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of Hull. After marrying the Mayor's daughter, he left 

 the Post -Office, as might be expected, and took, I am 

 bound to add, a public-house in Eyton Gate, called the 

 Phoenix Tavern, which was rather a come-down after 

 the Mayor's House. He died August 24, 1828, aged 

 sixty-five. 



Jarvis would have done better if he had eschewed 

 the tavern and taken a leaf out of the book of the 

 Coal-heaver, who, about his time in the j^resent 

 century, came from heaving coals at Thames Ditton 

 for ten shillings a week to be the Piev. William 

 Huntington, of Providence Chapel, Gray's Inn Lane. 

 By virtue of his preaching, he married the titled 

 widow of a lord mayor, and rode in his own carriage, 

 instead of taking to a public-house or throwing coals 

 out of a barge. 



One young postman, named Mosey, had also an- 

 eventful career. A smart and active youth, he was 

 taken into the office by Mr. Eodmell in 1810, and,, 

 thanks to natural gifts, had by 1841 risen to be 

 postmaster. He held office down to my time — in fact, 

 until 1864. I have known several most efficient 

 officers of control who, like Mr. Mosey, rose in this 

 way from the ranks, first being employed as postmen 

 or telegraph messengers. 



The post-office at Hull has had its flittings from a 

 little room, which still exists up a court (though its 

 delivery- window is papered over and lost to view), to 

 a fine building, which worthily houses it, in the 

 Market Place. 



