“Edinburgh Review,” 354—Duke of Argyll, 355—Lord Colchester, 356—Lord Elgin, 357—Health failing, 358—Royal Society. K.C.B., 359—Vigorous and harmonious Action in the Office, 360—Dangerous Illness. Lord Stanley of Alderley, 361—Fourth Cabal. Mr. Gladstone’s Support, 362.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

PROGRESS AFTER 1859.

Post Office Savings Banks—their Costliness, 364—Registration, 367—Pattern Post, 368—Packet Service. Transference from Admiralty. Mr. Frederic Hill’s Reforms, 369—Tenders. Surveys of Mail-packets, 370—Readjustment of Transmarine Rates, 371—Punctuality, 372—Large Expenditure prevented, 373—Reward for faithful Services, 374—Free-trade and subsidised Mail-packets, 375.

CHAPTER XXIX.

RESIGNATION (1864).

A Blow struck at Promotion by Merit. Appeal to the Treasury, 376—Interviews with Lord Palmerston, 377—Health broken down. Medical Certificate, 378—Mr. Gladstone’s Kindness. Letter of Resignation, 379—Results of Postal Reform, 380—Number of Letters. Revenue, 382—Letters from Lord Stanley of Alderley, 384—Lord Stanley’s Speech in the House of Lords, 386—Statue in Birmingham, 387—Mr. Joseph Parkes. “Sir F. Baring’s opinion of Rowland Hill,” 388—Pension to Lady Hill. Notice by Lord Palmerston, 390—Treasury Minute, 391—Authorship of Penny Postage, 393—Lady Hill’s Address to the Queen, 394—Grant from Parliament. Lord Palmerston’s Speech, 395—Speeches by Lords Brougham and Clanricarde, 398—Letter to Mr. Gladstone, 399—Mr. Gladstone’s Answer, 400—University of Oxford. Testimonials. Albert Gold Medal, 400—Happy among Reformers! Postal Reforms of the Future, 401—Packet Service. Every Department should be Self-supporting, 402—Contract Work. Female Labour. Parcels Post, 403—Postal Union. Office of Postmaster-General should be Permanent, 404—Patronage. Promotion by Merit. Post Office Monopoly, 405—The Path that lies before Reformers, 406.

BOOK III.

CONCLUSION.

Squandering of Force, 411—Rowland Hill’s Character. His Pride in his Plan, 412—A rare Combination of Enthusiasm and Practical Power. Never Complained of the World. His perfect Integrity, 413—His high Standard of public Duty. His Generosity and Consideration for the feelings of others, 414—Asked too much of men in general, 415—A Member of the Political Economy Club, 416—His continued Interest in Postal Affairs. Garibaldi, 417—Effect of Education on the Postal Revenue. Spelling. His Grief at the Faults committed in the Post Office, 418—Mr. Gladstone’s Description of his Lot. State of his Health, 419—Royal Society Club, 420—An overwrought Brain. Metropolitan Asylums Board, 421—Regularity of his Household, 422—The Resources of his Old Age, 423—His Gratitude. Thoughtfulness for others, 424—Death in the Family Group, 425—Colonel Torrens. His Son’s Marriage, 426—Not Forgotten of Men. Statue in Kidderminster. Freedom of the City of London, 428—Death, 429,—Westminster Abbey, 430.

APPENDICES.

A.—Letter to Postmaster-General Lord Clanricarde (January 3rd, 1849), p. 437.

B.—Letter to Postmaster-General Lord Clanricarde (August 13th, 1849), p. 443.

C.—Lord Clanricarde’s Reply (August 23rd, 1849), p. 445.

D.—Minute on the Sunday Duties of the Post Office (February 3rd, 1849), p. 446.

E.—Letter to Postmaster-General deprecating Compulsory Employment on the Sunday (October 18th, 1849), p. 453.

F.—Anonymous Letter from a Sub-Sorter (October 11th, 1849), p. 455.

G.—Letter to Mr. Warburton (November 16th, 1850), p. 457.

H.—Letter to Postmaster-General Lord Canning (June 18th, 1853), p. 460.

I.—Memorandum by Sir R. Hill on the Net Revenue of the Post Office (December 18th, 1862), p. 466.

J.—Conveyance of Mails by Railway—Memorandum thereon (January 6th, 1857), p. 474.

K.—Minute relative to Panama Route to Australia (September 27th, 1858), p. 478.

L.—Letter to Lord Canning Governor-General of India (October 24th, 1857), p. 482.

M.—Proposed Reduction in the Postage on Newspapers and other Printed Matter (June 12th, 1869), p. 484.

N.—Letter to the Lords of the Treasury—Superannuation Grant (March 17th, 1864), p. 492.

BOOK II.

HISTORY
OF
PENNY POSTAGE.

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