Long Walks. Shrewsbury, 131—Criminal Trial, 132—Margate, 133—Peace of 1814. Public Lectures, 134—Illuminations after Waterloo. First Sight of a Steam-boat, 135—Benjamin West. Sub-Secretary to a Deaf and Dumb Institution, 136—Derbyshire, 137—Floods, 138—Hampden Club, 139—Chester. Liverpool, 140—John Howard. Uriconium, 141—Gratitude to his Parents, 142—Early Rising. John Kemble, 143—Lord Mayor’s English. Habeas Corpus Act, 144—Netley Abbey, 145—Freshwater. Stonehenge, 146—Diet, 147—Thomas Campbell. New Hall Hill Meeting, 149—Major Cartwright. Election of first Member for Birmingham, 150. CHAPTER VI. Fire at Hazelwood, 151—Origin of the Fire, 158—Fire Insurance, 158—Trip to Ireland. Gas. Steamboats, 160. Ireland in 1821, 161—Edgeworth Town Assisting School, 162—Miss Edgeworth, 163—“Public Education,” 164—Miss Edgeworth’s Father, 165—A Sunday Evening at Edgeworth Town, 166—The “Monsoons.” Steamboats, 168—Hermit’s Cave, 169. CHAPTER VII. “Public Education” published, 170—Jeremy Bentham. An active Schoolmaster, 171—The Greek Committee. Wilberforce. Grote, 172—Hillska Skola. Hazelwood famous, 173—Joseph Hume. “Edinburgh Review.” De Quincey, 174—Overwork. Tour in Scotland, 175—Paris, 176—Break-down in Health, 177—Hazelwood full, 178—Plan of a model School, 179—“A Sucker from the Hazelwood Tree,” 180—Bruce Castle, 181—Marriage, 182. CHAPTER VIII. Family Group broken up, 184—Brotherly Love, 185—All Things in common, 186—Articles of Partnership, 187—Family Fund, 188—Family Council, 191—League of Brothers, 192—Reason _versus_ Authority, 194—Rowland Hill’s Sisters, 195—Howard Hill, 196—“A little ideal World,” 198—Early Prejudices, 199—Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Vernier Pendulum, 201—Home Colonies, 202—Rowland Hill retires from School-keeping. Confidence in himself, 203—Schemes, 204—Robert Owen, 206—Social Community, 207—Sir J. Shaw-Lefevre, 209—Professor Wheatstone, 210—Pantisocracy, 213—Mr. Roebuck, 214—A new Career, 215. CHAPTER IX. Mr. E. G. Wakefield. South Australian Association. Past Training, 216—Stamp Duty on Newspapers, 217—Mr. Charles Knight and Stamped Covers. Pauper Education, 218—Lord Brougham. South Australian Colonisation, 219—Secretary to the Commission, 220—Survey of the Colony. Emigrant Ships, 221—Progress of the Colony, 222—Representation of Minorities. Resignation of Secretaryship, 223—Printing Machine, 224—First Hopes of Postal Reform, 229. BOOK II. Preface to the History of Penny Postage, 233. CHAPTER I. CONCEPTION OF MY PLAN. CHIEFLY 1836.