Architecture And Archæology.

¦ given , in tho paper wifch regard to brasses ancl monumental tablets , tbo writer just !} -remarking that every one should be interested in the preservation of such memorials . The importance of the careful preservation of monuments was illustrated by the well-known instance of the value of them which occurred in tho recent trials concerning tho Shrewsbury peerage . Much might bo done by tho churchwardens

, ¦ under tho direction of the clergy ; and , with an eye to their preservation , ifc was advisable that all monuments , records , & c , should be regularly taken in stock . Good rubbings should be taken of brasses and inscriptions , as much greater accuracy was by that means ensured . Two papers woro then road by the local secretary , —one " On Lavendon Priory , " and the other " On Tickford Abbey . " The museum , which

was opened from . Tuesday till Thursday inclusive , contained many objects of interest-, and was largely contributed to for the occasion . A very praiseworthy bit of genuine restoration is being successfully carried on afc Durham Cathedral—that of tho upper part of the great central tower . The coat of cement and parapet of cementfche work of half a century since

, , which gave the tower externally so questionable an aspect , has boon removed , and replaced by stonework . The parapet has been renewed from tho indications of the original design recorded in Carter ' s drawings of the tower before the stone parapet was destroyed by the iconoclasts of tbo early part of the century . It is fcwo foot higher than tho abortion in cement , and is moro massive . Tho restoration has been

conducted by Mr . Eobson , assisted by Mr . Scofcfc , who was called in as consulting architect about the difficulties connected with tho upper part ; of the tower . Mr . Eobson . is now restoring , in stone , the lower stage of the eastern sido of the tower , which also had boon coated with cement , and in September tbe pious work of renovation will , ifc is

cxjiecfccd , be brought to a completion . The foundation-stone of Christ Church , to be erected in Ponton-street , Pcntonvillo , has just been laid . The church , including the site , is estimated to cost £ 8 , 600 , and of this sum £ ' 6 , 100 have been subscribed . Ifc is to be seated for 1 , 259 persons . It is a second pointed building , consisting of chancel , navo , north and south aisles , and lower afc the

east end of the south aisle . Tho arcading , instead of being of stone , is to be of wrought iron foliated caps of hammered iron , the spandrels of the arches being filled with the foliation of hammered iron . The tower " is to be surmounted with an octagon lantern , terminating in a conical spire , the whole in brickwork of a mosaic pattern , wifch gems and tracery of stone

The parish church of Hayton , Yorkshire , has been reopened for service after having boon closed for some weeks , iu consequence of important alterations effected in the building , afc the expense and under fche direction of Mr . W . II . Eudsfcon Eead , Lord of tho Manor . Almost fcwo years ago the interior of tbo church was entirely altered . Tho old and very commodious pews wore taken down , and open scats , with ilcur-de-lis carved afc tbe cutis of each , wore

substituted . A gallery ivhich blocked up the view of the western tower was removed ; as was a coiling of lath and plaster , which hindered all view of a handsome oak roof . These alterations were accomplished by means of private and voluntary subscriptions , the Lord of the Manor heading tbe list . Ho has now built an entirel y now ] torch , together with a new wall at the eastern end of tho church , lidding two

elegant buttresses , and surmounting all wifch a stonocross . Ho has also built an entirely new and remarkabl y handsome window to the chancel , containing three main li ghts , and a rose window over them . Ho has added a largo new window to the western end , ancl has restored the windows in the southern and northern , walls of the navo . All the windows in the church arc now filled wifch stained glass . The

painting ofthe three lights ofthe eastern window represent tho Crucifixion , the Ecsurrection , and tho Ascension . The two windows in the north wall of tho nave arc filled wifch figures of the four Evangelists ; and the two windows in the southern , arc principally filled wifch glass of gem patterns , but also contain small pictures ofthe Birth of Our Saviour , the Flight into Egypt , the Baptism of Christ , and His Institution of tho Sacrament . The other windows arc filled ivith glass of various fancy patterns , all being remarkable

for beauty of design and brilliancy of colour . The window in the western tower is surmounted by a painting of the Eudsfcon coat of arms . DISCOVERIES AT ELEUSIS , THE SEAT OF THE EARLY MYSTEitres . —The famous temple of Ceres has been unearthed , according to the newspapers . " The excavations of Eleusis , "

says a letter from Athens , " have just been for the present terminated . Tho temple of Oeros is completely disinterred , and a number of articles connected historically with it , and with the fetes of Eleusis have boon brought to light . Among others are the propylea of which Cicero makes mention in his letters , and a magnificent marble statue to which only a loft arm is wanting , and ivhich represents Antinous , the

favourite of the Emperor Adrian . This statue is tho size of life , and is considered a likeness from nature . " A vast court , paved wifch marble flags , lies in front of the temple . A large cubic altar has been brought to light , standing in its original place , and adorned in front with the torches of Ceres and Proserpine crossed , and surmounting tho inscription , AXAIOI . Tho famous sacred well , Kallichoros , mentioned in the thirty-eight chapter of tho first book of Pausanias ,

has also been found , at loasfc M . Lenormand , the excavator , thinks so , since ho has discovered , in a grotto , situated between the first and second of the sacred enclosures , a well , partly cut in tho rock , and partly built of large hewn stones , bordered with sculptured marble at the top . A kind of crypt or sepulchral hall has also been discovered , coated with green stucco , and filled with the bones of the animals

sacrificed to Ceres . The excavations are said to have been carried out at the cost of the Prench Government . " WHOXETEII EXCAVATIONS . —The uncovering of the room containing the forgo , & c , has been continued , and several new features have been brought to light . Tho remains of another furnace have been found , and from some fragments of material which have been picked up it now appears

probable that ifc was the workshop of an onameller . Amongthe objects found within the last few day is a well-preserved steelyard . The men are now partly employed in preparing the ruins for the mooting of the British Arclneological Association afc Shrewsbury , which will begin on Monday , the 6 th of August , and will , on one of the days of the meeting , visit the buried city of Hriconium , and be conducted over the excavations by Mr . Wright in person .

Tho church of Bradfield , North Walsham , has been reopened after having undergone considerable repair and restoration . Tho fabric has been repaired , and fche fittings renewed , nearly entirely wifch solid oak . The pews with which tho church was formerly encumbered are replaced ivith open benches , and a pulpit , prayer-desk , and altar-rails havo boon fixed . The cost of these improvements amounts

to about £ 500 . St . Mary ' s Church , Bridport , Dorsetshire , has boon restored and rc-opened . The church is now computed to hold between 900 and 1 , 000 persons ; about 400 free . The roof of the now chancel ( or afc least the new part of ifc ) is of stained oak , and tho dressings are of the same material , supported on corbels of Caen stonewith carved angels .

, The walls exhibit a specimen of fresco paintings , consisting of lilies , passion flowers , & c , on a drab ground , with a border of blue and gilfc . The same stained window has boon used , and twining around it is also a fresco painting of the emblem of the Lord ' s Supper—in the form of ears of wheat around which the vine twines , laden with bunches of its fruit . Afc the west end of the church , two

additional arches have been raised on cither side , and fche nave has consequently been lengthened above thirty feefc . Tho wholo of tho masonry consists of local stone , with Hamhill dressings . The cost of renovation is over £ 3 , 000 , the greater part of which has been realized by subscriptions . On Monday , his Eoj'al Hihness the Duko of Cambridge

g laid the foundation-stone of a now church at Kingston Valo , near the Eobin Hood gate . His Eoyal Highness , who is the donor of the site on ivhich tho church is to bo erected , arrived on the ground about hull-past four , and was very warmly welcomed by a largo concourse of persons who had assembled to do honour to . ' the occasion . The Biskoo of