. The Archaeological journal. d he considered a Haw in the casting, andwould at least be filed away, but if so filed, the manillas would be rendered is ; it may be that the natives prefer the rough edge being left, sothat they may the hotter see the quality of the metal. The Eon. Richard Neville sent a short notice of the latest results ofthe explorations in progress at Chesterford under his direction. Not manydays previously, his workmen had brought to light at a depth of only1 5 inches, a vase of white pottery, in the form of a jug, an ampulla ofglass of square form, and two dishes of Samian
. The Archaeological journal. d he considered a Haw in the casting, andwould at least be filed away, but if so filed, the manillas would be rendered is ; it may be that the natives prefer the rough edge being left, sothat they may the hotter see the quality of the metal. The Eon. Richard Neville sent a short notice of the latest results ofthe explorations in progress at Chesterford under his direction. Not manydays previously, his workmen had brought to light at a depth of only1 5 inches, a vase of white pottery, in the form of a jug, an ampulla ofglass of square form, and two dishes of Samian ware, both of which hadbeen broken in Roman times, and repaired by means of leaden rivets. Thepatters names are distinctly legible.—OF. SECVNDI. and CASSIVSCA. Thislast supplies a correction of the mark previously given in this Journal(vol. x., p. 233), in which amongBt the examples preserved in Mr. Nevilles Mo- lim, this name had been read I Mr. (. II. Pubday sent a notice of the recent discovery of a sculptured. ? 1 Oil. km •». ill D ,1, (e Cathedral, in the course of the works now THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. 181 in progress, this ancient fragment had been brought to light. It layimbedded in the masonry, in the south-wall of the transept, which isNorman ; but several alterations were made in it about the year 1300,when the Chapter House was built against its south front. At that time,n< Mr. Purday supposes, the cross may have been built into the wall. Arepresentation of this relique is here given from a drawing which has kindly supplied. lie stated that the cross seems to have beenquite a low one, probably placed over a grave ; the upper arrises are com-pletely rounded off, as if by friction ; the workmanship is extremely rudeand irregular. The back of the cross is plain, with the exception of asmall round knob or boss in the centre. Some persons had been disposedto regard this cross as of Saxon times, subsequent to the rebuilding of thechurch a
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