The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-11 00:00:00

POST - OFFICF LONDON DIRECTORY
For 1850,
Being the FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL EDITION,
Comprising, among other information,
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY; STREET DIRECTORY ;
COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY ;
TRADES' DIRECTORY; LAW DIRECTORY;
COURT DIRECTORY; -
PARLIAMENTARY DIRECTORY;
POSTAL DIRECTORY ; CITY DIRECTORY ;
CONVEYANCE DIRECTORY;
BANKING DIRECTORY;
&C. &C.

The following are Reviews of the Edition for the current year.
Which have appeared in the leading Metropolitan Journals :

SUN, Novxmami 22, 1849.
The " Post-: ffice London Directory" has new been in existence
upwards of half a century. From small boginnings it has g ne on
year by year improving until this, the fifty-first annual impression,
Which is incontestable superior to its predecessors, and which may
be considered as near an approach to perfection as it is eerhaps
'Possible to attain in a work of this description. The "Post-office
London Directory" for 1850 extends to 2,091 pages, and consists of
to less than twelve separate directories, tut ter t e heads of " T o
• Official," "The Street," "The Commercial," "The Trades,"
"The Law," "The Court," "The Parliamentary," "The Postal."
"The City," "The Conveyance," "The Banking," and "The
Assurance Directories." The "Official Directory" at once indi-
cates the position of every public employe. The " Str ct D:rec-
-tete furnishes the names of- the residents in each street or place ;
this being the only work that has ever even attempted to
• include in one general list the nobility and gentry as well as
the merchants, professional men, traders, and tradesmen of the
bletrepelis and its immediate environs. The "Commercial I •irec-
ler:" has all these latter In complete alphaisetical er er, while
xoe nobility and gentry will be found in similar arrangement
111 the "Court Directory ." The "Trades Directory" exhibits .11
the members of each of the two thousand trades classified dis-
tinctly—the sub-divisions of each being suitably distinguished.
The " Law Directory" is devoted to the classification of the
Members of the profession, together with the gmeral legal matte's
appropriate to a work of this character; while the " Parliamentary
Directory" furnishes all requisite information as to Peers and
limbers of Parliament, and as to their town residences and country
Seats. . The" Postal Directory" gives fall instruction on the subject
Of money orders, and of the transmission of letters and newspapers
t 9 all parts of the world. The " Conveyance Directory " is devoted
to the important subject which its title indicates, as are the " Bank-
ing " and "Assurance Directories." The proprietors of this, the
Most useful and most ;accurate Mirror of the Metropolis of the World
that has ever been presented to the public. are well justified in
Waking it their boa t that —" Such a mass of facts of this particular
description was never presented to the public anti' in the pages of the
I' Post-office London Diroctory ;" and unceasing efforts have been
devoted to secure, not merely a large amount of info maiden, but
Mich an arrangement, condensation, and classification, that any de-
!deed part of this large volume may be referred to without difficulty."
Not only is the information contained in this work most ample and
bloat accurate, but it is arranged in such an admirably clear and
Succinct manner, that a reference can at once be made with the
greatest facility to any port on which may be desired. It is not going
too far to say that this is far and away the best book of the sort
ter presented to the public. A 8 might have ,been expected, the
"treat and most deserved success-of the " Post *Mee Ldndon Direc-
txrY " has induced several persons to attempt to vend spurious
iinitations of it ; and, in order to guard the public against fraud, we
give them the following extract from the preface, in which
he Proprietors allude to these attempts at imposition :
" The great success which has attended these efforts has induced
the belief that it is only necessary to announce a book to contain
several Directories,' and taking the titles of some of the sub-divisions
of this work, as ' Street Directory,' Parliamentary Directory,'
`Banking Directory,' Official Directory.' &c. &e. &c., in order to
ensure a sale ; and, in consequence, a year now seldom passes with-
ettt acme experiment of the kind. There has been no instance of
fade of these ephemera's surviving the year of its production, or,
Indeed, of being, In the ordinary sense of the word, published, or even
announced in the newspaper .. The circulation is always as secret
841, Possible, and limited to those who have been induced to order'
,hit book, and who, on scrutinizing, after having paid for it, are el's-
oPpointed that is not the one they had expected. These abortive
experiments do no injury to the Post-office London Directory
Probably, indeed, to the small extent:to which they offer a contrast
the eppo ito effect is produced. Still it may be well for the public
chat the facts should be known." In the case of such a volume, pro-
duced but once a year, mere cost must always be quite secondary to
hiltless of information and accuracy of arrangement : still, it may
not be entirely irrelevant to direct attention, to the fact that, tektite
its bulk only, and without reference to the general typographical
Ind other arrangements, it is by far the cheapest book which issu,s
"ent the English press.

TIMES, NOVEMBER 23, 1849.
?its is in some respects the most wonderful boot in the world.
Of no other city could se vast a record be compiled ; and in no other
Metropolis could such a work be undertaken and executed by pri-
vate enterprise. This " hand-book to the commerce of the tint
,"nttnercand as ial c!ty of the world" hai, now reachedt
o its 51st annual pub
deatien the language of eulogy, if nof admiration and as-
tont,hment, bas well nigh been exhausted in successive announce-
%ants of former editions, it may be aufficlent now to say that the
volume for 1850, like its immediate predecessors, is not less huge
and comprehensive in its design than minute and accurate in its de-
tails. Messrs. Kelly's " Post-office London Directory" has, indeed,
t4kPll rank as a publication which we are permitted to regard with
national pride, not only as an annual witness to the fast-increasing
'Wealth, resources, and population of London, but also as an example
of the herculean undertakings which in this country are left to be
achieved by the energy and perseverance of private citizens.

MORNING CHRONICLE, Novxmaga, 22, 1849.
We have just received the fifty-first annual publication of this
host Useful work. It would be altogether unnecessary to attempt
to Point out the value of this large volume (extending, as it does, to
Considerably more than 2,000 pages) to the great portion of the inha-
bitants of this, the first commercial city in the world ; but it Is pos-
ifible that, In other parts of the empire, its nature and importance
may net be so well known or appreciated.. It may, therefore, be
shortly stated, that it contains in itself not less than twelve separate
direCtories under the heads of " The Official," " The Street," " The
Comore,o,ll " " The Trades," " The Law," " The Court,' " The
Parliamentary,"' " The Postal," " The City," " The Conveyance,"
The Banking," and " Ihe Assurance Directories:" The mass of
facts furnishedunder each of the..e heads is of the most varied cha-
racter, and the information contained in it is arranged and classified
in sach an admirable manner that any matter sought for, legiti-
mately falling within the scope of such a publication, may be referred
to with the ureatest facility. As far as we have been able to test
this new edition, the same care-has been expended on it as on the
previous volumes, and the corrections have been made up to the most
recent dates. Taking it altogether, we feel the proprietors are justi-
fied in saying that this work is the best mass of condensed informa-
tion of the kind ever laid before the public.

MORNING HERALD, NOVEMBER 23, 1849.
With prescriptive punctuality this stupendous work makes its
appearance at the fall of the year, and adds another to the large
family which have gone before. The diligence and activity which
have usually characterised .its preparation seem to increase rather
than diminish with each annual recurrence of the undertaking, and
the volume just issued exhibits both to an extent which is unparal-
leled i the history of compliaton. Let It be borne in mind that
Within its crimson boards there are upwards of 2,000 royal octavo
Pages, each page filled to its utmost limits with small letterpress,
and every word compriPcd therein the record of a real and practical
Some idea may thus be gathered of the vast amount of labour
n"'kb, has been expended upon Ate framework of a cyclopedia,
Pich shall present, at a glance, a complete and irrefragable view if
e Personal and commercial contents of the entire metropolis.
cry) car has exhibited the Improvement which naturally comes
from
enlarged experience and stability of position, and the volume
for 1850 is probably as perfect a book of its class as it is within the
Power of human industry to accomplish. Day by day is it tested in
all Parts of the town, but when do we hear of error or inexacti-
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ute ?s The arrangement Is such that you may ascertain the where-
o•
Po r
every Individual of position or public occupation ; if you
Vhiet his name you can turn to the street he lives in, or the trade
Re follows, and, he does not escape you. Whether a government
ji4l.l),l°Ye, a Bank director, properl man, or a small trader,
5.i.4 to be found in. his p place, and this without the
_.ghtest difficulty or loss of time. The analytical method which is
!uolded ensures the immediate grasp of whatever Information is
heeded; and this again is subdivided to an extent that meets every
.I.lsticeivable exigency. Every year the entire volume undergoes re-
-I°ll, and we can but admire the efficiency of the process, which
s,nables such a vast compendium of minute and isolated details to be
eared. for the time being, of the errors which the shifting accidents
re perpetually generating. The present volume does not dis-
a:„” 'RIY alteration, as regards plan, from that of 1849. We have a
r et separate dlrectorles—namely, of official people, streets,
en'ail trades, lawyers, gentry, Members of Parliament, Post-
.lee functionaries, and the postal machinery, Civic authorities, coa-
t ?nets, and bankers—each of these definite branches of fact con-
N:thrg, under their respective heads, all the collateral intelligence
_ h the man of business may require, or like to knew. Mr. Kelly's
"wetiv!lthan book is, in truth, your only real history of London ; and
4`,,te It is a huge monument of laborious inquiry, of single-handed
t:_l'rPrise, and unexampled perseverance, it becomes of national in-
aviXt as a concentrated chronicle of all that appertains to the
pd,_",,ng and overgrown capital of Europe. If any one wants to see
o„.,neßel Loudon" really is. let him turn over the leaves of the " Post-
Ihrectory," and polder (statistically or morally, as he will)
tiAon their varied and multifarious contents.

MORNING Pon, NOV-EIMER 24, 1849.
Nothing reminds one so forcibly of the immense volume, wealth,
and populousness of this prodigious metropolis as the huge Directory
.eflUisite to register the commercial and other orders of society rest
bee within its precincts. Here has this " Post-office Direetory"
Zen going on increasing in size, and multiplying in contents, for 51
until it has grown into a bulk that makes one pause with won-
". And not only has it swelled into gigantic proportions, but it has
its improved a hundred ways, until It has become as remarkable for
usefulness as it is marvellous for its greatness. To say such a
'Turk is perfect would be absurd, for from its very nature it must have
't4,4,113, defects; therefore, we will not stop to point out where we
uk a more judicious arrangement might be made, or a desirable
~.
unitary introduced, We must take it as it is—an astonishing coin-
It),ilat ion of facts, indispensable to be ever within the ready reach of
nia profes.,ional, the commercial, and the official man, and, indeed,
.9 Persons cmgregated within this capital. The care bestowed
t's; "As new edition is appare it throughout, and must have been
.ste!liendous in amount. The " Street Directory," the "
the
Directory,"Trades' Directory," the " Law Directory,"
" Postal Directory," the ." Conveyance Directory," are each and
dare up to the last moment of publishing. We may safely
b,l,_ re " The Post-office Loudon Directory" to be the worthy hand-
"'' tr., the commerce of the first commercial city of the world.

This MORNING ADVERTISER, Novas 24, 1849.
ponderous annual, yet marvellously clear volume—which,
its' the Post-office itself, is a wonder of the werld—has just made
tv.alisearance. It has existed for half a centurco y : the present is the
I►ith all the merits characterising its previous existence, but with
°OOl that age only increases its strength, its vigilance. and its
g_Nteitles to be useful to all who by possibility can require that in-
, !natation which it gives. Although the result of private enterprise,
in every respect as proudly national a work as proceeds from
-"4„.7 Publieher in Great Britain ; and wherever it may be seen and
e.;,ft.„,rnined, no matter in which part of the world, it cannot fail to
Nu'leY astounding but not incorrect notions of the world's meitrot-
e 1,, , have so often had occasion to describe, which s o
4,1:,41, this minutely accurate yet gigantic Directory, that we ran-
It 'ell add to the praise It now more than ever so amply deserves.
exiel'inears to be superfluous labour, yet we can hardly avoid generally
44,8 the construction of this enormous compilation. It con-
fact, twelve distinct Directories, under the titles
'eb,7BA,r, " The Street," " The Commercial," " The Trades,"
The Court," "The Parliamentaryi7 " The Postal,
Asti The Conveyance," "The Bankng," and " The
the Ce Directories." These heads clearly indicate the nature of
nformation contained in those divisions. As regards " The
tort Directory," as valuable in its results as it must have been
thelef ti! anti laborious in the preparation, it presents the names
he residents in each street, square, place, Esc. ; and it is due to
te Work to state that it is the only one that ever even attempted
s.tnbine
ntereb,„, in one general list the nobility and gentry, and the
lis ",,'"1, professional men, traders, and tradesmen of, the metropo-
thewr Its environs. The "Commercial Directory' presents all
tentr;atter in complete alphabetical order, while the nobility and
TheTirr° found in similar arrangement in the "Court Directory."
thoesmatdes' Directory" exhibits all the members of each of the two
41)Propri !Mies classified distinc ly—the sub-divisions of each being
*the el, a`ely distinguished. The " Law Directory" is devoted to
general. lineation of the members of the profession, together with the
reedP 'elPti matters suitable to a work of this character ; while the
aamentary Directory" furnishes all requisite information as to
and na Members of Parliament, and as to their town residences
le erit;d trY
seats,
Ste. The Proprietor of this immense undertaking
to declare that,—'• such a mass of facts of this particular
‘l"ltiloti
the . °it Was never presented to the public until in the pages of
have "t-ofllce London Directory;' and that unceasing efforts
tie; );en devoted to secure, not merely a large amount of informa-
ttny dca„t Such an arrangement, condensation, and classification, that
tileeenq Fen part of this large volume may be referred to without
add rh This is the truth ; and it would have been justifiable to
efforts at not only is the work unsurpassed in the world, bat that all
411trib
',utt) imitate it, numerous as they are each year, have only
nnbood to render, if possible, more apparent the remarkable,
Volur 1
u,ed, and ost useful excellences of this great original. The
3 preceded by a ell-defined Map of London,

DAILY NEWS, NOVEMBER 23, 18409;
the
nay.
first
tiZhis bulky annual presented itself yesterday f
...,e, to Public patronage. No new feature is put forth, nor, indeed,
7. ltd li be easy to invent one ; for the plan having been matured
pears not very suscep-
-41 ested by so many years'
di,t7?f additions or improveem"on"itse.ne% p
As
and office of every
heretofore the official
N-Virtraent gives at one reference the name
in
ono
general list an
InstaQ emPl•Ye. The street branch includes
1,,, ''t clue to the habitations, not oily of the
great and small ;
I,lllleinerchants, professior al men, and traders,
nobility and gentry,
1i441,,.ti1e " Commercial Directory" separates the
Clitetutrter” fdrolvmuitehne.
It a„ ', Private individuals being classified i the
~P:" from the Trades' lists that no fewer than tewo4.
Lan
waseanndd
Par„:te callings are exercised in the metropolis. ef ti— TPentary Directories" record the addresses of all n the members
whether they
ride
I,.egislature and jurisprudence of the country,
.ves
every
infr',.°
al_ London or not. The " Postal Directory" gives i•‘:.% mon relating to inland, foreign, and colonial postage. The
di it.rnoney order offices throughout the limits of the London.,
fortfr,; Post is especially useful. The " Conveyance Directory' sets
cabs 'hue minutest fact connected with railways, coaches, omnibuses,
tUat(,)„",ackueY-coaches, canals, and waggons. This mass of infor:
sib', 'is Preceded by an almanack, and, according to the best,pe.se
11....,.E.estitneny—that of Mr. Peter Cunningham, author of ' Tl%.
~in!.cl book for London "—the most complete map of London ev;..
,„:;ecie; The editor of this leviathan list of names, trades, plac—,
.1 'vt, otives, singsin his preface an To triumphale over the fall
last7erous rivals and imitators, and intimates that his work at
~e_ cands alone, This implies monopoly—a condition seldom fa-
-'rab-e to excellence or cheapness, To this however, the " I'o3l-