The Life of Sir Rowland Hill and the

X CONTENTS.
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 Com-
plained 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 over-
wrought 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 West-
minster Abbey, 430.
APPENDICES.
A. Letter to Postmaster-General Lord Clanricarde (January 3rd, 1849), p. 437.
B. Letter to Postmaster-General Lord Clanricarde (August 1 3th, 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 i8th, 1849), p. 453.
F. Anonymous Letter from a Sub-Sorter (October nth, 1849), p. 455.
G. Letter to Mr. Warburton (November i6th, 1850), p. 457.
H. Letter to Postmaster-General Lord Canning (June iSth, 1853), p. 460.
I. Memorandum by Sir R. Hill on the Net Revenue of the Post Office (December
1 8th, 1862), p. 466.
J. Conveyance of Mails by Railway Memorandum thereon (January 6th,
1857), p. 474-
K. Minute relative to Panama Route to Australia (September 27th, 1858), p. 478.
L. Letter to Lord Canning, Governor-General of India (October 24th, 1857),
p. 482.
M. Proposed Reduction in the Postage on Newspapers and other Printed Matter
(June 1 2th, 1869), p. 484.
N. Letter to the Lords of the Treasury Superannuation Grant (March I7th,
1864), p. 492.