The Post Office as it used to be, 237—Coleridge and Miss Martineau, 239—Franks, 240—A Travelling Post Office, 241—Effects of Reduction in Taxation, 243—Post Office Revenue, 244—Systematic Study of Postal Accounts, 246—Cost of Primary Distribution, 248—Cost of Conveying a Letter from London to Edinburgh, 249;—Uniform Rate, 250—Secondary Distribution, 251—Contraband Conveyance, 253—Effects of Cheapness on Consumption, 255—Mr. Wallace, 257—Commission of Inquiry of 1835-8, 259. CHAPTER II. PROMULGATION OF MY PLAN. “Post Office Reform,” 262—Plan laid before Government. Mr. Villiers, 263—Stamped Covers, 265—Publication of “Post Office Reform,” 267—Examined before the Commission of Inquiry, 268—Stamps, 270—Recommendation of Commissioners, 273—Government does Nothing, 274—Appeal to Public, 275—Instances of heavy Postage, 276—Support of the Press, 278—Court of Common Council, 280—Post Office Consolidation Act, 281—“The old state of things,” 282—Difficulties raised, 285—Appointment of Parliamentary Committee, 287—City of London Petition, 289—Ignorance of the Postmaster-General, 290. CHAPTER III. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE. Letters to Lord Lichfield, 292—Mercantile Committee, 294—Parliamentary Committee, 295—Postage Rates, 296—Number of Letters, 298—Contraband Conveyance, 300-4—High Postage and the Poor, 305-9—Mr. Jones-Loyd, 310—Low Postage no Tax, 311—Uniform Rate, 312—Mode of Prepayment, 315—Charge by Weight, 317—Conveyance of Mails, 319—Letters _not_ sent by Post, 320—Franks, 321—Colonel Maberly’s Plan, 323—Examined before the Committee, 325—Votes of Committee, 327—Lord Seymour’s Report, 329—Committee’s Report, 331—Mr. Warburton, 333. CHAPTER IV. PENNY POSTAGE BILL. United States, 336—Issue of Report, 337—Reduction _by_ a Penny. Petitions, 339—“Post Circular,” 340—Deputation to Lord Melbourne, 341—Adoption of Plan, 343—Stamps, 345—Envelopes, 346—“Facts and Estimates,” 347—Stationers. The Budget, 348—The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Resolution, 350—The Division, 352—Duke of Wellington, 353—Penny Postage Bill, 355—“Kitchen” of the House of Commons, 356—Interview with Lord Melbourne, 357—The Bill before the Lords, 359—The Bill becomes Law. Miss Martineau, 361—Lord Ashburton, 362—Wolverhampton Testimonial, 363. CHAPTER V. APPOINTMENT IN TREASURY (1839).