-h@55467-h-7.htm.html#Page_80" class="pginternal">80, 139, 201 Deliveries, acceleration and greater frequency of, 256 “Denis Duval,” Thackeray, 83 Denman, Lord, 36 Denmark adopts postal reform, 251 Deputation to Lord Melbourne, 133, 134 Deputy Comptroller of the Penny Post, 84 Designs for postage stamps, 197 DÉtenu, a, 35 Dickens, Chas., 31, 163, 164, 277 “Dickinson” paper, the, 197 “Dictionary of National Biography,” the, 192, 193 “Dictionnaire du XIXe SiÈcle,” 79, 186, 298 Dilke, C. W., antiquary, journalist, etc., 29 Dillon, Mr (Messrs Morrison and Dillon), 115 Dining in hall, 31 Discontent at P.O., 262-265; at tentative rate, 162 “Discourse on Our Digestive Organs,” a, 132 “Dismal Science,” the, 28 Disraeli, B. (Lord Beaconsfield), viii., 247 Distribution an only function, 106 Districts, London divided into, 74, 255 Docker's mail-bags exchange apparatus, 239 Dockwra, Wm., postal reformer, 71; inventor of local penny posts, introduces delivery of letters, divides city and suburbs into postal districts, opens over 400 receiving offices, introduces parcel post, etc., his rates lasting till 1801, then raised to swell war-tax, 74, 75; falls victim to Duke of York's jealousy, loses situation, ruined by law-suit, pensioned, pension revoked, he sinks into poverty, 76; his penny post falls upon evil days, 83; remarks on his dismissal, 80, 179, 213 Dodd, Rev. Dr, 46 Donati's comet, 266 Dover Castle, 18 Doyle, Sir A. C., “The Great Shadow,” 10 Drayton Grammar School, 1 Dubost, M., 157 Dublin, 83, 206, 228 Dudley, 50 Duncannon, Lord, 138, 139, 141 Duncombe, T., M.P., 114, 212 Dundee, 189, 190, 191, 1 ——, Sir Rowland (Lord Hill), warrior, 1 —— —— ——, Lord Mayor of London, 1 —— —— ——, postal reformer, birth, 7; weakly childhood, love of arithmetic, early ambition, helps in school, 8-16; writes “Public Education” 14; scene-painter, etc., wins drawing prize, 17; thrilling adventure, 18; takes home news of Waterloo, 88; joins Association for abolition of taxes on knowledge, 97; becomes Secretary to South Australian Commission, 18; the rotatory printing press, 21, 22; a young lover, 23; some of his friends, 28-37; his connection with the London and Brighton railway, 38, 182-184; the heavy burden of postal charges, 44; the franking system, 48; first to propose letter postage stamps, 49; Coleridge's story, 60; reformers before him, 70-91; many callings, 71; his penny post not identical with that of Dockwra, 75; on “the change of style,” 81; doing something to the mail-coaches, 87; in mid-'twenties proposed travelling post office, 92; later conveyance of mail matter by pneumatic tube, 93; discussed application of lighter taxation to letters, his brothers' help, 93, 94; M. D. H. advises writing pamphlet, Chas. Knight publishes it, M. D. H.'s influential friends, 96; Mr Wallace and R. H., 98; Blue Books, 100; reasons out his plan, 100-108; Commissioners of P.O. Inquiry and R. H.'s evidence and plan, 98; cost of conveyance of letters, 102-105; pamphlet issued, 109; plan privately submitted to Government and offered to them, declined, 111, 149; Quarterly Review attacks plan, M. D. H. defends it in Edinburgh Review, 112; the great mercantile houses, Press, etc., support reform, 116-118; Parliamentary Committee formed, 119; R. H. under examination, 119-120; in after years excuses P.O. hostility, 126; the Committee's good work, 129; penny postage to be granted, 134; writes two papers for Mercantile Committee, in House of Commons during debate, door-keepers on voting prospects, 135; R. H. writes to Duke of Wellington, present at third reading of Bill, 138; in House of Lords during debate, 141; appointment in Treasury, 145; the outsider as insider, old opponents later become friends, 146, Hogarth, 81 Holland, 76 —— Brunswick postmaster, 199 Newcastle-on-Tyne, 77, 173, 253 Newgate, executions outside, 10 New Grenada adopts postal reform, 251 —— industries created, 169 —— meaning of the word “post,” 72 —— South Wales, 65 —— York, 68 Newsbearers, coaches as, 87, 88 Newspapers, 46, 47, 57-60, 97, 116, 117, 129; stamp duty on, 46, 47, 95. (See also Press) Newton, Sir Isaac, 104 Nicholson, Mr, inventor, 21 ——, Mr (Waverley Abbey), 267 Nightingale, Florence, 117 Nineteenth Century, the, x. Ninth part of a farthing, the, 104 —— Report of the Commissioners of P.O. Inquiry, 98, 196 Nominations, system of, 246 “Nonsense of a Penny post,” 131 “No Rowland Hills wanted,” 185 North British Railway, 233 North-Western Railway, 227, 232 Northcote, Sir Stafford (Lord Iddesley), 235, 245 Northern diligence, the, 78 Norway, 15, 251 Norwich, 77 Notes and Queries, 9, 52, 93 Number of letters after reform, 133, 165, 168; in two years' time, 169; in seventh year of reform number delivered in and round London equal to those for the entire United Kingdom under old system, 214, 239; after extension of rural distribution, 255, 256 Obliteration by hand (stamping), 206, 240, 241 Ocean penny postage, 229 O'Connell, Daniel, M.P., 88, 132, 133;
berg@html@files@55467@55467-h@55467-h-9.htm.html#Page_123" class="pginternal">123 Pope, Alex., 55, 71 “Popular Tales,” Miss Edgeworth, 35 Portugal adopts postal reform, 251; postal revenue smaller than that of Edinburgh, 252 Post, new meaning of the word, 72 Postcards, 293 Post Circular, the, 190, 191 Post Office—account-keeping, 62-64, 105, 106; authorities oppose reform, 120-122, 125, 126, etc.; Money Order system during Crimean war, 140 (see also Money Order system); becomes servant to entire nation, 144, 209; only department not showing deficiency of revenue, 176; P.O. versusStamp Office, 202; Widows' and Orphans' Fund, 220; transference of appointments to, 246; unjust accusations against, 272 “Post Office Directory, The,” 301 —— ——, Indian, self-supporting, 253 —— —— Library and Literary Association, the, 266 “Post Office of Fifty Years Ago, The,” 39, 47, 56, 65, 66, 145 “Post Office Reform,” 40, 63, 64, 99, 101, 104, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 143, 192, 196, 213 —— —— Savings Bank, the, 220, 267 —— —— surveyors, the, 222 —— Offices, etc., great increase in number of, 156 —— ——, Registrars' districts without, 64, 65 —— officials fear increase of business, 121 Postage “single,” “double,” “treble,” etc., 49-52, 55, 57 —— stamps, 49, 51, 53; impressed and embossed, 73, 74, 297 Scotsman, the, 117 Scott, Sir Benjamin, 302 ——, Sir Walter, 50, 66, 78, 79, 99, 295, 296 Secretary to the P.O., Scotland, 211 “Sedition made easy,” 112 “Seminaries of Useless Knowledge,” 294 Settembrini, 37 Seven miles an hour! Preposterous! 79 Seymour, Lord (Duke of Somerset), 120, 128, 138 Shaftesbury, Lord, 48 Sheffield, near Rotherham, 84 Sherman, Mr, 293 Shiel, Mr, 114 Shrewsbury, 2 Siberia, postal rates to, 57 Sibthorpe, Colonel, M.P., 136 Sikes, Sir Chas., 267 Simplicity versuscomplications, 105 Smeaton, 261 Smith, Mr B., M.P., 36 “Smith, John,” and friend's fraud, 58, 60, 69 ——, Mr J. B., M.P., 36, 143 ——, Southwood, Dr, 28 ——, Sydney, 1, 89, 131 Smithfield and the martyrs, 157 Smuggling letters, 66-69, 121, 133 Smyth, Admiral, 34 Snooks! 203 “Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge,” the, 139 —— of Arts, the, 299 “Some Memories of Books,” a story from, 59 Somerset House, 94, 95 Somerville, Mary, 117 Sorters, improvement in their lot, 253, 254 Sorting in travelling post offices, 92, 227, 228 Southampton, the press-gang at, 11 South Australian Commission, the, 19, 148 —— Kensington Museum, the, 191, 13; at the P.O., 222-224 Volunteers, the P.O., 266 Wages, increase of. (See Improvements, etc.) Wakefield, E. G., 19 Walcheren Expedition, the, 159 Wales, the Princess of, 279 Wall letter-boxes. (See Street, etc.) Wallace of Kelly, R., M.P., postal reformer, 90; proposes charge by weight, public competition in mail coach contracts, appointment of Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (Postage), establishment of day mails, registration of letters, reduction of postal charges, more frequent mails, etc., 98, 99; advocates R. H.'s plan, sends him Blue Books, 100; Chairman of Committee, 119; his two casting votes, 127, 128; his zeal and toil, favours penny rate, 129; supports Penny Postage Bill, 138; writes to Mrs Hill on its passing, 141; urges Lord Melbourne to give appointment to R. H., 145, 181; retirement and death, 212 Walmsleys, the, 37, 143 Walsall, 67 “Walter Press,” the, 22 War with France, 10, 18, 47 War-tax, postal contribution to the, 47, 55, 76 Warburton, Hy., M.P., 120, 127; serves on Parliamentary Committee and writes report, 129; favours penny rate, “Philosopher Warburton” at home, 130; on deputation to Lord Melbourne, questions Government in House, “Penny Postage is to be granted,” 134; advises R. H. to attend debate, 125; supports Bill, 138; urges giving appointment to R. H., 145; and restoration to office, 212; interviews Postmaster-General, 214 Watch-smuggling, 273; a stolen, 274, 275 Waterloo, the battle of, 1, 88 Watford and St Albans' mails, 227 Watson, Mr, 207 Watt, James, 261, 303 “Waverley,” 78 Wedding ring, episode of a, 302 Weighing letters, 125 Weight of chargeable letters one-fourth of the entire mail only, 103; average carried and capable of being carried by coach, 123 Wellington, Duke of, 1, Printed at
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