1783 John Hallwood, Esq. 1784 William Harrison, Esq. 1787 Sir Richd. Grosvenor, Bart. 1795 Richard Ollerhead, Esq. 1803 Edmund Bushell, Esq. 1807 Robert, Earl Grosvenor. 1809 Thomas Evans, Esq. 1810 Thomas Grosvenor, Esq. 1811 Robert Bowers, Esq. 1813 Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart. 1814 John Bedward, Esq. 1815 Sir J. Cotgreave, Knt. 1816 Thomas Francis, Esq. 1817 Henry Bowers, Esq. 1818 Thomas Bradford, Esq. 1819 John Williamson, Esq. 1820 William Seller, Esq. 1821 John S. Rogers, Esq. 1822 William Massey, Esq. 1823 Robert Morris, Esq. 1824 George Harrison, Esq. 1825 John Fletcher, Esq. 1826 John Larden, Esq. 1827 Thomas Francis, Esq. 1827 Henry Bowers, Esq. 1828 Robert Morris, Esq. 1829 William Moss, Esq. 1830 Titus Chaloner, Esq. 1831 Richard Buckley, Esq. 1831 George Harrison, Esq. 1832 John Fletcher, Esq. 1833 George Harrison, Esq. 1834 The same. 1835 The same. 1836 William Cross, Esq. 1837 Thomas Dixon, Esq. 1838 Ed. Samuel Walker, Esq. 1839 John Uniacke, Esq. 1840 The same. 1841 William Wardell, Esq. 1842 William Brown, Esq. 1843 Wm. Henry Brown, Esq. 1844 Henry Kelsall, Esq. 1845 Charles Potts, Esq. 1846 Edward Tilston, Esq. 1847 R. P. Jones, Esq., M.D. 1848 The same. 1849 Sir E. S. Walker, Knt. 1850 John Williams, Esq. 1851 The same. 1852 P. S. Humberston, Esq. 1853 Henry Brown. Esq., who, dying during his mayoralty, Dr. R. P. Jones was appointed to the office for the unexpired period. 1854 John Smith, Esq. 1855 W. H. Brown, Esq. 1856 Major French. 1857 Peter Eaton, Esq. 1858 P. S. Humberston, Esq. CHAPTER II. ROMAN ANTIQUITIES. ALTARS, Roman pavements, pigs of lead, coins, and other precious relics of former times, have been discovered in various places in the city and neighbourhood, some of them within a very recent period. Now that the people are happily being taught to estimate local antiquities at their proper worth, and a spirit of inquiry is being invoked respecting them, it is to be hoped that any future discoveries that may be made will be carefully preserved. There is no doubt that, through recklessness or ignorance, many links in the chain of our local history have been neglected and lost. On a projecting rock in Handbridge, situate at the south end of the bridge, is a sculptured figure of Minerva, with her symbol, the owl. Time has very much obliterated and defaced this ancient sculpture, called Edgar’s Cave, which is doubtless of Roman date. Close to the figure is a great hole in the rock; and the field in which it is situated is known by the name of Edgar’s field to the present day.