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THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. 299 June 4, 1852. John Scandrett Harford, Esq., D.C.L., President, in the Chair. Mr. James Yates gave a short narrative of a tour into South Germany, •which he had lately accomplished in compliance with the wish of the Central Committee of the Institute, for the purpose of obtaining an acquaintance with the Roman Wall between the Danube and the Rhine. He was absent six weeks, and went as far as Munich. lie came to the line of the Wall at five points. Ue collected a little library of books, tracts, and maps, containing every thing of importance that had been published upon the subject. He experienced everywhere the greatest possible kindness from all persons, to whom he applied for information or assistance ; and he attributed this in a considerable degree to the circumstance that he was acting in fulfilment of a commission from the Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. He expressed his obligations more especially to the following ; viz,, to Professors, Dr. Braun and Joannes Overbeck, of Bonn, Creutzer of Heidelberg, Thiersch, Von Martins and Buchner of Munich, Metyger and Greiif of Augsburg ; to Drs. Romer of Frankfort, Diefi'enbach of Friedberg, Redenbacher of Pappenheim ; to Seidlmaier, Registrar at Augsburg ; Rosscl, Secretary to the Antiquarian Society at Wiesbaden ; Wilhelmi, the Dean of Sinsheim ; Paulus, Topographer to the King of Wurtemberg ; Mutyl, Rector of the Gymnasium at Eichstadt ; Beeker, Captain on the General Staff' at Darmstadt ; Stalin, Chief Librarian at Stuttgard ; Fiiringer, Chief Librarian at Munich ; and to Messrs. Lindenschmidt of Mayence, Titot of Ileilbronn, Habel of Schiersteiu, and Theodore Becker of Darm- stadt. He was prevented by circumstances from seeing Dr. Anthony Maier, who has traversed on foot, and minutely described, almost every inch of the line within the Kingdom of Bavaria. With this exception he saw almost every individual, who from personal examination or careful study was able to aff"ord information upon the subject. He hoped in consequence to be prepared, at the approaching assembly of the Institute at Newcastle-on-Tyne, to give such an account of the Wall, or more properly speaking, the Limes, as would enable the members of the Society to compare it with the works of the same class in that vicinity and in Scotland. Mr. Franks read a communication from Mr. Colnaghi, regarding the ruins at Crendi, and the researches recently made by Mr. Newton, during his visit to Malta, on his journey towards Greece. Mr. Colnaghi sent several interesting sketches, representing the remains at Crendi, which consist of two temples, one on the top of a hill ; the other, the more perfect of the two, is lower down and nearer the sea. They have been supposed to be Phoenician, and at first sight present some resemblance to Stone- henge. The only ornaments are a sort of volute, and spiral holes cut at equal distances in some of the principal stones, such as the lintels of the doorways, &,c. A small altar was found, on the side of which appeared a palm tree, springing from a basket. Mr. Newton, noticing the injuries which this relic had already suff'ered, made application to the Governor for its removal to the local Museum, in which seven very curious stone figures.