APPENDIX.
I. TABLES FROM THE PARLIAMENTARY RETURNS.
The parliamentary return, obligingly sent to Dr. Webb by Mr. Hume, M. P., bears date the 11th of June, 1847, and was made in pursuance of an order of the House, passed April 22, 1847. The tabular statements contained in this important paper will be examined with great interest by those who are accustomed to statistical inquiries, and are here presented for their use. Taken in connection with Mr. Hume's table, on page 4, they will present the most convincing evidence of the unparalleled success of cheap postage.
A comparative statement of the Number of Letters delivered in the United Kingdom, in one week of the month of November, 1839, and of each subsequent year, taking a week in the month of April, 1847. (Condensed from the parliamentary document.)
| Years. | England and Wales. | Ireland. | Scotland. | United Kingdom. |
| 1839[3] | 1,252,977 | 179,931 | 153,065 | 1,585,973 |
| 1840 | 2,685,181 | 385,672 | 385,262 | 3,456,115 |
| 1841 | 3,029,453 | 403,421 | 413,248 | 3,846,122 |
| 1842 | 3,282,021 | 474,031 | 446,494 | 4,202,546 |
| 1843 | 3,401,595 | 478,941 | 468,677 | 4,349,213 |
| 1844 | 3,744,011 | 527,630 | 511,663 | 4,783,304 |
| 1845 | 4,467,619 | 597,425 | 601,715 | 5,666,759 |
| 1846 | 4,629,324 | 649,324 | 621,850 | 5,890,704 |
| 1847[4] | 4,823,854 | 698,313 | 626,709 | 6,148,876 |
II. An account, showing the Gross and Net Post Office Revenue, and the Cost of Management, for the United Kingdom, for the year ending the 5th day of January, 1839, and for each subsequent year.
| Year ending | Gross Revenue.[5] | Cost of Management.[6] | Net Revenue. |
| 5 January, 1839 | £2,346,278 —s. 9½d. | £686,768 3s. 6¾d. | £1,659,509 17s. 2¾d. |
| 5 January, 1840[7] | 2,390,763 10 1½ | 756,999 7 4 | 1,633,764 2 9½ |
| 5 January, 1841 | 1,359,466 9 2 | 858,677 —5¼ | 500,789 11 4¼ |
| 5 January, 1842 | 1,499,418 10 11¾ | 938,168 19 7½ | 561,249 11 4¼ |
| 5 January, 1843 | 1,578,145 16 7½ | 977,504 10 3 | 600,641 64½ |
| 5 January, 1844 | 1,620,867 11 10 | 980,650 7 5¾ | 640,217 4 4¼ |
| 5 January, 1845 | 1,705,067 16 4 | 985,110 13 10¾ | 719,957 2 5¼ |
| 5 January, 1846 | 1,901,580 10 2¾ | 1,125,594 5 — | 775,986 5 2¾ |
| 5 January, 1847 | 1,978,293 11 10¼ | 1,138,745 2 4¼ | 839,548 9 6 |
III. Return of the Payments made by the Post Office during each of the years ending the 5th of January, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, for the Conveyance of the Mails by Railway in Great Britain.
| 5th January, 1839, | £12,380 5s. 7d. |
| 5th January, 1840, | 52,230 1 2 |
| 5th January, 1841, | 51,301 6 8 |
| 5th January, 1842, | 94,818 7 10 |
| 5th January, 1843, | 77,570 5 7 |
| 5th January, 1844, | 96,360 10 5 |
| 5th January, 1845, | 89,809 4 6 |
| 5th January, 1846, | 179,257 4 1 |
| 5th January, 1847, | 107,890 14 2 |