Note 100 — Chapter XXI

“June 12th, 1852.—Some of the present Ministers are jobbing in a very unprincipled manner, in order to influence the coming elections, I have had to advise on a letter from Lord —— to the Postmaster-General, asking the latter to restore the second mail between —— and —— arranging the matter so as to enable him to announce the restoration when he next visits —— for his election. That is to say, the country is to spend £800 or £900 a-year to promote his private interests. As Lord Hardwicke has sent the letter (a private one) to me, I suppose he cannot be fully alive to the dishonesty of the proposal. I shall, of course, prevent the job, if possible.”—Sir R. Hill’s Journal.—Ed.