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subject by Mr . Sidney Herbert , the Secretary at War , and he told that gentleman he should have to present a memorial to tho Government , when they took possession of the property , that if they did not restore the gateway they would at least not destroy it . Having the honour to be intimately acquainted with that Minister of State , he should be most happy to convey their wishes to him , that such a fine old structure

¦ should bo preserved to the town . They might , perhaps , induce the Government to restore it , but at least they could seek to retain ifc , and he had every reason to believe it- was the wish ofthe Government to do so . He now begged to tender fche cordial thanks of the meeting to the gentlemen who had kindly read most interesting papers to them . ( Applause . ) He hoped many others would be led to follow their

example , for in doing so they could not fall to derive great instruction themselves and at the same time afford great pleasure to others . __ Tho Rev . E , L . CUTIS drew attention to the recent notice issued _ by Government for the purpose of securing any antiquities which mi ght bo found , aud said he did not suppose Government wished to monopolise whatever was found , but he hoped the curiosities ivould be deposited in museums in tho locality in which they might bo discovered .

Mr . A . MAJENDIE , in illustration of the importance of some ¦ encouragement being given to the discoveries of antiquities , mentioned a case which came under his notice a few days since . A labourer who had found a coin of tho reign of Nero , had been taking groat trouble to hammer it out , so as to pass ifc for a halfpenny . He then proposed a vote of thanks to Mr . Rebow for his conduct in tho chair , which ivas carried bacclamation

y , and tho proceedings in that part of the building concluded . The company then repaired to the New Museum , which has been formed in the Chapel of the Castle—a building in all respects fitted for such a purpose , having ample space and light . In the niches suitable cases had been placed , and cinerary urns , coins , various specimens of pottery , and other

objectsof interest to the antiquarian , hael boon arranged . The chief objects of attraction were the Vint bronzes , the gladiatorial vase , given hy Mr . John Taylor , and a splendid collection of Roman coins , the property of Dr . Duncan . Tho company having spent ' a very pleasant half hour in examining tho various objects of interest in the Museum , the Chairman announced that the Secretary was prepared to start on an inspection of the various places of interest in the town .

The first building inspected ivas , of course , the Castle , and tho company having " assembled upon tho site of tho ancient keep , the Rev . E . L . Cutts explained the nature of the building ivhich ho illustrated by a scries of pen and ink sketches . The company then repaired to East Hill , and examined the remains of a Roman Drain , which run on either side of

what was then one of the principal streets in tho town . Thence they proceeded to that fine ruin , St . Botolph ' s Priory , founded by Saint Augustine ; on to St . John ' s Abbey Gateway ; to Trinity Church ; the Norman Warehouse , ' en the occupation of Messrs . Carr ; and tho Roman Ruins upon the Balkcrnc Hill . It was thon a question whether tho party should proceed to AVest Lodge , where excavations

were being carried on with a view to the discovery of Roman remains , and ultimately the majority returned to the town , bufc a- select party proceeded to the grounds near the avenue , where their search was rewarded by a discovery of a lino Roman cinerary urn , filled with calincd bones , and having near it some tear bottles aud other antiquities . The proceedings of the day were brought to a close by upwards of 50 ladies and gentlemen partaking of a sumptuous luncheon at the Cups Hotel .

GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL INTELLIGENCE . Tho inhabitants of Doncastcr , since the death of their late Vicar , have raised upwards of £ 1200 , by contribution throughout the county , for a stained-glass ' window , to be placed afc the east end of the parish church , as a memorial to the late Dr . Sharpe , who had been Vicar of Doncastcr , more than 40 years . The last contributor to the memorial was Lord Aylesbury , thewinner of the St . Lcgor , at the races m September last , his Lordship ' s subscription being the princel y sum of £ 100 . The funds sufficient to guarantee the

committee to go on with the work having been obtained , somo ° misunderstanding appears to prevail as to the selection of an artist . A committee meeting was held a few days ago , at which some differences were manifested ; and the matter will probably now remain until the new Vicar , Dr . Vaughan , shall have taken up his residence amongst his parishoncrs . The Vicar , it is expected , ivill read himself

in to-morrow ( Oct . 21 sfc ) . A now window of some importance has just been placed in the Church of Sfc . Thomas , Oxford , at the cast end ofthe new aisle . The subject is intended to bo an embodiment of fche idea of Christian worship as seen by Sfc . John in his Apocalyptic vision . The centre of the three lights contains a figure of the Lamb standing on the heavenly altar , His

blood streaming into a chalice . Tivo angels are represented in the two small lights above as holding candles . Below is seen a priest celebrating the Holy Communion afc an altar in correspondence with the altar in Heaven . In the two side lights aro angels "harping with their harps , " and saints , with palms in their hands , casting their crowns before the throne . The lowest of these alone to be

appear historical figures—most conspicuously those who may be supposed to be connected with the locality—Sfc . Thomas tho Martyr , Sfc . Fridcswide , and St . Margaret , and with them others well known in the history of the English Church . On each side is tho tree bearins " twelve manner of fruits . "

An east window has just been placed in the Church of Axminster . The character of ifc is said to be in keeping ivifch fche style of the sacrarium , which is Early Decoratedabout A . D . 1315 . The ground is a diaper of blue and crimson , bearing medallions , representing in their ecclesiastical order tlie Circumcision , the Epiphany , the Baptism , the Agony , the Crucifixion , tho Entombment , the

Resurrection , and the Ascension . In the highest quatrcfoil is " The Descent of the Holy Ghost . " A stained-glass window has jnst been completed and placed over the sacristy door of Sfc . Augstine ' s ( R . C . ) Church , Liverpool . It consists of three lights in the centre , ono the figure of Christ as tho Good Shepherd , having a lamb in His armsand in tho side lihts fi of St .

, g gures Charles Borromco and St . Francis do Sales . Those figures arc placed under canopies formed of cusped equilateral arches , ornamented with the ball flower , and springing from tho foliated caps of slender banded columns , of a character united to the geometrical stylo of tho window . The spaces above tho canopies are filled with ornamentation composed of the vine , & c , upon the alternate ruby and blue grounds ,

and surrounded by orders of the strawberry and lily . Tho spaces underneath tl e figures , and the openings in the geometrical head of tho ivindow , are filled with foliated tracery . Tho foundation-stone of a new Roman Catholic church has been laid at the village of Scorton , near Garstang , Ifc is intended to be in the Early Decorated period of Gothic architecture . The church will be seated to accommodate 300 , and is expected to bo completed in about nine months . The buildincr is to cost about £ 2 . 500 .

A now Roman Catholic place of worship is about to be erected on a piece of ground occupied as a timber-yard at tho top of Hampton place , Brighton . The work will be forthwith commenced . The church of Sco-Ruston , situated about five miles from North Walsham , Norfolk , is having the chancel restored at the sole expense of the impropriator . The roof , which is ot

hammer-beam construction , will be taken off and refrained , and new oak timbers inserted wherever required . The altar railing ivill be of o ] 3 en oak tracery , and' the benching , running east and west , of the same material . NOAV buttresses will be erected at the east end , with panelled stone fronts , and the gable finished with stone coping and cross . The paving will be Staffordshire tiles , laid in irregular

devices . The interior of the walls will bo stuccoed , and the cast end diapered in fresco , ivifch the commandments and texts on zinc , let in flush with the plaster . The nave is in a terribly bad state of repair , the roofing covered ivith thatch ina most dilapidated condition . The church of St . Mary-afc-Elms , Ipswich , is about to be benched throughout , and new pulpit , reading-desk , and altar railing erected . Tho main body of the cliurcli , consisting of a nave and north aisle , is a common-place structure , bufc there is a good Norman doorway , ivith its