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Xerxes, were of the stone with which they engraved their gems. He speaks also of another tribe who used stone-headed arrows. Mr. C. Long exhibited also several silver coins, of Constantius, Valens, Valentinian, and Gratian, part of a hoard (about one hundred in number) discovered in the parish of Chaddlesworth, Berks, deposited in an earthen vase, of which a fragment only was preserved. The spot is on a bye-road about two miles north of the " Upper Baydon Road," Avhich appears to be a continuation of the Ermine Street, leading from Corinium to Speen {Spince.) The old " Street Way" also runs about three miles to the northward, in the direction of Wantage. The discovery has been noticed in the Gentle- man's Magazine. Mr. Long communicated a note of a mural painting discovered in September, 1849, over the chancel arch in Chelsworth Church, Suffolk. It represents the Day of Doom, the Saviour enthroned on the rainbow ; the Virgin Mary at his right intercedes for the departed spirits ; eleven Apostles, and various persons, some of them wearing crowns, appear behind her. On the left stands St. Peter, bearing the keys and a scroll. There is also a representation of Hell, with demons of grotesque forms, and the wicked tortured by chains worked by a windlace.' By the Hon. Richard Neville. — Three remarkable bronze fibulfe, of the Anglo-Saxon period, from the Stowe Collection, two of them of the " saucer- shaped" type, and set with imitative gems. They are of large dimensions, diam. 31 in. The third consists of a circular ornament, chased and jewelled, appended to a long acus, and resembling certain ornaments found in L-eland. They were discovered at Ashendon, Bucks. By the Rev. T. F. Lee. — Specimens of Roman and medieval pottery discovered at St. Albans. He presented to the Institute rubbings from a brass in St. Michael's Church, in that town, which had been concealed by pews, and that of Richard Pecock, 1512, at Redburn. By Mr. Wiiincopp. — A metallic speculum, in remarkable preservation, discovered on the Lexden-road, near Colchester. It has a handle, accord- ing to the usual fashion of Roman mirrors ; but objects of this kind have rarely been found in England. A small vase of fine Samian" ware, exceedingly perfect, found at Colchester in 1848; the bottom, on the inside, bears the stamp ARC. OF. A very perfect cylix of brownish-coloured ware, with embossed ornaments ; found in the Thames, Sept. 1847. A diminutive Roman vase, in singular preservation (height 2i inches), found in an urn at Colchester, 1837. A small vessel, or patera, of fine smalt- blue glass, found in an urn at the same place, apparently compressed by exposure to fire. A curious bionze armlet, with engraved ornament, several beautiful rings of various periods, with other ornaments of gold, and two silver armillte of Anglo-Saxon workmanship. A standing cup, of ashwood (?) date about 1600; and some specimens of medieval pottery. A gold ring, with portrait of Charles I., inscribed C R., 1G48. By the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. — A very curious carving in walrus-tooth, probably part of the binding of a Textus, or book of the Gospels. It represents the Saviour, within an aureola of the pointed-oval form, surrounded by figures of the Virgin, St. John, apostles, and angels. This specimen has been assigned to the eleventh century. By Mr. Godwin, of Winchester, through Mr. Gunner. — A small carving in ivory, a roundel of open work, representing foliage and birds, probably of ' This painting lias recently unilcrgonc "restoration" by ISIr. Mason, of Ipswich, under direction of Sir H. Austen, churchwarden of Chelsworth.