The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-21 00:00:00

posTsoFFlce LONDON DIR 2CTORY,
For 1831,

SOIY Published, in 2,000 pages roy,l STO., Price 365.,
Being the Fifty-second Annual Edition,
Comprising, among othe:
131TICIAL DIRECTORY; STREET DIRECTORY;
COMMERCIAL DIRECTO •Y;
TRADES' DIRECTORY ; LAW DIRECTORY ;
COURT lIRECTORY;
PARLIAMENT ARY DIRECTORY,
POSTAL DIRECTORY ; ( ITY DIRECTORY;
CONVEYANCE DIRECTORY;
BANKING DIRECTORY;
&c. & &c.
•

he
• following are Reviews of the New Edition, which have
appeared in the leading Metropolitan Journals :
LASSO, SUN, NOVEMBER 13, 1850.
oetier-,,•-g the many products of British industry, none, perhaps, will
to'eserve a place in the Exhibition of 1851, than this mammoth
in itself a specimen of industry, research, accuracy, and
d,aP1137, which has rarely, if ever been equalled, and which can
eerem"a surpassed, whilst at the same time, It is the guide to, and
i,"khr—,rd of, all those great and magnificent industrial establish-
%, the existence of which in London she owes the proud posi-
ft Lich she holds as the metropolis of the civilized world, which
tiger buildings covering a space of ground larger than the territo-
!N eThsirillY a German or Italian independent Prince, and which
,te,oYment to indiyiduals whose numbers exceed those of the
'forth" °I many of the first-rate powers of the world. As a not un-
?IN? sPeemen of British industry itself, and as a copious, and ac-
'',Att; and complete index to every other species of metropolitan in-
k Kelly's Post Office London Directory" is certainly entitled to
4%; In the Exhibition which is to take place in the G ass Palace of
letdo`rS' in the year 1851. This publication of the " Post Office
Directory" commenced in the year 1799, and the present
Ntte'seqUently, the fifty-second annuli publication; and it is a
siltio` of curious research to compare the present with the early
tfte ter the work, and to mark the vast improvement which hai
atrea"ected ; in fact the present resembles the earlier editions
Seer Merely. The work, in order to facilitate reference, is
4ftet4ed into no less than ten Directories :—viz., an " Official
TN..'" a " Street Directory," a "Commercial Directory," a
:Pero_`.Directory," a" Law Directory," a "Court Directory," a
Isf).;""oentary Directory," a " Postal Directory," a " City Direc-
kfeei.a " Conveyance Directory," and a " Banking Directory" ;
Vor whole is so admirably indexed that a person desiring any
tieft vrith regard to the great metropolis or its inhabitants,
exPerience the slightest difficulty in at once laying his finger
hie age of the 2,091 pages of which this book is composed,
thei),contains the information he requires. The present edition ot
111.bs,..lotory contains a list of the principal hotels and commercial
uers-'011;hout England and Wales, with the names of the occu-
Isafetand the population. In this we see only another proof of the
of the proprietor to make his work as complete, as
htt .and sa perfect as possible. As he himself well observes in
fan
-"`ee —" Copiousness, accuracy, and appropriate clas Mace-
s be:° that everything which mey reasonably be exeected in such
tffite nsaY not only be found, but found without difficulty, are In-
tel, sable to perfection. These advantages can in any Diractory
the &gained gradually, and not completely until, as in this ewe,
Iffiee-I,?rif enjoys the entire circulation. While rivals ex'sted pa-
,,,',4was divided between books which were, or should have
'"ste tirnterParts of each other the public, thererore, had to pay
oAt, PI they need have done fqr such works as were brought
Sot t'Te
~°1 besides to submit to inferior productions, the total receipts
hers
sufficient to sustain two 'Directories of London, each as
qrs eensive as the present." And that the Case was precisely as
14
lip. led 13 proved by the fact that this volume—to say nothing of
toNatnerior accuracy, classification, and general arrangement—
t_lbs tir2 about double the quantity of mere letter-tress contained in
Ls its ';''N volume of its latest annual competitor, and Is published
et subscribers at a lower price. So that the public, as well as
kPr
%krnPieter of the Post Office London Directory,' benefit by the
trithsiance that the work is—as it has for several years past been
,Ntrabrit a competitor. It may he safely predicted that this fa-
Atte, ? Position will be continued—firmly established as this Di-
Statile, M public favour, it can only be necessary that en equal
NI be diligence to that which has led -to so gratifying a result
totild continued, in order to sustain It ; on this the public may with
h,lhoctellaeo, ,!ely." The publt have for years past relied with confi-
',stet exertions of the proprietors of the " Post Office London
14, so°T3'," and have invariably found their confidence responded
Sh,thaf year by year the work has becOme more copious, more
to and better classified, until now it has-attained that which
me
otaPPearanee a state of absolute perfection, and is, in every
the Phrase, 'without a rival.

,The v„; TIMES. NOVEMBER 14, 1850.
.'"'llzae for thit tear 1851 has just been published by Messrs.
1441)nel Co Boswcil-court, Temp., and is the 521 of a most
otel series. This volume, like its predecesEors, contains a mass
useful and in the present state of the community almost
epd :llsable, information, compiled with indefatigable industry,
114 jtil all accuracy of 'research which may be retied on. The
is 111-. 'volume is in arrangement and distribution of matter similar
Drhje by which it has been preceded. It is remarkatly well
and made in appearance as handsome as a book of such a
41k 'ail be made. What can be said of few books of the same
llithonip' fairly be said of ,
it—that no part could be
se taken from it
ellAbb,"' cl°lllB it an injury and its very bulk is a security for its
thel-'eas• There is, as usual, a good map of London prefixed to
ilerfect
er-Press. and a variety of emendations which render it as
as stela a work can be made.

Th.. MORNING HERALD, Nov Emma 13, 1850.
tlitilji.iftY-second publication of this stunendous annual has just
t3'sie,'St.aPPearance, exhibiting no remission of that intelligent. and
le industry which has hitherto given the book so specific a
keg h;_`"7 for unique and comprehensive utility. Within this large
Itror4Lnerie -volume every name and residence, every trade and
:°b, incident to the metropotis is to be found arranged
,°llell a clear and, orderly plan as to place it within in-
btoverortaell• Every succeeding issue has suggested some ha-
ill, ent in the methods of detail, as well as in the completion of
14lightaininerY by which such a multitudinous assemblage of facts
Dr,: revised and corrected at intervals ; and the book may now
tailatiuncad perfect. The experience of the last few yer, has
b:t to Pat the mast implicit filth in the records of. the Post
meleleto, 'rectory." Error can scarcely be said to exist at alt, so
aPeelatsthe Process by which the separate lists are edited by
tekr,'_etrussaries ; while the wants of any sort of Inquirer, whether
Ator.'.'?R to the Government official or the City merchant, the
Of th"slonal man or the shopkeeper, are met by the jedic ous nature
tr B;sub-divisions and the facility afforded by the treble Directories
thatortneotst, trait
h -e•Je and persons. But the char teteristicso subjecte
dlly's
Periodical are well known, for no book iscte to.
711,1 ,!t(ltlent reference. It has now become a public necessity
4111,ke 't
without it would be an inconvenience the public would but
1141 tntan- nt°
encounter. We have ofte been called upon to applaud the
1 -.oe ~arnount of laborious cnterpr se bestowed upon the prepare-
l)f,ix),,tuis volume. Every fresh instance suggests the same species
'llithli troltbe; and no one can turn over the two thousand pages of
'4l, e, ecinstets, every page a mass of small solid typography, with-
ttleaso R struck with the magnitude of the undertaking, and its im•
1° kid ;tble usefulness to the public at large. We have noth ng now
,qt our former commendations. The volume for 1851 contains
Littonua' number of Directories, besides a variety of information
oeteo`„rY subject either remotely or Immediately tonnected with
-valloY of London. Remark beyond this is superfluous.

Thz MORNING CHRONICLE, NOVEMBER 13, 1850.
4:4 ~,';Y:second annual üblication of this most useful work has
• chi rit to us. The public, generally speaking, are fully alive
tino :penis of this enormous volume, extending to upwards of
reimuBelY printeeLpages,and nearly every person engaged in corn-
••+l or professional pursuits in this great metropolis regards it
Znsta;necessary to hint in Ms avocation in consequence of the
Dl reference he is eompelled to make to it. It is possible,
er, that there are some who may suppose that the " Post Office
'tn tt,3 merely a list of names of persms engaged in trade ;
rVas,
can assure them that it comprises. under separeasteahLardgse,
Ass 07,' Or different Directories, each of which furnish
„,..4141a, information, so admirably arranged that any matter apper-
,"% to the distinct subjects may be readily found ranged under
iCollb:llo following titles :—The " Official," the " Street," the
enTerektl," the " Trades," the " Law," the " Court," the " Par-
i:tistui,...'erY," the " Postal," the " City," the " Conveyance," anl the
711raZg" Directories. The proprietors state that, " copiousness,
• ~„. and appropriate clanitication, so that everything that may
c...." 44-47 be expected in such a book may not only be found, but
h mit difilcnlty, are indlspensat le to perfection ;" and as far
ft %tale been enabled to test this large volume we can con
ft
en having attained to that perfection.

11181' MORNING POST, Normal= 16, 1850.
bulk
3,
info publication has reached its fifty-second year, and,
tf he. it is, it does not contain a superabundant line, or an item
phatton which might have been witheld withut. detractthnegr
111.04 on,plet ness. This is good evidence that utility ra
its
hi2lay has been aimed at ; and the remark carries along wtth
_
compliment to the discretion, ability and public spirit of
$1 e,`"Y• Although competition has ceased, the circumstance has
thq eh relaxing effect upon the efforts of the proprietor to preserve
4racter of his publication, as will be abundantly seen by all
to hitir
e occasion to refer to its pages. The great streams of in-
-4'211 are, as usual, the " Official," the "Street," the Commer-
qtry,,Lile " Trades " the " Law " the " Court," the " Parliamen
_ " Posta,l," the " anveyance " and the " Banking
natesa—' tea- As affording an index to the 'commercial greatness of
list; " well as to many other of its haracteristics, a pernsal of
regntt ikcannot be deemed uninteresting c ; on the contrary, it may
she application of some time and trouble to work out a few
thW: without aiming at anything beyond a fair approximation
t'film—Lrtith, the following facts may be stated : —Of persons holding
Ilkii'Ltt situations under the Crown, in the East India House, the
7T„England, and other public offices, 7,000 names a-e inserte 1.
Rse streets, the names of 110,000 persons are mentioned as en-
torl. ~41 business, or as householders, En the " Commercial Diree-
kit firtner a the names appear without the street classification, and
lnalraY to those engaged in business, 80,000 may he taken
number.. the auhlysis which is given of the persons en-
-4111),7".,,,P, tradeS and professions (excluding the law). 90,000 names
laZl.wo
.6i the " COtirt Directory" 26,000 uam.s-are iven. Taking
characterLstics of London as the subject of analys s,
i.114,,,e44 churches and E 4 chapels be'onging to tho National
' and 291 Di.s-nting meet'n -houses. The last are very
-.‘Ns ei„l;ame, and unequal in point of number. The Independents
:111.411 emraces of worship ; the Wesleyans, 44 ; Baptists, 69 ; Ito-
' snlics, 19 ; Unitarians, 4 ; Irvingites, 3; Society of Friends,
; connected with Scotch system, ;of foreign chapels,
241 l'avarian. Danish, German, French, Grcek, Swedish, and
0",, The " Directory" contains a minute, but clearly engraved
tendon, on a scale of three inches to the mile.

111°11
At%ADVERTISER, NOVEMBER, 16, 1850.
Nittunesg the proolll of England's commercial, social, and political
ItPttaer 8---the last named being a necessary sequent of the two
4°1% us-"mve can certainly point with pride to the huge volume be-
fell, It is, like the people whose avocations, professions, rest-
'ol44;ialid names it so accurately catalogues and classifies, labori-
S elide' energetic practical, and solid. A microcosm of society,
.041, unattractive at the first view. but 11111 of utility, nay, an
4st ai'sable guide to him who seeks to track individuality in the
to b, Yrinth of London, which, if, in his ignorance, he supposes to
tit 4,4 e ufused hive of hurrying money-seekers, an understand-
to bjantination of Messrs. Kelly's stupendous Directory will show

Sere A. mighty maze, yet not without a plan."
41 - In this storehouse of multitudinous facts, even the foreigner
Vqd , tam .
4 th
•have Some idea of the vast variety of industrial pursuits,
. t ef merchants
made England great, and keep her so. The num-
,,‘()‘?ere,,,—"chants manufacturers, shopkeepers, professional men,
-1, ~ent 9
h„4 ee,„ , officials, the butteries of fashion, the peerage,
`wrile .1' 'hese Whom fortune has elevated to the questionable
se of

may,
- " Nati consnmere fruges,"
be approximately guessed ; and a picture in little of
Rio apo-„u,,r and battle of life in this country be drawn by those
the requisite application and perspicacity. On the
.74 of The Post Office Directory" is an honour to the direc-
ootid 88 sue systematic and intelligent industry, and its
Every
!sue " moults no feathe r " of its previous fame. Every
"ork sums
or immediately bearing upon the object of the
cord :,,eems to ho foreseen and contrived for, and as the re-
ten ",a million of tarts," it is the only volume we have ever
without reservation, fairly apply that often

Th . DAILY NEWS, NOVEMBER 14, 1850.
iegned at Office London Directory" for 1851 has just been
may ,and after an examination of its multifarious contents, we
ithyycciare it to deserve a continuance of the extensive patronage
hithertolnto so long received. More than 2,000 pages, divided
.Of inst!'"ewhere about 5,000 columns of close type, contain a mass
Ootk-."thiation about London and it* people to be found in no other
%re, To estimate this Directory fairly, one should go with some
ern_ f attention through its pages, and then try to calculate the
ertlmunt of labour bestowed on its production, and the great amount
that me It saves to those for whose use it is intended. Having done
ktettrat° rapid task—an attempt may be made to see how far it is
et~9ioe• Turn to the name of any person who, in trade or pro-
aflouiLlias recently removed from one prominent part of London to
'follitn`: , , and see if the name be posted up. After submitting the
teej l° a test of this kind, which it stood most completely, we
nets, no hesitation in bearing witness to its accuracy and complete-
And we may add, that among the many things that may fall
hibitio`llo notice of our foreign friends who come to see the Ex-
Ntri ,:of 1851, few are adapted to convey a more exact idea of the
Ltro
of
of the metropolis of England than this huge volume with
tionts orsand Pages filled with the names, addresses, and occupz-
her chief residents and citizens.

Thia STANDARD, DECEMBER 2, 1850.
ex,,e_JUblication is one of the marvels of our age—a work as much
tftris'!lng the celebrated " Annua re of Didot" as London exceed;
11 a ,In Wealth, population, and exitent. Our readers may remember
deaeri',lte number of the " Quarterly Review" a remarkable article
u„lig the wonderful machinery of the General Post Offlee.
traaci,..4e " Post Office Directory" is really a counterpart of that
at thaul machinery.llSuppose a man to stand of a c'ear morning
v't briekP Highgate-hill. and to loot round upon the bounleas sea
that he which actually 1111 s the whole horizon, and then to be told
lot niight in one minute, by referring to a portable book, flni
Illie,..erely the name Of every even the minutest, street, lane, or
114,41011 the prodigious accum, ulation of dwellings, but even the
Stich if every householder among the two millions of inhabitants.
him however, the fact. The " Post Office Directory" will tell
alle„;'`,!his and more ; for. besides the names of streets, lanes, and
ttuCt ), will supply a distinct index to all professions and trades.
or? all establishments about which any one can have occasion to
ient The librarians of the British Museum have been some ten
,end theP years trying to catalogue some 300,000 or 400,000 books,
" vfel, 'oasere not yet one quarter through the work. Would ittoml
Who ,t_te lid them to the compilers of the " Post (roe rec ry,
evt„:",v found out a way to catalogue some two millions of items
YOU

11/ppllcri
The AND MERCANTILE GAZETTE, DECEMBER 6, 1850.
fern, 'veltune of this important and indispensable work for the
1114-401:eing year has just made its appearance, and exhibits no fall-
k: eitherin bulk or utility, when compared with the large
Of 'names which have-preceded it. The same principles of