A Blow struck at Promotion by Merit. Appeal to the Treasury, 376--Interviews with Lord Palmerston, 377--Health broken down. Medical Certificate, 378--Mr. Gladstone's Kindness. Letter of Resignation, 379--Results of Postal Reform, 380--Number of Letters. Revenue, 382--Letters from Lord Stanley of Alderley, 384--Lord Stanley's Speech in the House of Lords, 386--Statue in Birmingham, 387--Mr. Joseph Parkes. "Sir F. Baring's opinion of Rowland Hill," 388--Pension to Lady Hill. Notice by Lord Palmerston, 390--Treasury Minute, 391--Authorship of Penny Postage, 393--Lady Hill's Address to the Queen, 394--Grant from Parliament. Lord Palmerston's Speech, 395--Speeches by Lords Brougham and Clanricarde, 398--Letter to Mr. Gladstone, 399--Mr. Gladstone's Answer, 400--University of Oxford. Testimonials. Albert Gold Medal, 400--Happy among Reformers! Postal Reforms of the Future, 401--Packet Service. Every Department should be Self-supporting, 402--Contract Work. Female Labour. Parcels Post, 403--Postal Union. Office of Postmaster-General should be Permanent, 404--Patronage. Promotion by Merit. Post Office Monopoly, 405--The Path that lies before Reformers, 406. BOOK III. CONCLUSION. Squandering of Force, 411--Rowland Hill's Character. His Pride in his Plan, 412--A rare Combination of Enthusiasm and Practical Power. Never Complained of the World. His perfect Integrity, 413--His high Standard of public Duty. His Generosity and Consideration for the feelings of others, 414--Asked too much of men in general, 415--A Member of the Political Economy Club, 416--His continued Interest in Postal Affairs. Garibaldi, 417--Effect of Education on the Postal Revenue. Spelling. His Grief at the Faults committed in the Post Office, 418--Mr. Gladstone's Description of his Lot. State of his Health, 419--Royal Society Club, 420--An overwrought Brain. Metropolitan Asylums Board, 421--Regularity of his Household, 422--The Resources of his Old Age, 423--His Gratitude. Thoughtfulness for others, 424--Death in the Family Group, 425--Colonel Torrens. His Son's Marriage, 426--Not Forgotten of Men. Statue in Kidderminster. Freedom of the City of London, 428--Death, 429,--Westminster Abbey, 430. APPENDICES. A.--Letter to Postmaster-General Lord Clanricarde (January 3rd, 1849), p. 437. B.--Letter to Postmaster-General Lord Clanricarde (August 13th, 1849), p. 443. C.--Lord Clanricarde's Reply (August 23rd, 1849), p. 445. D.--Minute on the Sunday Duties of the Post Office (February 3rd, 1849), p. 446. E.--Letter to Postmaster-General deprecating Compulsory Employment on the Sunday (October 18th, 1849), p. 453. F.--Anonymous Letter from a Sub-Sorter (October 11th, 1849), p. 455.