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 ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE. 313 British Islands with those preserved in the Royal Museum at Copenhagen, It presents a selection of characteristic types of the antiquities of stone, of hronze, gold, sepulchral urns, objects of the iron period, amongst which are Roman reliques of beautiful forms, and an instructive display of anti- quities coeval with our Anglo-Saxon remains ; Christian antiquities of the middle ages, ckc, not less than 459 examples are represented in this volume. It is entitled — " Afbildninger fra det Kongelige Museum for Nordiske Oldsager i Kjobenhavn." Royal 8vo. Whilst the foregoing pages were at press, the third part of the Journal of the Archaeological and Historical Society of Chester has reached us. We are unable to advert in detail to numerous subjects of curious inquiry, to which the attention of the Society has been directed, in the course of their praiseworthy endeavours to arouse a more active and intelligent interest in the antiquities of the Palatinate. We cannot refrain, however, from noticing the important evidence here presented, in regard to the Records hitherto preserved at Chester Castle, and the exertions of the Marquis of Westminster and those influential persons in the county and city, who felt strongly desirous that these memorials should not be removed to a Metropolitan depository, on any alleged pretext of greater security, at the sacrifice of much of the essential interest inseparably attached to such evidence, in the locality to which it properly belongs. The abstracts of lectures on the local records delivered by Mr. W. H. Black, and his recom- mendation in favour of a branch depository at Chester, will be read with interest. Much had been done in recent years, for their presei'vation and arrangement, chiefly, as we believe, through the exertions of the late Lord Stanley of Alderley ; a catalogue had been also compiled by Mr. F. Thomas, at the expense of the county. Meanwhile, despite of all remonstrance, these documentary treasures, upwards of fifteen tons in weight, have been transferred to the Rolls Office. It may be hoped that the fullest facilities will now be afi'orded for the use of the materials centralised in London ; and that the public may soon be put in possession of the Calendar and Indices prepared by Mr. Thomas, and Mhich an energetic member of the Institute, Mr. Beamont, had previously engaged to edit for the Chetham Society. The increasing activity of many Provincial Archseological Societies has been strikingly shown in their recent Meetings, held in various parts of the kingdom. The British Archaeological Association held their Annual Congress, in August, at Chepstow, a locality full of attractive objects of all periods, and ample provision to ensure the success and grati- fication of such an assembly. The Cambrian Archaeological Associa- tion selected Ruthin and the Vale of Clywd as the scene of their eighth anniversary, which commenced on September 13, under the Presidency of F. R. West, Esq., M.P. The proceedings of the week were agreeably diversified ; the excursions included Denbigh, St. Asaph, Rhuddlan Castle, Vale Crucis, and Llangollen, with many vestiges of the primeval times, and sites of historical interest. Arrangements were concerted to give increased efficiency to the future proceedings of the Society, and the " Archseologia Cambrensis " will be henceforth conducted with renewed energy and interest, under the editorial care of the Rev. II. Longueville Jones. The Surrey Archaeological Society held their inaugural Meeting in May at Southwark, Avhich was numerously attended, and their Anniversary took place on June 30, at Kingston-on-Thames. On the former occasion, Henry Drummond, Esq., M.P., presided, and delivered