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THE AIICIIAEOLOOICAL INSTITUTK. :j;i;} towers of St. Mary Redcliffe. St. Steplicirs, Bristol, witl, otlu-r exaiu|>le«. He exhibited a series of admiralde druwinjrs in illustration of his suhject. The members of the Institute were received, in the afternoon, >y the President, at his seat, at Blaize Castle, adjacent to the ancieat'fortified heights of llenbury. In the evening a conversazione was given by the Bristol Society of Architects, at their apartments in the curious ancient mansion in Small- street, known as " Colson's House." The majority of the member.s uf the Institute, still remaining in Bristol, were present. The most friendly ami gratifying feeling had been evinced by the Society on all occasions through- out the proceedings of the week. Monday, August 4. This day was devoted to an excursion to the Roman remains of Ixca Sihirum, the Institute having received a very cordial invitation from the Caerleon Antiquarian Association, conveyed by their President, Slii DiGiiy Mackwoutii, Bart, to attend their anniversary meeting at that place. A steamer conveyed the party to Chepstow, where they visited the Castle and Church, and proceeded by railway to Newport. Here they examined the curious Church of St. Wollos, a structure presenting several peculiarities. The nave is of Norman date, with a fine western door ; west of the nave, and uniting it to the Perpendicular tower, is a portion of an ancient structure, by some regarded as more ancient than the nave itself. They thence proceeded to Caerleon, and were welcomed by the members of the Mon- mouthshire Society, who conducted their visitors to the Museum, recently completed, in which, through the praiseworthy and indefatigable exertions of Mr. Lee, a large assemblage of local antiquities has already been arranged, with the happiest eiFect. The archaeologists then visited the Castle Mound and remains of the Roman Villa, di.scovered in the grounds of Mr. Jenkins, of which some notices were formerly given in the Journal (vol. vii., p. 97). Of this building great part has unfortunately been removed by the proprietor, but numerous objects of interest were brought to light during the excavations. They were then invited by Mr. Lee to his residence at the Priory, replete with objects of antiquarian interest, and where some valuable remarks on Monmouthshire Antiquities were offered by the Rev. J. M. Traherne. After examining the other objects of archaeological interest at Caerleon, the visitors were guided to tiie Roman Amphitheatre, commonly known as "Arthur's Round Table," in which hospitable entertainment had been provided by the members of the Caerleon Association. Sir Digby Mackworth took the chair, and the festivities of this gratifying reception passed in a manner highly agreeable to all who participated in them. Lord Talbot proposed the Health of the President and members of the Association, through whose kindness they had witnessed the interesting results of the archaeological movement in Monmouthshire. He commended warmly the benefits accruing from such local institutions, and the valuable efforts of an energetic and able antiquary, Mr. Lee, to whom antiquaries were chiefly indebted for the establishment of the Museum they had visited, and the preservation of a great number of ancient vestiges, of singular local interest, which must otherwise have been di-sjieiscd or destroyed. Sir Digby acknowledged the compliment, and i)roi>osed, Prosperity to the Institute, with the health of his noble and distinguished