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office Directory" is an exception. Although it is impossible to give
a conscientious opinion of the details of a work conta fling upward
of two thousand pages from a hasty exasnination of them, yet we
have no reason to suppose that errors such as these we pointed out
In a former volume exists in this. As a cursory test we took up the
names of some individuals who have been affected by very recent
changes, and find that these changes are duly notified. As regards
price, this Look, is perhaps the cheapest thirty shillings' worth ever
Issued from the press.

GLOBE, NOVEMBER 23, 1849.

The fifty-first edition, that for 100, of this long-established and
useful publication, has just been pub'Phed, and tails in no way
behind its predecessors either in its typography, accuracy, er ar-
rangements. .The volume before us ccntaius no less than 2,058
pages, being an increase, since 1844, of 233 pages; and, notwith-
standing the increased size, the :price remains the same, viz.,
30.. Thi present volume brings down to the latest date all infor-
mation respec:ing the residences, &c., of the members of the Legis-
lature and the Government, of the nobility and gentry, and of the
members of the various professions-and trades carried on in the me-
tropolis. A work of .such accuracy and general utility is an in
dispensable requisite in the counting-house and shop of every
trader, and in the office of every professional man. As in the
previous vent-nes, the contents are carefully arran4ed under the
'ollowing heads .—" The Official," " the Street," "the Commercial,"
" the Trades," " the Law," " the Court," " the Parliamentary,"
" tise Postal," " the City," " the Conveyance," " the Banking,"
and " the A surance Directories ;" and by the aid of a copious index
which is prefixed, any information which may be required can be
got without trouble or loss of time.

friars-road is some three-quarters of a mile long ; • yoa, have to go to
a p .rticular home, but you knew not whereabouts the number is—
whether at the Bridge or the Obelisk end, or aay intermediate po•nt.
You turn to the " Street Directory," and find that No. 197 is next door
to surrey Chapel, celebrated of yore as Rowland Hill's. Even if you
have no local knoxledge, a simple division of the numbers will tell
you whether the house you seek is towards the ends or middle of
the street. And this is only one incidental use of the remark sble
volume.

COURT JOURNAL, DECEZIEER, 22, 1849.
Amongst the many instances of metropolitan industry and skill,
we can point to none more remarkable and useful in its way than
the " Post-otlice London Directory." We have but to draw atten-
tlen to the vast extent of this metropolis, with its great mass of
population, embracing all ranks, professions, an.l trades, and we
may form some notion of the immense labour and energy which
must have been expended before such materials could have been got
into such a systematic form as that at one glance we can be made
acquainted with every street, every house, and every individual,
whether amongst the nobility, gentry, merchants, professional men,
traders, and tradesmen, with the private residences and places of
business of each, within the metropolis and its immediate environs.
This publication is not simply one Directory, but comprehends an
" Official Directory," a " Street Dir ctory," " Commercial Direc-
tory," " Trades' Directory," " Law Directory," " Court Directory,"
" Parliamentary Directory," " Postal Directory," " City Directory,"
"Conveyance Directory," "Banking Directory," &c. The "Street
Directory" furnishes the names of the residents in each street or
place. The " Commercial Directory" has all these latter in com-
plete alphabetical order, while the nobility and gentry will be found
in similar arrangements-in the " Court Directory." The " Trades'
Directory " exhibits all the members of eack of the two thousand
trades, classified distinctly—the sub-divisions of each being suitably
distinguished. The "Law Directory" is devoted to the classifica-
tion of the members of the profession, together with the general
leg -.1 matters appropriate to a work of this character;
_while the
" rarliamentary Directory " furnishes all requisite information
as to Peers and and Members of Parliament, and as to
tt,eir town residences and country seats. The "Postal Directory"
gives full instruction on the subject of Money Orders, and of the
transmission of letters and newspapers to all parts of the world.
The "Conveyance Directory" is devoted to the important subject
which its title indica es, as are the "Banking " and "Assurance
Directories." Such a mass of similar information was never exhi-
bited, until the appearance of this work; and when we look at its
stupendous appearance we are proud to encourage the undertaking
upon national grounds.

BELL'S WEEKLY MESSENGER, DECEMBER 32, 1849.
No book in existence conveys such a vivid and impressive idea of
the magnitude, wealth, and almost infinite occup itions of the dwellers
in the metropolis of the world, as the volume now before us. and
which has established for its compiler a reputation which will last as
long as England shall continue to hold her position among the
nations of the earth. Without ti careful examination of the contents
of this immense volume, it would be impossible to form anything
like a correct idea of its value, or of the labour which must have
been spent in its comp! ation. Certainly no merchant or tradesman,
no public or private company, ought to be without a copy. Under
its twelve separate Directorles, London and its professions and
trades are so ftilly and accurately classified, that nothing legitimately
belonging to either of these heads will be looked for in vain.

UNITED STATES EMIGRATION
socrEI;Y.
TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS.
T. LAMLE MURRAY, Esq., Chair Man.
Wallop Brabason, Esq. Maurice O'Connell, Esq.. M.P.
Charles George Fairfield, Esq. M. Charles Maher, Esq.
Anthony O'Flahe ty, Esq., M.P. Edmond S. Symes, Esq.
T. Colley Grattan, Esq. Cot. C. C. Kemys Tynte, M.P.
Elf! , M.P. Clement Tabor, Esq.
MEDICAL BOARD.
N. Valentine Matter,
B.S.
s.rino,
Esq.,
It. F. Power, Esq.
" The Association agrees !(forehand to sell at coax rime, adding
merely thereto a commission." —(See Prospectus.)
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e Emigrant, with a small or large cultist, either in respect to the
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variety of produce and markets (see Dr. Smith's recent travels and
'work on North-Eastern Texas, price 25.)
The Society contracts with the Emigrant to defray. for a fixed
sum (as below, varying with the number of acres and the number in
one family) the cost of a free passage to their lands ; stook, send, and
implements ;- six mouths' provision after arrival, a house, and a
freehold of eighty acres of the finest land.
The above for the sum of - £6l 3 9
For (tach additional male, with implements, &c. 13 10 0
For each additional female - - 12 0 0
For each additional child under 12 years - - 6
If less larid is reqsired the cost'proportionally'reduced.
The Society is in, a position, from its extended connexions, to
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Every information, with map and plait of settlement, description
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Agents of the Society, or on application to the Secretary.
The first ship with emigrants will sail about the middle of Feb-
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Applications for Agents to the Society must be accompanied by
references.

D. BYRNE, Seersts.ry.

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ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
26, CORNHILL, LONDON.
Capital -£500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament.
The leading features of the Society are guaranteed of as ample
eroprietary Capital.
Moderate Rates of Premiums.
Twe-thirds Premium Loaned to the Assured.
Annual Division of Profits.
Half the Premium may remain as a Loan for FlynYearit, ,
Extensive Travelling Leave granted, without extra Preustattn--
Moderate extra Premium for Residence in Tropical Climates.
N.B. The last Annual Bonus to the Assured varied from 27 to, 66
per cent. (according to age) on the Premiums paid.
Examples of Bonuses already Declared, and Options.

S ALE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS.
Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy,
Somerset-place, 9th January, 1850. •
The Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give
Notice, that ou TuksDAY, the 29th instant, at One o'clock, they will
be ready to receive Sealed Tenders for the Purchase of her Alajest.)'s
Ships undermentioned, lying at Wooiw.ch Dockyard, viz.:—

Tons.
GRAPPLER .. .• 557
,_' ROCKET •• .. •70
No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treat ,
nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him, to
make a depos't of 251. per cent. on th, amount of each purchase.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of th Admi-
ralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for
and must also be delivered at Somerset-place.
Persons wishing to view the Ships must apply to the Commodore
Superintendent for notes of admis-ien for that purpose.
Catalogues and Conditions of Sale miy be had here and at the yard.

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Views of the Interior and Exterior of St. Peter's, with Dioramic ef-
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brilliant experiments, by Mr. Ashley.—Experimexts with the Diver
and Diving-bell.—New Exhibition of Chromatropell.—The Ma-
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Admission. IL—Schools, Half-price.

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