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CHAPTER XIX.
PARTIAL IMPROVEMENT IN POSITION (1850-1).
The Word of a Minister, 163 Renewed Claim for Promotion, 164 Mr.
Warburton, 165 Mr. Cobden, 166 Mr. Hume, 167 Sir C. Wood, 169
Application for an Assistant-Secretary, 170 Mr. Frederic Hill his Services
as an Inspector of Prisons, 171 Ministry in Danger, 173 Increase of Salary,
174 Death of Mr. T. W. Hill. Mr. Frederic Hill's Appointment, 176
Staff of Clerks, 177.
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XIX (1849-51).
Money Order Department, 178 Clerks divided into Classes, 179 Clerks in
Charge. Prepayment, 180 Mail Trains versus Mail Carts, 181 Rural Dis-
tribution, 182 Postal Treaties, 183 Salaries and Promotion, 184 ; Rectification
of Accounts, 185 Mr. Cunard and the West Indian Mails, 1 86
United States. India, 187 France. Revenue, 188 Mail Robbery, 189
Improved Condition of Officials. Source of "
Dishonesty, 190 Household
Words "and "Quarterly Review," 191.
CHAPTER XX.
EFFORTS FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENT IN POSITION (1851-2).
The Railway Department, 193 Letter from Mr. Cobden. Visit to the West
Riding, 194 The two Secretaries, 195 Renewed Application for Promotion,
196 Mr. Cobden, Mr. Hume, and Sir C. Wood, 198 A Mysterious Allusion
in Mr. Cobden's Letter, 199 Resignation of the Liberal Ministry, 200
Lord Clanricarde's Minute. Statement of Improvements, 201.
CHAPTER XXI.
LORD HARDWICKE (1852).
Lord Hardwicke Postmaster-General, 203 Two Kings in Brentford, 205 Mr.
Warburton, 206 Court Dress. The Latch-key, 207 Chevalier Bunsen,
208 Who is to be Subordinate? 209 Lord Hardwicke's peculiar Spelling.
An Election Job, 2IO Resignation of Tory Ministry, 2U East Indian Post
Office, 212.
CHAPTER XXII.
LORD CANNING (1853-4).
Lord Canning, Postmaster-General, 213 Treaty with France, 214 Large
Savings, 215 Letter to Lord Canning, 215 Promotion or Resignation,
217 Lord Canning's Answer, 218 Dangerous State of Health, 219 Commission
for Revising Salaries, 221 Dinner at Lord Canning's. Mr. Glad-
stone, 222 Mortality among Colonels, 223 Sole Secretary, 224.
CHAPTER XXIII.
PROGRESS OF REFORM FROM THE MIDDLE OF 1851 TO THE END OF 1854.
Railway Legislation, 227 Acceleration of Northern Mails, 231 Limited Mails,
232 A Transformation Scene, 233 Silence under Misrepresentation. Premiums
for Punctuality, 235 Mail -bag Apparatus, 236 Rectification of