The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-12 00:00:00

awk, MORNING HERALD, Nov. 21, 1846.
Rittheal the Proportions of this indispensable work have hither'
volume for 1847 comes forth under circumstances of still
enlettt. The experience of 47 years has obviously en-
Liteltiu4Proprie
ee tor, Mr. Frederick Kelly, to produce a Directory, of
mPleteness, wherein every species of fact likely to. be
M"imerchant and the trader is placed within convenient
*764srel.thrt;te:oolfume contains upwards of two thousand closely-
°etevobetokening a singular amount of indus-
compilation, and awakening astonishment at the
e:No:psiveneas of the machinery which could bring within a
It doe, ee4, so much varied and scattered intelligence T-embracing
Sell a nniltiplicity of heads, and involving the services of vast
;k" , eentributore. W
e believe that the present volume is not
ah—,,"ed In the whole world ; for such a mammoth aggregate
ePeciflc information is no less a typographical wonder,
Pr°l:ll4e—' monument‘of diligence and enterprise.
er so of separate directories are included in this huge
Lttelkini-ule only one, it seems, of the annual tribe destined to a
eXistence—a veritable triumph, indeed, of the utilitarian
0,114:4°,:.er tile ornamental. The "Official Directory" is a key to
els, Title the Government Offices, and a record of official perso-
ItZelele4 1' followed by a " Street Directory," exhibiting the
every thoroughfare, and the points at which the streets
Keressi;7td by those at right angles ; while the " Commercial and
Z;(111 tori-71, Pirectory" is an alphabetical arrangement of the above.
lea,
Trades' Directory," in which the names are allocated
i.ttaCJ;ltie-eire, _tive callings. The " Law Directory" is a list of the
skitc-e of thiwOl?sel, serjeants, barristers, attorneys, &c.. with a
of juri.,,Tenous courts of law, their officers, and. their peen-
p,„7 Of thji Olen. The "Court Directory" comprises the ad-
ls a wordl and gentry; and the "*Parliamentary Direc-
-012.. witiri of the Members of the Houses of Lords and Com-
b-147X lienptilThebetical list of the boroughs, cities, and counties
txl;7
st 4 ne. Th 'ere to Parliament, the surnames and eldest sons of
".3' of e "Postal Directory" contains the hour of receipt and
ty Post-office in the kingdom the cities and principal
Nitee, the the world to which mails are dispatched from
11141:014 of foreign postage railway mails, and the
at th &C. The "City Directory" registers the civic an-
tiFfs it
et public companies, the brokers, the incumbents and ini-
14,7eyk„. ateeutire.miles and chapels, the newspapers, &c. ; and the
Sliab,-,.—Zeetory" includes the railway tables, the coach and
sb_Assuriu. the wharfs, &c. The volume closes with Banking
17,111%.„, et Directories. These various heads will serve to indi-
LStiet;ollltitudinous nature of the contents ; for out of them come
11Z br o
iLnilsordinate }directories, which meet every conceivable
iLL'ofQiirting a carious analysis of the public and private install-
%lQ "' foekicinetroPolis and of the commercial world. Every person
14,11kiiirt under his proper section, from a prime minister down
kteeetse ricer—every establishment, from a palace to a lodg-
-111,111144:ele Editor, in his Preface, takes occasion to cong,ratu-
-47114 ;lithe many Improvements he has this year introduced,
thet...et the
L‘l Tvi.„og from the employment of " selected agents,"
Ilitioor4 oary carriers of the Post-office. Among the specific
„ en new postage treaty with Prussia, which comes into
Zlet e Ist of January 1847, and disturbs to a considerae
Teton rates of
„.„_. postage ove'r a great part of the Continent, stems
"new-teat. -

u -
.„ AIsING ADVERTISER, Nov. 18, 1846.
11 ist?St-oflice London Directory, 1847," is just delivered.
Ron aPParently limited to London, it is in reality a national
ettZtspe,"tOrthe leading towns can will be without It. It must
hlAblitee S; to every counting-house in the kingdom as well as to
IN It 1,,, jithnsinesa in and about the metropolis. ' It is an in-
„.4lll4etaih,"' of its kind; and the extent and minuteness of its
ir le,,„Snd tipare e, truly wonderful. Being prepared " muter the im-
patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster-General,"
<Zr:toad:al
completest means were, of course, at the command
,4 t„... kid .Ir. Kelly, to secure the entire accuracy of the vo-
N-Zoi.ei,,, crowded contents of the bulky work. The present is
NI ,z, 40%,;',_a annual publication. Few commercial or trading
it Mel int_r_erire particular description of the really important Itekik,
+, 'rrn tion, to almost every party in any sort of business,
V 114,4b1 '"e two thousand
4 rett,_. nand closely but clearly-printed octavo. pages
Preceded.t.i.)ktreps"Yaradeapresslybyit andiaandaedclmarireadb,lefor
t hpee perspicuous map
,12044,,?144.,th,7e are divisions, ceinprising, among other informs-
% ~ , " Street," " Commercial," " Trades; " Law,"
litN„ Parliamentary," " Postal," "City," " Conveyance"
'hop;l:zi Many other Directories.
41144ittailf th. ,e,zoressed in the preface, that this forty-eighth annual
44444 tC"._ Post-office London Directory" may be found "in all
la- "RIM the best of its predecessors." From
. very consi-
N„aelnation of the marvellously full and varied contents and
4 on
oti is , to ~,,,, matters which it must be so difficult, laborious, and
.t.wlon, literZrect, we hesitate not to say that this unassuming
`eih;. kit ruY realised. It not only equals the best of its prede-
Sr°rtru. n several particulars it surpasses all its precursors.
te,_1taD"....41"!8 not only fuller in many respects, but there are
of ill, be and editions, largely adding to the use-
L'Of
_oll 1;2°1... It is intimated, and truly, that although all
ett.',:t the :f
~ disappeared, the present volume .is
.conspicuous
ei..-wt the ....7 has been no relaxation in the multifarious labours
lit' ijiett batxtraordinary work. In speaking of past success, it is
4publiha been " even ht a pecuniary point ,d- view benefl-
,ceo edditei.„) a proved by the fact, that impor ant
Beareimprove-
-11,4, n thnal are annually made without any increase of
, _ Public _ a
r. it is declared, " could not have been the case,
nh.'re e„:',_l?yt onage been divided." With reference to the
ntiLprefttar,!" must acknowledge that it is wonderful how it
e"7.10 Provide snch varied materials- and materials
htt4 leo to'procure,nd requiring so much and such ceaseless la-
, tit !tai, and then to classify. Nothing but a tre-
Oettn-teratien ,a e the speculation answer. Among the
1101st --ry, , s tvid be found those introduced into the .- Postal"
milluch ,'.lB, ilideed, singularly roil. useful, and camp'ete • and
rite 'flu `nerease the ad ail it might be more truly pronounc'ed Its
44441,41 lit, particle., 1 atoi yihe
merchant, the trader, or the pro-
-14147 et?' As thernYew treaty with Prussia caused very const-
, skik_s, taes in the rates of postage as affecting the Austrian do-
-14-unrgi '"'en, Br,varla, Bremen, Denmark, the German States,
04,1.114n0ver, Lubeck, Meck's Iburg, Oldenburgli, Polind,Prus-
Zeges 2, Sweden and Norway, Wurtemburgh, &c., &c., &c., those
scion detailed " precisely as they
til N," on the first of January, 1847 are arranged to come into
I,.*litc,,,erefta but all the Intel!' The other changes are not
gence Is announced to be brought
1 ~,,,- Peri4d as late as was
-unlit. -nne in sufficient compatible with the appearance of
tert,..7"F:ernent of the year for wr the
general circulation. Prior tO
dwlg tt-he work are of the h•uch
klbpleti:agtne. a publicati i it is designed. The business
~ ghest order, and render it, of its
s r
'I. -unless, and "n Unexampled lu the world for its
u'efhiness.

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,_ _ SUN, Nov. 18, 1846.
kilittieollrlltitent 1, the forty-eighth annual edition of the " Post-office
,Ii Th .reetnrT," and a truly marvellous effort of compilation it ,
14%7 etnetheeruPetowostf::_mtnr,: e
Kelly.Directory".has been for some years under the
Until he became the manager of this
ei. tVer, .„
..-g divers other directories in the. field.
,Theyvlriauvlees,
ine ,r,,,,us disappeared, and the " Pest-office Directory 110\
0.
fit,34\414::11_ astonishing sucessc, however, has not had the effect. 1
km 'u_e Proprietor of this gigantic work careless. He is too
11111144,,,, man of business, not to be perfectly aware that the `.l suede's can only be reaped by a continuance of the same
Itip-'44ltnergY by 'which the success was in the first instance
47 ~ and accordingly we find that the " Post office Directory"
1,74t1;24.even more highly finished in all its elaborate arrange; -
-i',4titi;a say fernier edition of the book. The extent and in.-
Ltl), ZIT the details furnished render the work indispensable to
Ciriki.-%ercial and mercantile establishment. So admirably,
lb., 4 this multifarious information digested and arranged, that
kit lb the slightest difficulty experienced in referring to the
)tb,!lee °triage required to furnish the information—a marvellous
or Of 2413earness of arrangement in a work consisting of up-
'‘ sk 0 Closely but clearly printed octavo pages. Its con-
IlitZels‘i bhrraufled under various heads, as, for instance, the
41-`,tory i,n. terY," the " Street Directory," the " Commercial
hii c.' e " Trades' Directory," the " Law Directory,"
It„ostu'Vit Directory." the " Parliamentary Directory," the
liZir3',.:;,fttorY," the " City Directory," the " Conveyance
sa ~,`4 " Banking Directory," and some others.., Many. ins-
,4l-.lttions have been introduced into the Postal Bute-
NN or, tehbew Postal treaty with Pri!ssia,ffc'ne-ltilcvhercyomceosaixoeroapbt
tktits hi vi,,, let of January next,
No Bo ue rates of postage to place'isilinethe Austrian dominions
41141::r, Lalit. Bremen. Denmark, the Gebrumrg States Hamburgh'
Poland, Prussia,'
ialkikkwitia,t44lw,
edMeneckaaledi.ixbuorrwa,,,,ol,ld,
uenrtembu'rgh, &c., &c. These
441 , ''';itinlll- detailed in. the " Postal Directory "leoafrltyheeapgrreasveendt
I,latlitt.r,.ateleywdork., Moreover, is illustrated
S.7k ...7 the ,-„,,raw.n map of London in 1847b,y,
°theca mostscale
completeo threef
04 K,7 ill .'""e• This Directory is certainly
NI vatthea'ort ever offered to: he public. Of not only the useful-
man of busi-
N 144441 hi. Indlnensable tieeessity or, sueb•a wort, no
the COM'
41140144.. POrnertt.entertaht a doubt ; and, considering
in order to
,attkia,uf tia.aluesei?f thianformlition furnished, and the enormous
NIOICLaItd--,,,and of eaPitil that _must have been made
'4O vr.,R•est the inkimation the very reasonable price at
• -'''' 4,PUblislied iareally'wonderful.
u,_ktily, _
"Nie a Invet OLOBE, Nov. 21, 1846.
has just
144044 44ble Work.„ the.
apPearan
infor-
vast mass of
'lthteli tiuste for- the ensuing year. The
"Post-office Directory,"
Il4'lll 4644
—/-as op anus
. furniture of every man of
ft.:— I'Dok oo us makes it not only desirable, but ab-
L.si%'.."ael kar a part. of the -office
one else, who
Oliti,„.". kiloy, 444 lass necessary,•indoed, for every
and
k le:14 the ...43rthing concerning the trades, professions,form,
the
Ct•to iZt Maohrtaat Motropolia. In its present extended
e which it has
inStit ~clirtositylabour and ex
which
kliteto 1, 4 tilrni: Dteaent state of perfection must havebeen im-
Nht .0 struoc. over it. 2,000 pages, one hardly knows
and
11416_4$71%fehltell a e,'"al'ahn,,ana admire---the. excellent arrangement
re
various profes-
te-4,,,,,, ttad.2l directol'uation, or the magnitude
.of the city which
k 7,11 r„..., and ,„,„rY- - The classification of the
of the
tio.7ts°n-fTe Work"'"ungs in the court, commercial, and law depart-
bast ;.._llclon Su the one hand, and the arrangementass
1.1.,4 ..noti, ki,..;_il the other, as well as the great m
the different
v,.-.'itt:f ktereo,„".4tounected with the Post-office, and
gni; al Can f„,—"lnaulcation, make it altogether as complete a di-
of informs-
-I%tti; i110r,0,-‘• .egired, or as it is well possible to conceive.
and
' coffee t.er'. contains an- excellent map of London an the_,
down to the latest strides of " bricks and mortar.'
k.hi ....
h'ftpurty ,WIEKLY. DISPA .1.1211, Nov. 15. 1846.
~.s, **.ighlh
important and
lit h... dimusl.publication of this highly
'l‘ll,.7,hee has just, been issued; and we must confess that its bulky
remains'..tattilZ- rinUed Us not a little; and when we
I„t•lt,ii Meat :anhallered, .although the expense o
theliberality of
i4'4khok 3.' tite Propria. eirtiereased, we are pleasedafleeticteicatgththset
point tof view, perhaps,
~..‘'lttip,a4.
,stainusefuletZerr.annedasro..mincteomaierealatlter. Among other infor-
Aft: - an " Offiehial ll' tm"
a " Street Directory," a
1, CIL 4 .14,1!, liireeiory a „ .._ire 1
Mr, t.,'',4lt,',,?hrt DireCtory r ~e p Damen tary Directory,". a
1 aa os'rYDirectory," a " Law Dire-
.7ll -,,m1,.."7,,,r1." a " Conve ance Directory," and a " Banking
d.,41,;4404,":,fadi, the volume contains much that is interesting
NZ °,1"t1ia.„,th,.5 tradesnum, the merchant, the lawyer, and per-
...4NC tlit;',.." aft. aswell as to the gentlemen who occasionally
a•nth ttith;r4. Every dbseription of information has been cor-
t7h•-•,4olern- jaaa.46
ittnPossible period : and that information is arranged
10411tatiliaind. zulaU simplicity which musts hadavweiftnhvolved great ac-
the book is an
li4. 1440,!raved map otYcifinimflooreewextended and accurate as
htk.l. ,„_ttfirt,,l than ally map we have seen • and to make it as corn-
N. "r" .",-,:m as possible, an almanac is introduced.'
In the " Postal
"1111'11.101*„e„.r4 are the new rates with various parts of the Conti-
thii h 'Yu! Come into operation en the Ist of January. Alto-
% tr'llti*A'avr„_ ane surpasses any of its predecessors ; and we are
e eshoLuAt ether directories should have gone to the tomb of
'

blll,lk.- JOnNT BULL Nov. 28, 1846.
tiotlhs,t,tl44tb-"lat taillelerviapaidihatwisitahlread' completed and published ; but as
st tis riot ope Y . which it
carefulmnstahcacvuerapeays,sewdethmraouygmh
men-
.A•
I,b, 4t tile , rated against its
.0. fr_itew tganges rendered necessary by the very recent decease
ti o 5 art, .M.,..
". and 16 M+ ... for Renfrewshire, are dulyattendoedur taop.pro(Sbeae_
ottp - this `-‘.) We have so frequently expressed
ts_coh, Thost
lasi,. -tnend.., valuable work, that we hardly knownhpoowsstioblvyabrye
'4. •ba in "...oil. It contains everything which ca
Nl4etatio. a directory —so full so complete, comprehensive are all
est,.. And When to this' we add which
the extreme accuracy i
so comprehens
N.4„4tae:eprrr.. (lePartment, we know not what else can be said n
ttltKed, em,,,.. achinery by which such voluminous information is
.0 kieZded, , and superintended so as to avoid errors, must of
• 'Gala " curiosities" of modern literature.
te4k bet* —,_
N,....et %I. ~ ATLAS, Nov. 28, 1846.
t, ue tom " Lind, brought out even without much pretension,
,inr.
~eo,„_Bl)ensable to every gentleman's library, N'eryas thise
IlipSiqh th;".7g•bouse, and every trader's shop. But edited, lftb..-tacfat care, its materials being collected through the
f
tit:tla, ,67,1'4_e channels, and embracing in its range every head of
/re ,a Wort. c'auirms_vial intelligence essential to the completeness of
Illisii. egn Wort,
cannot suppose that any house, public or private,
11siss VoinZiart book of reference, will be without this compen•
tii:r.4---,;,-. , The arrangement is admirable. You can find any
t 4 o.„.tlrtatn,„%in a nleMent. All the heads are clear and complete
viii of 1 --es, streets, offices, hotels ; forming upon the whole,
t olical information such as could not be, brought together
4)r(111/47 latlfitrY) aaikatecl pt' An entire coauniug of all