CHAPTER VII.

THE BRISTOL AND PORTSMOUTH MAIL FROM 1772 ONWARDS.--PROJECTED SOUTH COAST RAILWAY FROM BRISTOL, 1903.--THE BRISTOL TO SALISBURY POSTBOY HELD UP.--MAIL COACH ACCIDENTS.--LUKE KENT AND RICHARD GRIFFITHS, THE MAIL GUARDS. _Page_ 75

THE BUSH TAVERN, BRISTOL'S FAMOUS COACHING INN, AND JOHN WEEKS, ITS WORTHY BONIFACE, 1775-1819.--THE WHITE LION COACHING HOUSE, BRISTOL, ISAAC NIBLETT.--THE WHITE HART, BATH. _Page_ 93

TOLL GATES AND GATE KEEPERS. _Page_ 110