Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-09-20
BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION.

The second annual meeting win be held on Monday next
at Winchester The President Lord Albert Conyngham,
will take the chair, in the Town Hall, at three o'clock and
deliver the opening address His worship the Mayor
chairman Of a local committee.
The programme shows that the members and
OF the association alive TO the objects of the institution,
there being this year increase Of wohirds the number
Of papers prepared for the meeting which, exclusive Of exhi
billions, amount to the extraordinary number Of sxyeight;
while must be remembered that the association far from
having at its command any extensive funds for carrying its
comprehensive schces wholly dependant for support upon
the zeal and good will Of its MEMBERS and the Offices are
over, filled graiutousy The papers for the Congress
divided into four classes prmcva, medieval architectural
and historical In the first the ancient hill burals throughout
the Isle Of Wight will DO described by Mr. bennett who for
the first mc will make public his researches in the barrows
Of the island These will be compared with the productions
Of tumu in the counties Of Wits and Dorset and these again
derive additional interest from comparison with similar works
in Derbyshe and Saordhire In these counties upwards
Of fifty baows have recently been opened by Mr.. Baeman
assisted by the Rev. g. lsaacson, the discoveries which will
be laid before the meeting and the objects of ancient art
British. Roman and Saxon, found them VIII exhibited
The recent discovery Of extensive Anglo Saxon cemetery
in the Isle Of Thanc by Mr. Role, will complete materials
for this department while the Roman remains Hants and
Willis win be discussed the veteran historian Of Salisbury
Mr. Hatcher, and by Messrs Puttock and Smith At Tar
rant Hinton in Dorset the foundations Of extensive Roman
buildings have been excavated by Messs Hall and Warne,
which supply the materials for paper by Mr.. Shpp Of
Blandford.
In the medieval section, Mr. ]. g. Waller the editor Of
the Monumental Bases Of Great Britain will describe the
beautiful paintings the Wuiis 81
subsequently illustrate his paper by the paintings themselves
TO such may be disposed 70 accompany him TO the Cathe
ra which, Il may be Observed s to be thrown open 70 the
members and ystcr There also in this section papers
by Messs Planche Sir 3 r. Mcyrirk, Akerman, Mark An
6ony Lower Black Monsieur de Gcrvlcy and Mr. Kcmpe
contributes an account Of the celebrated table in the County
Hail. called Arthurs Round Table, and its connection with
The origin of the order Of the Garter.
The Cathedral forms the leading feature in the architectural
action and will be illustrated historically and intellectually
v MI Cresv whose well abilities ennently quality
him 70 grapple with important subject The Rev. s.
Jackson will follow with paper the hospital Of st. Gross,
which derives additional interest from its including
Published documcns relating the history Of this interesting
establishment There are also papers by Messrs Repton,
wl Haigh, Ashpie and Wsban the Of the authors
Of which will vouch for their importance.
The historical section win be Of the highest local interest
Mr. Thomas Wright, who il at Winchester invesiga-
ting the municipal archives will lay before the meeting the
result Of his abo and their will BIO best guaranteed
for by reference to the ere and az the same time popular
lecture he delivered last year the Canterbury Congress MT
Wright will also give report tho archives O southampton,
and the extraordinary collection Of MSS Of the Fairfax
family, which formerly IN Leeds Castle, Kent but now
forms part Of the collection Of Mr. Hughes Of Winchester
These MSS include letters Of Cromwell and the leading per-
sonares Of the time Of the Civil War and Commonwealth
Thcy are quito unpublished, and amount to many volumes
There are other papers Of local interest by Mcssrs Hawe
Barrow Jordan, and by the President