186 PKOCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS OF

Mr. IIuWLETT, chief draftsman to tlic Board of Ordnance, gave a descrip- tiou of the various mechanical means wliicli had heen devised for facilitating the accurate delineation of huildings, landscapes, <kc,, and explained the objections to which each is liable, lie wished to invite the attention of antiquaries to a method which he had devised, and used with advantage, well suited, as he believed, to assist those who are not adepts in the arts of design, or who might desire some aid in correctly producing representations of ancient buildings and objects of smaller dimensions. Mr. liowlctt's mode of proceeding is to draw with a crayon upon a glass placed in an erect frame, so that the eye being fixed by means of a stationary sight or point of view in front, the objects seen through the transparent plane may be dehueated, and the crayon lines afterwards traced on paper. ^ntt'qut'tiriS tinti ZJaavl^ of ^vt cy)ihitci, i5y Mr. W. J. ]3ii:uNH.KD Smith. — A celt of cream-coloured flint or chert lately found at Sunning Hill, Berkshire, under the roots of a tree on the property of Mr. Forbes, by whom it was presented to Mr. Bernhard Smith. A bronze spear-head with side-loops, and the point slightly bulbous, a peculiarity of form, possibly intentional, in order to inilict a more dangerous wound : it was stated to have been found at Littlemore, near Oxford. — Two Oriental weapons, one being a Malay dagger in its sheath of wood coated with leather (compare Skelton's Goodrich Court Armory, vol. ii., pi. 147, tig. 11); the other is an Indian weapon known as the " Paiscush," of which Skelton gives examples, dillering chielly in being formed with a knuckle-guard (Ibid. ].l. loU, 141). By the Rev. Thomas IIl'GO. — A bronze armilla of lioman workmanship, described as found in Bucklersbury, in the present year. By Mr. FouiucsT. — A tablet of alabaster, sculptured in high relief, and in perfect preservation. It represents the martyrdom of St. Thonuis of Canterbury, who is represented kneeling on the steps of an altar ; the four knights stand behind him ; one, n)ost in front, is in the act of striking the head of Becket, whilst another, holding his swoid with both hands, .itirs the brains with savage cruelty ; the other two knights are seen in the back-ground with their swords drawn. On the altar is placed a chalice, and in a small ambry at the side of the altar arc seen the two cruets. Beyond, on the other side, stands Edward Grim, holding a cross-stall" and a book. The date of this sculpture is aljout 1-150. It was obtained from France, and is possibly a work of the artificers of Lagny. — Four enamelled plates, bearing the evangelistic symbols. — A covered tankard of pewter, from the collection of Robert Na])ier, Esq., of Glasgow ; it is engraved with the signs of the zodiac and figures of heathen deities. — A round covered vessel of bell-metal, a beautiful specimen of casting, ornamented with arabesrpieK in relief, and demi-ligure.s of Faith and Hope. The name of the owner is intro<luced, and an escutcheon charged with a dimidiited Ib'iir-de-lyH.- iianh jiki.nicich .sciiamii .si:cki:i- mki.si'k. HV.. Seckel- uicistcr Hignifics the " Treasurer." Several Moorish pavement tiles, from Sjiain. By His (i race the IM'KK of II a.mii.to.n. — ; eiiii or golilct of silver gilt of u very rare form, of which an accurate notion may be oittuined from the uccoinpiiiiying representation by Mr. Sliuw. Tlic dimensions of the original arc as follows — height, 5 inches ; diameter at the top, .'ii inches ;