Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland
CHAPTER XXI.
Cheap Postage--Rowland Hill--His Plan Proposed in 1837--Comparison of the Old and New Systems--Joshua Leavitt--Money-Orders, Stamps, and Envelopes--The Free Delivery--London District Post--Mr. Hume--Unjust Treatment of Mr. Hill by the Government--The National Testimonial 246