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270 Two gold rings, resembling in general character the ornament found at Floddon, were exhibited at a recent meeting of the Society of Antiquaries. One of them, in the collection of Mr. Whincopp, of Woodbridge, was found, as stated, in an earthen vase, near Bury. The other was ploughed up on the Sussex Downs near Falmer, and is now preserved by Dr. Mantell amongst the curious antiquities found at Lewes, and in the adjoining district, of which some account has been given by Mr. Horsfield. It is not easy satisfactorily to define either the purpose for which these ornaments were intended, or the period to which they should be assigned. By some persons they have been regarded as ear-rings, a purpose for which their weight alone renders them ill-suited. They appear to offer some analogy with the tore of the Celtic age, whilst examples of twisted and intertwined ornaments, apparently of Saxon workmanship, may be adduced, especially those discovered in Cuerdale, Lancashire, and the armilla found at Halton, in the same county.



The Central Committee, in laying before the members of the Institute the following financial statement, as submitted to the general meeting, at York, on Monday, July 27th ult., would observe, that it has been considered inexpedient to offer on the present occasion any summary abstract of the proceedings of the annual meeting. Such report, inserted in the Archæological Journal, however concisely given, might be justly regarded by many readers as a needless sacrifice of space which should have been devoted to subjects of more general interest. The volume of proceedings of the annual meeting at York, destined to be presented to every subscribing member and visitor who attended that meeting, is already in the press, and in the anticipation that it may be promptly issued, the Central Committee are unwilling to anticipate the interest of its contents, by any previous statement, which must necessarily prove inadequate.

We, the auditors appointed to audit the accounts of the Archæological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, do report to the members that the treasurer has exhibited to us an account of the receipts and expenditure of the Institute, from the 11th of March, 1845, to the 31st of December, 1845, and that we have examined the said accounts, with the vouchers thereto relating, and find the same to be correct and satisfactory. And we further report that the following is the abstract of the receipts and expenditure of the Institute during the period aforesaid.