Interview with Mr. Baring, 365—Mr. M. D. Hill’s letter, 366—Appointment Accepted, 369—First Visit to the Post Office, 371—Proposed Establishment of London District Offices, 373—Private Journal Resumed, 374—Sorting of Letters, 375—Visit to the French Post Office, 376—“Quarterly Review.” Post-paid Envelopes in 1653, 377—“Edinburgh Review,” 378. CHAPTER VI. PENNY POSTAGE (1839-40). Competing Plans of Collecting the Postage, 381—Mr. Cobden’s Expectations, 382—Stamps, 383—Fourpenny Rate, 384—The Chancellor of the Exchequer at Home, 385—“My Lords,” 386—Franking Abolished, 388—Treasury Warrant, 389—Penny Postage begins, January 10th, 1840, 390. CHAPTER VII. STAMPS (1840). Mr. Edwin Hill’s Appointment, 392—The Mulready Envelope, 393—Number of Letters in the First Quarter, 395—Official Dignity, 396—First Issue of Stamps, 397—Attempts at Forgery. Obliteration of Stamps, 399—The Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes and Mr. Edwin Hill, 405—Manufacture of Stamps, 406—Number Issued, 407. CHAPTER VIII. SUBSIDIARY PROCEEDINGS. Registration. Negotiations with France, 410—Money Orders. Increase in Expenditure partly caused by Railways, 411—Applications for Increase of Salaries, 413—Pillar Letter-Boxes, 417—Captain Basil Hall. Gummed Envelopes, 418—Envelope Folding Machine, 419—“A Princess Royal,” 420—Miss Edgeworth, 421. CHAPTER IX. PROGRESS UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Mr. Baring’s increasing Confidence, 422—Post-Office Correspondence. Messengers, 425—Lecture at the Polytechnic, 426—Threatened Break-down in the Post Office, 427—Errors in Accounts. Distribution of Stamps, 429—Slow Progress, 431—Want of Statistics, 433—Question of a Twopenny Rate, 435—Liberal Administration falling, 437—Change of Ministry, 439—Mr. Baring’s Letter, 440—Testimonials, 442. CHAPTER X. NEW MASTERS (1841-2). Mr. Goulburn, 443—Lord Lowther, 444—Lack of Employment, 445—Mr. Cole, 447—Errors in Returns, 448—“Penny Postage is safe,” 449—Country Post Offices, 451—Mr. Baring’s Minute on Rural Distribution, 452—Modes of Waste, 453—Frauds, 454—Lord Lowther’s Plan of Registration, 455—Cost of the Packet Service, 460—Official Reticence, 462—Letters to Mr. Goulburn, 463—Announcement of Dismissal, 467—Sir Robert Peel, 469. CHAPTER XI. OUT OF OFFICE (1842-3).