The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-20 00:00:00

ANT IQUITI ES.

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The relicts .of dista-nt •times are -well known .not.
to be so common-in Devonshire as in some other
of the English -counties: -A- curiosity, however,
has lastly . presented itself to notice on Mr.
I3owen's estate in the vicinity of.lvy- bridge, in
the hedge of a field adjoining the first turnpike-
gate on tie Ashburton road,
.does not
seem to be known to antiquarians, or to have.
been described in. any topographical . work con-
nected with the county. It is-a square opright.
granitic stone, ineribed on two. of its sides, from
top to bottom, but now converted to the. humble
office of a gate-post.. .SOme of the letters are
legible, and evidently partake of the old Saxon
chat-acter ; but the tenottr oft he inscription evades
"decypheritig, except by persons acquainted with
such subjects.. Could this be discovered, it might
tend to bring to light or rbicidate an event, either
wholly unknown, or partip.lly involved in obscu-
rity. There are several barrows or tumuli on a
hill about a nu:lle:distant
,in a northern direction,
with remains of military stations, which would
imply that a battle .was fought somewhere in the
neighbourbood,.and this stone .erected to the me-
mory olzonte diStinguisited hero,, who fell on the
occasion, Or to record the victors'.. One of these
barrows has .been opened, but notlting was found
iu it ,f a curious nature, except a large triangular
stone at the bottom, under which lay a black sub-
stance or mould resembling wood ashes. We
should feel exceeding obliged, and so also would
our local readers, by the result of any visit made
to the spot, with the view .ot 'gaining further in-
formation.

A few 'weeks since a very ancient hammer,'
much. cotToded with rust, was foußd.#ttlke itmer-
most part of a cavern or excavation'„ apparently
natural, discovered in Sandy-cove, beneath the
Eastern Hue. The spot has been much visited
by the curious, who report that a Stone thrown
down an aperture within may be heard to rebound
front rock'to rock, for nearly a minute, and limn
audibly fall into water. 'There can be little doubt
front various marine appearances considerably
higher than the highest water mink, that the sea
has subsided to some depth along this tract of
coast ; and possibly this water is the remain of the
titles which once .11oWed much above the •place
where they now do, and sunk through some open-
ing into their present subtet t•anear' abyss, its no
connexion between the'cilve and the sea presents
itself. A ‘vinding path from the 'c'ave, which
branches out in different directions, leads'to the
grass above, from v.ltich, and the discovery of the
hantn►er, some have been. indneed to suppose that,
in•fortner times, it was inhabited.

The Anniversary of the Wellingborough Branch
Rible::"Oeiety Was very fully and,respectably
teilded cin Inesdaylast, and a' larger collection
made in aid of the .funds than the preceding year;
a•report was lread of the Committee's proceedinp,
"kivby it appeared that the town had been re..
stu'veyed for the purpose of affording ti still turther,
supply of Bibles, &c. and that sOme considerable,
villages, as AVal.laston,' .B.o`zeat, .anti others; back
been aided with .books iron-. the Society.

r.'rm•zl;4, LO4.bON (;Ativi"r2,- -iig. 16., 1.87.

Carlton-House, _lag. 18, 1817",

, liis itnval Iljightiess the Prince !leg nt has been )ile?seit to
of Park-place, St. .b.m. to be
one u 1 the ;.zurgyOtis Extraortlin&ry to his 110;141

ll'hitchall, :Jug.. 11, 1817.

The has appointed Joseph 14oeltley, of
the count;; in. Surrey, Gent. to be a ,Master Ex-
traordintiey iu tie riinh Gotta of tiltant-E.try.

..-171g.• 18, 1 8 17.
The Lord Cliontrellor bag tifitioitited Robert Gee, of Cant-
'ridge, in the 'Fount v of Ginubricke, Gent. to be it Mager Ir.-
raordianty of the Court ut Chaticcry.