The sun., 1864-10-31
Eemnrk a hlr Discoyrry in l.nsinnd.

TIE Liverpool Tntan1) NERcrpY, contains n
'o.lor from NJ J. r. Ashton, agent - I'll con-
ir for tho ir voii: OF the bridge crofa.u tu'
Moo. At ru1oo7u, Lqucasiirc giving n account,
OF the discovery OF a human body IN n mos. cycel-
crt state " preservation, which inus' hive .in n
the rest of dcath 'ar Ii0o vtTg We sdl the ac-
count given 10y NJ. Ashton:
Tuo discovery was uaa, IN nc following man
no: a., the 9itl N Au-us' while sinking onc nf
orr caiss ur, az ohrilc.c vas met with which de
Gel the pressure exercised by our sinking Appars-
tus. Divers were sent down, who, on remoyn: a
quantity of sand from about the base Of the
cnissor, reported the obstacle to be a largo
loc cr wood. n the heip of q strong
crsur, aud aiN"r removing No pressure from
the cs,5son, We wore enabled 10 draw NJ
to the s.asin-, and found It to he not log
OF wood, ss the drivers, mislcd by ~ general at
'rlci 4s.o. had reported, hut large co.h' 'tapoi
box 4 great strength, ncshuring about eight iect
bv three f,s'. The wo-i had become imprcgLstcd
with ox.ic ol IRON, from the rid sandstone. which
had made it hard tss iron itsolf So that It was
with the rreStes difficulty that we were enable N
uriho open tho ld The inside which wae roughly
hov'n to the shape Of a human body, with lar-c
additional sYaee .. tho h.ac, was lined with gre. .
isl, luminous substlrc,. and contained she body
If "a mru IN most wonderful state ~ Preservation.
n ib otroi in thr dress Of wealthy Roman citi-
xou. tho tur'c and toga both white, embroidered
with pr-plc and gold thrcnds the toca fqstorcd
with ! handsome .'ilt hlula The straps ~ the
Luskin4 are luidc4 with golden hosscs. Attached
g. tic .r-c frc tablet and galdrr-iIitod s'ylrs
" tout CEseWbic, "A fA9t, while not r'srinT "a
rich and tasteful The touv, though IN civil dicss
appears to bo dat Of lc4ino1y uticcr, 40 large
InlItary cloLi. lE swa.f.d round II, und 10y
s ode are short sword CtLe famous Ro-
utu ".,rgd.uu'I with ia lclt. a isYc.ip and a
vince. suu centurious uhcd Il disc Plinr among
the ui,r 4 uuc onyx sRiict r.n- Tearing the lrt~
tcrs ;. y 9 r. ami hgure OF wolf In on Tie
| hpg,t Ili- conjecture 20 be symbol of author
ity delegated by the man sensso. or the then
| r.ipu u,. emperor, to the buaTor. Tho sNotd and
| belt Aso bear u.e Initials :. i e X. -, Anad %
| the vine, is shaped into q rIdr resemblance to y
! Roman eagle. Tho body hns been enthlmci IN -
-l.iuiul ~, Ncr "a T. preserve, even after this
nIsc - tim., thc features osliy distinct, tIt Is
excessively ifLrlo, crumhlng mt lrh; in tact, II
has only heeu preserved from total destruction by
mantle, arI hN sGuaptity OF cfypiyr,mic plant
| alliHi to Il COMMON elui lctum, which Is nacked
round II, Eec, ug Il steady and iminoy'nh!e IA the
| cohn iorbcal giving more iets lod uc'ount,
and will pr coed to me- e0tou briefly Tho contents
| OF the spa.o lb,ve tho brad ol t,c corysc. A
quantity OF tDc Cqusciuin Ike herb slstsins unin.
! ju,cd an GmVh, y, u course ctr,hcu vsre, with =
| yellow vitreuus glaze. The handles aud neck
| are broken oil. aud inside +, i- placed-also
| with yackng--a beautifully executed clnersry urn
Of red ssmnn ware, containing nsfe ~ and small
| roll OF ycllum covered with characters which ! am
| unatle t. dcciphcr hut believe t. lie Saxon
! sprnklcl through the scroll | however find the
/ Roman name 80. sulpicius. PiHo," the initials
ss T. &. r." the words "lsgatus," crenatio, "
| "llapc4 F" "larel." and q few others This scroll
D
| ma presented by the many anomalous appearances
have ,icacrit od and am about t. describe In the
! A. pl ora, lcnceth the urn, are numhc Of orna-
! muLLi II gold and silver such AZ was worn by
| Sl.ul iumslcs Of rank amOnr them is Kind of
rude cket containing lurg tress a. glu ssy yellow
! hair The ornaments arpoar Ia be set, as II they
had belonged g. one erbon and this fso,, coupled
with tho presence oI their hair, leads me to sur.
u ~ tlc ashes contained I'm the urn t. c those ~
The owner bo,h Of them snd tho hair The ana.
phor, also contains aS mai packet Of coins near
/ ~ one hundred in number, Of nich fortv-thrce
arc gold, and Of tho reiyus " the Ro.
man emperor - HonoriuA dating A. D 40
few o. uIdran, Antonus aud scye.
/ ms with earlier dates. The remaining coins sre
silver, rrcbanly s,xon hut owing to their mutt.
Lated and dclloed condition | am unable to say
positively On ono only IS = dalo visible, viz,
SOS. From these dates, as well as from the Saxon
ornaments. l am Inclined 10 refer the remains to
about the date Of the first arrival Of the saxons in
Britain. The corpse may be that Of one Of the last
| cmi ssar!es of Rome 10 this Issnd-or rs history
spcaku Of no po teal Intercourse between Rome
and ou Island q ta& time hs may have been