LORD ELLENBOROUGHasked Her Majesty's Government, Whether it was intended to discontinue the issue of telegraphic stamps, which had been found very useful to the public? He thought it would be a convenient thing if the 1s. and 3d. telegraphic stamps could be used for ordinary purposes.
LORD THURLOW, in reply, said, he was afraid that it was not in his power to give the noble Lord any decided information on the subject. The question of the abolition of the stamps for telegraphs had for some time been under the consideration of the Postmaster General; but no final decision had been arrived at in the matter. A few days ago a somewhat similar inquiry was addressed to the Postmaster General in "another place," and he (Lord Thurlow) had nothing to add to the reply given by the right hon. Gentleman on that occasion.