(1 and 2 combined) Tumor, tumidity, tumult, tumulus, contumacy.

The Queen's Westminsters were exposed to a heavy flanking fire at a range of about a thousand yards from a tumulus south-east of Ain Karim, above the road from the village to the western suburbs of Jerusalem.

Indeed preparations were being made to send a company to take the tumulus hill in flank, but two gallant London Scots settled the activity of the enemy and captured the position by themselves.

The two guns were captured and Tumulus Hill gave no more trouble.

Dicite, Causidici, gelido nunc marmore magni Mugitum tumulus comprimit Amphiloci.

"In this parish (Church Over,") says Dugdale, "upon the old Roman Way, called Watling Strete, is to be seen a very great tumulus, which is of that magnitude, that it puts travellers beside the usual road," and a Letter from Elias Ashmole to Sir Wm.

Dugdale, states, "that about a mile from hence (that is from Holywell Abbey, now the site of Caves Inn,) there is a tumulus raised in the very middle of the high way, which methought was worth observing."

This tumulus, in an ancient deed, is called the Pilgrim's Low.

In the plantations of Abraham Grimes, Esq., within half a mile of the site of the former, is another tumulus of smaller dimensions, adjoining the road which leads from Rugby to Lutterworth.

Near the center of the round fort * * * was a tumulus of earth about 10 feet in height and several rods in diameter at its base.

The summit of this tumulus was nearly 30 feet in diameter, and there was a raised way to it, leading from the east, like a modern turnpike.

This skeleton was deposited a little to the south of the center of the tumulus; and about 20 feet to the north of it was another, with which were 5th.

To the southwest of this tumulus, about 40 rods from it, is another, more than 90 feet in height, which is shown on the plate representing these works.

The skeletons are laid horizontally, with their heads generally towards the center and the feet towards the outside of the tumulus.

On the south side of this tumulus, and not far from it, was a semicircular fosse, which, when I first saw it, was 6 feet deep.

It looked like a low tumulus, and was provided with a tunnel-like entrance about 10 feet long and 4 feet high, and leading down to a level with the floor of the pit.

] Olave, of rocky Norway's saints, the holiest and the best, Entomb'd in tumulus, enjoys a calm and peerless rest; By all of heav'ns votaries in saintly rank renown'd, As high in blessedness, and chief in holy missal crown'd.

About three miles inland from St. Helier, is a singular structure named Prince's Tower, erected on an artificial mound or tumulus, and embowered in a grove of fine trees.

De Hambye's widow, in memory of her lord, caused a tumulus of earth, to be raised on the spot where he was buried; and on the summit she built a chapel, with a tower so lofty, as to be visible from her own mansion at Coutances.

Near this spot was an ancient tumulus, called the Hill Mount.

I have always thought that the tumulus in your field might yield some interesting archaeological find.

(From a Tumulus near Dublin.)] XXX. END OF THE TYRONE REBELLION.

En route should be observed, on a spur of the hill to the R., a large tumulus, Maes Knoll.

This is Stoney Littleton, a large Celtic tumulus composed of masonry, but now entirely overgrown with brushwood.

TOPE, the popular name in Buddhist countries for a species of cupola-shaped tumulus surmounted by a finial, in shape like an open parasol, the emblem of Hindu royalty; these parasol finials were often placed one upon the top of the other until a great height was reached; one in Ceylon attains a height of 249 ft., with a diameter of 360 ft.; were used to preserve relics or to commemorate some event.