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184 these gardens on the surface of the ground, particularly after rain, and at the depth of two or three feet, in trenching. The pieces to which his present communication related are third brass coins of Constantine the Great, Maxentius, Maxirainus and Carausius (?)

Mr. Poynter communicated a drawing which represents the font in Offley church, Hertfordshire. It is of Decorated character (date about A.D. 1350), and presents an example of unusual and beautiful design.

Mr. W. Hylton Longstaff, of Thirsk, forwarded the following notes on Darlington and Kirby-Wisk churches.

Darlingtonchurch,in the county of Durham, is an extremely handsome edifice of the Early English style, consisting of nave and aisles, transepts, chancel, and central tower with a good spire: it was formerly collegiate.

.—The east end has been renovated in a barbarous style, and an ugly vestry has been added on the south of the chancel. The side windows are well moulded, one has a singular lozenge-shaped panelling running round it. In the chancel there are an Easter sepulchre of very plain late Tudor