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

pOS'r-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY for
The earu
fhe u 1847.
has been but a few days issued, and
ovrin tCopy Of the work g Reviews have already appeared in the leading Metro-
v4ll.ll4 JOUrnals

'IMES, Nov. 18, 1846.
s?-b. fortY•eighth annual publication of this work—the volume for
171:1--4S now issued. It is a wonderfully different affair from the old
41,,t0,_17", which used to consist of little or nothing more than the
‘,...._""dield list of tradesmen ; it comprises now, and has for some
.1_7,1h " Street Directory," a " Trades' Directory," a " Court Di-
17•:t"J''' -Postal Directory," a " Conveyance Directory," with a
urenwother little digests. The volume appears to have been very
Y revised, and supplies the latest information. 01 course,
I)"tat treaty with Prussia has not been overlooked ; and in
t„,....lattQr points the work seems to bear the test of a search into mat-
.'" which changes have been very recent.

MORNING CHRONICLE, Nov. 20, 1846.
Innis
'",,,,Wers of expansion exhibited by this most useful ammal
aPPears really unlimited. Published during a series of forty-
, RZL7ears In a Metropolis whose dwellings increase in number by an
average of some 14,000, and whose commerce expands in still
'for Measure the " Post-office Directory" has become enormously
"kneed in bulk, as also in the complicated variety of its indis-
: ale contents. The admirable success with which the really
nrtnotts diffictilties of his task has been overcome by the iade-
Mgable publisher has been proved by the experience of many years;
;40 We need say little more than that the present volume presents
i",1114111e tokens as its predecessors, of intelligent method and loge-
dil"gt of arrangement, in packing into reasonable compass, and pro-
-2,000 la lucid order, its millions of facts and references. Within
.e..___Pages every man may learn everything he on4ht to know about
Y as'tr one of his co-dwellers in the great metropolis, their businesses,
as everything necessary to facilitate him in his own. The
ti.ri4.r rapid extension of our railway system, and the new postal ar-
se/li:Meath With some continental states, have rendered necessary
end
_eXtensive additions to the sections appropriated to Conveyance
_ao_t::::er:aetw-ollice. We find the information given under those heads
tut "'Y as thll and accurate as it was well possible to make them,
and recent than we should have thought attainable in
kof such magnitude. Prefixed to the volume Is about the best
4121 P Of London we happen to have met with.

tnitt MORNING HERALD, Nov. 21, 1846,
y
1„.._ 88 the proportions of this indispensable work have hitherto
i;_, the volume for 1847 comes forth under circumstances of still
ar,,ne!_e enlargement. The experience of 47 years has obviously en-
tla proprietor, Mr. Frederick Kelly, to produce a Directory of
w-r...„aned. completeness, wherein every species of fact likely to be
a,„;.7 D 7 the Merchant and the trader is placed within convenient
Dig!. The volume contains upwards of two thousand closely-
• 'll.o3'a' octavo pages, betokening a singular amount of indus-
a matter of compilation, and awakening astonishment at the
'apr:ht ensiveness of the machinery which could bring within a
isinr focus se much varied and scattered intelligence—embracing
Rom `,2e, a multiplicity of heads, and involving the services of vast
t2lb.ocrismatocfbecieonitnributors. We beliee that the present volume is not
the whole world; for such a mammoth aggregate
and specific information Is no less a typographical wonder,
dome dozen
monument of diligence and enterprise.
Pei
dozen or so of separate directories are included in this huge
Perreacal—tbe only one, it seems, of the annual tribe destined to a
nent existence—a'veritable'triumph, indeed, of the utilitarian
the whole
over the ornamental. The "Official Directory" is a key to
~."71tole of the Government Offices, and a record of official perso-
trriesmeThis is followed by a " Street Directory," exhibiting the
tare toter.a in every thoroughfare, and the points at which the streets
Protes.,:_Ted. by those at right-angles ; while the " Commercial and
Then :fa Di,rectory" is an alphabetical arrangement of the above.
teder'ines a ' Trades' Directory," in which the names are allocated
juagsg*",e`r resPeetive callings. The Directory" is a list of the
esitid ' Queen's counsel, serjeants, barristers, attorneys. &c. with a
1....,11110 of the various courts of law, their officers, and their pecu-
-Z▪ 21 :FJUrisdiction. The " Court Directory, comprise.' the ad-
the nobility and gentry; and the "Parliamentary Dloreem:
to—„._ 1, record of the Members of the Houses of Lords and C
zet"Q,With an alphabetical list of the boroughs, cities, and counties
Peers LT Mensbers to Parliament, the surnames and eldest sells od
The " Postal Directory" contains the hour of receipt an
PderY of every post-office in the kingdom ; the cities and principal
I.Zes throughout the world to which mails arc dispatched from
creslen; the rates of foreign postage ; the railway mails, and the
theritT°'d mails, &c. The "City Directory" registers the civic atil-
but_ es, the public companies, the brokers, the incumbents and itn
of churches and chapels, the newspaper,, &c. ; and h
heokinveYance Directory" includes the railway tables, the coach and
04-48thsuranc4-oftlees, the wharfs,to &c. The volume closes with Banking
4te e Direcries. These various heads will serve to indi-
Multitudinous nature of the contents ; for out of them come
Vra,,•
Tet7 of subordinate directories, which meet every conceivable
tin-, Presenting a curious analysis the public and private institu-
,r of the metropolis and of the commercial world. Every person
° be felled under his proper section, from a prime minister down
b.,..
.‘Sheriff's officer—every establishment, from a palace to a lodg-
jaVrnse- The Editor, in his Preface, takes occasion to congratu-
• minself on the many improvements lie has this year introduced,
,lif_VPallY flowing from the employment of " selected agents," in-
-7.4 Of the ordinary carriers of the Post-office. Among the specific
iterations the new postage treaty with Prussia, which comes into
!Pe non on the lst of January, 1847, and disturbs to a considerable
Zttenintoatthiernrpaotrtesaojt.postage over a great part of the Continent, seems

MORNING ADVERTISER, Nov. 18, 1846
r Tile
"Post-office - London Directory, 1847," is just delivered.
Thougi;ll it is apparently limited to London, it is in reality a national
e 2 None of the leading towns can will be without it. It must
Zan essential to every counting-house in the kingdom, as well as to
7 Place efbusiness in and about the metropolis. It is an in-
ei able work of its kind; and the extent and minuteness of its
Zehll details are truly wonderful. Being prepared " under the im-
Zedi_ ate and special patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster-General,"
the
and completost means were, of course, at the command
proprietor, Mr. Kelly, to secure the entire accuracy of the vo-
lir. 'Liens and crowded contents of the bulky work. The present is
"MY-eighth annual publication. Few commercial or trading
en can now require particular description of the really important
:u, 'WWI information, to almost every party in any sort of business,
71?S'ing the two thousand closely but clearly-printed octavo pages
la's Directory. Preceded by an admirable and perspicuous map
.`e London, prepared expressly, it is declared, for the work by Mr.
B• Davies, there are divisions, comprising, among other informa-
:ON " Official," " Street," " Commercial," " Trades," " Law,"
Court," " Parliamentary," " Postal," " City," " Conveyance,"
Banking," 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
raPects to equal the beet 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
'Nish 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-
!lllness 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 Perfect the extraordinary work. In speaking of past success, it is
observed that it has been " even in a pecuniary point of view benefi-
eial to the public, is proved by the fact, that important improve-
laents and additions are annually made without any increase of
tice"—a result that, it is declared, " could not have been the case,
the public patronage been divided." With reference to the
ilstiee, we certainly must acknowledge that it is wonderffil how it
:I!' be profitable to provide such varied materials— and materials
Senstantly changing and requiring so much and such ceaseless la-
'Mr and cost to procure, and then to classify. Nothing but a tre-
reielldoitis sale could make the speculation answer. Among the im-
t!tant alterations will be found those introduced into the " Postal"
'rectory. It is, ledeed, singularly Nil, useild, and complete ; and
Fist much increase the daily, it might be more truly pronounced its
consi-
derable particularly to the merchant, the trader, or the Pro-
" 1011111 man. As the new treaty with Prussia caused very
changes in the rates of postage as affecting the Austrian do-
Uhalens, Baden, Bavaria. Bremen, Denmark, the German States,
anaburgh, Hanover, Lubeck, Mecklenburg, Oldenburgh, Poland,Prus-
eVazenY. Sweden and Norway, Wurtemburgh, &c., &e., &c., those
'ages are detailed " precisely as they are arranged to come into
°lteration on the first of January, 1847." The other changes are not
numerous, but all the intelligence is announced to be brought
down to a period as late as was compatible with the appearance of
Lich a volume in sufficient time for general circulation, prior to the
IQUlrrtencement of the year for which it is designed. The business
V.c_rlts of the work are of the highest order, and render it, of its
:4. we imagine, a publication unexampled in the world for its
wlnpletenees, fulness, and useflfiness.
SUIT, Nov. 18, 1846.
The present is the forty-eighth annual edition of the " Post-Office
London Directory," and a truly marvellous efort of compilation it
IL The " Post-office Directory" has been for some years under the
management of Mr. Kelly. Until he became the manager of this
work,e there were divers other directories in the field. They have.
"(weever all disappeared, and the " Post-office Directory" now rules
Slone, This astonishing sucessc, however, has not had the effect of
faking the proprietor of this gigantic work careless. He is too
thorough a man of business, not to be perfectly aware that the
irffita 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 teat the " Post-office Directory"
for 1847 is even more highly finished in all its elehorate arrange-
Monts than any former edition of the book. The extent and mi-
nuteness of the details furnished render 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 information—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
birectory," the " Trades' arectory," the " Law Directory,"
the " Court Directory." the " Parliamentary Directory," the
Postal Directory," the " City Directory," the " Conveyance
•Direetory," the " Banking Directory," and some others. Many ins-
Pertant alterations have been introduced into the " Postal Dlree-
lurY." The new postal treaty with Prussia, which comes into ope-
ration on the Ist of January next, will effect very considerable
~,anges in the rates of postage to places in the Austrian dominions,
'aaden, Bavaria, Bremen. Denmark, the German States, Hamburgh,
taanover, Lubeck, Mecklenburgh, Oldenhurgh, Poland, Prussia,
tussia, Saxony, Sweden and;Norway, Wurtemburgh, &c., &c. These
wes are fully detailed in the " Postal Directory " of the present
M.. The work, moreover, is illustrated by a clearly engraved
114 accurately drawn map of London in 1847, on a scale of three
.lckee to the mile. This Directory is certainly the most complete
Work of the tort ever offered to the public. Of not only the useful-
11Scaa, but the indispensable necessity of such a work, no man of bust-
aesS can for a moment entertain a doubt ; and, considering the corn-
Pletenial and fuluess of the information furnished, and the enormous
outlay of time and of capital that must have been made in order to
acq?tire and -digest the information, the very reasonable price at
Which the work is published is really wonderful.

GLOBE, Xov. 21, 1846.
Belly's invaluable work, the " Post-office Directory," has just
Made its appearance for the ensuing year. The vast mass of Infor-
wation which this book contains makes it not only desirable but ab-
-1114))1utelY necessary as a part- of the office furniture of every man of
tailless, and scarcely less necessary, indeed, for every one else, who
ocfel:Mires to know anything concerning the trades, professions, and
book
of the great motropolis. In its present extended form, the
uook 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 turtling over its 2,000 pages, one hardly knows which
Moat to be struck with and admire—the excellent arrangement and
Utility of such a compilation, or the magnitude of the city which re-
Uttlres such a directory. The classification of the various proles-
lions, trades, and callings in the court, commercial, and law depart-
Went' 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
anodes of intercommunication, make it altogether as complete a di-
rectory as can be desired, or as it is well possible to conceive. The
'volume, moreover, contains an excellent map of London and the
suburbs. corrected down to the latest strides of " bricks and-mortar."

WEEKLY DISPATCH, Nov. 15, 1846.
The forty-eighth annual publication of this highly important and
"Sethi 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
Mr. Kelly, the proprietor. In a commercial point of view, perhaps,
no book ever contained so much useful matter. Among other Infor-
mation, there is an " efti:ial Directory," a " Street Directory," a
" Commercial Directory," a " Trades' Directory," a " Law Dire-
tory," a "Court Dir"ectory," a " Parliamentary Directory," a
" City Directory," a Conveyance Directory," and a " Banking
Directory 1" in fact, the volume contains much that is interesting
and valuable•to the tradesman, the merchant, the lawyer, and per-
sons to 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-
usity of mind and • exertion of body. Sewed with the book is an
to engraved map of London, more extended and accurate as
1.0 the suburbs, than any map we have seen; and to make it as com-
plete a reference as possible, an almanac is introduced. In the " Postal
Directory," there are the new rates with various parts of the Conti-
herd, Which will come into operation on the lst of January.
tether this new issue surpasses any of its predeCissors ; and we are
hot surprised that other directories should have gone to the tomb of
411 the Capuicts.

JOHN DULL, Nov. 28, 1846.
Ills Annual leviathan is already completed and published; but as
a Went
that the rapidity with which it must have passed through tho
rree.
has not operated against its careful accuracy, we may men_
;111 that the changes rendered necessary by the very recent decease
Mr. Stewart, M.M, for Renfrewshire, are dilly attended to. (See
s?' 1669 and 1676.) We have so frequently expressed our approba-
.l.24 of this most valuable work, that we hardly know how to vary
17'. commendation. It contains everything which can possibly be
ill_quirod in a directory complete, so comprehensive are all
t 74 details. And when to this we add the extreme accuracy which
op Praise.
every department, we know not what else can be said in
ob.lsraioe. The machinery by which such voluminous information is
it,,nl,neds aanged, and superintndedso as to avoid errors, must of
DO among the " curiosities"e of modern literature.

ATLAS, Nov. 28, 1846.
book of this kind, brought out even without much-pretensionS
h.-- indispensable to every gentleman's library, every mber-
4js eounting-house, and every trader's sho. But edited, as t is
ntb the utmost care, its materials beingp collected through the
_oat anthent e channels, and embracing in its range every head of
g...50na land corumenial intelligence essential to the completeness of
a work, we cannot suppose that any house, public or private,
;7.'101 Can aff n*al a book of reference, will be without this compen-
'll,.._gtUi volume. The arrangement is admirable. You can find any
You want 'n a nutmeat. All the heads are clear and complete
..t.the ostut, trades, streets, offices, hotels; forming, upon the whole,
;raass of local information sueh as could not be brought together
eZtritOrdillary industry, assisted by an entire command of all