To the Society, for "Annales de la Société d'Archéologie de Bruxelles", tome VIIIME, livr. iii, iv, July and October 1894.

for "Notts and Derbyshire Notes and Queries", vol. ii, No. 1.

for "Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian Society", vol. xiii, pt. 1.

for "Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archeological Society", 1892-3, vol. xviii, pt. 1.

for "Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society", vol. xxxv, 1894; and "List of Members", 16th May 1894.

for "Archeologia Cambrensis", fifth series, Nos. 43, 44. To the Author, for "A Short Guide to the Larmer Grounds, Rushmore, King John's House, and the Museum at Farnham, Dorset", by Lieut.-General Pitt-Rivers, F.R.S., F.S.A.

for "Genealogical Records of the O'Maddens of Hymany", by T. M. Madden, Dublin, 1894.

To the Editor, for "The Illustrated Archeologist", vol. ii, No. 6, 1894.

It was announced that the Council had with much regret accepted the resignation by Mr. Allan Wyon, F.S.A., of the office of Honorary Treasurer, on account of ill-health, which renders it imperative on him to withdraw from active work in the Association.

Mr. E. P. L. Brock, F.S.A., Hon. Sec., exhibited, on the part of Dr. A. Fryer, an ancient engraved stone found at Tyre. This stone is the property of Miss Gertrude A. Fryer, and it was brought from the East in the year 1870 by the late Alfred Fryer. It bears an unknown symbol, and was found in the ruins of Tyre.

Mr. W. de G. Birch, F.S.A., Hon. Sec., exhibited a drawing of a medieval Tig, or many-handled drinking-cup, and read the following note by Alderman John Symons, of Hull :

"Recently, in passing down Whitefriargate, Mr. Archibald Johnston, linendraper, whose business premises are in Trinity House Yard, drew my attention to some broken pieces of brown glazed earthenware, and pointed out that they had just been dug up in the yard, which some navvies were then excavating for drainage purposes. These antique fragments Mr. Johnston kindly presented to me. They had undoubtedly formed a perfect jug, but the pick had smashed it in pieces. I had them pieced together, but found that it unfortunately lacked some portions. On close examination I came to the conclusion that it contained some smack of age; some relish of the saltness of time. Our artist, Mr. Smith, took a sketch of the relic and copies were forwarded to some antiquaries.

"The vase is 51⁄2 in. in height, 4 in. in breadth at the mouth, by 31

at the base. It has six small perfect and four imperfect handles. I remembered that I had seen something like it in the Albion-street Museum, labelled 'A loving cup'. This was found on the historical site of the Suffolk Palace, Lowgate, erected by Sir Michael de la Pole, opposite St. Mary's Church. Strange to relate, the old curiosity given by Mr. Johnston was dug up on the site of the Whitefriars' Monastery, founded by Edward I. This monastery extended along the south side of Whitefriargate from Trinity House-lane, but in 1535 it was suppressed, and Henry VIII granted to John Heneage the site and buildings, with the orchards and gardens attached. In the same year Mr. Heneage sold the property to John Thurcross, Esq., and in 1621 Alderman Ferries purchased and gave it to the Hull Trinity House. In an ancient MS. in my possession, dated 1647, the writer gives a description of articles dug up during the demolition of the establishment. Among these', the writer says, was a shallow bowl of red ware, which doubtless had been used for the purpose of taking wine out of; also drinking cups.' I have nothing more to add than that this rude piece of ancient pottery may in former days have been used for some peculiar custom. Such relics are invested with great interest, and are most precious because they remind us not simply of the hallowed structure of the Carmelite monks once in our midst, which savours of the time of yore; but also of other men than we, other manners and customs than ours."

Mr. Brock read the following:

INTERESTING DISCOVERIES NEAR CARDIFF.

BY DR. ALFRED C. FRYER.

"During the explorations of the Roman villa on Ely Racecourse, near Cardiff, it has been found that the Romans had constructed a small foundry hearth there, and had smelted iron with coal derived from the outcrop of the Welsh coalfield. The Welsh iron ore which was found lying about may have been brought, Mr. John Storrie conjectures, from the now disused Wenvoe Mine, which is about 1 miles distant as the crow flies, and also from Rhubina, which is about 6 miles off. Beside these some manganese ore (black oxide) has been discovered. Mr. John Storrie, in a letter sent to the Western Mail on August 23rd, says: The manganese ore contains only a very small proportion of iron- -so little, indeed, that it would be quite useless to use it to obtain iron from. Its appearance, however, led me to think that it was not a native ore, and, having submitted it to Mr. Frank Johnson, F.G.S., he confirms this, and says that it is almost certainly Spanish ore, and further says that if a piece of the Ely find was dropped on a heap of Spanish man

ganese ore a mining expert could not distinguish between them. Here, then, we have a case of ore imported for some other purpose than iron-making. An inspection of the glass made at Ely shows that it was not discoloured by manganese, and the only other suggestion I can make is-Did the Romans get ahead of Bessemer and employ manganese in making steel?'

"No doubt the Romans had some method of hardening their iron, and this find of manganese ore may help to throw some light upon the subject. Mr. Storrie promises that the find shall be examined by such as have a special knowledge of iron and steel making and can make a complete detailed examination. We shall look for such a report with considerable interest."

Mr. Birch read some "Notes on Sepulchral Crosses and Slabs in Shetland", by Lady Paget, of Cambridge, and exhibited two plates of drawings, see above, pp. 306, 307.

Mr. Birch also read some "Notes on the Font and Brasses in Adderley Church, Salop", by C. Lynam, Esq., and exhibited a series of drawings and a rubbing which Mr. Lynam sent for the illustration of his paper, which will be found printed at pp. 303-305.

The Chairman read a paper entitled "An Ancient Record concerning St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury", which will be found printed above at pp. 295-302.

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Mr. Barrett read a paper on Cashel, Holy Cross, and Hoar Abbey", and exhibited a large series of drawings connected with the subject of the paper, which it is hoped will be printed in the Journal hereafter.

Mr. Birch exhibited a photograph and rubbings of an ancient oaken chest sent by Mrs. Metcalfe, of Instow, North Devon. It is chiefly cedar wood. It was bought by her husband, the late C. T. Metcalfe, C.S.I., with Buckshaw House, Sherborne, Dorset, in 1892, and tradition says that it is the veritable "Mistletoe Bough" Chest, which is known to have been traced to the Blackmore Vale. The carving inside the lid is said to be unique. The chest is now at Sherborne Castle (Mr. J. K. D. Wingfield Digby's), where it can be seen at any time.

Mr. R. Earle Way exhibited a collection of bone pins and fibulæ, a small urn or food-vessel, and a small anchor or grappling-iron, all of the Roman period, found about 14 ft. from the surface in the White Hart Yard, High Street, Southwark; a thrift box from Basinghall Street; a pair of bone-tube hinges for a door of Roman date found during excavation in Leadenhall Street; a spiral candlestick in wrought iron, 17th century; also a small pocket pistol, which Mr. A. S. Cuming thinks was used for the discharging of needles.

WEDNESDAY, 5TH DECEMBER 1894.

C. H. COMPTON, ESQ., V.P., IN THE CHAIR.

Arthur S. Flower, Esq., 7, Gordon Place, W.C., was duly elected a member of the Association.

R. H. Macdonald, Portlaw, Ireland, was elected a Honorary Correspondent.

Thanks were ordered to be returned to the respective donors of the following presents to the library:

To the Society, for the "Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the year 1893".

for "Smithsonian Report" for the year ending 30th June 1891, and for the year ending 30th June 1892.

for "Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects," November 1893, October 1894.

for "Proceedings of the Warwickshire Naturalists' and Archæologists' Field Club, 37th Annual Report 1892, and 38th Annual Report 1893".

To the Author, for "Ueber Pseudo-Cnuts Constitutiones de Foresta", by F. Liebermann; and "The Text of Henry I's Coronation Charter", by the same, 1894.

To the Editors, for "Byegone Surrey", 1894.

Mr. E. P. L. Brock, Hon. Sec., exhibited a further selection from his collection of Jettons, and promised a notice of them all in detail, at a future time, for the Journal.

Mr. W. de Gray Birch, F.S.A., Hon. Sec., exhibited on behalf of Mr. J. T. Irvine, three sketches and a tracing with the following descriptive note :

(1) So much of a stone as now is uncovered with plaster, used up in the inside of west end wall of the south aisle of Rothwell Church, near Leeds. (See plate opposite.)

Another of like size and depth, but with more richly-carved foliage (perhaps the other side of the same monument), occupies a place in the west end of this aisle's wall, so close to ground and blocked by modern bench-ends and hot-water pipes as almost to defeat any attempt to sketch it.

(2) A tracing, full size, of a chalice incised on the tomb slab of a priest now on the floor of same aisle.

(3 and 4) Sketches of two of the Ilkley crosses-one from the churchyard, another from museum there. My disappointment was considerable on discovering that all these Ilkley crosses (with the doubtful exception of a broken slab) were not earlier than the Norman return to inter