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by the present high rate . And even the poorest beggar in England might raise the sum of one penny occasionally . We hope we shall soon see the postman calling at the different crossings , with a letter for some " John Rag , Esq . "
In short , whether in the twopenny or general post , it is evident that , without any injury to the revenue ( for the reduced postage will certainly have its indirect , as well as its direct
compensations ) , we may have a cheaper , rapider , and more extensive postage ., if the authorities will let us ; and we believe they are very well inclined to do so . The " practical experience" of the Duke of Richmond has testified to the
practicability , and the great financial knowledge of Lord Ashburton to the safety of the reform suggested by Mr Hill . We do not know whether the Postmaster-General can claim more of our respect than either of those noblemen on either
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point The opposition liee * chiefly with subordinate func * tionaries , anxious ( perhaps unv consciously , and certainly botm naturally and excusably ) for thee permanency of their salaries ; . Mp Hill , however , has proved that they need not suffer , as n < E
one would desire they should ,, for the convenience of the public . There is the less reason why their narrow opposition should delay a reform which ! would be so truly valuable , ancl
so popular . No acts of public men are received more gratefully , though perhaps lesa noisily , than those which have regard to men ' s daily and domestic habits and interests .
The Hill reform would be eminently of this class , and not a mother would write to her son , not a son to his parents , not a merchant to his correspondents ,
not a husband to his wife , especially among the " millions , " without thanking the Ministry who had made it so easy a matter .
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BY EGERTOJST WEBBE . Pompostis miles : " Pol , hdc certamine factum " Gloria , ni fallor , mira secuta meum est . " O Pompose , tuum sequitur si gloria factum , Adversoa fugiat maxima causa viros .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 1, 1837, page 2099, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1835/page/65/
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