DIGGING OUT A BOULDER. 



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It would be very desirable, if possible, to remove the " Holstone " 

 to the grounds of the Leicester Town Museum, where it would be secure 

 from destruction, and where its ponderous proportions would fonxi an 

 object well fitted to attract the attention of visitors, and to awaken a 

 deshe in their minds to study the science of Geology. 



Many thanks are due to Mr. Kirby for his energy in the matter, and 

 for the hospitable manner in which he entertained the party who came 

 to inspect his " little stranger." 



THE TAMWOETH TKEASUKE TEOVE AND THE 

 TAMWOKTH MINT. 



BY ARTHUR A. CLARSON. 



Fig 6. 



The interest which has been excited by the recent discovery at 

 Tamworth of coins of the date of the two first Wilhams, leads me to 

 suppose that an account of the "find" would not be unacceptable. 

 Nor do I think such an account out of place in a magazine especially 

 devoted to the Natui-al History, Ai-chseology, &c., of the district in 

 which they were found. 



A disquisition on the Antiquities of Tamworth would be foreign to 

 the subject, yet some reference must be made, as they are indirectly 

 connected with the discovery and rescue of the coins. Tamworth is the 

 most ancient town in the county of Stafford, says the learned and 

 pedantic Dr. Plot. We have, probably, an Ancient Bxitish mound, 

 on which stands the present Castle, the keep of a former extensive 

 fortaUce. Eoman remains are found in the vicinity, and the town 

 itself is encompassed by a quadi-angular castrametation, consisting of 

 earthworks with a fosse, attributed to the Saxon period. It was also a 

 seat of the Mercian Kings, an important place in the reign of Alfred 

 the Great, the scene of the marriage of the sister of Athelstan, was 

 thrice sacked by the Danes, and rebuilt by the "Ladie of the 

 Mercians," Ethelfleda ; few towns, indeed, can boast of such a histoiy as 

 the "ancient and loyal" borough of Tamworth. 



