cost of conveying a letter, 248; the conclusions at which he arrives, 256; writes "Post Office Reform," 262; lays it before Government, 263, 266; publishes it, 267, 276; examined before "Commission of Post Office Enquiry," 268; proposes use of stamps, 270; appeals to the public, 275; present at a meeting of the Common Council, 280; his caution in statement, 286; parliamentary committee granted, 287; writes "Letters to Lord Lichfield;" mode of composition, 292; examined before parliamentary committee, 295, 316, 325; regards low postage as no tax, 311; assists in preparing committee's report, 331; examines rival claims to the authorship of Penny Postage, 332; learns that Penny Postage is to be granted, 343; writes "On the Collection of Postage by Means of Stamps," 345; "Facts and Estimates," 347; present at the division, 352; letter to the Duke of Wellington, 354; in the "kitchen" of the House of Commons, 356; interview with Lord Melbourne, 357; present in House of Lords, 360; described by Miss Martineau, 361; testimonials, 363, 442; offered appointment in Treasury, 365; consults Mr. M. D. Hill thereon, 366; accepts appointment, 369; first visit to the Post Office, 371; hours of work, 374; inspects the French Post Office, 376; prepares for introduction of penny postage, 380; visits Mr. Baring, 385; learns who "My Lords" are, 386; first day of penny postage, 390; difficulties with the Stamp Office, 397; obliteration of stamps, 399; resists needless expenditure, 411; proposes to set up pillar-boxes, 417; wins Mr. Baring's confidence, 422; detects errors in accounts, 429; meets with constant opposition at the Post Office; over-worked, 431; plan of rural distribution, 433, 451; sets a high value on statistics, 434; consulted about a twopenny rate, 435; applies for office of secretary to the Post Office, 437; alarmed by the change of ministry, 439; under Mr. Goulburn, 443; thwarted in his work, 444-447; investigates railway charges, 452; Lord Lowther's hostility, 459; dismissal impending, 462; his mother's death, 465; notice of dismissal, 466; correspondence with Sir Robert Peel, 469; question of publishing correspondence with Treasury, 473; offer of help from "the men of the League," 477; cuts down personal expenditure, 480; interview with Mr. Stephen, 481; official publication of garbled correspondence, 482; petitions Parliament, 483; publishes all the correspondence, 484; select committee moved for, 487; committee granted, 492; letter to Sir G. Clerk, 493; publishes "State and Prospects of Penny Postage," vol. ii. 1, 14; examined before the committee, 1-10; director and then chairman of the Brighton Railway Company, 16; resigns, 23;