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THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. 409 been needless if it had been destined for any such purpose. ]Ir. Guuner observed that his first impression had been that this conduit ran longitudinally under the city wall ; but, after passing under it, the course ran parallel to the wall. It is covered with a tliick bed of concrete, having all the appearance of Eoman mortar, and containing much pounded brick. This layer is ex- tremely hard, and broken up with much difficulty. Over this is laid a bed of masonry formed of chalk, the mortar being of very inferior quality. Major Davis, 52nd llegiment, communicated a Memoir on various examples of Ecclesiastical Architecture in Brecon and the neighbourhood, accompanied by numerous illustrative sketches, which are reserved for pub- lication in a future Jouriud. The Rev. J. Williamson, Incumbent of Theale, near Wells, called the attention of the Society to an interesting relic of early domestic arcliitecture at Meare, Somerset. It is a building, now rapidly falling into ruin, known as " the Abbot's Fish-House ; " situated near the manor-house of IMeare, about three miles distant from Glastonbury, part of the possessions of that Abbey ; and it adjoins the extensive mere, from which formerly fish was abundantly suppUed. According to tradition, nine men were there employed by the Abbot in taking and curing the fish. Mr. Williamson stated that the roof is partially dismantled, the beautiful windows are becoming much damaged, and the whole building, which presents various interesting features, must soon fall into total decay, ithout some recpiisite repair at a moderate outlay, which the wealthy proprietor is not disposed to bestow. Mr. Nesbitt also gave a short account of this singular building, accom- paoied by drawings. SntttiutttciS aiiU ilxaorS^ of ^vt ej-ijibitrlf. By Mr. Jabez Allies, F.S.A. — Drawing of an implement, supposed to be of the Early British period, formed of a green-coloured stone, and found 6 ft. below the surface in a gravel-bed, at Sun- ■^^^-^■^ji^irF^-^^^^^-^ — ^ ---.^ — dridge.' It is a kind of jMwpiipMiiipBwiiii, i . ^-. h i hiuhiihiiiii have been used as a flaying- I® . V.;; , ^^H are two perforations, ami British implement of stone, in the Worcester Museum. a third hole drilled only partly through. Dimensions, length in., breadth 1 in., thickness, about a quarter of au inch; diminishing towards the ends. It was presented to the Museum of the Worcestershire Natural History Society by the Rev. Thomas Pearson, of Witlcy. By Dii. Baruam. — Representation of an object of hard green stone, found at Altcrnon, in Cornwall, and supposed to be a mould for casting celts. ^ The objects of stone found in burrows in regarded as orn-inicnts, or as wlict-stones. Wiltshire by Sir Richard Iloarc, (Ancient Possibly tlie curious example above aiven may Wilts, pi. ii. xii. &c.) mostly perforated at liave answered a dovilile ])urpose, both as a the ends, and similar to tliis in general form, hone and an edged tool. See also Archicolo- but not sharpened at the extremity, have been gicul Journal, Vol. v. pp. 282, 293, 323. VOL. VI. 3 I