The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-21 00:00:00

ROMAN RELICS.

An interesting discovery was made at Norton, in
the East Riding, early in this week. A labourer
digging for sand in a field east of the town belong-
ing to Mr. W. Crawford, found a flag about a yard
below the surface. Upon excavating round and re-
moving the flagstone (which was of limestone shale)
several other. stones (sandstones) were found, all
bearing evidence of having been worked on one side.
These had evidently at some remote period formed
the walls of a vault or cyst, which had fallen in.
On removal a considerable quantity of decayed
wood and several human bones, of which a por-
tion of the skull was most distinct, were found
below, from which were taken two implements of
iron,deeply corroded, resembling very rudely formed
'singes, originally somewhat massive. From among
the sand thrown out the bottom of a lachrymatory
of the ordinary sun-baked Roman pottery and vari.
ous fragments of the same, together with the lid of
a different utensil of the beautiful red pottery
known as Saurian ware, were gathered. There
did not seem to have been any cinerary urn—.
indeed, from the condition of the bones,
cremation had evidently been absent. The field
in which the burial has been found has yielded
a
very large number of small copper coins of the Em.
peror Constantine. Mr. G. Pycock, the antiquarian,
has examined the place and the relics, and is of
h Roman, was not
oopriigniinoannythmatadtehienbtuhreiaplo,stithioo
?found, but that the
remains have at some period been found and r 4n-
terred, with the pottery, in th© box (of which the
decayed wood and hinges gave evidence), and that
the stones of the original cyst
piled around the second interment, had
ent beencarelessly
theee b
ox
having
been first placedusuprozca. sort of pavement, about
five feet below the

and brother ofthe celebrated Australian explorer the
same name, has, with
Mar• ilowitt, a soflVilliamandi‘laryHoofwitt,
the upseotftien three others, been drowned, owing to
upsetting of canoe on Lake Brunner, in the western
district
shire, onry, New Zealand.
PEntoLliu
Liv Es. A Al ACCIDENT AND Loss OF TIIREE
took lace
of American oil, attended by
Wednesday
at the village of Oxenhope, in Yorkii
I'3" of life, ttol
o.l,ol)l4,l.thereanitgthit.. Mr. John Parker,baarrscer
of
petroleum, which we are informed w since
as r Bolt as Young'6
Patent paraffin oil. Requiring to use a portion of it, he was
.
in the act of raising the cask to a convenient place upon the
counter, where a candle was burning. Virben about half a
yard away from the light a leakage was observed, and in an
instant a loud explosion occurred, blowing Mr. Parker com-
pletely through the doorway. The wholehouse was quickly
enveloped in flames, and the inmates of the shop Mrs. Parker
On recovering her
and two sons, were thrown down with great violence. The
mother had a meat miraculous escaPe•
jumped out of
feet she rushed to the cradle, snatched her infant to her
apparently lifeless
arms, and passing through they re, Gilliamh road with
but little injury. The son&—hn , aged 17, and
Oib ll—made for the stairs, and succeeded in reaching
Iseidweinbeidozniatiodnwthasept r:tedfio:
inThaeneldest
state. Re has since returned to consciousness, but lies in a
very
hands, condition, being dreadfully burnt above
face, hands, and side. The youngest son was less fortunate the
Ile was overpowered in the attempt to follow his brother
and sank upon the room floor dead. Two daughters, Ann
from the effects
sad Florence, aged respectively four and
Mr. Parker
asleep in bed at the time in a room i
ir-illedtat- le— years, ere
is badly
shop. They were found dead, and, from the e Y Over the
the bodies, they must have died instantly apPearance of
of the gas given off after explosioTle
houseM
burnt, but is likely to recover. V
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spectacle. The windows are forced presents a sad
which remains is charred, as also is out, and the furniture
of the building. Had it not b the whole of the interior
assistance of the neighboursbeen for the timely
the complete and hearty
would have been destroyed.

FILET NEW LIFEBOAT.—The Lord Mayor of
York (Mr. It. W. lio119n) has presented to the Na-
tional Lifeboat Institution; the cost (5250) of a new lifeboat
to be stationed at Filey, on the Yorkshire coast, in lieu o
the old lifeboat which is there at present, The boat and her
transporting. carriage were conveyed to their station a for
days since, free of charge, by the Great Northern and North_
Easttrn Railway Companies. The boat is 33 feet long and
eight wide, and rows 12 oars, double banked, aed psoeseekwas
the usual qualities Of the boats of the institution.
u,
ihie
trial
built by the Messys. F.orses.f.rof Limeheruse. , Ar6P,_D_.
neat,
of the lifeboat will take place at Filey on 'l-1,1 u u"
the 26Eh incl.