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86 the year 1840; the rubbish was removed, and a temporary house raised over it; it was subsequently removed by a frame, worked by means of screws, and laid down in Lord Digby's dairy, at Sherborne Castle. The central subject, which is enclosed in a panel formed by two interlaced squares, appears to represent, as Mr. Birch suggested, the contest between Apollo and Marsyas: one figure is seated, and holds a lyre on his knees; the other plays on a double flute.

Mr. Smith reported the result of his enquiries respecting another tesselated pavement, at West Dean, in Wiltshire, which, as it had been stated to the Committee, lay in the projected line of a railway: Sir Richard Hoare mentions a discovery of a pavement at that place about a century since. The spot is in the occupation of a farmer named Beauchamp, who has uncovered a small portion, but it is believed that a much greater extent of pavement lies still concealed; and the remains of walls, the discovery of coins, and other relics, appear to indicate the site of a villa. Nearly the whole of the place is the property of Charles Baring Wall, Esq., M.P. Mr. Hatcher, of Salisbury, asserts that the site of another unexplored Roman villa exists in Clarendon Wood, about three miles from Salisbury, and that numerous coins have been there discovered.

Mr. William Downing Bruce, of Ripon, communicated an account of the tomb of Robert Bruce, competitor for the crown of Scotland, still preserved at Guisborough. This curious memorial, which appears to have been erected towards the close of the fifteenth century, consists of an altar-tomb, surrounded by small figures in armour, with armorial escutcheons, singularly disposed. A representation of the western end of the tomb, now destroyed, has been preserved by Dugdale, in his account of Guisborough Priory, which was founded by Robert de Brus, A.D. 1119. A representation of the tomb is given in Ord's History of Cleveland; and Dugdale's plate has been copied for Mr. Drummond's History of the Bruce family. The two sides of the tomb were removed to the parish church, and built into the porch, or lower part of the tower; the upper slab being employed to form an altar-table, as is still to be seen. There was no recumbent effigy, but a figure of Robert Bruce appeared at the west end of the tomb, which no longer exists.

Mr. W. H. Hatcher communicated a sketch of a portion of Norwich Cathedral, taken by the Rev. A. Power, sen., and representing a most picturesque portion of that edifice, which, as stated to the Committee, must shortly fall into ruin, on account of its having been undermined. The view is taken from the residence of the Rev. Alex. Bath Power, jun.

Mr. Charles R. Smith communicated a letter from Monsieur de Gerville, of Valognes in Normandy, respecting the discovery of 366 French and English gold coins, near Barfleur. They are chiefly of the reigns of Charles XII. of France, and of Henry V. and Henry VI. of England.

The Rev. Charles H. Hartshorne then read to the Committee a report on the present state of the interesting ruins of Wenlock Priory, county of Salop; stating that about two years since he called the attention of the late proprietor to the impending ruin of that part of the transept which had been