The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-16 00:00:00

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,r.SST-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY,
• the
k. earliest s for 1846.
nillsitome copy of the nark has been but a few days issued, and
latlreetre'fiewa Ine-ee already appeared in the leading naetropo-
:--
Olilet Vrork a SUN, December 27, 1845.
le aaereeit neaa,a /Yew reached the forty-seventh annual edition, and
lei:pate ii,".„"ir• • Kelly, the proprietor, who has spared no expense
13,0 r:
,too compilation, keeps progress with the times, and
ealtaae ". •Alan any similar publication, the great changes which
tiOranee Place, net only in our trade and commerce, but in the
la, fraraaaud extent of- this vast metropolis. No other nation
Gal la,el_n Materials for such a work, and to these is the compiler
en ueted for such a mass of useful intbrination, useful, not to
Zs la-sea only, but to the whole community. There is not one
antely,:ne comun to which some of the directions are no aant esa'cessmary. It ity
extent to s 2,074 pages, printed in a butcloset
,
itt4r As °I4 type, and is accompanied by a beautiful, minute, and
"ton streets have had an accompanied
of judging, a correct map of
iilatlysarkedels ot London, with the names of each distinctly marked.
ealieene , manner credit to Mr. Kelly, and we have no doubt that
talent
sec eye,
in which It is prepared, and the information
seeeZeye, will insure for it universal approbatiol and corn-
°MY
It
Ith
GLOBE, Jan. 17, 1.1346.
kit ecessary te say of this established work, that it sustains
kiatenae reputation 'for accuracy and comprehensiveness which
tenet, se"olumes, in Mr. Kelly's hands, at once ebtaired for it.
his yvh.....5. nil London residents this annual has been an indispens-
' -"le. In the present year several improvements have been
I'lln TIMES, January 9, 1846.
Oe ' volume unlike many others, as it increases in bulk, increases
Oial4latlY in value ; thus every succeeding edition is more
'earesee,` an its predecessors, and the book of 1846 contains more
47 aianaoll.• than the hook of 1845. The volume for the current
t es„Illt elgaes anything of a similar kind that has ever been offered
r ;till as a guide-book to the names, occupations, professions,
litiot, au theirs of the hundreds of thousands of the inhabitants of
e.
,or that has ever yet been ieened from the press. In it,
,Aseotret4lt!s a "local habitation awl a name" is noted down—that
be a housekeeper, an CI-lice-keeper, or the proprietor or
Skit C't An -th-.beyond•furnished „,, _ 3 I:.g a.furni lodging or the humble oc-
, sanee;„ int attic. There ,is au Official Directory," a "Street
test7l4 b a Trades Directory," a " Law Directory,', a
he a 'recton- ea " Parliamentary Directory," a " Postal Di-
'ane_tialse,l"4 " City Directory," a " Conveyance Directory," a
teently ebt; lalreetory," and a mass of other matter, explanatory of
aa,!litteeiit!whieth are neetasary to be known, and which are not to
Tale tes,,,ecteel together and easily accessible in any other volume.
ealiarlSheeitllannuel publication of the work, which is now so fully
"111.:‘Of it.,41 Plitille estimation, for the accuracy and multi-
seee.latit e 1 illtelligence. requisite for every class and for every
eoi. Of to?. 4 without it is almost an imputation on the common
nlain)„,ePersons connected with the trade ef Loudon or the
daces of life.
Title
keen.- teeee4ORNING7 BERALD, December 27, 1845.
4K7 Atte-, "lit work, the 47th edition of which has just reached us,
et% With the commercial requirements of the times. The
'-,!lneatelebireceory" of some twelve years since, and the "Post
~ se:lt "11-Y" for the coming year present a remarkable contrast.
tiZe ef t„„" conft'aed to a meagre list of names, comprised withiu a
'en Ina,"coo or tierce miles, and might have been put very conveniently
jeleee,,,,eao at nocket. Year atter year it has increased in size, and
.tiescr;ol
to's and valuable stores of information to its columns ; its ,
Nraetre 6iPages lava grown into thousands, and it now embraces
,sa is and its suburbs, from north to south, east and west, '
irises within its voluminous pages of information (new
ena,:ialy indispensable to" the merchant and tradesman) an
Maiaaal
~, Directory," ,a . Street Direct( ree" a " Commercial
isteet'ssir3e: a Trades Directory," a " Law Directory," a "Court
0E4)%
,a "Parliamentary Directory," a " Postal Directory,"
aeresteY Directory," a " Conveyance Directory," a " Banking
jet es e 7," and a 'variety of other copious lists of information,
' Zan a tranecription of which wove,' occupy considerable time.
t-"ek . l',1" Provincial Inns" extends over 31 pages of three columns
tleel3 " Post Oilece London °Meal Directory" over 48 pages,
s eq-e, ight of' which are of four and twenty of two columns each ;
Ceenareet Directory " 472 pages of tires columns each ; its
tesiilulereial and Professional Directory" 504 pages of two columns
OAit t 8 "Trade Directory" 623 pages of three columns each; its
l' Directory " 4 pages ; " Court Directory " 110 pages ;
• See-inementary Directory " 36 pages ; " Postal Directory" (most
ttiziatelY compiled) 67 pages, B'''. This portion of the work has
pelt enlarged and improved. It now supplies us with the
' le not
delivery of the London letters at each town and village in
.._44 Kingdom at which there is a Post-office or Receiving-
„lie onnui the time at which the letter-box for London closes at
Ota7e ; also the distance of
smeach from the poet town through
' i Nitetibllle London lette rs are tranitted. We also observe that the
e , Volg„,llan of London, which has for some years past accompanied
I, aee, and which has been frequently much improved, is ren-
, best -"-.. t more valuable in the present edition. The names of each
'.nshise-,1% ',lost distinctly printed, and we hesitate not to state that
tgketkelieeol the best Maps of Loudon extant.
.The Work is printed
',k [ hold type. We can scarcely think it requires special m-
a' a.ee dation, for no man who really has business to transact can
, -"Without it.
titAkis i,... MORNING CHRONICLE, Jan. 17, 1841.
k
'e._ a.
.-711.1 volume just published of this laborious and valuable
IN
4, liScli.74-2_eS the same tamed of approbation which has been
is
.clei-
ca.7ll4•74owed upon its predecessors. In mere size, it s. con -
he
kohee larger than any of them, not only by the introduction of
Xooarrala. tion but in consequence of the yearly growth of the me-
's .I%deA"?_the ay' ocations and whereabouts of whose inhabitants it is
eZels ;el. ferrn the " directory." The enormous multitude of facts
'Lle,,',4 condensed in the bulky volume before us is really over-
.: Slett-'e,T; Yet they are not more than are requisite to make the
s - la, our overgrown city duly acquainted with one another 's
e Se a kid residences. The facts are presented in the same available
'ensile.4lati44 With the same attention to accuracy and recentness of in-
, 11,_ ee Which h cterise the volume for 1845, and rendered it a
e -erne a Perfeettcharacterise
direc'ory We observe some useful -
`e Itttiont4the contents°aas ofa the present
,publication,.a.spe_claPjf in thi,;-
*e%s,
'Niktirkt
voted to the Post-effice arrangements, which
-re Co rapidly
ti tie "tended and complicated under toe ''...sable impulse of
lailys and the penny postage.
alkls * MORNING ADVERTISF: Dec. 44, 1845.
~, eZtirq ee•l'ln published by Kelly n' e
- .... Co„ which has now made its
1 eoaeitrarroriee for forty-see.an years, is decidedly one of the most
~ilizz pOf the day. it contains au immense amount of infor-
,:ls,:tietroh4e, trnt„;et importance to all in any way connected wth
';?4's. It comprises among other information, an " Official
! I'iIS, 'I), k•
' latialissie -rectory," a " Law Directory," a "Court Directory," a
' Na, e n
et/ary Directory," a "City Directory," a "Postal Direc-
t_ ' elk, ~...emnveyance Directory," and a " Bank Directory." Under
' '',,,C-0,-"`". us divisions will be found masses of information, corn-
'Vte -1" attributes of accuracy and completeness. The amount of
e eeZ,Il bestowed on the compilation of this. work mast necessarily
, Ila,, it ~lery great, and nothing but a liberal pitrounce . from the
!,, %lab-oZI remunerate the enterpriSibS: proprietors for their outlay
:' It‘'ldeei" • The " Post-office London Directory" is singularly cheap,
Oeeeeag the nature and quantity of the information it contains.
' ..
°ble Ids
to no fewer than 2,000 large closely-printed pages, in
SLta, nt,d treble columns. All things considered, we look upon it
e
'al "eal3l,st, as assuredly it is the most valuable and useful,
*
• lese_
‘V:Zpou.-tinr which emanates from the press of England. The map
'''ne -.„,'YinZ it appears to us to be mach improved ; it is certainly
"ncellent and perfect.
nellteig ee, WEEKLY DISPATCH, Dec. 28, 1645.
'tin .7aoaalli guide to the great metropolis is a striking illustration
l talltakeetilts of British perseverance properly directed, and British
.I,7lttnikdielously employed. For many years the Francis " Al,
'inch_ st Fifty Thousand Addres.es" was considered one Psi the
Olehle of Ike world ; hut the Messrs. Kelly have achieved. a work
a shiilleyLeY be aptly termed a wonder upon wienclars. Large
Oa Prising;
volume he, the mass of information coeatained in it is
• eilikzenriting ; and every department is arranged with so much
,_"uglrleint, and accurate discrimination, taiat the business of
le‘kikilaa to its pages is as plain and simple Is to a dictionary or
es% a Whose scheme is alphabetical. 'We have, in this volume,
a ensle, e
"arlie,.. street," " 'Commercial," " Trades' " " Law," " Court,"
' V Inc.ualltary," ` Postal," " City," " Conveyance." and " Bank-
ZaiaztTories." But these, -needs only comprise a portion of the
.ISell*ii?ine contained in the work. There are other departments
iee kbe found Invaluable to the commercial public. The extractfol-
ot faem the preface should he quoted:--" The advan-
eint r"essed by the proprietor are of no ordinary character
‘s tee
la, lie - seertant tieing the means placed at his disposal through the
n iienerea:' her Majesty's Postmaster-General. The General Post
'lns NI ,tillers, under the direction of hisi Lordship, collect, each in
I skj,, areastriet, the information fremt
,we
collection
te
, etezia be accuracy in such a book, 1 nectioenvoolfutmbee is compiled.
at* ,ee b sulieltancons ; and hew completely this is effected, is
eZta_t.Youthe fact that an intel.liget leter-carrier,perforni
im witi,iin
n kITIP°t% reh rs all the duties annually requirel of 1 m for t'•
arty a's' the Post Office London Directory." IT! r
II seueeeo, resraendatien of this work ; its reputation
e mac
. • 441144 lir BRITANNIA, December 27 -
leOus thenderful annual continues to 1- , 041.
with
.14Ze4 „"eY Move. It now num!, -eoe pee i the times,
li'lfl and arranged
this immense m^ ~.ro upwards of 2,00,9 cl.easelve
"4aiitlre'c'T'd arranged that re .61 of matter being to ittaleiOusly
eel Oa 'ess of a minute ...eV- item of it can be plaked out with-
te ht the Pro,- - eXpended in tilt March. From the eon-
ajaata larvae. eeretier lvlllt the Posnoftlee, he is enabled to
IZSis e,,ge.). to action feeeneht most authentic) sources, and (a great
Qt,pc,:"
.4_-,oetrlbine It simultaneously. Some objection has been
r".... -4,4o.!etter-eitrriers being
.employed for this service ; but,
- elsZetleset In_ Itil 'ether considerations, it is certain that the Post-
NC: beie"n greatly advantaged by the publication, both from
aotaarem fae directed more accurately, with this book as a guide,
en<Thai always being at hand ready tier reference in eases of
the e; Jah-ire has all the merits of its predecessors ; displays,
ee' ne rez.'alallost care ha every department an gaged work of
kit tom the merchant, trader, or any person en iii bust-
ee, 11ble n", leaves nothing to be desired. It is one of the most
inat sttek„i's!arriples of great industry', intelligence, and capital
Stethe 0,2 g. IY employed in the production of a work for facill-
• itiwi-tne iteriations of buiness and extending traing inercourse,
at 4 .... fertile as it iss in ingenious inventions,d affordst. Of ISS
qt. ‘".
ttel,r Perfection as it seems possible for any work to be
cit,ie Itt
~t 4 have ,
~ JOHN BULL, January 10, 1846.
lere Of tias often had to bear stir testimony to the extraordt^
zeez ie ralw..._ most laborious compilation, its fulness and - ,ary
Zte_v, s'anu, and its consequent value to every one
..ectnakel
qtllSts--'gt4 thatd hag his being" in London, that all . wine " lives,
4t 7,,,,, _ exeellent as were the preee'
tilt esieeiraVarious rsproventeuts, wine, . we heed now do
'IOY. It is a work of ha- .mg volumes, this one
aib 1%414 Utility. .. add largely to that pre-
tt, e
. eetastehiee ree,_IIAILWA v ...,ensc care and labour, and of
-eilize; thee ...are or ta
aetl eca cannot -
...- HARALD, Jan. 184 d.
INttraeg'e la-
..,4 "Post-office Directory" to men of business
a a.
lansolie - .no without it—it is indispensable, thumbed over,
~„ iitt:Y dap, and week by week—a counting-house, in
"fteavitteone e r„:"rwling, eould do almost as well without an ink.
'"illatea'rt peate`e -Directory." We have made a great many trials
It 44 ti,-;:_°f tlie work, exercising a careful scrutiny, and in no
*lt bore
, uffered under the test.
Otlea7,oli,eney RAILWAY cisiolm,
t-,,,,..14f--..;s,si„;* gyr .„,, ..._-• to ee,..inocireetettirre
, EXINVeSS, Jan. 1846.
‘,. , ;itei.e alrnevallorelefled in .A1117:1.1. bone It would tie
et h,
"k than ;his
• , angerJr red
or - '--
.II its artheeki more use/al we. -ettplitl*
~.a„se,_ on of this vast el
leis7o4l as asearasi ...
~,,v IT. The typo. "tif 4
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