It is worthy of note, that on the admission of the deputy postmasters to office they were required to pay, in addition to the fine above referred to, fees for their deeds of deputation amounting to £3, 10s. These fees went to the clerks at head-quarters, among whom they were divided, as a payment, apparently, for the drafting and preparing the necessary papers. This must have been a heavy tax upon the postmasters, the sum mentioned being equivalent in value to at least £14 of our present money. CHESTER ROAD. +-----------+------------+-----------------------+-----------+-----------+ | Miles | | | | Salaries | | (up and | | | Old | according | | down). | Stages. | Postmasters' Names. | Salary. | to Derby | | | | | | Road. | +-----------+------------+-----------------------+-----------+-----------+ | | | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | | | | | | | | 10 Single | London | J. Bennett | 30 0 0 | 10 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 and 10 | Barnet | Walter Yorke | 40 0 0 | 20 0 0 | | 10 " 10 | St. Albans | Sarah Simpson | 40 0 0 | 20 0 0 | | 7 " 10 | Dunstable | Robert Joxon | 40 0 0 | 17 0 0 | | 13 " 7 | Brickhill | John Younger | 40 0 0 | 20 0 0 | | 10 " 13 | Towcester | Andrew Snape | 40 0 0 | 23 0 0 | | 14 " 10 | Daventry | Valentine Suckborough | 40 0 0 | 24 0 0 | +-----------+------------+-----------------------+-----------+-----------+ --------------+---------------------------+------------+ Salary | | | according to | | | judgement. | | Fines. | | | | -------------+----------------------------+------------+ £ s. d. |{ Viz. for riding, £15 } | £ s. d. | |{ per annum, and £6 } | | 21 0 0 |{ per annum for sending } | 21 0 0 | |{ his horse each } | | |{ night to the office. } | | 30 0 0 | | 30 0 0 | 30 0 0 | | 30 0 0 | 25 10 0 | | 25 10 0 | 30 0 0 | | 30 0 0 | 34 10 0 | | 34 10 0 | 36 0 0 | | 36 0 0 | -------------+----------------------------+------------+