NOTICE OF A ROMAN VILLA.

351 bed of yellow sand. These pillars were distant from each other abont IG or 18 inches, but the upper portions of the inter- vals were fill- ed with earth, and the low- er part with a stratum a- bout G inches thick of soot and ashes lying on the sand-bed be-; fore mention- ed, under which they feared to dig, lest they might injure the stability of the pillars. Here and there among the earth between these pillars (earth which had probably been laid there soon after the demolition of the villa) were found fragments of coarse pottery, and pieces of stucco, painted red, yellow, green, and black, but not sufficiently large to shew their patterns. The greater number of the lines on the stucco are straight, the others are curved and waved. A. Floor of Plaster D. Black sooty malts Section of Hypocaust. B Piers built of tiles and mortar :| in. square standing r n tilea 1 i in square E. Stucco. F. Sand. [JUG a B m □ D zi a u □ Q m a B m SB ■ m m m a m a Q m tj u a HP !■ a H m a jssevsoiis,^ i 3 □ □ □ if"""-"i p,-^— Ji 1 3 J -I ■3 b; dfcet Plan of the Hypocaust. A Prefurnium ; B. Raised Stone Seats: C. Entrance to tie Furnace : D. Remains of a Cistern or Bath F. Leaden Pipe for drawing off the water ; G. Bath : H. Drain for carrying off the water. Fig. 2. — Section of Drain at. H ; a. White coarse morUr ; b. Outer Draining Tile: c. Inner Draining Tile of finer quality than the outer ; between the two is an open space, d Fine red mortar, in. which is a pasaage for ihe water