The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-25 00:00:00

GLOBE, Nov, 21, 1846.

Kelly's invaluable work, the " Post-office Directory," has just
Blade 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 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 must have beea
immense. In turning over its two thousand pages, one hardly
knows which most to be atrack with and admire—the excellent
arrangement and utility of such a compilation, or the magnitude of
the city which requires such a directory. Tke volume, moreover,
contains as excellent map of London and the suburbs, •orrected
down to the latest strides of " bricks and mortar."
WEEKLY DISPATCH, Nov. 15, 1845.

The forty-eighth annual publication of this highly.important and
useful 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, per-
haps, so 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 pers, ns in
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, mere extended and accurate as to the
suburbs than any map we have seen ; and to make it as complete a
reference as possible, an almanac is introduced. In the " Postal
Directory" there are the new rates with various parts of the Con-
tinent which will come into operation on the Ist of January.
Altogether this new issue surpasses any of its predecessors ; and we
are net surprised that other Directories should have gone to the
tomb of all tile Capulets.
BRITANNIA, Nov. 21, 1846.

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volume. Keeping pace with the advancing trade and population of
London, it still increases in bulk, and keeping pace with the move-
ment of society in a inert) 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 issuea, which, though comparatively
' how the intelligence and care exercised over every depart-
trifling, s
ment. It may be mentioned, that by the employment of private
agents, the changes of residence are new 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 indispensable to
the proper management of business. Its authority is now so univer-
sally established, both at the Post-ofilee and throughout the metro-
polis, that any Mrther 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 throughhough
the press has not operated against RS careful accuracy, w
mention that the changes rendered necessary by the very recent
demise of air. 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 in a directory—so full, so complete, so compre-
hensive are all its details. And when to this we add the extreme
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