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adorned this city, and also the portico or entrance to one 
portion of the public Baths. This is no work of imagination, 
but the result of accurate measurement and close examination of 
existing portions, it is the result of a perfect knowledge of his 
art, and could only have been done by an experienced practical 
builder. It remains to be seen if any of his statements can be 
shaken, but it appears to me that no stone has been put into its 
place without sufficient proof of its having anciently stood in that 
position. We have therefore recovered the precise form of two 
Roman buildings, and these from certain preserved fragments 
which, had they been destroyed, we could never have known the 
kind of edifices that adorned our very ancient city. We can now 
without much effort picture to ourselves Roman Bath, and this is 
due to an active member of our Club. Surely we owe him 
thanks ! : 
But while Bath has yielded its objects of archeological value 
in no small measure, other portions of this deeply interesting 
county have not been without their supply. To the city 
librarian of Bristol, Mr. Nicholls, we owe the preservation of a 
very interesting discovery within the Roman Station at Sea Mills, 
probably the ancient Trajectus of the Romans. At all events 
it was he who called the attention of archeologists to it. This 
rude sculptured stone, an engraving of which has just appeared in 
the last number of the Journal of the Archeological Association, 
has called forth much interest on account of its being not im- 
probably Roman-Christian. There are very strong presumptive 
indications of this, as is allowed by the best students of Romano- 
Christian antiquities. It has excited interest not only in this 
country but abroad. We are thankful for its preservation, and 
it may probably lead to further discoveries. 
The re-smelting of scoria left by the Romans among the 
Mendip Hills has led to discoveries of Roman mining imple- 
ments, but it has done more, it has brought to light pigs of lead, 
bearing the imperial stamp, and dating back to the earliest con- 
