Architecture And Archæology.

with which Wales abounds , and which arc most important to the proper and correct study of archaeology . Thoy had very few old MSS ., bufc they wore exceedingly rich in these stones—richer than most parts of the countries of Europe , of which they ought to feci proud , and do their utmost towards their preservation . The rev . gentleman pointed out to the audience , by means of diagrams , several inscribed

stones , some of which had been only recently discovered . Amongst the most remarkable were those of Llausadivrn and Llangadwahidr : tho latter , in his opinion , could not have been so earl ) - as the former . He pointed to others of a very early date found afc Pcnmachno , preserved through the exertions of the president ( Mr . C . Wjuuie ) and his family . One of them had tho Greek monogram , and the following inscription : —

CAEAVSIVS HICIAC . IT INHOCCON GEEIESLA IT . DVM Ifc moans that ' ' Carausius lies hero in this heap of stones , " that is , iu a carnedd . Ifc ivas rescued bMr . Wynnebut

y , was well known to Pennant , who met with ifc in going from Pcnmachno to Pfcstiniog . The other stone had the following inscription : — CANTIOBIHICIACIT VENEDOTISCIYEPVIT CONSOBBINO

MA . FILI MAGISTRATI ivhich showed thafc ho was a Ycncdociau ( Gwyncdd ) citizen . The last word " Magistrate was never found upon any other stones , and ifc must carry them back to a very " early period . Ifc is hoped noiv that those stones are going to be placed in the new church at Penmaclinothey will he handed clown

, unimpaired to future generations , lie ( the rev . gentleman ) had himself found one some few weeks ago at Spittal . It commemorated the burial of a man and his mother , ancl ivas very ancient . The emblems and the Ohristain characters which tho stones bear , formed a very important link iu the history of the British church , and established its independent existence , not by theory , but by facts . Ho next called

attention to the Irish oghams found upon the stones , ivhich were tlie work , no doubt , of Irishmen who came over and marked those they met , with in this country . He hoped that some Irish scholar would ere long come over to decipher these characters , whicli to them was still a mystery . The following inscription is from a long rounded water-stone ou the pilgrim road going to Bardscy Island , whicli M ' r . We . stwood thinks is of a Into period , bi'ife which he ( Mr . Jones ) thought was rather earl v . •—¦

MEEACIYS PEE II . IC TACIT Thafc meant " Meracius the Presbyter lies here . " He next came to the famous Frondeg Stone , in Anglesey , ivhich still , he was sorry to sayserved as a gate-post and was certainl

, y nofc safe in that position . Ifc bore tho followino- inscription : — "N NIH FILICS CUUEI CTNI EEEXIT IIUNC LAPIDEM . " He alluded to another stone from Pentrcvoelas , which bore a very early inscription , commemorative , some say , of Prince Llewelyn , which mi ght be ; hut lie thought ifc was much older . However , theinseription could not be read . The rev . gentleman concluded his

very interesting aiid ' uistructivc address by impressing upon the minds of his audience , and especially those concerned iu the restoration of churches , the importance of preserving from obliteration such ancient monuments of the past , ' which indicated to them the early national history of the conn try . On AVednesday there was au excursion to Phis Newycld , Llanidan & c . in Anglesey .

, , On Thursday the places of interest in Bangorwerc visited . Bangor , the Xorlh . ~ W . de . - _ Clmmirh . remarks ) is a compound Welsh word—AVi ) , signifying high .

says that Couclage , a British prince , erected and dedicated here a temple to Minerva . A stone , three feet three inchestong , ivas discovered afc Tycoch , with an inscription : — NY . MN . C IMP . CAESAE . M AA EEL—ANTONINUS PIUS . PIX—AUG—ARAB .

Cressy says that Malgo Conant built a city called Bancor , On a rocky eminence , about a quarter of a mile cast of the city , arc to be found the remains of a castle built by Hugh Lupus , Earl of Chester . Afc the cathedral , Mr . Kennedy officiated , and pointed out the principal architectural details and history of tho edifice . It appears thafc the cathedral church of Bangor is dedicated to

Sfc . Daniel , by whom it was iirst founded , about tho year 52-5 . Ho was elected the iirst bishop about 550 ( but , according to Usher , 522 ) , and was tlie son of Dunaivd Fyr , or Dinotims , Abbot of Bangor Iscoyd , in the reign of Maclgwyn Gwyncdd ,. Prince of AVales , who was the founder of Pciunon and patron , of Talicsin . He is said to have been the most liberal prince of his time . Tho cathedral was destroyed in 1071 , by the

Saxons , but was rebuilt by King John in 1212 . It suffered greatly , as did the cathedral church of Sfc . Asaph , in the wars between Henry III . and the AVelsh , about 121-7 . During the rebellion of Given Glyndwr the cathedral was destroyed by lire , A . D . 1102 , and rebuilt , in 1192 , by Bishop Dermis or Dennis , leap . Henry VII . The tower and navo of the cathedral were added bBishop Skeffuigtonin 1532 .

y , The ground plan of the cathedral church is cruciform , and comprises the following : —a nave , 138 feet long from the eastern side of the western wall to the western side of thearchway of the chancel , arid 25 feet wide between the inside of tho arcades , whicli are 3 fcefc thick " , and 3-1 feet high , including the clerestory , north and south aisles to the navo ,. extending to the transept , 110 feet longand 15 feet wide

, , from the outer sides of the arcades to the north and south walls , which arc ¦!• feet thick and 20 feet high ; north and south transepts , each 31 feet long , 25 feet wide , and 3-1 feet high . The choir or chance ! , from the outer or western side of the eastern arch to tho inside of tlio eastern wall , is 55 feet long , 27 feet wide , and 3-1 feet hi g h , the walls being 3 feefc G incites thick . The tower at the west end is 18 feet

square , and 61 feefc high . The pinnacles arc 7 feet 6 inches high . Penrhyn Castle , Llandegai Church , and Penmaenmaivr were visited in the course of the week , and various papers were read . The next meeting' of the association ( for 1801 ) will be hold ' in Swansea .

GENEEAL ARCHITECTURAL INTELLIGENCE . THE interior of St . Peter ' s Church , Manchester , has undergone a complete' re-decoration , and was open for Divine service on Sunday last . Tho body of Sfc . Peter ' s Church , as ifc now stands , was erected in 1791 , from a design by James AVyatt , niidis a modem example of the Tuscan or simple Doric order of architecture . The steeplewhich was added

, about thirty years later , was designed by Goodwin , the architect of the Aianehesfcer Towuhall . In the now decorations Christian symbols ( the Cross , the Lamb , the Dove , the Trinity , & c . ) have boon introduced into the ceiling and other parts . Texts of Scripture , in tho English and Crock character , have also been inscribed on tho frieze . The altar recess is elaborc ' o ! y treatedandin addition to other

im-, , provements , the hitherto empty niches , four in number , havehad statues p ine ,- - ! in them , executed by an Italian . sculptor , of Sfc . Peter , St . Paul , St . James , and ' St . Andrew ; whilst the ci g hfcoval panels on the side walls over the niches and the galleries arc Jiilcu with paintings in monochrome , representing . scenes in different period ' s of our Savour ' s life . Tho alter piece in St . Peter ' s is by A . Carracci , or of thafc

school , and is said to have been bought in Paris afc a cost nf 1 , 000 guineas . One of the semicircular windows lias been decorated with . ' -tamed and painted glass . The subject represents Christ ' s charge to Peter , — "Feedmy sheep . " A range of buildings , embracing schoolrooms for boys and girls and a teacher ' s residence , arc being erected afc Tivyford , Hants . The buildings , include a schoolroom for