militia against the
insurgents; and on that occasion "the backward stables of the White
Lion, in Brode Street, were set on fire, and therein were burnt to death
two of the Duke of Beaufort's best saddle horses. It was supposed to
have been done by the malice and envy of the fanaticks, of whom a great
many were sent prisoners from Bristol to Gloucester, and there secured
till the rebellion was over."

In Matthew's "New History or Complete Guide to Bristol" for the year
1793, there are the following entries respecting this erstwhile great
coaching establishment:--

WHITE LION, BROAD STREET.--Thomas Luce proprietor. To London: A coach in
two days sets out on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at seven o'clock
in the morning.

WHITE HART INN, BROAD STREET.--(The White Hart adjoined the White Lion,
and was a distinct hostelry so far back as 1606.) George Poston. To
London: A coach in one day every morning at four o'clock. To Birmingham:
A coach every morning (Sundays excepted) at four o'clock, also a mail
coach every evening at seven o'clock. To Gloucester: A coach every
morning at eight o'clock. To Exeter: A coach every Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday morning at six. To Bath: A coach every morning at nine
o'clock and four in the afternoon.

The _Bristol Mirror_ made announcements touching the White Lion
thus:--"March 10, 1804. Wonderful cheap travelling. Fare inside 10s.
6d., outside 8s. The public are respectfully informed that coaches set
out every Tuesday and Thursday and Saturday morning from the White Lion
and White Hart, John Turner, Landlord, and arrive at Birmingham the same
evening. Performed by Weeks, Poston & Co.

"November 8, 1823. J. Niblett, White Lion, Broad Street, announces
change of Royal Mail coach route to London and back. The Emerald Post
coach would run _via_ Bath, Devizes, Marlborough, and Maidenhead. L1
18s. inside, 16s. outside.

"April 12, 1832: New Royal Mail coach to Bath daily at 7 a.m. Leaves
York House, Bath, on return at 5 p.m. Arrives at White Lion, Bristol, at
6.30 p.m.

"April 21, 1832. Royal Mail to Liverpool every day at 5 p.m. from White
Lion, Broad Street; arrive twelve noon the following day by way of
Chepstow, Monmouth, Hereford, Shrewsbury, and Gloucester. Return journey
Liverpool 5 p.m. Arrive White Lion 12 noon next day.

Mr. Isaac Niblett, who became proprietor of the White Lion Inn in 1823,
in which year Thomas Luce gave up the place, was a well-known individual
in the