesmen • it comprises now, and has for
rr ee 3-ears, a " Street Directory," 'a
" Trades' Directory," a " Court
4 hest of Yt" a " Postal Directory," •' Conveyance Directory," with
on_ other little digests. The volume appears to have been very
o,' filly revised, and supplies the latest information. Of course,
Ze,Postal treaty with Prussia has not been overlooked ; and in minor
~.23,h!.ets the work Cecina to bear the test of search into matters in
"al lt changes have been very recent.
kil+ le fort - MORNING POST, Nov. 19, 1846.
*eighth annual publication of this admirable work has
racer its
I's-nod. Any dissertation on the usefulness of this volume,
raetroesiss ell-proven service in almost every counting-house In the
lee . Is for so many years past, must be quite unnecessary. Suf-
it to say, the present edition possesses all the merit of its prede-
°rs, While the alterations and corrections in the various depart-
-
,cats have been carried down to the latest period.
MORNING HERALD, Nov. 21, 1546,
been Yag the proportions of this indispensable work have hitherto
tna.;,, 14setbveolume fur 1847 comes fortis under circumstances of still
,n'nTer enlargement. The experience of 47 years has obviously
Proprietor, Mr. Frederick Kelly, to produce a Directory
ithunrivalled completeness, wherein every species of fact likely to be
keets° by the merchant and trailer is placed within convenient
„• s• The volume contains upwards of 2,000 closely-printed royal
Of co"
ges, betokening a amount industry as a matr
sae,. ZP;;4tion, and awakeningsingular astonishmentof at the comprehensivete-
`o much ,oe machinery which could bring within a common focus
varied and scattered intelligence —embrioting, as it does, a
of eo P IcitY Of heads, and involving the services of a vast number
endelltributhrs. We believe that the present volume is not to be
ec In the whole world, for such a mammoth aggregate of local
br c information is no less a typographical wonder than a
• t4tans Monument of diligence and enterprise. Some dozen or so
one,
i sate Directors are included in this huge periodical—the only
a verieetbnlie';.),,f the annual tribe destined to a. permanent existence
*Moment re"oMnPll indeed, of the utilitarian principle over the
°.ovreornuzmwea:r.te.iii"e "Official Directory" is a key to the whole of the
by a ces, and a record of official personages. This is fol-
lowed Street Directory," exhibiting the tradesmen in
tesciebry,
at eigiltand the points at which the streets are intersec e.
ective eallinangsg. les ; while the "Cemmercial and Professional
4D'reTcrta alPhabetical arrangement of the above. Then comes
reap asireetory," inwhich the names are allocated under their
The w"
Law Directory" is a list of judges,
bellel42""_
tchotinsel, sergeants, barristers, attorneys, &c., with a cliasttai:
.e various Courts of Law, their officers, and their pecu ,
Jurisdiction. The "Court Directory" comprises the. addresses, is
lii'.l_4orndobility and gentry ; and the " Parliamentary Directerywith
of the Members of the House of Lords and Commons,
•";▪ klPhabetical list of the boroughs, cities, and counties returning
Members to Parliament the surnames' and eldest sons of peers, &c.
• ' Postal Directory"' contains the hour of receipt and delivery
every Post-office in the kingdom ; the cities and principadl placesthe
rieoughout the world to which mails are dispatched from Lon on ;
mails,
ctt a of foreign postage • the railway mails and the cross-road
COmpe• The e
irecto'ry" registers the civic authorities, the
emels, the brokers, the incumbents and ministcrs o pfubthliec
irrelies and chapels, the newspapers, Soc. ; and the "Conveyance
tiraentorY" includes the railway tattles, the coach and booking offices,
Dlr.„w,i.laorfst &c. The volume closes with Banking and Assurance
t cues. These various heads will serve to indicate the multi-
llinous nature of the contents, for out of them come a variety of
sUbordinate directories, which meet every conceivable want, pre-
ta,erng a curious analysis of the public and private institutions of
metropolis and of the commercial world. Every person is to be
liana under his proper section, from a prime minister down to a
IllserifT's officer—every establishment, from a palace to a lodging-
oc'nge• The editor, in his preface, takes occasion to congratulaie
himself on the many improvements he has this year introduced,
ofneipally from the employment of" selected agents," instead
ol
the new the ordinary carriers of the Post-office. Among the specific
alterations,
postage treaty with Prussia, which came into
°Peration on the Ist of January, 1847, and disturbs to a considerable
extent the rates of postage over a great part of the Continent, seems
tae most important.
MORNING ADVERTISER, Nov. 18, 1846.
The " Post-office London Directory, 1847," is just delivered.
Though it is apparently limited to London, it is in reality a national
Work. None of the leading towns san well 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 invalu-
able work of its kind ; and the extent and minuteness of its useful de- ,
tails are truly wonderful. Being prepared " under the immediate and
4Pecial patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster-General," the amplest
and completest means were, of course, at the command of the pro-
prietor, Mr. Kelly, to secure the entire accuracy of the voluminous
and crowded contents of the bulky work. The present is the forty-
eighth annual publication. Few commercial and trading men can
now require particular description of the really important and useful
information, to almost every party in any sort of business, occupying
the two thousand closely but clearly printed octavo pages of this Di-
rectory. Preceded by en admirable and perspicuous Map of London,
prepared expressly, it is declared, for the work, by Mr. B. R. Davies,
there are divisions comprising, among other information, " Official,"
o street," " Commercial," "Trades," " Law," " Court," " Parlia-
mentary'," " Postal," " City," " Conveyance," "Banking," and many
ether Directories.
The hope is expressed is 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 on 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 not 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 additions, largely adding to the
itsefulness 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. Its speaking of past success, it is
observed that it has been, "even in a pecuniary point of view, bene-
ficial to the public, is proved by the fact that important improve.
meets and additions are annually made without any increase of
Price "—a result that, It is declared, " could not have been the
ease, had the public patronage been divided." With reference
how he price, we certainly must acknowledge that it is wonderful
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.
• —"ing but a tremendous sale could make the speculation answer.
—too,
the t, 7 the important alterations will be found those introduced into
corn Directory. It is, indeed, singularly full, useful, and
Dro P ete ;
no
en,
~411c1 must much increase the daily, it might be more truly
--,`„e'4„ Its hourly value, particularly to the merchant, the
catoot.r',"' the professional man. As the new treaty with Prussia
th l'erY considerable changes in the rates of postage as effecting
e Austrian dominions, Baden, Bavaria, Breincii, Denmark, the
,hierrean
, States, 'Hamburg, Hanover, Lubeck, Mecklenburgh, Olden-
nrrl, Poland, Prussia, Saxony, Sweden and Norway, Wurtemburg,
to sB,C., those changes are detailed " precisely as they arranged
elioiy"e Into operation on the lot of January, 1847." The other
,Degbetseaurgehrtodteowlni to a
toonly numerous, but all the intelligence is announced
period as late as was compatible with the
appearance of such a volume in sufficient time for general circulation,
rs.n to the commencement of the year for which it is designed. The
tett,,ekssinndt,e,ri.testomfatglneeo,• a ork are of the highest order, and render it,
ompleteuess, fulness, anidubulsicefautlinonessu.nexampled in the world for

SUN", Nov•18,184g.
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 some years under
i the musagement of Mlly. Until he became the manager o
tnhave,°ew
rules Is e vaieort; ea. 11
h work, there were divers other Directories in the field. They
TdhirsaPaPsetoahreisdh,ina,t =s9:' Post-otlice Directory"
lieh effect of making the proprietor
thatis too thorough a man of business not to be perfectly aware
of atth tobr of this gigantic however,
~
ohraits
cnaorte i hade
.
tehesafiruneitsunotfitihnigs success can can only be reaped by a continuance
instance achieved, and
accorbdyinlgyllyslc,l:ethfienasutcheeasts
twhaes
"Post
-office
"tory" for 1847, is even snore highly finished in all Its elaborate
arrangements than any former edition of the book. The extent and
to Minuteness of the details furnished, render the work indispensable
LWevery commercial and mercantile establishment. So admirably,
ever, is this multifarious information digested and arranged, that
there is not the slightest difficulty experienced in referring to the
articular page required to furnish the information—a marvellous
n_*tance of clearness of arrangement in a a ork consisting of upwards
.?,,, two thousand closely but clearly printed octavo pages. This
-oirectory 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 considering the completeness and fulness of
the Lfformation fhnsished, and the enermous.outlay of time and o
capital that must have been made In order to acquire and digest tile
,n4),lnation the very reasonable price at which the work is published
.5 ream '
Y wonderful.

GLOBE, Nov. 21, 1846. r Jelly's invaluable work, the " Post-office Directory," has just
n, (1„e its appearance for the ensuing year. The vast mass of infor-
-4.0n which this book contains, makes it not only desirable but
absolut 1 bu,.. e•Y necessary as a part of the office furniture of every man of
_.smess ; and scarcely less necessary, indeed, for every one else,
^an
I?lrequires to know anything concerning the trades, professions,
I.d localities of the great metropolis. In its present extended form,
the book is an absolute curiosity ; the labour and expense which it
has cost to bring it to its present state of perfection mast have beetsknMense- In turning over Its two thousand pages, one hardly
. clw"Thiell Most to be struck with and admire—the excellent
jangement and utility of such a compilation, or the magnitude of
. e titY which requires such a directory. The volume, moreover,
contains an excellent map of London and the suburbs, corrected
aoWn to the latest strides of " bricks and mortar."
'WEEKLY DISPATCII, Nov. 15, 1846.
The furl WEEKLY
annual üblication of this highly-important and
nseftil work has just been issued ; and we must confess that its
• bualkty m...
th' ' -4" e has surprised us net a little ; and when we reflect
the
m..‘efenriricalsemreurnstalintas.frianitered,
_although the expense of collecting
of Hr, Kelly, the proprietor. In wcoemamreerpcilaelaspedoinatt otfhevileibwc,rapleitr3-. haps, no book ever contained so- much useful matter. Among other
information, there it an " Official Directory," a " Street Directory,"
a "y ommercial Directory, " a " Trades' Directory." a " Law Three-
or" a
Directory,"
CouDirector ' " a " Parliamentary Directory," a "City
Three-
tor ..
art Y
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 pers ns ht
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
snriclakaccurate as to the
suburbs than any map we have seen ; and toa reference as possible, an almanac is introduced
rw iat ti
oh
onry
oitns arsonsptrhe
aepeacireststscojs the::a and
ni
uedasorwt nya -e.
e iltnusthceomplleote al
Directory" therweilalrectohnieeneinwtoraotpese
tlnent which
Altogether this new issue surpasses any
are not surprised that other Directories should have gone to the
.
tomb of all the Capalets
BRITANNIA, Nov. 21, 1846.
- - • --

that,t by their in-
son; credit
though hi_
tiaaarettld with
the industrial exposition presented to the mind by
The French people have done themselves
dustrial expositions. But it must be acknowledged
genious and pretty, they appear quite insignificant con
populatilognhity
volume. Keeping pace with the advancing trade and
oLondon, it still increases in bulk, and keeping pace with the movef
Merit 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, 'inch, though comparatively
trifling, show the intelligence and care exercised over every depart-
'neut. It may be mentioned, that by the employment of private
agents, the changes of residence are now 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 iudisponsable to
the proper management of business. Its authority is now so univer-
sally established, both at the Post-offlee and throughout the metro-
polis, that any further recommendation of it is superfluous.

JOULL, Nov. 28, 1846.
This anntlal leviathanHN isalready 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
inention that the changes rendered necessary by the very recent
Itellike 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 everything that can pos-
sibly be required M a directory—so full, so complete,
so compre-
hensive are all its details. And when to this we add the extreme
accuracy which pervades every department, we know not what else
can be said in its praise. The machinery by which such volu-
ruinous information is obtained, arranged, and superintended, so 115
to avoid errors, must ot itself ba among the " curiosities" of modern
literature.

ATLAS, Nov. 28, 1846.
A book of th's kind. brought out even without much pretension,
would be indisp insable to every gentleman's library, every merchant's
^otuiting-house, and every trader's shop. But edited as this is, with
'ne utmost care —its materials being collected through the most au-
thentic channels, and embracing in its range every head of personal
wank,and commercial intelligence essential to the completeness of such a
work, we cannot suppose that any house, public or private, which
a boo'.t of reference, will be without this compendious
' v°l4,ze• The arrangement is admirable. You can rind any name
YoU
Cc want in a ramieut. All the heads are clear and complete—the
Mll.—trades—Streets—offices—hotels, forming, upon the whole, a
ms4ll of local information such as could not be brought together with-
gilt 14#43idkill7 Aclugry, assisted by 44 Ciltia commaag of ill