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Her Majesty's Mails
·
William Lewins
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Why,
therefore,
"should
not
the
stage-coach,
well
protected
by
armed
guards,
under
certain
conditions
to
be
specified,
carry
the
mail-bags?"
Though
by
no
means
the
only
recommendation
which
Mr.
Palmer
made
to
the
Prime
Minister,
this
substitution
of
a
string
of
mail-coaches
for
the
"worn-out
hacks"
was
the
leading
feature
of
his
plans.
Evincing
a
thorough
knowledge
of
his
subject
(however
he
may
have
attained
that
knowledge),
and
devised
with
great
skill,
the
measures
he
proposed
promised
to
advance
the
postal
communication
to
as
high
a
pitch
of
excellence
as
was
possible.
To
lend
to
the
scheme
the
prospect
of
financial
success,
he
laboured
to
show
that
his
proposals,
if
adopted,
would
secure
a
larger
revenue
to
the
Post-Office
than
it
had
ever
yet
yielded;
whilst,
as
far
as
the
public
were
concerned,
it
was
evident
that
they
would
gladly
pay
higher
for
a
service
which
was
performed
so
much
more
efficiently.
Mr.
Pitt,
who
always
lent
a
ready
ear
to
proposals
which
would
have
the
effect
of
increasing
the
revenue,
saw
and
acknowledged
the
merits
of
the
scheme
very
early.
But,
first
of
all,
the
Post-Office
officials
must
be
consulted;
and
from
accounts[55]
which
survive,
we
learn
how
bitterly
they
resented
proposals
not
coming
from
themselves.
They
made
many
and
vehement
objections
to
the
sweeping
changes
which
Palmer's
plans
would
necessitate.
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