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Holy Scripture that at the Persian captivity, ' the priests that were 

 then devout took the tire of the altar privily, and hid it in an hollow 

 place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the 

 place was unknown to all men;' and on the restoration to liberty 

 and return to Judea, the posterity of those priests sought for the 

 sacred fire, ' but they found no fire, but thick water,' neverthe- 

 less this water they took up and sprinkled with it the sacrifice, 

 whereupon the sun shone forth with unexpected brilliancy, and 

 fire blazed upon the altar. After the conclusion of the sacri- 

 fice, the remainder of the water was poured upon the altar, and 

 again there blazed forth fire. The scene of this miraculous 

 occurrence was enclosed by order of the king, and made holy for 

 ever, and called by the name of Naphthar or Nephi (2 Mac. i. 18). 



MEETING, December 8, 1871. 

 The Peesident in the Chair. 



The sixth meeting for the term was held on 8th December. 

 Fifty-two members and visitors were present. 



The following contributions to the Museum were acknowledged 

 by the President : — Two Pish Spines from Aust, by H. Wills ; a 

 Human Skull, Trunk Fish, and Skulls of Sheep and Turtle, by 

 J. F. M. H. Stone ; Skull of Hottentot, by J. Eossiter, Esq. ; some 

 Fossil Corals by J. E. Jose, O.C. ; an additional donation of about 

 500 specimens of Lepidoptera, by Rev. G. Greene, including the 

 following : — Sesia, myopceformis, culiciformis, formicceformis, 

 chrysidiformis, ichnetimoniformis, Arctia urticce, Orgyiacoenosa, 

 gonostigma, Notodonta trepida, Chaomia dodona'a, CeropacJia 

 ocularis, Acronycta auricoma, myricce, Nonagria neurica, 

 Acosmetia caliginosa, Agrotis lunigera, ripce, Dicycla oo Cosmia 

 2)yralina, Epunda lutulenta, Phlogophora emp-yrica, Heliothis 

 peltiger, armiger, Anarta melanopa, cordigera, Plusia interroga- 

 tionis, Boarmia roboraria, Acidalia circellata. A fiddle, made 

 by the natives of Cape Verde, had been presented by C. Miller ; 

 the President, however, stated that he should return it, as it could 

 not be included in the list of articles wanted for our Museum. 



