The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-18 00:00:00

MINING JOURNAL, NOTEMBER 24, 1849,

This useful and, to a commercial man, necessary publication, has
again made its annual appearance, with still greater accuracy and
eclat, if possible, than its more immediate predecessors. As a gene-
ral Directory, it is immeasurably superior to those pseudo-cheap
and ephemeral publications which, under various phases, and dif-
ferent denominations, have struggled into existence by plagiarism
from this work, and which, by the preface, we see are now totaJly
defunct. The price at which the book is published, places it within
the reach of that class (the trading community) for whom it is espe-
cially designed, while to the courtier and Parliamentary man it km

the recommendation of affording him the most useful and accurate
summary to be obtained of the "modern Babylon."

LITERARY GAZETTE, DICEMBER 1, 1849,

Talking of Annuals, this is the real and veritable Triton of the
Minnows—the genuine useful Repository, the unque.stionable Pro-
phetic Almanack, that will guide to thousands of unknown events.
Of its bulky and most intelligent predecesser we observed, that it
could only belong to, and be produced in England; we ought,
perhaps, to have said, in London. We need not repeat our praise
of the industry employed (it must be constantly, from year's end to
year's end), ner our wonder at the mass of minute information thus
collected into one grand volume—a very mountain of distinct par-
ticles 1 But we must point attention to the lateness of the date to
which this information is brought up. Incidents and changes not
yet a fortnight old are enumerated here with the same precision as
if they had taken place at midsummer. Fifty years' practice has
indeed led to perfection.

ATLAS, NOVEMBER 24, 1849.

A stranger would take a week to trace the increase of London
within the last few yeitrs. In this roost unique of publications he
may see it at a glance Year after year the volume continues en-
larging, till the once modest tome bids fair to become the moat
portly octavo ever sent out from the prem. After the reader has
done admiring the astounding immensity of the metropolis, and the
enormous multiplicity of its trades, companies, and buildings, he may
begin to admire the stupendous labour and enterprise with which a
private undertaking like this is begun and carried on. The present
volume is on the plan of former years—a plan combining so much
utility to every one as scarcely to need improvement. The publica-
tion is carried down -to the latest moment ; several important
changes being registered which occurred as late as the 13th of this
present month. This digest of the immensity of London is much

more than a Mere mercantile convenience. As a statistical account,
it has the highest value. formimr, la is_any respects. one of the most
extraordinary books in the world.

lIERAPATIPS RAILWAY JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 24, 1849.
The " Post-office London Directory" for 1850 is out. It occupies
a space on one's book-shelf as large as two or three other good-
sized volumes put together, and, in point of utility, especially to
the commercial classes, it must occupy a first place in public esti-
mation. In it is contained a mass of most useful information ;
information that is not to be found elsewhere. Additions and
corrections are observable in the present edition of the " Post-office
Direct° y ;" so that the Messrs. Kelly appear determined to distance
all attempts at competition and undemairung, whether from a host
of little competitors to parts of the work—constantly appearing
and as periodically dying off -or front Members of Parliament;
for be it remembered that some time ago, certain gentlemen
of the Lower House, seeing so great and important a work
successfully conducted by private enterprise, thought it time
for the Government to stop and take possession. A little delibera-
tion, however, soon taught them that though the position of head
of the " London Directory" was a desirable post to occupy, it was one
which they could not manage without encountering too much
labour and risk of failure. The " Post-office bl-ectory" bus now
retched its 51st year, a good age, but it seems to be all the better
for it, and likely to improve in appearance every year that it
grows older. We think the public are much indebted to Messrs.
Kelly for the great exerticns they evidently bestow in the pro-
daction of a work of so much national utility. It is a work of
every -day reference which no person in the active walks of life
should be without.
Kelly and Co., Old Boswell-court, Temple-bar, and an Booksellers: