The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-26 00:00:00

MORNING CHRONICLE, Jan. 17, 184;

The annual volume just published of this laborious and valuable
work deserves the same ;need of approbation which has been so de-
servedly bestowed upon its predecessors. In mere size, it is con-
siderably larger than any of them, not only by the introduction of
new information, but in consequence of the yearly growth of the me-
tropolis, to the avocations and whereabouts of whose inhabitants it is
intended to form the " directory." The enormous multitude of facts
which are condensed in the bulky volume before us is really over-
whelming ; yet they are not more than are requisite to make the
dwellers in our overgrown city duly acquainted with one another's
business and residences. The facts are presented in the same available
form, and with the same attention to accuracy and recentness of in-
formation which characterise the volume for 1845, and rendered it a
model of perfection as a directory. We observe some useful ad-
ditions to the contents of the present publication, especially in the
section devoted to the Post arrangements, which are so rapidly
becoming extended and complicated under the double impulse of
new railways and the penny postage.
MORNING ADVERTISER, Dec. 24, 1845.
This work, published by Kelly and Co., which has now made its
annual appearance for forty-seven y ears, is decidedly one of the most
useful works of the day. It contains an immense amount of infor-
mation of the greatest importance to all in any way connected with
the ractropolis. It comprises among other information, an " Official
Directory," a " Street Directory," a " Commercial Directory." a
"Trades' Directory," a " Law Directory," a "Court Directory," a
" Parliamentary Directory," a " City Directory," a " Postal Direc-
tory," a " Conveyance Directory," and a " Bank Directory." Under
these various divisions will be found masses of information, com-
bining the attributes of accuracy and completeness. The amount of
labour bestowed on the compilation of this work must necessarily
have been very great, and nothing but a liberal pf tronage from,the
public could remunerate the enterprising proprietors for their, outlay
and labour. The " Post-office London Directory" is singularly cheap,
considering the nature and quantity of the information it contains.
It extends to no fewer than 2,000 large closely-printed pages, in
double and treble columns. All things considered, we look upon it
as the cheapest, as assuredly it is the most valuable and useful,
annual work which emanates from the press of England. The map
accompanying it appears to us to be much improved ; it is certainly
equally excellent and perfect.
WEEKLT DISPATCH, Dec. 28, 1845.

This colossal guide to the great metropolis is a striking illustration
of the results of British perseverance properly directed, and British
capital judiciously employed. Fer many years the French " Al-
manack of Fifty Thousand Addresses" was considered one of the
wonders of the world ; but the Messrs. Kelly have achieved a work
which may be aptly termed a wonder upon wonders. Large
though the volume be, the mass of information contained in it is
traly surprising ; and every department is arranged with so much
earn, judgment, and accurate discrimination, that the business of
reference to its pages is as plain and simple as to a dictionary or
lexicon, whose scheme is alphabetical. We have, in this volume,
" Official," " Street," " Commercial," " Trades" " Law," " Court,"
" Parliamentary," " Postal," " City," " Conveyance," and " ank-
ing Directories." But these heads only comprise a portion of the
information contained in the work. There are other departments
which will be found invaluable to the commercial public. The fol-
lowing extract from the preface should be quoted :—" The advan-
tages possessed by the proprietor are of no ordinary character; the
most important being the means placed at his disposal through the
favour of her Majesty's Postmaster-General. The General Post
letter-carriers, under the direction of his Lordship, collect, each in
his own district, the information from which the volume is compiled.
To ensure accuracy in such a book, the collection of the information
should be simultaneous ; and hew completely this is effected, is
proved by the fact that an intelligent letter-carrier performs within
twenty-four hours all the duties annually required of him for the
purposes of the Post Office London Directory." We need not
add any recommendation of this work ; its reputation is established
on a solid basis.