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The Museum at Andover. 



medallion with Florian amphitheatre of Rome on the reverse ; 

 coronation medal of Edward VI. ; medal of Charles I., with ship in 

 full sail on reverse ; marriage medal of Napoleon with Marie Louise 

 of Austria ; medal struck to commemorate the union of England and 

 Scotland; jubilee medal of confession of Augsberg ; medal of Arch- 

 bishop Sancroft, non-juring bishops, Luther, 1 661 j medal struck 

 on the death of Charles I., with representation of the mob as a beast 

 with many heads standing over the head of the King; Anglo-Saxon 

 gold coin ; medal of Charles I. on his return from coronation in 

 Scotland, 1638. 



Andover possesses a local Museum, which, among other things, 

 has some interesting collections of remains discovered in excavations 

 in the neighbourhood. This Museum was thrown open for the 

 Society's inspection during their visit, and the following were lent 

 to the temporary Museum : — a boat cloak worn by Lord Nelson; a 

 curious piece of needlework, temp. Charles II. ; two pistol tinder- 

 boxes, one of the common type, with the machinery of the lock 

 exposed, the other of holster size with an arrangement for the 

 candle in the barrel. 



Messrs. T. & J. D. Butt exhibited coins and tokens of local in- 

 terest, including Roman coins of Carausius, shilling of Charles I., 

 ditto of Charles II., farthing of Charles II., and half-penny of 

 George I. ; Andover tokens with the legend " For ye poore's benefit./' 

 Hungerford token, Whitchurch token, and Sarum and Southampton 

 tokens, all found in the construction of the Andover waterworks. 



The bowl of the ancient font of Knight's Enham Church, ap- 

 parently of Saxon work, was lent for exhibition by the Rector, who 

 also showed an iron chest of sixteenth century Italian work, and a 

 small collection of old silver-plate. 



Amongst other things shewn were a copy of " Cocker's Arithmetic, 

 1677," by Mr. Alderman Hammans — a book still remembered in the 

 saying " according to Cocker " ; and a copy of the first edition 

 of " The Christian Year," some early numbers of " The Stamford 

 Mercury," and No. 1 of " The Tatler," by Rev. H. Cheales. 



The walls were decorated with rubbings of brasses lent by E. 

 Clarke, Esq., and the platform with some fine skins lent by Col. Briggs. 



