Archæology.

painted iu panels , but many pieces were found among the rubbish on the floor , with leaves , flowers , ancl other figures on them . The colours , red , white , yellow , blue , green , & c , were very bright when first removed , hut have somewhat faded since . " The villa must have been covered with stone roofing tiles ( if I may so call them ) , of an angular shape , as these lie scattered everywhereboth whole and broken of them with the nails

, , many still in them . The only Hanged rooting tiles that were found had been used for the bottom ofthe flues leading to the bath . AVood ashes in small quantities were found about most parts of the building , in sonic cases , though , amounting to two or three handfuis . Some portions of the pavements , too , show signs of fire , so that it ivas at first thought that the place might have been burnt down ; but no charred wood of any size has been found , nor docs the

plastering appear to have suffered from fire . "Whatever may have caused its destruction , nearly everything appears to have been first removed from it , for nothing perfect or valuable has been found , though much that is interesting ; among which are two coins ( third brass ) , one illegible , the other a Posthumius in goocl condition ; two bone ban- pins , two or three small bronze rings , blade of knifehingesvarious small iron articlesa few nails eiht

, , , g or nine inches long , a quantity of roofing nails , fragments of window and other glass , large quantity of debris of various kinds , though chiefly of a coarser sort , part of the iqiper stone of a handmill , stone rooting tiles , Hanged earthen tiles , Hue tiles , painted plaster , & c . Bones , too , of the deer , sheep , and other animals are abundant , as ivell as oyster and other shells . On two or three portions of the antlers of the red deer some marks arc as fresh as

when first made . These articles I shall gladly deposit again at the villa , as it is important to keep the collection intact . "I ' havc heard no decisive opinion as to what period of thcllomau occupation the erection or destruction of the villa may probably be ascribed ; but wc know that Vespasian conquered the Isle of "Wight , A . D . I ' d ; that- the coin found is of the third century ; and that the Saxons , under Cedric , A . D . 530 , made slaughter and havoc at Carisbrooke .

" The villa will , I think , when full } -uncovered , be found it very interesting one , though much inferior in size to some . Apart , too , from any claim it has in itself , it derives a peculiar interest from its being the first Roman building that bus been met with hi the island . It settles , too , a point long contended for by the Eev . E . Ivell , as to the Eoman occupation of our island , and can but contribute to the elucidation of that period of its history . Situated

in a rich valley , under the very shadow ofthe castle , it seems to point to a former connection with it , though the traces of any Eoman occupation at the latter place arc , I " believe , few , if any . This building could hardly have stood alone ; in the same valley , indeed , many have collected portions of Eoman tiling a long time since , while coins too have been found there . There can then , I thinkbe but one wishvizthat the place be

thoroughlex-, , ., may y p lored ancl preserved in situ , for it is by that alone that its teaching can be fully realized . Pending any arrangement for continuing the excavation , the vicar has kindly apportioned the proceeds received from visitors towards the reduction of a debt pressing heavily on the parochial schools , and a good sum lias been already realized , though the amount lias been greatly exaggerated . This matter of the further

exploration has , it is well known , been beset with many difficulties , in consequence of the remains standing on the private grounds ol the vicarage . To endeavour to remove these difficulties has been the aim of several gentlemen of the neighbourhood associated for the purpose , nor have others pleaded privately with less anxiety for the same object . Some of the best portions of the remains the vicar has alreadto his personal discomfortdecided to

y , , preserve , and I" confidently trust that he will before long arrange some plan wliich shall embrace the whole . I may add , that the most important parts , the best pavements and bath , have been from the first temporarily roofed in , and preserved as far as possible irom injury . "

THE ARCILEOLOGICAL EXHIBITION AT ABERDEEN . During the meeting of the British Association at Aberdeen , an iircluuolog ical exhibition has been held . The collection commences with the early Pictish period , ancl comes thence down . It embraces specimens of implements of war , and articles of domestic economy ; of metalhirgic manufacture ; of bronzes ; of iron ornaments , & c , & c . Amongst the antiquities is a powder horn of

. ' aines ^ - ' - The show oi' Jacobite relics is extremely interesting , i-nere arc three or four portraits of Prince Charles ' Edward , and two ol Ins father ; three pictures of Flora Macdonald ; one of the Ifiince s mother ; one of the celebrated Jacobite , Mrs . Mackintosh 01 JHoy ; and portraits of Lochicl , Loyat , and Kilmarnock . Among

Archæology.

the manuscripts are several of the Pretender ' s letters , with letters of Lord George Murray , Lord Lovat , and others of the prince ' s adherents . Among the weapons arc the pistols worn by the prince ; the pistols presented by him to Lochiel ; his sword , targe , and belt ; ancl , among other things , tivo plaids belonging to him ; the dress and wig in which he made his escape ; a silver snuffmull enclosed in a drinking of the same metalexhibited b

cup , y Lochiel ; a silver medal ; the copper plate from which his paper money ivas engraved , viz ., notes for fourpencc and sixpence ; his sporran ; and a case of mathematical instruments presented hy him to JMr . Hay , of Ramies . There are the Duke of Perth ' s scarf , the green Hag ofthe M'Phcrsons , the "Bratach Uain , " which was at Culloden ; old daggers dug up ou the field ; and old swords by the score , bearing Jacobite inscriptions .

The portrait department is well worthy of notice . It includes some fine portraits of Mary Queen of Scots , taken at different periods of her life . Near the queen is a portrait of Lord Darnley , and the portrait of Mary Beaton , one of her "four Marys . " Her son , King James , appears in several aspects ; as docs also Eizzio . There is a fine picture of Queen Mary ' s mother , Mary of Guise , the property of Sir N . Bruce , in which may be traced the family j or the French lineaments in a holder form . Of the date of the

Reformation arc portraits of Knox , the Regent Murray , Wishart , and Cardinal Beaton . In one group is to be seen a series of five Vandykes—Charles I ., his queen Henrietta Maria , and their daughter , aiid one of the Dukes of Hamilton . 'The portrait of the unfortunate Queen of Bohemia ( by llonthost ) will be regarded with interest . \ There is , likewise , her son , the chivalrous Prince Rupert . Ncaivthosc is one of the most exquisite paintings in the

rooms , viz ., that of the Marquis of Montrose , by llonthost . There is a portnlit of Charles If ., painted in Holland during his exile , and there are several pictures of his grandson , the Chevalier St . George . There arc some pictures of the time of Charles IL , ancl , of course , very fine , since they arc almost all the works of Sir Peter Lcly . One of the finest of these is a portrait of the Countess of Southcskfamous in her time

, . Among fche collection of letters and autographs there is a complete series of signatures and letters of the sovereigns of Scotland from James IV . to Queen Anne ; and the history of the Stuart family is continued even later , by the original letters of James , the old pretender , and his two sons , Charles Edward , and Henry Benedict , Cardinal York , with the latter of whom the male line expired in 1807 . This royal series includesbesides the signatures

, of Margaret Tudor , daughter of Henry VII ., ancl wife of James IV . ; of the Regents Murray , Mar , and Morton ; as ivell as of Cromwell , the Lord Protector . There will also be found tho curious and rare signature of James Earl of Bothwell , husband of Mary Queen of Scots . The writing of the earlier sovereigns is exhibited in the shape of their signatures only : but from James VI . downwards the coflcction contains their oriinal lettersivhieh

g , arc , in some instances , sufficiently characteristic of the writers . There is also a letter of Queen Elizabeth ' s to the Regent Mar on Scottish affairs , and which presents a fine specimen of her bold handwriting and signature .

Literature.

Literature .

REVIEWS . Through Norway Kith a Knapsack . By W . MATTIEU WILLIAMS AVith Six Tinted Views and Map . London : Smith , Elder , and Co ., Cornhill . E VI _ K since the Eev . Henry Newland published his book on die fishing in Norway , we have regarded that country with special

feelings of admiration . Being devoted lovers of the " contemp lative recreation , " and ardent followers of the " quaint old coxcomb , " Izaak Walton , Norway has always held a distinguished position in our esteem . The title of JMr . Williams ' s book had a charm for us in its being an angler ' s mode of travel , " with a knapsack , " for wc hold as a strong article of travelling faith , that no man sees a country so effectually as one that "foots it merrily , " ancl we feel

that in company with such a guide we are almost as much spectators as tbe author . In our mind's eye we arc present at the quaint marriage ceremony , ivhieh we well remember from the Rev . Henry Ncwland ' s racy description , and the general simplicity and primitive characteristics of the Norwegians , so aptly told by Mr . AVilliams . There is also another great inducement to pedestrian travel , its cheapness , Mr . Williams ' s bill for the whole journey of ten weeks amounting to the modest sum of twenty-five pounds , four shillings , and ninepence , and he further initiates ns into the mystery of manufacturing your own knapsack , telling us