Birth of Rowland Hill. His Father’s Ancestors, 1—His Mother’s Ancestors, 5—His Father’s unusual Character, 7—His Relish of Life, 8—His legal reading, 9—Study of Astronomy. Priestley, 11—His Short-hand, 13—A Schoolmaster, 14—His Love of Theories, 18—Admirable as a Father, 19—A Reformer, 20—A Free-trader, 23—A bad Man of Business, 24—His Death, 26—Rowland Hill’s Mother, 27—He himself a Combination of the strong Qualities of each Parent, 31—Bailie Lea, 32—Birmingham Riots, 33—Birth-place, 34—Life at Horsehills. Dearth of 1800, 35—A Night-alarm, 37—Peace of Amiens, 38—Trafalgar, 39—Currency, 40—Forgers, 41—Mr. Joseph Pearson, 42—Early Courtship, 43—Love of Counting. Water-wheel, 44—Perpetual Motion, 45. CHAPTER II. Hill Top, 47—School opened, 48—Young Traders, 49—Miss Edgeworth, 50—Workshop. Household Work, 51—Feeling of Responsibility, 52—Debts. Ruling Machine, 53—Rowland Hill becomes a Teacher, 54—His Father’s Lectures, 55—Electrical Machine, 56—A young Astronomer, 57—Habit of Criticism, 58—Mathematics, 60—Learning by teaching, 61—Mr. Beasley, 62—Discovery of his own Deficiencies, 63-67—Horse-dealing, 64—Literary and Scientific Societies, 68—Representation of Minorities, 69—William Matthews, 73—Prize for Drawing, 74. CHAPTER III. Early Perseverance, 76—School Theatre, 77—Map-making, 79—His Father’s Lecture on Electricity, 80—Family Help, 82—Alarum Water-clock, 83—Screw Steamboats, 84—Land Surveying. Map of Scene of Thornton’s Murder, 85—Ambition. A model College, 87—No Jealousy of the Sons in the Father, 88—Punctuality, 89—Enforcement of Penalties, 90—Family Debts paid off. “Exhibition.” Shakespeare corrected, 91—Eighteen Hours’ Work a-Day. Zerah Colbourn, 92—Mental Arithmetic, 93—Trigonometrical Survey, 94—A Rival School, 97—Survey of a Coal-pit, 98—Roman Road, 99. CHAPTER IV. Dr. Arnold, 100—Charter House, 101—“Public Education,” 103—The New System, 104—Overwork, 105—Court of Justice, 107—A Constitution, 108—Benevolent Society, 109—Magistrates, 110—Character on leaving, 111—Band. Corporal Punishment. Marks, 112—School “a little World,” 113—Conference of Teachers, 114—Code of Laws, 115—Juries. “Voluntary Labour,” 116—Fights, 118—“School Fund,” 119—Punctuality, 120—Rank, 121—“Edinburgh Review.” Captain Basil Hall, 122—Mr. W. L. Sargant, 123—Unalterable Determinations. Enforcement of Penalties, 124—Restraint of Temper. Rowland Hill’s Courage, 125—His Brother Matthew goes to the Bar. His Brother Arthur takes his Place, 126—Becomes his Father’s Partner. Architect of the new School-house, 128—Hazelwood opened, 130. CHAPTER V.