...enjoyed by every member of Parliament, had to a great extent their letters carried free of charge. The traders, by the help of illicit means of conveyance,...were often able to evade the heavy tax. The poor man alone was helpless. Under such a system as this the postal revenue had remained absolutely stationary...

...pieces of tissue paper sent in one enclosure would have been charged twice as much as the heaviest letter that was written on a single sheet. The upper...revenue of the country showed a large surplus, and Rowland Hill began to speculate how it might be best employed. No tax, on examination, proved so defective...

...pieces of tissue paper sent in one enclosure would have been charged twice as much as the heaviest letter that was -written on a single sheet. The upper...revenue of the country showed a large surplus, and Rowland Hill began to speculate how it might be best employed. No tax, on examination, proved so defective...

...enjoyed by every member of Parliament, had to a great extent their letters carried free of charge. The traders, by the help of illicit means of conveyance,...were often able to evade the heavy tax. The poor man alone was helpless. Under such a system as this the postal revenue had remained absolutely stationary...

...enjoyed by every member of Parliament, had to a great extent their letters carried free of charge. The traders, by the help of illicit means of conveyance,...were often able to evade the heavy tax. The poor man alone was helpless. Under such a system as this the postal revenue had remained absolutely stationary...