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engravings given, by wliich comparisoa niay be made of 

 Manx Grosses witli those of otlier places* Mr. Petrie in 

 his work ou tlie round to\Yers of Ireland gives information 

 also of the crosses existing In that island, and the various 

 careful engravings and notices in the Journal of the Ai'chce- 

 olocjkal Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, and other 

 similar publications, not to mentlon the abundant materials 

 in the Archceologia, especially the late Mr. Kemble's vahi- 

 able papers (vols. xxvlii and xxix) and his comparison of 

 Runic alphabets, all afford facility for clucidating a class of 

 nionuments, of which less notice has been taken than they 

 deserve, and many of which have been destroyed for want 

 of sufHclent knowledge of their value. Moreover, from 

 time to time portions of these crosses are brought to light, 

 in digging graves in church-yards, enlarging the foundation 

 of churches, or bullding schools, -which are often overlooked, 

 aud suffered to be broken up, because their historical value 

 is not known. A very remarkable instance of this kind 

 came to my knowledge not long ago, but happily a frag- 

 ment of the original has been saved from destruction, but 

 the inscription which in all probability was upon the 

 upright pillar has been destroyed. 



I cannot help joining in the wish expressed by the 

 •\vriter of an able and very interesting article in the Journal 

 of the Arcliaological Association for Mai'ch, 1859, "On 

 Ancient Sculptured Stones," that the different sculptured 

 stones of England and Wales which have been separately 

 engraved, and are now to be sought for in a variety of 

 publications, could be brought together in a well-edited 

 volume, since a careful comparison of their details would 

 prove au Immense assistance to antiquaries. There are, 



* Runic and other Monumental Bemains of the Isle of Man, by the 

 ■Rev. J. G. Cuuioiing, m.ä. London, Bell and Dald.v. 



