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London, England, 1845-08-12 00:00:00

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monwealth. Of these unpublished historical documents
Mr. Wright read a portion to the company, who ex-
pressed a wish that Mr. Hughes would permit an abstract
or catalogue of the MSS. (40 volumes !) to be published •
by the association. It is impossible to give, in our
limited space, even a list of the objects exhibited, but
we cannot refrain from drawing attention to a gorget of
chain mail of the early part of the fifteenth century, in
the finest preservation, which was the subject of some
remarks by Sir S. I►,. Meyrick.
Oa F.•iday morning, at ten, an extra meeting was
held in the County Hall, when Mr. Smith read a paper,
by A. J. Kempe, Esq., F.S.A., on Arthur's Hound
Table, which was fixed on the wad before the audience.
Tire legendary stories of this questioned personage were
discussed, together with the bards of former times,
tournaments, and the institution of round tables by Ed-
ward 111. The table now preserved in this hall bas
clearly been painted in the time of Henry VI., who, as
Mr. Handle observed, was studious to identify himself
as a legitimate descendant of the ancient kings, there-
fore he named his son Arthur, and lost no opportunity
of asociating himself with every cherished tradition
that reflected honour or glory on the country. The
table itself was supposed by Mr. Kempe to be of tho •
time of Stephen or Edward 111. Mr. Warne then de- .
livered a well-digested report on the general character
of barrow interments in the county of Dorset, giving,
at the same time, observations on the true end of anti-
, quarian research, and its importance as contributing to
the history of our country and ourselves, in contra-
distinction to the mere childish pursuit of collecting
objects of antiquity, without making them subservient
to any useful en !I ; and he drew a strong and striking -
comparison between the man who gets and hoards up
for selfish vanity, and he who preserves and renders
available to science and art the rich and instructive re- •
mains of past ages and generations.

Three more meetings were held on the same day in
the Town-hall, at the last of which Mr. Bradfield laid
before the association an account of the chief discoveries
made during the last few years at Winchester, and ex-
hibited Roman urns, coins, bronzes, &c A soirée ter-
minated the day's proceedings.
This day (Saturday) there was a general meeting at
the Town-had, Sir W. Betham in the chair, when a re-
view of the week's proceedings was taken, and thanks
voted to the Mayor, to Colonel 'Greenwood, of Brook-
mead Park; to Mr. Stuart Hall, to Mr. George Hunt, to
Mr. Pultenay, the I)ulte of Rutland, and forothers,
aiding the objects of the association, and to the presi-
dent, officers, and members who had contributed papers
and exhibitions.
The meetin, although not supported by the citizens
and clergy of Winchester, as was thdetfiorshtaclo,engsruperssashseeldd
et Canterbury, may be pronounced
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paperse essentials i.aelrse ttohsruec
More e
cess.
that inteirersetin.gemmbeeertisngatitnenadlleti,
fdd in number and of more local interest, and there ap-
peared unalloyed good feeling among the company At
Canterbury., one half of the meeting was composed of
the friends of the local committee and of the president,
strangers to the association ; at Winchester, almost all
were workers for the cause, brought together from all
parts of England, and it was remarked that almost every
individual present had distinguished himself either in
literature or in the science of antiquities; thus the meeting
seerni d an assembly of the lung-separated members of a
clan or family, all were united and pleased with each
other, friendships were made and cemented, and hun-
dreds will ever bear in pleasing remembrance the Win-
chester meeting of the British Archeological Associa-
tion.

AlAir, Coacti ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday morn-
ing last, the north mail mach was upset near the Haleworthy
Inn, between Camelford and Launceston, in consequence of the
chain connected with the pole giving way. The coach was
heavily laden, and several of the passengers were much bruised
but after about two hours' delay, they moved on to Launceston
where two of them remained being unable to proceed farther.
—l7rrouport Indopendcsit.
RISE IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Bread has re-
cently risen in price no less than lid. in the quartern loaf-- a •
serious difference to the poor. It is proper to remind sufferer 6
that about 3;;0,000 quarters of foreign wheat, and 200,00 0
quarters of foreign flour are now in this country in bond, but
are kept out of the market by the duty of 20s. per aitarter..—. •
Monmeuthskire Merlin. . •

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