Gladstone, Mrs, 141, 290 ——, W. E., ix., x., 37, 112, 268, 288, 289, 290 Glasgow, 54, 68, 233, 294 Gledstanes, Mr, 115 _Globe_, the, 19 Gordon riots, the, 224 Goulburn, H. (See Chancellors of the Exchequer) Gradual instalments, 268 Graham, Thos., Master of the Mint, 34 “Grahamising” letters, 114 _Graphic_, the, 301 Grasset, M., 158, 298 Gravesend, newspapers sent _viâ_, 46 Great Exhibition of 1851, 95; of 1862, 279 —— Northern Railway, 232 “Great Shadow, The,”—Conan Doyle, 10 Greece, 14, 113 Greenock's first member, 98, 119. (See also Wallace, etc.) Gregory XIII., Pope, 81 “Grimgribber Rifle Corps,” the, 266 Grote, Geo., M.P., 113 Guildhall, the, 53, 76, 302 “Guy Mannering,” 50, 78 Hackney, 76 Haddington, 4 Hale, Sir Matthew, 81 Half-ounce letters of eccentric weight, 197; half-ounce limit, 108 Hall, Captain Basil, 13 Hall-door letter-boxes, 106, 131, 256 Hamburg adopts postal reform, 251 Hampstead, 29, 30, 32 Hanover adopts postal reform, 251 “Hansard,” 43, 80, 99, 121, 176, 212 Hardwick, Lord. (See Postmasters-General) Harley, Dr G., 34 Harlowe, another Clarissa, 3 Hasker, 84 Hawes, Sir B., 36 Hazelwood school and system, 12-16 “Heart of Midlothian, The,” 66 Henslow, Professor, 167, 225 Henson, G., 39 “Her Majesty's Mails”—W. Lewins, 66 “Here comes Dickens!” 164 Hereford, 221 Herschel family, the, 34, 117 High postal rates mean total prohibition, 133 Highgate, 50 Hill, Alfred, 250 ——, Arthur, 18, 29, 297 —— brothers, 8-16, 93, 94, 133 ——, Caroline (born Pearson), 22, 23, 26; Mr Wallace's congratulations, 141; “mother of penny postage,” 142; her help, unselfishness, and courage, 182, 212, 265; the wedding ring, 302 Hill, Caroline (Mrs Clark), 16 ——, Edwin, 93; his help, a mechanical genius, supervisor of stamps at Somerset House, machines for folding and stamping newspapers, folding envelopes, embossing Queen's head, etc., author of “Principles of Currency,” “Criminal Capitalists,” etc., 94, 95; anecdotes, 95, 96, 242, 293, 297 ——, Frederick, 237, 297 ——, Dr G. B., author of “Life of Sir Rowland Hill,” and editor of “The History of Penny Postage,” x, 17, 38, 71, 112, 120, 193, 286-288 ——, James, 2, 4, 5 ——, John, postal reformer, 74 —— ——, 2 —— ——, the younger, 3 ——, Matthew Davenport, 4, 9, 21; helps reform, 93; first Recorder of Birmingham, 94; advises R. H. to publish pamphlet, 96; his reply to Croker, 112, 132, 150; “prophets who can assist in fulfilment of their own predictions,” 150; an admirable letter, 152; on questioning Garibaldi, 279, 293, 297 ——, Miss Octavia, 28