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.

G.--Letter to Mr. Warburton (November 16th, 1850), p. 457.

H.--Letter to Postmaster-General Lord Canning (June 18th, 1853), p. 460.

I.--Memorandum by Sir R. Hill on the Net Revenue of the Post Office (December 18th, 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 12th, 1869), p. 484.

N.--Letter to the Lords of the Treasury--Superannuation Grant (March 17th, 1864), p. 492.