The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-07 00:00:00

Morning Post, December 29, 1841.

The charge, whether true or false, brought against the
" Annuals," that, however pretty they may be, they are of
little or no use, cannot in any degree apply to this singular
publication. Within the single volume, neatly brought out
by Messrs Kelly and Co.. of Old Boswell-court, Temple-bar,
is comprised all the information that can be useful t ) the
fashionable, legal, or commercial communities. "It in-
cludes a "Court Directory," which alone contains about five-
and-twenty thousand names; a " Law Directory" of the
most ample description, giving, among other details, no fewer
than sixteen large pages of a " General List of Stamps ;" an
Official Directory," with an index of six thousand persons
holding situations under the Crown, in the Bank, the East
India House, and other public departments; the " Commer-
cial Directory," perhaps the fullest and most complete that
has ever yet appearei, and a variety of miscellaneous matter
which it is impossible to particularise here. In short, from
our own observation, we can safely pronounce this work a sine
qua non to everybody who desires to become acquainted with
the great metropolitan world of London.
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, Dea. 22, 1841.
On our reference from time to time to the Post-office Direc-
tory of 1841, we felt convinced that nothing could have been
produced more perfect for the purposes for which the huge
compilation was designed; it appears, however,
we were mis-
taken. The thick volume before us is vastly superior to the
last, and is unquestionably " the most complete work of the
kind ever published ;" the information is so judiciously classi-
fied, that although it extends over some fifteen hundred large
closely printed pages, every department- of the compilation
might be consulted in a few seconds. It is surprising how
such a mass of intelligence can have—heed collected and ar-
,r,ahnis,c,eh dso accurately, expeditiously. and cheaply, neither of
could of course be accomplished without the extensive
and peculiar resources of the General Post-office. No count-
ing-house, coffee-room, or public office, should be without this
excellent record.

Sun, November 25, 1841.
We hay* great pleasure in noticing this useful work, of which
we have received an early enpy. It exceeds the size of the
correct Directory of last
u id year, and probably is the most complete and
ne yet published. The following outline of
the contents Al enable the render to form some idea of the
vast undertaking. It contains an Official Directory, with the
names alphabetically arranged, of all civil officers under Go -
vernment, in the Bank of England, East India House, and all
other public establishments. A Street Directory, which in-
cludes gentry as well as traders; and subjoined to this, are two
others, giving the names at full length, of sixty thousand per.

sons engaged in commerce, and lists of two thousand trades
established in the' metropolis, with the tradesmen attached (a
each, and the subdivisions of every trade accurately defined.
There are separate Directories also for the Court ; the Par-
liament, with the must recent• addresses rf the Members of
both Houses ; the Law, with a list of all officers from the
Lord Chancellor down to the usher of the most inferior Court :
and the City of London, with the names and add-esses of all
City Officers, Companies, &e. The Court Directory includes
the names of twenty-five thousand persons not engaged in
trade, and takes a wider range than any other work of the
kind. The information respecting the Post-office will be found
eminently useful to persons of every description ; and among
other additions made to it for this year is one of great impor-
tance, showing the time at which a letter from Loodon should
be de ivered at any place in England or Wales, and the ties at
which theletter-box for London cleses in each place. The facilities
afforded by the Postmaster-General give the compilers advan-
tages which could not otherwise be obtained. The informa •
tion is furnished from the Post-office gratuitously, it is of the
latest. possibledate, and has been all collected or confirmed
within the last two months. We have had little time 3et to
test its accuracy, but have no doubt that it fully maintains, in
that respect, the high character of that published for the year
1841. 'The work is beautifully printed, sold at a moderate
price, and will be found of great service to persons in every
rank of life.