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 198 PKOCEEDIXGS AT MEETINGS OF solid steel, representing numerous figures of mounted warriors, (tc, grouped together, in higli relief. Bv Sir John Boileac, Bart. — An interesting brace of Highland fire- lock'tacks, the butts precisely similar to those of a specimen of the time of Georo-e 11., in the Goodrich Court Armory. (Skelton's Illustrations, vol. ii., pi. 'Z2, fig. o.) The stocks and barrels are elaborately inlaid with silver. These arms appear to have belonged to John, the great Duke of Argyll, so distino-uished by his military services under the Duke of Marlborough, and general of the forces in Scotland, in 1712. He died in 1743. On the lock is inscribed — John CampheU. On one side the arms of Campbell, quarterly with the galley of Lorn, within the garter. The duke was invested with that order in 1710. On the other side appear St. Andrew's cross and the thistle. On the barrels is introduced the crest, the boar's head, within a garter, inscribed — Nemo me impune lacessit ; and, above, the Campbell motto, — Ne Ohliviscaris. April 4, 1851. Sir John Boileac, Bart., Vice President, in the Chair. A short memoir was read, which had boon prepared hy the late Dr. Bhomft, during his tour on the Continent shortly previous to his decease. It related to antique chariot-wheels, of bronze, preserved in the museum at Toulouse. (See page 163.) M. PcLSKi stated that he had seen two pair of antique chariot-wheels of bronze, in the course of his researches. One of these is now in the museum of the Prince Esterhazy, in Transylvania ; each wheel has four spokes, which are hollow. The others, discovered in Hungary, are now at Pesth ; these last are of great weight, too ponderous for use on any ordinary roads ; each wheel has four massive spokes. Those in the Vatican, like- wise, are of solid bronze and great weight. It may seem probable that these are the remains of votive chariots, or of chariots placed amongst the decorations of a trophy or triumphal arch, and are not to be regarded as portions of any car actually used in ancient times. Mr. W. Sidney Gibson, local secretary at Newcastle, communicated the results of his recent correspondence with Mr. Kearney, the proprietor of the Roman station of Lanchester, county of Durham, supposed by Ilorsley to be the Glanorcnta of the Itinerary,^ relating to the reported demolition of certain remains at that place. Mr. Gibson deemed it advisable to address a courteous remonsti'ance, having received information that a great portion of the rampart had lately been removed, and the materials emjiloyed in the construction of farm buildings. He took occasion to appeal, on behalf ot the Institute and of antiquaries in general, against any injury to ren)aiD9^ regarded by many with great interest, as monuments of a national character.! To his arguments so suitably advanced, Mr. Kearney had, with much goodj feeling, replied, giving this gratifying and satisfactory assurance of bis! conservative intentions : — ; " 1 beg to thank you for the politeness and delicacy with which you allude to my removing some stones from the Roman station. It is true, thai having a great deal of building at the ' the Ford,' I had some cart loads o ^ See Brit.'iiinia Roniana, p. 450.