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tympanum is carved a figure of a face evidently intended to 

 represent the sun ; the rim of the shield is ornamented with 

 oak leaves and acorns. But of the antiquities found in Bath, 

 perhaps the most interesting is a bronze head of Pallas, of 

 exquisite form and in perfect preservation, evidently broken off 

 from a statue. Antiquarians are inclined to fix the date at 

 about the year 180, in the reign of Marcus Aurelius. Stone 

 coffins, or sarcophagi, have at different times been discovered. 

 A few years ago, when digging for some foundations, workmen 

 came upon two of these, one of them containing a small skeleton 

 imbedded in a quantity of fine white sand, which on exami- 

 nation proved to be the same as that found in the mineral 

 rivers, which produce lead ore in the Mendip Hills, about thirty 

 miles off, none being found nearer. The discovery of stone 

 coffins above the ruins of the baths has given rise to the sup- 

 position that after the destruction of the city, probably about 

 577, the site of the baths was used as a place of interment. The 

 present level of the city varies from ten to sixteen above the 

 Roman. Many altars have been found, generally about three 

 or four feet high, and square. Unlike those from other localities, 

 the sides of the inscribed altars in Bath are generally quite plain. 

 It was in the year 1755 that the foundations of the Roman baths 

 were laid bare. Some idea may be formed of the magnificence of 

 this pile of buildings, from the fact of its being upwards of two 

 hundred and forty feet in length, and one hundred and twenty 

 in breadth, the walls from six to seven feet thick. The details 

 are too long to enter into in this brief sketch. Of other antiqui- 

 ties there have been discovered coins, medallions, armlets, 

 amphoroe, seals, rings, keys, and large quantities of Samian 

 ware. The climate of Bath is extremely mild, and perhaps more 

 like that of Italy than any other part of England. This fact, 

 together with the healing properties of the springs, doubtless 

 formed a strong inducement to the Bomans to settle here. 



The Fourth Paper was one from Dr. Holden, of Glenarm, on 

 Epidermis and Epidermal Appendages. 



Analogies of structure may be traced throughout the entire 



