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Newspaper
Bristol Journal
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 05, 1788
Page
4
The poem traces Windsor as a fortress rising under Norman rule and later transformed by Henry and art. It contrasts warlike strength with peaceful patronage, imagining banners, halls, and battlements moving from conquest to civilizational glory. It ends by urging Britain to rise, defend freedom, and wield power judiciously in war and mercy.
A traveler and companions descend the Rock of Seturah in Cevennes to a newly found cave near Ganges. They describe an alabaster altar, four yellow pillars, an obelisk, and a colossal statue of a woman with two children, with stalactites and stalagmites filling vast subterranean chambers.
The article discusses French financier Lesparat's proposal for a 30,000,000 livre annual sinking fund to discharge the national debt within two generations. It argues the plan could outpace England's Pitt scheme, relies on tontine loans and steady French resources, and includes royal pledge and sacred security for creditors. It also covers moral critiques of public punishment and calls for humane, reformist governance.
An excerpt from Benjamin Rush On the Effects of Public Punishments arguing that power over life should not be given to authorities. It contrasts confinement versus execution, notes humanity reduces war, and links humane policy to justice and public safety, with musings on reform and lifelong consequences.
Two years prior, Mr Mara, husband of the renowned warbler, joined the Earl of Exeter’s hunt. On the chase, Mara rode the Earl’s horse Black Sloven without stirrups, leaping hedges and ditches while the pack and groom pressed on. He nearly died, rescued as the field arrived, the gate clearing proving near fatal.
A fragmentary poetic line speaks of royal praise and public felicitation. The verses hint at a chorus and ceremonial music but lack full context or clear event details. The tone resembles celebratory public verse rather than a news item.
The notice lists coaches and inns across Bristol Channel routes and warns passengers that only mail coach passengers may cross by mail boat. It explains how to secure passage to Newport or Brillol if the boat is full and notes value limits on parcels. Names of inns and towns appear in the text.
A historic advertisement extols Dalbys Carminative for infant bowels and various adult fluxes plus James's Powder for fevers puerperal and childbed. It claims rapid relief in a one month old with griping pains and convulsions, praises cephalic snuff and a cordials for stomach and bowel disorders, and cites royal patent status and widespread testimonials from Britain.
A Newbury testimonial from November 1785 recounts severe knee pain swelling to the body, preventing waistcoat closure by six inches. After eight bottles of Hayman’s Merchant Drops from Willis & Fuller, the writer reports full recovery and urges others to use the remedy, noting no other medicines were taken.
An 18th or 19th century advertisement touts Dr Steers's Opodedloc as a cure for rheumatism cramps sprains and head pains with claims of universal efficacy. It warns against imitations stamped with F Newbery and extols uses for burns wasps stings and nervous complaints. The text also promotes the remedy as a horses embrocation for back sinews wind galls cracked heels and weak feet.
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