House of Commons investigates Post Office spying
On 2 July 1844, evidence was presented to the House of Commons for collusion between British and Austrian authorities in the rendition of information from Mazzini’s letters. Image: Photograph of Giuseppe Mazzini, 1 January 1860 (author unknown). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.
Articles
“On the Post Office Espionage Scandal, 1844″
Kate Lawson, “Personal Privacy, Letter Mail, and the Post Office Espionage Scandal, 1844″