Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-03 00:00:00

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unclouded as to lead us to hope for qtue.,
_Ats are sick, and nations distracted by w—
and huddled together in expectation of a coming Jinni-
-Able celerity, her population on the tip-toe of
France is arming against an undeclared and un-

seen foe ; strengthening her sea defences, launching new ships,
forging new thunderbolts, gathering herself far fresh efforts.

;ts of confusion and

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AUSTRIA.—The Emperor. Francis Joseph is evincing a
good deal of interest in the celebration of the Schiller
Festival. Le Nord says the reception given at Warsaw
by the Emperor Alexander to the Archduke Albert, the
bearer of the overture of the court of Vienna, was most
ceremonious, formal, and cold.

ANGLO-SAXON ANTIQUITIES.—An extensive and very
interesting discovery of Anglo-Saxon antiquities has
been made by Mr. Akerman, secretary of the Society of
Antiquaries, during the present autumn at Long Wit-
a sword, spear, &c., was exhumed by labourers
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i,uanntpeodpagaemetatibrhosenerrtshtwaoitft
hasbotomhuete tuecinno
tbytoag ears
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near the entrance to the, village.. The circumstances
of
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the ev.
Clutterbilek, that gentleman obtained possession of these
relics, of which a description was communicated to the
Archaeological Institute. On a visit to Long Witten-
ham, in March last, Mr.- Clutterbuck, at the suggestion
of Mr. Akerman, was induced to excavate near the spot,
the result of which was the finding of more skeletons,
uaries, commenced a systematic
showing that the locality had evidently been the burial-
-tAkerman
and
ground of an Anglo-Saxon population. Accordingly,
in the autumn, Mr. Akerman, with the consent of the
explorationoowf nt the
er °S land,foctiheoteyfothf ntiq
eA and by the direction of the Council
spot. Guided by long experience in
cra°.rnacotber-
of the interments, which are of two distinct kinds, the
tareisneeadrc abundanthes ofthis
evdideesncrevieptoiofi.iihe M
nature
ure
one by cremation, presumed to be the older rite of
burial of our Anglo-Saxon forefathers; the other by in-
humation, or the burial of the body entire, the males
with their weapons, the females with their personal orna-
ments. Among the former are nearly a score of iron
bosses of shields, a, great" number of spears, and
knives, and a stord.three feet long, the blade straight,
broad, and two-edged. The spears 'are of various forms
and sizes, and were found even in the graves of boys.
In the graves of the women were found a great number
of amber and glass beads,
.brooches of various forms,
and toilette implements, hair-pins, the whirls of spin-
dles, &c. These objects are very significant of a peo-
ple among whom- male and female relationships -`were-
distinguished by the "spear half" and the "spindle
half." The urns are very numerous, amounting 'to
nearly 50. They are of black pottery, and, many of
them are marked with an ornament which distinguishes
them karn the eartherh vessels of ,the ancient British,
Roman, and Romano-British periods. The skeletons
were of large and robust men, some- of them being of
gigantic size and in a remarkable state of preservation,
every bone being preserved entire. They were deposited
in rectangular graves, averaging three feet, in depth,
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