text_original: The ' Penny Post/ let it he said, is an older institution than that which Sir Rowland Hill intro  duced. A penny post for the conveyance of letters had been set up in London so long ago as 1683 ; and it was adopted or annexed by the Government some years after.
text_transcription: THE PENNY POST LET IT BE SAID IS AN OLDER INSTITUTION THAN THAT WHICH SIR ROLAND HILL INTRODUCED A PENNY POST FOR CONVEYANCE OF LETTERS HAD BEEN SET UP IN LONDON SO LONG AGO AS SIXTEEN EIGHTY THREE AND IT WAS ADOPTED OR ANNEXED BY THE GOVERNMENT SOME YEARS AFTER
phonemes: ðə pˈɛni pˈoʊst slˈæʃ lˈɛt ɪt hiː sˈɛd, ɪz ɐn ˈoʊldɚɹ ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən ðɐn ðæt wˌɪtʃ sˌɜː ɹˈoʊlənd hˈɪl ˈɪntɹoʊ dˈuːst. ɐ pˈɛni pˈoʊst fɚðə kənvˈeɪəns ʌv lˈɛɾɚz hɐdbɪn sˈɛt ˌʌp ɪn lˈʌndən sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ ɐɡˈoʊ æz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ; ænd ɪt wʌz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ɔːɹ ˈænɛkst baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt sˌʌm jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ.