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Rh Kell, and carried unanimously, was briefly replied to by Lord Henry Scott, and the proceedings ended.

This was formed in the two new class-rooms of the Hartley Institution, which were obligingly prepared for the purposes of the meeting. The rooms opened into each other, but they did not afford the space of many of the temporary museums previously formed by the Institute, nor was the collection to be compared in extent with many of previous years. It contained, however, numerous very interesting objects, and local antiquities were well represented. Conspicuous on a long central stand in the first room, was a noble collection of Corporation plate and Insignia of office. Among those may be specified a gold chain and badge, enamelled with the arms of Southampton, and the inscription, "Presented by Bercher Baril, Esq., 1792," on one side, and a figure of Justice standing, with the words "Administer justice in mercy" on the other; a silver Oar, typifying Admiralty jurisdiction, presented by Arthur Atherley, mayor in 1700; three silver-gilt Maces, one being of the year 1662; a silver-gilt tankard of the year 1702; a sword of state and gold collar, belonging to the town of Southampton. The borough of Portsmouth made a brilliant display, sending (among other interesting pieces) two Maces and the Mayor's gold chain; a silver-gilt salt-stand, dated 1525, and inscribed round the edge, "Si Deus nobiscum, Quis contra nos?" others dated 1582 and 1595; three silver goblets, dated 1597; the "Berry" cup and cover, inscribed, "This sweet Berry from Benjamin did fall. Then good Sir Benjamin Berry it call;" the two famous silver-gilt flagons, presented by Louise de Querouaille, Charles the Second's Duchess of Portsmouth in 1683, and inscribed accordingly; other tankards and goblets, a silver dish, spoons, and other articles of luxurious table furniture, many of them bearing the recognised early plate marks. Winchester contributed the well-known "Warden's cup," set round the edge with sapphires and rubies, one large Mace, and three smaller Maces. Yarmouth also sent a silver-gilt Mace.

Turning to the case where the objects of supposed earliest date were displayed, a goodly assortment of flint implements was shown; the Blackmore Museum at Salisbury furnishing some remarkable specimens well worthy to be a text for the able discourse delivered upon the subject by Mr. Stevens, and which has been already given (see p. 393). Mr. Wickham Flower, of Croydon, also sent numerous examples of flints, while specimens of those found in the immediate vicinity were sent by Sir J. C. Jervoise, Bart., Rev. E. Kell, Rev. J. H. Austen, and others.

The Right Hon., M.P., sent the beautiful gold torques, formed of two fine twisted strands, which had been found upon the Palmerston estate near Romsey. From the Winchester Museum came a great variety of objects,—the standard weights and measures and Warder's horn referred to in the Winchester volume of the Institute (p. xlv.); an Anglo-Saxon fibula, Roman pottery, and other objects; various pieces of armour; several specimens of mediæval pottery; spurs, pilgrims' tokens, wooden records of Pamber Court Leet, &c. The Hartley Institution exhibited four other Winchester measures of bronze. Objects