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Her Majesty's Mails
·
William Lewins
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FOOTNOTES:
[70]
These
items
are
exclusive
of
those
relating
to
colonial
money-orders.
[71]
The
Government
can
grant
a
release
to
any
ship
fixed
for
this
service.
It
will
be
remembered
by
many
readers
that
after
the
Peterhoff
was
taken
by
Admiral
Wilkes
of
the
United
States'
navy,
February,
1863,
the
proprietors
of
the
vessel,
who
had
other
ships
on
the
same
line
(with
all
of
which
the
Post-Office
sent
ship-letters),
asked
the
Government
for
the
protection
of
a
mail-officer.
On
the
principle
of
choosing
the
least
of
two
evils,
and
rather
than
take
such
a
decisive
step,
which
might
lead
to
troubles
with
the
United
States'
Government,
Earl
Russell
relieved
the
Sea
Queen
from
the
obligation
to
carry
the
usual
mail-bag
to
Matamoras.
[72]
The
Duke
of
Richmond,
though
opposed
to
the
Reform
Bill,
was
a
member
of
Lord
Grey's
Cabinet.
Indefatigable
in
the
service
of
the
department
over
which
he
was
placed
from
1830
to
1834,
he
refused
at
first
to
accept
of
any
remuneration
of
the
nature
of
salary.
In
compliance,
it
is
stated,
with
the
strong
representation
of
the
Treasury
Lords,
as
to
the
objectionable
nature
of
the
principle
of
gratuitous
services
by
public
officers,
"which
must
involve
in
many
cases
the
sacrifice
of
private
fortune
to
official
station,"
His
Grace
consented
to
draw
his
salary
from
that
time
only.
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