The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-30 00:00:00

JOiIN BUTT, Novsunr.a 21, 1849,

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As often as this gigantic volume meets the eye in its annually
renewed form, the question tises in the mind, how it Is pr,s,lb'e to
trace, in the ever-shifttig stream of London life, each unit of the
caintless multitude, and to ilelitify on each individual spot the
beings that house an I nestle there. And another question follows
naturally in the train of the former—how is it pos,lb:e that such an
undertaking can repay the enormous outlay which of necessity it
mth.t occiinlon, at a price, for tb.,! nice of the vo:ume, s t v:eeedingly
sn,ierate. On the latter pc.llC-, lio,ktver, the ti nest re• appescance
ui the vu Lime, hi ever iin;Toved and enlarged form, is a ,tlrfickiit
answer. Patriotic as his Jabot hal provis Kelly to
be, we apdrchen i tie iz; too wi e a man to push his patriotism t., the
extreme of making the public a present of 'the volume; and on the
other hand the public is hardly to be supposed so insensible to its
own interest and inconvenience, as not to give the abuudit, t encou-
ragement it deceives to a work so eminently - useful. As for the
accuracy of the information, down to the latest practicable moment,
it so happens that the present year afferds several remarkable tests.
Two .Nob!e Lords, the Earl of Albemarle and Lord Alvanley, have
died within the last month, the Cork election has only just been
gazetted, and two Bishops have been created, though neither of
them is as yet consecrated. Nevertheless we find, on turning to the
Peerage, the two noblemen who have recently succeeded, In their
proper places ; Dr. hind and hr. 011ivant settled in their sees ; and
in the " Parliamentary Directory," Colonel Chat erton, the new
Member for Cork, duly registered.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND QUARTERLY REVIEW,
JANUARY, 1850.

Wmwell .remember a iejideman of a somewhat unimaginative
turn, on being appealed to for his opinion of Mr. Dickens's works,
replied that they did not appear to him to contain much general in-
formation. This w uld have been the very book for him, for it is
full of general inform.ition. We recollect " Kent's Directory," the
first of the family to which this work belongs; and we also mum-
her the " Post-office Directory" in its cradle, and a fmnewhat
weakly and rickety bantling it was. We never thouOtt it would
have attained to the fair proportions of the vain before us, or have
displayed the inteldgence whi It we find in its pages. Exclusively of a
" Street," " Commercial," and " Court Directory," it contains all
sorts of Infmnation desirable to the merchant and the tradesman ;
while the Post-office regulat'ons, in addition to their fulness, have
the crowning re.7ommendation of authenticity. Among the number-
less cam; etitur. for public faveur at this time, we know none more
valuable t;) a mercantile man as a " ChristmaS or New Year's OM.'

CIIUUCII AND ,-,TITE GAZETTE, DECEMDER 98, 1849.
Here is an annual which has completed its firer half century, anl
wh'ch is almost load enough fur a moderately strong man to carry.
From the excellent map of London, at the beginning, to the last
page.—(and there are upwards of two thou and of them) —there is
not a word iu this gigantic volume which a critic can cavil at : his
occnpation is gone. In the pages before us there Is no flattery—as
little of foolish argument— andothlng but truth. Ndihin; but
truth I—and yet it is a guide to our national offices —a Directory for
our streets and all who therein dwell—as well as for Trade, Law,
the Court, the Parliament, and the City. In short it is a book th t
everylAxiy, at some time or other
*,stands in need e 1 ; and, as we have
said before, it not only tells nothing but truth, but is the only unin•
spired book of m hick such a character can be
given.

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This has no now features or any imi ortance, but its utility and
completeness are enforced afe sh at ea: h examination. We !ay
nothing of di"ect and obvious uses for refen2nce, because we have
often spoken of them; but whether for the purpnse or discovering
the domicil: Or hostiles o a 'Lysol of whom the inquirer has but
slender trace, or ler to .I.] i the apparent respectability of a inan by
tracing his whercabo tc rseveral ears, or for going direct to 3 our
point iu a neigt Lour or street to which yon
.are stilinger, this
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THIRTY-FIRST EDITION.
Illustrated by 28 Anatomical Colour.d Engravings on Steel.
ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE lECAPA.
CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE.
!TOW F dition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or
by post, direct from the Establishment, 3s. fid. in postage stamps,
IHE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on
IL the In6r.mities and decay of the gancrative system, from ex-
:oisive Indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of la :reury,
:th remarts on Marriage, and the means of obviating cestsin aa-
-jcalificatlons. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and
PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, Ito, Berners-street, Oz-
end-street, London. Published by the Autl;ors : sold by Strange,
Pate floater-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, IN, Oxford-street ;
itarie, 13, Titchberue-street, Haynarket; ax.l Gordon, 144, Leadell-
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Piavr I. treats of the anatorrsy raid physdolory tt the re-prodacti's e
ifgans, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings.
Pin: IL. treats of the eouszettenem res:f tbag from exeetzufveladu
gated, and ths.lr lamentable tffccts en the ryster..., psogiactr:x cuttl
;Jed bodily weal-suces, nervous excitement, a.nd ;,?nerstive netpacit: .
Gluxtratcd by Throe tkplanstory Engrasings.
PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from Infection, either ,n
the primary Or secondary form, and e,r.t..ls,s explicit .llroctions or
their treatmisit. This section is Illustrated 5y Seventeen Coloured
Engravings.. _ .

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PART iv. contains a Prescription for the Prevention of I);..eatt
by a simple application, by which the danger of int:ction
vluted. This isaportant part of the Work should no riscr;.e the
reader's notice.
l'AiT T. is devoted to the considetation of marriage, and Its
dutiss. The causes of unproductive union am also zousidorsd and
the wl'ele subject critically and philosophically Inquired Into.
TiraCosuLau Bows OF SYRIAVrid is exc'usi—ly employed in treat-
nervous and sexual debility, impotence, AC., I Is. and 33s per
bottle. The Concentrated Deters! to Tisence, as anti-syphilitic
remedy, for purifying the blood 1- CISO7 ofinfection, secondary
toms, cruptioni, and the abuse of rff.'cury, lie. and Us. per bottle.
certain Perry 's
rrel'mriellyinfgorsgPeorrriechr.alls, c.:l'l ee, ..t9sdt7 48. and I Is. per box, a
stricture, and chronic inflarnma.
lon of the biaddo% _,onse;.ittiott fee, if by sett r, 11. A minute
detail of the ase to tequir 3,3 age, habits, and prifttion in society.
ti Packets, advice, to be had at the Esttablistitncut on y, by
4hich the iee.l ig saved. Me i,rs. Perri, Surgeons, are in atten-
, tance esti!, at 1 darter •itrar.. oxfai d-ltroat, Louden, from E,,,-
veu
WI TWO. nll Tigi tc atitt4 Bai Awl from Wagon to 0,