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Discovery Of Roman Remains At Templeborough.

coal , some portions of ivhich were brought up to the surface and burned . So far the excavation of the well has proved less interesting than mi ght have been antici pated but until the bottom is reached conclusions are premature . ' Our next ivork Avas to cut a trench across the south-west angle of the a <™ er but there no foundations were found . Fragments of pottery , both Samian , black , and licit coloured , were thrown out , and 4 ft . 6 in . below the surface a band of boulders Avas cut throughwhich probabl formed road surfaceSamian

, y once a . ware and other potterv were found below these boulders at a depth of 6 feet from the crown of the agger . A depression about the middle of the south bank seemed to indicate the pface where the entrance to the station had been . At the commencement of the second week operations were begun on that spot , and eighteen inches below the surface a very rou « h boulder-pitched road was found . Its width was not very clearly defined , owing to the disturbance its surface had undergone , but it seemed to have measured about , 91 ft

, across . Trial holes were then made at intervals in a straight line across the camp to the north agger , and the road surface was found to continue the whole way . Our next effort was to ascertain what buildings had been situated on the line of the road and the inquiry ivas soon successful . About 18 in . below the surface a wall of roughlysquared stones was discovered , which proved to be three feet broad and from three to five courses in depth . The stones are laid in clay and earth , similar to the walls found at Slackand rest foundation of boulders

, on a and clay concreted together . The work of following out and uncovering the building thus discovered has since formed the chief business of the exploration . Its outline is depicted on the ground plan now exhibited At first it seemed to be a nearly square building , measuring 72 feet from north to south ' and 68 from east to west ; but , trenching the ground further eastward , we came upon another wall eight feet from that first regarded as the eastern boundaryIts

. masonry was similar m character to the other walls . In the intervening space were found many traces of fire m the form of blackened stones ancl charcoal . Two feet six inches below the surface the pierced black dish and the two whetstones now exhibited were found ; and three feet below the surface the li ght-coloured earthenware mortarium It lay face downivards , slightly inclining to the south-east , and was lifted out entire . It

measures 13 } inches across the top , and stands 3- ] - inches high , and is a very fine and quite perfect specimen of this not uncommon form of dish . On examining the newly-found easternmost wall , it was observed to rest not on concrete like the others , but on large slabs of stone ; and pushing the inquiry a little further we found that 14 inches of walling had been built over the large stones of a threshold , thus concealing the bases of two columns 11 feet apart . The clue thus obtained ivas at followedand of

once , a row seven column bases ivas disclosed buried under the walling . The level of the latter wall agreed pretty nearly with the level of the road previously referred to ; but the removal of this stonework led to the discovery of another road surface 18 inches below the first , pitched with boulders , but less disturbed than the upper one . The interval between the two roads was filled with loose stones from a ruined building , fragments of pottery , tiles , and charcoal . At the southern end of the colonnade stood a small , shallow stone trough , measuring 2 ft . Jwin . x 1 ft . om . aud 4 m . deep inside . The threshold » . t this «« , - +. «» = ™ , „ . i ,

„ , worn , as with the tread of men , and indeed all along the eastern colonnade these evidences of its having been a place of much popular resort are seen . Between the two southerly column bases , with its upper part lying over nine inches below the surface , lay a broken column five feet ten inches long , and measuring five feet two inches in circumference . The part nearest the surface was scored with many marks of the ploughshare , yet it had lam undisturbed , ivith its broken end dipping at a sharp angle into the ground that it nearlrested the

, so y on lower roadway . A luis hole remains in the end that is perfect . The column bases alread y found had carried pillars only thirteen inches in diameter , but here was one twenty inches in diameter . We had clearly other and larger bases to discover . By this time our trench had been driven well into the heart of the south agger . At this point the upper road lay three feet ' six inches above the lower road , and the

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In Memoriam. Article 1
"HIS END WAS PEACE." Article 1
AN HERMETIC WORK. Article 2
A BRIEFE OF THE GOLDEN CALF OR THEWORLDS IDOL. Article 4
THE EPISTLE OF W. C. TO THE READER. Article 4
PAPERS ON THE GREAT PYRAMID. Article 6
THE ADVENTURES OF DON PASQUALE. Article 9
BIDE A WEE, AND DINNA FRET. Article 11
THE WORK OF NATURE IN THE MONTHS. Article 12
AMABEL VAUGHAN. Article 18
MASONIC HYMN. Article 21
DE. MOON'S WORKS FOE THE BLIND. Article 22
IS IT A PROMISE, OR A DECLARATION ? Article 24
THE SCOT ABROAD. Article 26
"HAIL AND FAEEWELL." Article 28
THE OTIGIN AND REFERENCES OF THE HERMESIAN SPURIOUS FREEMASONRY. Article 29
ON THE TESTING AND STRENGTH OF RAILWAY MATERIALS, &c Article 32
A FAREWELL ADDRESS Article 36
DISCOVERY OF ROMAN REMAINS AT TEMPLEBOROUGH. Article 37
I WISH HE WOULD MAKE UP HIS MIND. Article 39
LOST AND SAVED ; OR NELLIE POWERS THE MISSIONARY'S DAUGHTER. Article 40
PRAYER ON THE SEA. Article 46
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. Article 46
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Discovery Of Roman Remains At Templeborough.

coal , some portions of ivhich were brought up to the surface and burned . So far the excavation of the well has proved less interesting than mi ght have been antici pated but until the bottom is reached conclusions are premature . ' Our next ivork Avas to cut a trench across the south-west angle of the a <™ er but there no foundations were found . Fragments of pottery , both Samian , black , and licit coloured , were thrown out , and 4 ft . 6 in . below the surface a band of boulders Avas cut throughwhich probabl formed road surfaceSamian

, y once a . ware and other potterv were found below these boulders at a depth of 6 feet from the crown of the agger . A depression about the middle of the south bank seemed to indicate the pface where the entrance to the station had been . At the commencement of the second week operations were begun on that spot , and eighteen inches below the surface a very rou « h boulder-pitched road was found . Its width was not very clearly defined , owing to the disturbance its surface had undergone , but it seemed to have measured about , 91 ft

, across . Trial holes were then made at intervals in a straight line across the camp to the north agger , and the road surface was found to continue the whole way . Our next effort was to ascertain what buildings had been situated on the line of the road and the inquiry ivas soon successful . About 18 in . below the surface a wall of roughlysquared stones was discovered , which proved to be three feet broad and from three to five courses in depth . The stones are laid in clay and earth , similar to the walls found at Slackand rest foundation of boulders

, on a and clay concreted together . The work of following out and uncovering the building thus discovered has since formed the chief business of the exploration . Its outline is depicted on the ground plan now exhibited At first it seemed to be a nearly square building , measuring 72 feet from north to south ' and 68 from east to west ; but , trenching the ground further eastward , we came upon another wall eight feet from that first regarded as the eastern boundaryIts

. masonry was similar m character to the other walls . In the intervening space were found many traces of fire m the form of blackened stones ancl charcoal . Two feet six inches below the surface the pierced black dish and the two whetstones now exhibited were found ; and three feet below the surface the li ght-coloured earthenware mortarium It lay face downivards , slightly inclining to the south-east , and was lifted out entire . It

measures 13 } inches across the top , and stands 3- ] - inches high , and is a very fine and quite perfect specimen of this not uncommon form of dish . On examining the newly-found easternmost wall , it was observed to rest not on concrete like the others , but on large slabs of stone ; and pushing the inquiry a little further we found that 14 inches of walling had been built over the large stones of a threshold , thus concealing the bases of two columns 11 feet apart . The clue thus obtained ivas at followedand of

once , a row seven column bases ivas disclosed buried under the walling . The level of the latter wall agreed pretty nearly with the level of the road previously referred to ; but the removal of this stonework led to the discovery of another road surface 18 inches below the first , pitched with boulders , but less disturbed than the upper one . The interval between the two roads was filled with loose stones from a ruined building , fragments of pottery , tiles , and charcoal . At the southern end of the colonnade stood a small , shallow stone trough , measuring 2 ft . Jwin . x 1 ft . om . aud 4 m . deep inside . The threshold » . t this «« , - +. «» = ™ , „ . i ,

„ , worn , as with the tread of men , and indeed all along the eastern colonnade these evidences of its having been a place of much popular resort are seen . Between the two southerly column bases , with its upper part lying over nine inches below the surface , lay a broken column five feet ten inches long , and measuring five feet two inches in circumference . The part nearest the surface was scored with many marks of the ploughshare , yet it had lam undisturbed , ivith its broken end dipping at a sharp angle into the ground that it nearlrested the

, so y on lower roadway . A luis hole remains in the end that is perfect . The column bases alread y found had carried pillars only thirteen inches in diameter , but here was one twenty inches in diameter . We had clearly other and larger bases to discover . By this time our trench had been driven well into the heart of the south agger . At this point the upper road lay three feet ' six inches above the lower road , and the

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