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Just published, price Vs., einbellished with a MAP of LONDON,
Corrected to tills date, date, the Complete Edition of the
pOST-OFFICE LONDON. DIRECTORY,
For I 8 52,
Being the Fifty-third Annual Edition,
Comprising, among other information,
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY; STREET DIRECTORY;
COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY;
TRADES' DIRECTORY ; LAW DIRECTORY;
COURTDIRECTORY ;
PARLIAMENTARY DIRECTORY,
POSTAL IiiRECYORY ; CITY DIRECTORY ;
CONVEYANCE DIRECTORY;
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BANKING DIRECTORY;
G &c. &c. &c.

The following are Reviews of the .New Edition, which have already
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appeared in the leading Metropolitan Journals :

SUN, OCTOBER 17, 1851.
This is the fifty-third annual publication of the "Post Office Lon-
don Directory ; and if, untiring enterprise or unerring accuracy in the
collection of materials, or unequilled ingenuity in the classification
afterwards, so as to Afford the greatest possible amount of informa-

lion in the smallest possible amount of space, be worthy of being con-
sidered a work of art and industry, then is the " Post Office London
Directory" a work of art and industry quite worthy of a foremost
place in the Great Exhibition, ant then should the Messrs. Kelly
have awarded to them a mark of honorary distinction for the pro-
duction of this unsurpassed,and unsurpassable productions It is the
pukleroeosin of the xi atropolis of the World:; no information concern=
L'onden,tts inhabitants, its topography, its public buildings, its
iiistitutions; hs palices. its docks, its trade, and its commerce, can
Isfs possibility be fiquired, which the " Post Office Directory" can-
not atsonce supply. To the commercial man it is Invaluable, for
not only does it supply the names and addresses of the heads of
firms, but the name of every junior partner in every firm is to be
found in the proper alphabetical position df his own name, and with
reference to the firm. The work is illustrated by an accurate Map
of London, corrected up to the present moment, and drawn upon a
scale of three inches to the mile ; in this Map the position of everyone
of thanew. Streets„yeeently built in London or the suburbs, is accu-
ratelf laid'down ; land we find, on reference to the• Map, that it shows
the positions of many 'streets which are scarcely yet completed. It is
classified, as usual, into ate " Official Directory," a " S ;fit
Directory," a 'pommercial Directory," 3 " Trosdes'
toty," h-" Latv" Directory,'' It " Cmirt Dii‘edror3,"" ar'-
liarnentiery Directory," a " Postal Directory," a " City Direc-
tory," a " Conveyance Directory." and a " Banking Directory." It
.furnishes also full • and accurate information regarding the various
'assurance and other joinst-stock companies, and the latest informa-
tion with regard to the recent postal arrangements. The man of
fashion will find in the .• Court Direetou," that the same minute
accuracy has been observed, and the same untiring diligence exer-
cised, in procaring inforniation relating to the fashionable world,
as has ~been exereised in compiling, "arranging, and classifying
the commercial portion of this great encyclopaedia of the metro-
polis ; whilst, to the politician, the " Official" and the " Parlia-
mentary" Directories furnish all the information he can desire
on 'the subjects of which they treat. This information is brought
down to the latest moment. It was only on the 7th instant that
Lord Dunsandle was elected an Irish Representative Peer, to fill
up the vacancy occasioned by the death of the Earl of
Charleville, and that the electors of the East Riding of
Yorkshire returned Captain Duncombe as their representative, in
the rooni of thei late Mr. Broadley ; both these changes appear in
the present edition of the Directory ; and the present Lord Staffo-d,
who only succeeded to the title about a week since, appears as the
Peer. with Christian and Surname at length. In the list of Peers
appears the full Christian and Surname of the present Earl of
Donoughmore, who only succeeded to the title in the course of last
month'; whilst, in the " Postal Directory," at pagel,76l, the accele-
ration of the delivery of the papers by day mail appears, under the
head " Delivery of Letters in London;" the first day on which all
the mails arrived, so as to admit of the complete carrying out of the
arrangement, being Saturday last, the 11th ult. The proprietor is
fullyjustified in his belief that this work has kept pace with the re-
quirements of the metropolis to which it is devoted, and he explains
in his preface how he . has been able to accomplish this great
labour, and to bring the work to its present high state of per-
fection. He says :—" Accuracy and appropriate classification, so
that everything which may reasonably be expected in such a book,
may not only be found, but found without difficulty, are indispen-
sable to perfection. These advantages can, in any Directory, only
be attained gradually, and not completely, until the work enjoys
the entire circulation. While rivals existed, patronage was
divided between ibooks which were, or should have been, coun-
terparts of each other ; the public, therefore, had to pay more
than they, need have done, and, besides, to submit to inferior pro-
duction 9 ; the total receipts not being sufficient to sustain two
Directories of London, each as complete as the present. This is
quite certain ; as, for the many years during witch this work has
enjoyed the entire circulation, its profits would have paid but a
small proportion of the expense necessary to the production of
another equally complete. A second Directory of London would be
about as prudent an undertaking as a second railroad to Brighton ;
all the kpenses would have to be incurred a second time for this
same objects ; and It must be manifest, that if both paid their ex-
penses, the profits on two capitals, instead of one, must be paid by
the public. The present state of this work is a sufficient proof of
the advantage to the public—of their having to. pay bat for one
collection of the information—one compilation—one setting of the
type, &c. &c. This volume, to say nothing of accuracy, classifica-
tion, and general arrangement, contains about double the quantity
of mere letter-press contained in the closing volume of its latest
annual competitor, and is published at a lower price. There can,
therefore, be no question that the public, as well as the proprietor
of the 'Post Office London Directory,' benefit by the circumstance
that the work has been so long without any competition. Firmly
established as this Directory is in public favour, it can only be ne-
cessary that an amount of diligence equal to that which has led to
so gratifying a result, be continued, in order to sustain it ; on this
the public may, with confidence, rely." Judging of the future by
the past, we confidently rely on, he energy, the abilities, the talent,
and the resources of Messrs. Kelly, and believe that for years to
come the " Post Office London Directory" will continue to enjoy,
be:cattse:it will de.serve,;the undivided patronage of the public.

•
• . ' TIMES, OCTOISER 21, 1851. •
Far:seeing•sages have been busy prophesying all manner of results
from the Great Exhibition; We have one before us —one which
none of them ever dreamed 'cif. The Great Exhibition, amid the
other wonderful effects it produced, exhausted the " Post Office Di-
rectory" for 1851 ; and lest the whole commercial world of London
Fhott, dbe left without its guide and friend, the proprietors of that
valuable work have at this unusually early period issued their volume
for the year that is to come. Armed with this infallible weapon
for, indeed, its accuracy is so great as to deserve the name as much
as anything of the kind—one may pierce the remotest fastnesses of
London, and count its Srniths, &mesa, Johusons, and Browns. For
one who has.the time it is worth while to scrutinise. tire amasing con.
reetness with which this volumer—discrilfilettes the Whole mass of
London life into some 2,500,000 names, and how it depicts and tithes
to pieces the inintliteseworks or the vast machine that fills the valley
of the Thames. The book is one of our standing wonders. In
utility, excellence of typography, care, and trustworthiness, it can-
not be'surpassed; and not the least remarkable feature about it is
the very recent ch anges recorded in its pages. For instance,
here in this volume of more than 2,000 pages, which was printed
on the lathof October, we find inserted in the " Parliamentary
Directory," at pp. 1,738 and 1,749, the name of the Ilon.
Captain A. Duncombe; R.N., who was elected as Member for the
East Riding only six days previously—namely, on the 7th of
October ; and in page 40, in the list of the Privy Council Office, the
name of Lord Liverpool is struck out, though his death was 'not
recorded in the " Times" till the 6th of October. To the commer-
cial world it would be quite as necessary to deliver a lecture' on
the general benefits of sunshine, as to speak of the merits. of the
" Dlrectory," and to all Londoners who want to know anything of
the world they live in it is inestimable. The present volume is dis-
tinguished by the same internal and external advantages as those
which have so long characterised its predecessors.
[The fact above adduced, that in the " Directory" the name of
Lord Liverpool, whose death had been recorded only on the 6th of
October, was struck out in page 40, in the list of Privy Council, Is a
happy illustrlttion of the rapidity with wMs the information con-
tained in the work •is compiled and pablished. So striking an
example of the excellence of the " Directory" has naturally caused
some comment; and- the present appears a fitting opportunity of
calling attention to the entire facts of the care:—An Earl, who is
a Privy Councillor, appears in the " Post Office London Directory,"
Ist, n the list of Privy Council; 2d, in the "Street Directory ;"
3d, in the '4' Court Directory ;" 4th, in the list of Earls; sth, in the
Alphabetical list of Peers; 6th, in the Alphabetical list of the
Surnames of Peers ; 7th, in the titles of the Eldest Sons of Peers.
The corrections, rendered necessary by the death of the Earl of
Liverpool, only recorded on the 6th of October, were actually
carried into five of these seven parts (the two others having before
been printed off), in a Work consisting of 2,000 Imperial Octavo
pages; and the book was printed, bound, and distributed, so that the
Reviews of it in the newspapers commenced on the 14th of the same
month. Although we believe that it is not possible to adopt mea-
sures which.shall ensure greater promptitude or accuracy, we Should
not have called public attention to a matter which, with our ar-
rangements, is a mere thing of course, but for comments which have
•been made' on this particular point. It was on account of the
acknowledged impossibility of competing with our arrangements that
the Proprietors of " Robson's Directory" took leave of their sub-
scribers in the following terms :
" Bowtrell and Co., Proprietors and Publishers of Robson's
London Directory,' beg to acquaint their subscribers, that with the
volume for the present year that work has terminated.
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equalled resources of every kind requisite for the proper production
of a Directory of the metropolis. These advantages place that
atr,t2. Itleovwattentihdatcofu.rasthetrt cwoormetihtieonunwiusitht it would
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injurioussn.6l
"Post Office 'Directory" are conducted have, as is well known,
ii:A:tonblasds.k-csoaceers this was put forth, the arrangements under which the
been very ,materially strengthened.—Editors of "Post Office
London Directs/1'3%1-

MORNING CHRONICLE, Ocrousat 15, 1851.
In an age prolific of books this is the most extraordinary
is ,and we e
feel almost compelled to say, the most useful of all. Itacl
of human,industry—a miracle of human skill—a proof of the tri-
umphs resulting from an ultimate combination of the temporary di-
vision of labour —an argument for the superiority of London over
every c,ty in the world—and an example to all publishers, catalogue
makers, and book compilers whatsoever. This is the fifty-third an-
nual publication; it enjoys all the advantages of its proprietors'
fifty-two years of experience. The classification, once complex
almost to Bradshawi,sin, is now so admirably managed, that every
information such a work may be expected to afford can here be
found, and found without difficulty, by persons to whom the search
is a novelty, and the volume unknown. The stranger may here be
eauttseeafchhteyeeaird's end, refresh his
iisnt:
fgourimadetionandas
too, suddenly called- upon for his figures, may joyfully find refuge
by ready access to his Directory, where he will learn how
tthoethlf wndhenreerab
many churches and how many schools, how many clergy and how
many lawyers, hoW many bakers and how many butchers, are re-
quired in this mighty metropolis to satisfy the spiritual, intellectual,
and physical wants ore ts two million and a half of inhabitants.
The teetotaller may create himself by marking in each street
at each corner of a street, and in every parish, the appearance
or disappearance of some public-house ;he may compare 1851 with
1841, with 1831 ; see where temperance has progressed, Ind where
gin palaces are still in the ascendant; he may trace back " mine
host " from hotel to inn, from inn to beer-shop. and point the moral
of some future speech by, extracts of the evidence hero given of the
fortunes gained, the fortunes also lost, by the sale of intoxicating
liquors. The topographer may correct his chart by the information
Which he must hence derive, that new streets have arisen since he
thought his labours concludedoccurred[;histoan may note where fluc-
tuations in the p ',platten have the politician may ob-
serte that here, from some cause which he must try to discover,
commerce and her attendant man are restless, and seeking new
positions=-that there is some attraction rapidly becoming the centre
of a new system, hitherto not called into operation. The student
of the times generally may find, occasionally, an operatives' asso-
ciation occupying a house in a good street, and be only brought to
anything like a state of equanimity again by a discovery of the fact.
that great slop-shops, ana other East-end abominations, are Making
their way westwards, if not at a greater pace, at any rate with more
show and circumstance, than the humbler trading establishments of
the Christian Socialists. If the inquiring mind penetrates, in print,
the district of the Temple, the result will be astonishment at the
number of old names gone, reflections on the mutability of the most
immutable ofprotessions, and a discovery, if the search be persevered
in, that the lost banisters are not dead, bat only localiset, in the
provinces ; it; finally (which, since the world generally is not
contemplative, seems not improbable), the scrutineer wants only to
discover an address, he may do so in a minute, and ho may be sure,
unless the object of his solicitude be very flighty, that it is correct—
we, at least, assure him that it would have been so up to within a
fortnightin
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change of particulars as the circumstances
required. Yet the volume
kept thus minutely accurate contains
more than two thousand
the
closely printed pages. Who shall conceive
bestowed upon its every-day revisal But
watchful diligence
we need not insist upon
qualities which cannot be denied ; we need not
G recommend a+ useful
in what recommends itself as dispensable. ood
incessant classification, and
care in marking alterations,
are
the essential qualities of
a Directory ; and both these qualities this Directory has to per-
fection.

MORNING HERALD, OCTOBER 17, 1851

The punctuality with which this huge record makes its appearance
at the close of the year is not one of its least recommendations.
Certainly, it is proof- that the diligence :and energy which have
always characterised its production experiences no ab ttenlent,
notwithstanding the perpetual extension of the field of labour, and
the vast increase of those details which an insidiously-growing
popuhtion must necessarily generate. We have often before been
called upon to compliment the enterprise of the proprietors, and we
have little to add upon the present occasion. Every one who has
been in the habit of turning to the " Post Office Directory," is aware
of its faultless accuracy; and to praise it on this score is superfluous.
The changes to which such a multitude of localities are exposed by
the accidents of life, are duly provided for ; and we can but marvel
at the excellence and completeness of the machinery by which the
entire Outface of Loudon is annually explored► and every chilling

•
fact detected and corrected. The Union of forethought with in-
genuity —of comprehensive method with inflexible perseverience
was never more eminently displayed—and that, happily, in a cause
of the highest and most catholic utility. The " Post Office Dime-
tory".hae now become a metropolitan necessity. The gallery of
volumes which have beat published exhibit, in the gross, a me-
morable and curiotts monument'of ,private industry; while to the
statiA they unfold, with a plain and naked truth, the gradual deve-
lopment of the resources, both 'personal and commercial, of the
geeatest capital of Europe. Rivalry lets.leng since beenextinguished
by the great superiority of the present publication; and it is as well
that it should be so, for the editors affirm, with reason, in theq•
preface, that when " patronage was divided between books which
were,t or should have been, counterparts of each other, the public
had to pay more than they . need have done, and, besides, to
submit to inferior productions; the to al receipts not _being
atifileient to sustain two Directories of London- each as complete as
the present." The rivals alluded to have, however, not been with-
out their use. ' They have, no doubt, stimulated the proprietors of
the " Post Office Directery" to that kind of prompt and vigilant
exertion from which perfection alone can spring ; and we have now
a book ofreeerenee as unique in its ehai acteristics as in its worth.
The divisions of the book are the same as they have hitherto been.
The separate Directories amount to twelve ; by a, rich arrangement
any particular search may be achieved, either by reference to the
name of the person sought for, the street he lives in, or the occupa-
tion ho follows. We have, thus, a Directory of Cloven-alma
officials ; of streets ; of tradesmen ; of tradea ; of law ; of fashion ;
of Parliament ; of the Post Office ; of the ,City ; of conveyances ;
of banking-houses ; and of the assurance offices. These are again
subdivided where necessary; and every conceivable facility is
afferled to the inquirer, by meaps of sectional indices, &c., to save
both his time and trouble. But we need not further particularise.
The " fifty-third publication" of the " Post Office Directory" more
than equ ils any of, its rsum. roes predecessors ; and when we say
this, the amount of labribr bestowed upon .it, the diversity of its
classifications, the variety:of its information, and its uniform exact-
Mai, will be at once appreciated. Every sort of specific knowledge
that it concerns themerbhant,,the trader; the professional man, the
idler, or the artisan, to be,acquainted with, may hero be found; and
.
that the corrections come down to the latest date, may be inferred
from sucl entries as the elections of Lek
_Thinsandle and Captain
Buncombe, :both of which took place no 'further back than the 7th
instant: • ` ' - • ---
MORNING POS'i, OCTOBER 22, 1851.
This remarkable Volume has attained its fifty-third year, and now
contains 2,085 closely printed pages. In this immense mass of in-
.formation, the most searching ecru tavern final nothing useless or
unnecessary ; and the ext wlllatis ;observable is the
t urinate' the; t 0 Tendun Directory'
one of the marvels of the age. Its early publication Is accounted
for by the circumstance that the edition, for 1851 is out of print.
and the ,preprietors have taken great care that all necessary cor-
rections should be made up to the latest moment. We have been
at some pains to test the accuracy of the present edition, by reference
to instances of recent change Within 'our own knowledge; and in no
single case have we found any mistake. The insertion of Lord
Dunsandle, whose election took place in September, amongst the
Irish representative Peers, and the alterations rendered necessary
by the death of Lord Donoughmoro, on the 12th September, are two,
amongst many, proofs of the diligenCe and care with which this in.
valuable work has been prepared. Even the miner official changes.
such as the appointment of Queen's Counsel, police magistrates, and
the like, are also noted with unfailing correctness. The arrange-
ment and distribution of the several parts of the work afford the
utmost facilities for reference ; so that the labyrinth of this vast
metropolitan population is threaded_ as readily as the population of
the most insignificant village, and. official situations, trades, profes-
sions, residences, as easily discovered. It is not surprising that such
a work, so useful to all, and so indlepensabie to those engaged in
business, should find a demand proportioned to the labour bestowed
upon it. It has now, we conceive, reached the highest pitch of
perfection of which such a production is capable; and it will unques-
tionably continue to receive that large share of public patronage by
which it has hitherto been deservedly supported. Not even the
Great Exhibition itself could convey to foreigners a grander or more
just idea of the vast resources of British capital and enterprise ; and
certainly no guide book in the world could give half as accurate a
notion of the wealth, industry, and pursuits of the Londoners as is
contained in this imposing and instructive volume. The obligation
which the public owe to Messrs. Kelly is certainly not confined to
the mere counting house utility of their labours. They have collected
an amount of statistical information, the quantity of which is only
equalled by its value ; and it affords us sincere pleasure to bear our
testimony to the merits of their present edition.

the first week in October. But we have said enough to commend a
',hiffle Which we cannot but regard as a marvel of compilation
mOst creditable to eVery one engaged in its productiim, and which
has douViess now become Indispensable to all that have ever had
occasion habitually to resort to it.

SPEC TATO R , OCTOBER 18, 1851.
That gigantic volume, " Tile Post Office Directory'," maintains
its character as a fitting npresentative of the largest city in the
world ; excelling all books in balk, as London excels in towns. And
as the Metropolis contains various other districts besides the City,
so does the Directory contain many directories, yet all an-
swering some specific purpose,. There is the " Otrtatal Directory"—
and, by-the-bye, it is curious to see how eften the same name oc-
curs together, as if public employment were too good a thing to let
out of the family. There is t!.e " Street Directory," where we may
find the man if we know his residence, but have forgotten his name ;
the " Commercial Directory," where we may find the name if the
residence has escaped us ; then there are the " Trades'," " Law,"
and " Banking" Directories, where it is possible to hunt up a man
if we know his vocation, but cannot, without assistance, recall
either his name or address. There are also other directing classi-
fications—as Court, Parliamentary, Conveyance, Postal ; forming
au unparalleled work, which, however, has beets three-and-fifty
years growing to its present size. The present volume appears
early; the elemand, awing to the influx of strangers, consequent
upon the Great Exhibition, having exhausted the current edition
for 1851 ; and what would London be without a Directory ? Great
exertion', tis stated, bare been made to bring down the chart,es
to the latest moment; as a proo' of it, the alterations consequent
upon the death of Lord Liverpool may be instanced.

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Ocroscia 25, 1851.
Tfie Great Exhibition has had its effect upon the sale of this
leviathan Directory, and has helped to exhaust the year's edition
sooner than usual. We are not surprised at this, seeing that the
London season has been one unbroken round of viiits ; and an un-
precedently large number of persons has flocked to the metropolis,
tbe majority requiring the class of information so well conveyed in
the " Post Office London Directory." Accordingly, the volume for
the coming year has been produced thus early; it maintains the
high character of the series for accuracy, appropriate classification,
and ready reference. The corrections of the Peerage, and other
lists, have been made to the iatest possible period ; and altogether,
the work is recommended, as heretofore, by its completeness in
every department, attainable• only by the proprietor's long course of
experience and popularity.

lIERAPATIVS RAILWAY 401„TRN4L, OCTOBER 18, MI.-
The way in which Messrs Kelly- produce 'their Post Office
Directory" renders competition useless. Such a work contains no
matter of opinion, and advocates no particular interest. If the
Messrs. Kelly do their duty well and spiritedly, what more Can be
desired? We only want a Directory, pat is as full, as accurate, and
as complete, up to the time, as posgible. • Now, as far as our know-
ledge of the Directory extends—and from our making frequent use
of it wo know a good deal about it—we think the work is admir-
ably kept up. In the present edition is found the very latest infor-
mation, and the whole of the work bears evidence that the greatest
degree of attention is paid to its proper production. For some time
past the " Post Office Directory" has had no canpetitor. During
this time it has been a better work than it over was before. The
absence of competition, producing increased gains, seems to have
enabled the work to reach Its maximum merit. The present edition
makes an earlier appearance than usual, which,we believe, is due to
the Great Exhibition having created " a run" upon the Directory.

BELL'S WEEKLY CHRONICLE, OCTOBER 25, 1851.
We have, on more than one occasion, expressed our opinion of
the merits of this voluminous and astonishing work, the fifty-third
annual impression of which is now before us. By, most of our
mercantile and trading readers, the work is known to be too useful,
and is also too highly prized, to render a word of commendation
from us necessary; but, as it is possible that some parties engaged in
business may not hitherto have possessed the volume, we can only
say, that to understand its value they must examine the work for
themselves—a work which is alike remarkable for the vast mass of
information which it comains, and for the admirable manner in
which that information is arranged.

JORN BULL, OcTon= 25, 1851.

The accelerated sale of the last edition of this stupendous reper-
tory of Loudon statistics, occasioned by the Great Exhibition, has
indu,ced the' enterprising publishers somewhat to anticipate the usual
period of annual republication. In doing this, great pains have
bebn taken to bring down the alterations to the very latest date, as
is attested by the fact that the result of the recent election for the
East Riding, and the succession to the Earldom of Stafford, both
having °owned within the present month are duly registered. The
Map, likewise, keeps pace in its enlargements with the additions
which are being made in every direction to the houserooms of the
metropolis. Of the abstract merits of Messrs. Kelly's publication it
is unnecessary for us to speak; we can only reiterate the opinion
which we have before expressed—that the volume is one of the most
comprehensive, most complete, and well digested, and, for its size,
cne of the cheapest manuals of reference ever offered to the public.

ATLAS, OCTOBER 18, 1851.

The "fifty-third edition" of a work would scarcely appear to re-
quire a critical notice, and yet this fifty-third edition of the " Post
Office Directery," is so essentially a new book, that it is impossible
to allow its publication to pass over without bestowing on it a larger
share of a tention than any mere new edition of an established
work could possibly demand. Like the great metropolis, this Direc-
tory has, year by year, increased in value and importance ; year by,
year the number of individuals it enumerates, classifies, and de-
scribes, has become larger and the book more bulky ; in the same
proportion the care and labour necessary for its careful production
have increased; and yet every year has seen it in some degree
better than its predecessor, and more valuable to the public. It is
no slight praise to say that the present edition of the " Post Office
Directory" is an improvement on the last. 'the competition with
which Mr. Kelly is threatened, appears to have determined him to
produce a volume which shall defy all rivalry, and it will be a diffi-
cult task for a publisher to bring out a work which can in any way
compare with it for accuracy, classification, and price. There
appears to be nothing wanting in this Directory to render it com-
plete of its kind. During the number of years we have used it for
reference, we have never met with an error in it of any magnitude,
or one which affected its great usefulness, and if it is continued with
the same skill which has marked its editorship while it has been in
the hands of Mr. Kelly, we think he may safely trust to Its well-
known excellence to protect him against the consequences of any
competition.

BRITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH,
NEW-ROAD, LONDON.

MORISON'S VEGETABLE UNIVERSAL MEDICINE.

None are genuine unless they come direct from the College, as
above, with the words " Morison's Universal Medicines," engraved
on the Government Stamp.
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of his Excellency LOUIS KOS"IIT11, Governor of Hungary. With,
a Full Report of his Speeches delivered in England, at Southampton,
Winchester, London, 11fanchester, and Birmingham. Togetber with
his Address to . the Inhabitants of the United States. To which is
prefixed,' an Essily on •the Oharacter and Political Principles of
Kossuth. Illustrated by Sixteen beautiful Engravings.
London : :Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouyerie-street.

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HOW to EMPLOY. CAPITAL in WESTERN
IRELAL4D: being Answers to a few Practical Questions
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BRITAN"NIA LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
1, Princes-street, Bank, London.
Established August I, 1837. •
Empowered by special Act 'of Parliament, 4th Viet. cap. 9.
isintstAti— Colonel ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath Park,
ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION.
Halt Credit Rates of Premium.
Persons assured according to these rates are allowed credit
for half the amount of the first seven annual premiums,
paying interest thereon at the rate of five per cent. per annum, with
the option of paying off the arrears of premiums, at any time, or
having the amount deducted from the suns assured when the policy
becomes st claim.
Fop Securing 7i is and.Del3ll: -
A Table adapted especiallyfor the securing of Loans and Debts, by
which the fullest security is obtained on very lows but gradually in-
creasing premiums.
Policies revived, without the exaction of a fine, at any time within
twelve months, if health remain unimpaired.
A Board of Directors in attendance daily at Two o'clock.
Age of. the Assured in every case admitted in the Policy.
Medical attendants remunerated in all cases for their reports.
Extract from the Half Credit Rates" of Premium.
Annual Premium required for an Assurance of 1001. for the whole
Term of Life.

Half Premium for Whole Premium after
Age. Seven Years. Seven Years.
X a. d. X s. d.
30 I I 9 2 3 6
40 1 9 2 2 18 4
50 2 2 G 4 5 0
69 3 6 8 6 13 4

E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director.
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary.

SECURITY TO EMPLOYERS.
TO SECRETARIES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,
CLERKS, STATION-MASTERS, RAILWAY OFFICIALS,
BANKERS' CLERKS, TRAVELLERS; AND OTHERS.
TIMES LIPLASSURANCEand
GUARANTEE COMPANY.
32, Ludgate-hill, London.
Incorporated under 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 110.
lIONORARY PRESIDENTS.
CHARLES HINDLEY, Esq., M.P., Dartmouth House, Westminster.
JAMES KERSHAW, Esq., M.P., Stockport.
TRUSTEES.
•
James Alexander Douglas. Esq., 11, Queen-square.
Ambrose Moore, Esq.. Endsleigh-street, Tavistock-square.
James Nisbet, Esq., Berners-street, Oxford-street.
Cristustes—The Hon. FRANCIS VILLIERS, Berkeley-square.
DEPury-CnstantAN—JAMES WYLD, Esq., M.P., Charing-cross.
"THE TIMES" COMPANY
Affords Guarantee to persons requiring the same at the lowest
possible rate, and Divides Four-fifths of the Profits. Thus by apply-
ing the justly popular principle of Mutuality to Public Guarantee,
the Premiums, instead of being a tax upon honesty, become a
means of saving and investment.
RATES—From 7s. 6d. upwards. No charge for Stamps or extra
charges.
An allowance made in the Guarantee Premium where a Life As-
surance and Guarantee are combined.
LIFE ASSURANCE.
Life Assurances, Annuities, and Endowments. Payments taken
Monthly as well as Quarterly, &c.
Policies Indisputable save in cases of Fraud.
Arrangements can be made with this Office to prevent the loss of a
Policy where the Assured is unable, from temporary embarrassment,
to keep up the payments,

11. B. SHERIDAN, Manager.

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENTS.
INSURANCE against ACCIDENTS ofALL KINDS, whether
from Falls of Houses, Fires, Railway Collisions, Explosions or any
other cause whatever.

ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY,
7, Bank-buildings, Lothbury, London.
Incorporated under 7th and sth Vic., c. 110.
CLIAIRMAN—KENYON S. PARKER. Esq., Q.C.
Distinctive Features of the Company.
A fixed payment in case of death from accident or violence.
To Insure 1001. by Annual Payment.
Class I. I Class 11. I Class 111.
2s. Gd. s*. I 7s. 6d. to 40s.
Single Payment for Life, Class 1., IL Is.
A fixed payment in case of death from accident or violence, with
a fixed weekly sum in case of non-fatal injury, and an allowance for
medical expenses.
To insure 1001. on death, 11. per week compensation, and 21. for
medical expenses, by annual payment.
Class I. I Class 11. I Class 111.
12s. 15s. 20s. to 50s.
A. fixed sum on death by accident while travelling on a railway, With
compensation In case of non-fatal accident, by annual payment.
To Insure £lOOO • • .. 10s.
IP 500 • • .. • 7s.
coo 6s.
Prospectuses. with further information, may be had at the °Mom
of the Company, or from any of the Company's Agents.
WILLIAM YOUNG, Secretary.

THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL
LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION (enrolled under the
Friendly Society's Acts) and BENEVOLENT FUND.
Established 1840.
TRUSTEES._

Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. IW. G. Prescott, Esq.
Thomson liankey, Jun., Esq. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P.

TREASURER OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND.
John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P.
This Association offers the following advantages :
The Mutual Principle of Assurance.
An Equitable Rate of Premiums.
Division of Profits every five years on Policies of three years'
standing ; nine-tenths thereof are divisable amongst the assured, and
the remaining one-tenth is appropriated to the Benevolent Fund.
The last Division of Profits up to the 31st December, 1847, ave-
raged 33 per cent.
All Policies Indisputable, except in cases of fraud.
LOANS to MEMBERS on security of their Policies to the extent
of their estimated value.
The sum assured may be MADE PAYABLE to the WIDOW,
WIDOWER, or CHILDREN, FREE of PROBATE or LEGACY
of
DUTY, or ANY CHARGE WHATEVER.
PoelicAlesssocaciantbioenAs.
By order of the Board, signed, and Assignments Registered in the Books
P. 11. BYRNE, Secretary.

42, Moorgato-street, London, October 22, 1551.
N.B. Clerks becoming Members by an Assurance of 1001. or up-
wards, and subscribing ss. to 20s. anuually, according to age, or by
an annual subscription of one guinea, aro entitled to all the impor-
tant advantages of the Benevolent Fund.

LONDON LIFE ASSOCIATION,
Instituted 1806.
Office, 81, KING WILLIAM-STREET.
PRESIDENT—CHARLES FRANKS, Esq.
VICE-PRESIDENT—JOHN BENJAMIN HEATH, Esq.
This Society is essentially one of Mutual Assurance, in which
the Premiums of its Members are reduced after seven years.
The rate of reduction of the Premiums for the present year was
69 per eent., leaving less than one-third of the original Premium
to be paid.
The Society also undertakes other descriptions of Assurance, in
which the Assured do net become Members, and having ceased to
allow any commission to Agents, the Society has been enabled to
reduce the Premiums for this class of Assurances to the following
very low rates :
Annual Premiums for the Assurance of £lOO.

Age s. (1. Age £s. d. Age £ s. A.
20 1 13 7 35 2 7 6 50 4 1 2
25 1 17 0 40 2 15 5 55 5 I 9
30 2 1 5 45 3 6 0 60 6 5 10

The Court of Directors are authorised by the Deed of Settlement
'x) advance money on the security of Policies in this Association.
EDWARD DOCKER, Secretary.

FOR STOPPING DECAYED TEETH.
Price 2s. Gd.

Patronised by her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Aibret.
MR. HOWARD'S WHITE SUCCEDANEUM
for stopping Decayed Teeth, however large the cavity. It
is placed in the tooth in a soft state, without any pressure or pain,
and immediately'll ARDEN'S INTO A WHITE ENAMEL, it will
remain in the tooth many years, rendering extraction unnecessary,
and arresting the further progress of decay, and is far superior
to any thing ever before used, as it will NEVER BECOME DISCO-
LOURED in the Tooth. All persons use it themselves with ease, as
full directions are inclosed.
Prepared only by Mr. Howard, Surgeon Dentist, 17, George-street,
Hanover-square, who will send it into the country free by Post.
Sold by Savory, 220, Regent-street, Sanger, 150, and Hannay, 63,
Oxford-street; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Johnston, 6S, Cornhill ; and all
Medicine Venders in the kingdom. Price 2s. 6d.
Mr. Howard continues to supply the Loss of Teeth on his NEW
SYSTEM OF SELF ADHESION without springs or wires. This
method does not require the Extraction of any Teeth or Roots, or
any painful operation whatever.
17, George-street, Hanover-square.
At home from Ten till Four.

CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS.
L To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvalho,
LIFE.
147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or direct from the author ;
price Ono Shilling eacEhx;
jboyypitiosEt,NlTs.
OF
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"Health, Recreation, and Rational Use of Time."
CONTENTS:—EarIy Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex-
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FRAGMENTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two Vols.
Vol. I.

A VISIT TO THE LAKES; aKETOII OF EDINBURGH, &c,

Vol. H.
THE LAKES OF KILL tom, ET ; REMINISCENCES OF
DUB IN, &e.
111.
WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID,
" That three score years and ten our course may run."
A popular review of almost every form (cause and
thcaaret)harofaleesr-
tbhi
tet
eyr
so uonlgd,
abgeose;tswtihthe
tables
wady-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution,
regu-
lation of every-day life. mano
of pleasure,
fobrutlsiine business,
Aoanr dstluthdyys,icaanidc

IT.
, THE PASSION'S.
"What passions hurt the body—what improve,
Truths as refined as Athens ever heard."
SUBJECT :—Life'3 pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The ad-
vent of the passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casual-
ties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations graphic, nar-
rative, and remediative. Advocacvy of early marriages.
THE MARRIAGE STATE.
"To be or not to be, that is the question,"
pa,,,AmmE :—Laws and obligations of nature, sociritseeta;innagvnedt:sirieeomlin-..
marriage, to be obsearvlw.eidthsbtetyhrileelittahyretanr
of
af sex. Time and
gion regarding
choice, on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and
(1827), L.S.A.
figure,Physical
defectivenessse c re l i healthy I
andth y
its
srpermi nogv,
Cases, Ste.
lty It. J. CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S.
(1824). Twenty-live years Medical and Forensic Referee in these
matters. Reception hours daily till Five. Evenings, Seven till
/sum. 10, Argyll-ple.Oei Rogent-gtreet.