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Her Majesty's Mails
·
William Lewins
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Mr.
Hill's
popularity
outside
the
Post-Office
contrasted
favourably
with
the
estimation
in
which
he
was
held
inside.
The
whole
community
had
become
impressed
with
the
value
of
his
measures
and
the
important
services
he
had
rendered.
Spurred
on
to
exertions
by
the
treatment
he
had
received
at
the
hands
of
an
administration,
which,
to
use
the
fine
expression
of
Lord
Halifax
in
reference
to
another
public
benefactor,
"refused
to
supply
the
oil
for
a
lamp
which
gave
so
much
light,"
a
public
subscription
was
opened
throughout
the
country,
which,
joined
in
by
all
classes,
was
quickly
represented
by
a
handsome
sum.
The
money,
which
amounted
to
over
thirteen
thousand
pounds,
and
which
was
only
considered
an
expression
of
national
gratitude,
and
by
no
means
a
full
requital
for
his
services,
was
presented
to
him
at
a
public
banquet
got
up
in
London
under
the
auspices
of
the
"Merchandise
Committee."
In
an
address
which
accompanied
the
testimonial,
Mr.
Hill's
measure
of
reform
was
pronounced
one
"which
had
opened
the
blessings
of
a
free
correspondence
to
the
teacher
of
religion,
the
man
of
science
and
literature,
the
merchant
and
trader,
and
the
whole
British
nation--especially
the
poorest
and
most
defenceless
portions
of
it--a
measure
which
is
the
greatest
boon
conferred
in
modern
times
on
all
the
social
interests
of
the
civilized
world."
Mr.
Hill's
bearing
on
the
occasion
in
question
is
described
as
most
modest
and
unassuming.
He
expressed
his
gratitude
for
the
national
testimonial
in
few
but
telling
phrases.
He
delicately
alluded
to
his
proscription
from
office,
regretting
that
he
could
not
watch
the
progress
of
his
measure
narrowly,
and
pointed
out
improvements
which
were
still
necessary
to
give
complete
efficiency
to
his
reform.
Mr.
Hill
gave
ample
credit
to
those
who
had
sustained
him
in
his
efforts
to
carry
his
plans
through
Parliament,
and
especially
named
Messrs.
Wallace
and
Warburton,
members
of
the
special
Committee
of
1838,
Mr.
Baring
the
Ex-chancellor
of
the
Exchequer,
and
Lords
Ashburton
and
Brougham.
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