fibulæ.[1] The penannular brooch occurs amongst remains of the Anglo-Roman period; it was much in fashion in later medieval times; the greater facility of attachment caused it doubtless to be often preferred to the brooch formed with a perfect ring. The frequent use of both kinds has been already noticed in this Journal, Vol. iii., p. 78, and a small example of late date given from Mr. Whincopp's Museum, formed with the ends disunited, and a moveable acus; the convenience resulting from that arrangement is there noticed. The extraordinary type, now brought under consideration by Mr. Ceilings, may perhaps be referred to as late an age as the times shortly anterior to the Conquest.
Mr. George Vulliamy communicated a note of the discovery of remains of an ancient Jetty on the bank of the Thames, adjoining to the ancient Palace of Westminster, and at the east corner of the old Speakers Garden, not far distant from the western abutment of Westminster Bridge and the old stairs contiguous to it. The vestiges of this construction were found in 1839, in excavations for the foundation of the new Houses of Parliament, and a view of the site, with ground-plan and section, from careful measurement, were taken by Mr. Vulliamy, who has kindly presented the drawings to the Institute, and enabled us to preserve the representations here offered to our readers. It will be seen that the piers, three or four, probably, in number, immediately adjoined the eastern angle of the Palace, and formed the base of a modern wooden platform. They had been covered by a very stout planking, on displacement of which the piers were opened to view, as here shown; and had been left, doubtless, merely to carry this platform, the top courses being removed, to admit of gradual inclination towards the water. The top of the highest piers was feet 3 inches below high-water mark. This jetty, anciently the principal landing-place connected with the Palace of Westminster, appears to be the same which is seen in the curious map of London taken early in the reign of Elizabeth, 1563; it formerly communicated with Palace Yard, by a gate-way erected about the time of Henry the Sixth or Richard the Third, at the east end of the Exchequer Offices. The position is shown in the plan drawn by the late Mr. W. Capon, and published by the Society of Antiquaries.[2]
In the bed of the Thames, near the end of this landing-place, a number of ancient weapons were found at the same time, some of which, consisting of the hilt and brass pommel of a sword of the fourteenth century, a fine pair of spurs with long necks, two daggers, and a very large pheon in excellent preservation, were presented to the Museum of the Institute by Mr. Vulliamy. He stated that he had been informed by the late Mr. Rokewode, that there appeared to have existed an ancient Armory on the banks of the Thames, not far from the position where this discovery was made.
Antiquities and Works of Art Exhibited.
By Mr. Philip N. Brockedon.—A small bronze box, found at Lincoln, about eight, or possibly ten, feet below the surface, with fragments of pottery of all kinds, Roman, "Samian," Medieval, and glazed
