Years. Unpaid. Paid. Stamped. Total. 1839(9) 1,358,651 263,496 1,622,147 1840(10) 787,139 2,217,127 3,004,266 1841 370,080 2,204,419 2,108,074 4,683,073 1842 351,134 2,166,960 2,760,757 5,278,851 1843 312,839 2,431,231 2,972,828 5,716,898 1844 433,270 2,524,270 3,079,418 6,037,526 1845 504,519 2,613,648 3,681,026 6,800,293 1846 551,461 2,899,306 4,435,966 7,886,733 1847(11) 448,838 3,057,257 4,905,674 8,411,769 VI. Return of the Number of CHARGEABLE LETTERS which passed through the London District Post, excluding all General Post Letters, in the first four weeks of each year, beginning with 1839. Years. Unpaid. Paid. Stamped. Total. 1839 800,573 220,813 1,021,286 1840 331,589 1,207,985 1,539,574 1841 157,242 926,264 752,134 1,835,640 1842 118,101 820,835 980,694 1,919,630 1843 113,293 837,624 1,020,091 1,971,008 1844 98,712 859,776 1,181,314 2,139,802 1845 99,005 947,660 1,337,132 2,383,697 1846 119,165 1,055,717 1,573,603 2,748,485 1847 108,158 1,079,378 1,685,105 2,872,641 The Penny Rate took effect on this route Dec. 5, 1839. The increase of the total, since 1839, is 181 per cent.; showing that the greatest increase is out of the London District. VII. Table by Mr. Hill, showing the loss of Revenue by the Post Office, compared with the Increase of Population. Years. Population. Postage. Postage due Loss. Pr. ct. by Population. 1815 19,552,000 £1,557,291 £1,557,291 1820 20,928,000 1,479,547 1,677,000 £194,553 11.6 1825 22,362,000 1,670,209 1,789,000 118,781 6.6 1830 23,961,000 1,517,952 1,917,000 399,048 20. 1835 25,605,000 1,540,300 2,048,000 507,700 24.8 VII. Table by Mr. Hill, showing the loss of Revenue by the Post Office, compared with the Increase of the Stage-Coach Duty. Years. Stage Coach Postage. Post due by Loss. Pr. ct. Duty Coach Duty. 1815 £217,671 £1,557,291 £1,557,291 1820 273,477 1,479,547 1,946,000 £466,453 24. 1825 362,631 1,670,209 2,585,000 914,781 35. 1830 418,598 1,517,952 2,990,000 1,472,048 49. 1835 498,497 1,540,300 3,550,000 2,009,700 57.