fine Corinthian capitals which helped to support the roof of the Basilica 

 or Hall of Justice, and the smaller Doric capitals and columns of the 

 porticos of the ambulatories, together with the capital which is believed 

 to have occupied one side of the entrance to the Forum. The model of 

 the western gateway of the city shows a double entrance, the heavy 

 spine sandstone block, occupying a pedestal in the centre of the room, 

 being pointed out by the Hon. Curator as the capital of the central 

 column which spanned the entrances on either side. The small 

 Christian church and its general arrangement was next touched upon, 

 and the water source and platform for the laver, or fountain, pointed 

 out. It was stated to be undoubtedly Christian, and might be placed in 

 juxtaposition to certain edifices which had been explored in another part 

 of the city, and which were considered to be pagan. The mode of roofing 

 houses and verandahs could be seen from a specimen of roofing placed iu 

 the room, and the method of warming the winter apartments of houses, 

 by means of hypocausts, from a model of a block of buildings from Insula 

 II., also standing in the room. Proceeding to the relic room the contents 

 of the window case were described, consisting of circular brooches, 

 several of which were enamelled, and the common or bow-shaped forms, 

 which were usually met with at Roman sites and were used by the 

 Koman ladies to secure the pallium, or mantle. In bronze also were 

 hairpins and long spoons, called lignite, for removing unguents, &c., from 

 long-necked bottles. Iron styli were present in some abundance, which 

 were employed for writing on wax tablets, the flat end being for erasing 

 or smoothing out, as we do with india-rubber at the present day. 

 There were buckles, finger rings, bracelets, links, lead spoons, and 

 many other small objects, and one or two admirably preserved bronze 

 figures notably a bronze goat and a small enamelled stand, and 

 close alongside of these a small statuette of Juno Lucina, the 

 goddess who presided over child-birth, appropriately represented with 

 two infants in her arms. Bone pins, some with figured heads, bone 

 and ivory spoons, beads of coloured glass and vitrified paste, &c., 

 were exhibited. They had gamblers apparently in the llomanised- 

 Britishcity. At all events diee had been found very like those used in 

 the present day ; and that the ladies were careful and cleanly received 

 testimony in small bronze chatelaines, which were worn on the girdle 

 and contained tweezers, nail picks, &c., and occasionally a small key or 

 knife. Ancient money was next shown by Dr. Stevens, who said that 

 chronologically they determined a period from Agrippa, B.C. 9 to A.D. 30, 

 to Arcadius, A.D. 383 to 408, a period of something like 400 years. Two 

 interesting discoveries of hoards of coins had been made, both probably 



