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torious efforts for its restoration. It is one of our finest examples 

 of the Norman ecclesiastical architecture of about the middle of the 

 twelfth century. The true character of the church has only been 

 discovered of late years, by the removal of the thick coating of 

 white- wash and other modern applications, which entirely concealed 

 its most beautiful features, and there remains still much work of 

 great interest and beauty which is entirely or nearly concealed from 

 view. Among these hidden or obscured beauties is a very fine early 

 English arch, leading from the nave to the tower, which is at present 

 blocked up with a very ugly white-washed screen and organ loft. 



The archaeological part of the Exposition Univeesklle, which is 

 at this moment drawing such numerous and distinguished visitors 

 to Paris (in the midst of whom we are at this moment writing), 

 presents some very interesting features. They are chiefly exhibited 

 In that part of the Exhibition which is devoted, to the histoire dii 

 travail, occupying a considerable part of the inner gallery of the 

 building. The interest of this class has been much increased by 

 the care which has been taken to arrange the objects in chrono- 

 logical order. The collection of prehistoric remains of all the 

 countries of western and northern Europe is particularly full and 

 ■striking, and we can, with great advantage, not only compare the 

 various objects found in this country, but make a separate com- 

 parison of those of one country with those of another. The col- 

 lection of prehistoric remains from Denmark is especially rich. 

 The prehistoric remains found in France by Messrs. Christy and 

 Lartet form a special feature in this part of the Exhibition, and the 

 most interesting- case in it is that containing the bones and stones 

 of the " prehistoric period" bearing drawings of animals and other 

 .objects, in rude outline, but sometimes, very well drawn. This 

 comprehensive examination of them confirms the opinion we have 

 always entertained that these curious monuments are not of the 

 immense antiquity claimed for them. An examination of these 

 numerous cases filled with stone implements will show us to what 

 a great variety of uses stone was applied in rude, and even in com- 

 paratively late ages, and also, we can hardly help being convinced 

 that many of these stone implements were made by people who took 

 instruments made of metal as their models. The collection of 

 bronze instruments i3 richest in those brought from northern 

 Europe. The antiquity of these bronze objects, as well as of the 

 pottery which is ascribed to the prehistoric period, appears to us 

 to be greatly overrated. Much of this early pottery presents a 

 very different character of design and workmanship from that found 

 in our island. We may draw attention, among a crowd Of inte- 

 resting objects, to a bronze helmet and sword belonging to the 

 Museum of Narbonne, which we are more inclined to look upon as 

 belonging to the period of the fall of the Roman empire in the west, 

 than as absolutely prehistoric. There is a good collection of lloman 

 antiquities, among which may be pointed out some examples of 

 tools and implements which arc extremely curious. A Itoman 

 chariot from Toulouse is also very remarkable, and there is a pecu- 

 liarly fine collection of large funerary urns, some of a nearly globular 



