Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-04

thorough in his appropriations he had
discovered which Pharaoh of the fourth
dynasty the statue represented. He came 70
the conclusion that Bubsstis was founded
at least as early rs ia the reign OF cheops,
between whom and Pepi. OF whose inhu-
ence there were traces 500 years interviewed,
500 wears after there was transformation
of the CITY IN the twelfth dynasty. In the
fourteenth dynasty there was the invasion
of the Hyksos. or Shepherds, who. from
the statues OF great beauty found and
from other evidences. must have been
highly-cultivated people, who, he consider
ed. must have come from Mesopotamia-
DIR. Virchow considered that their mou-
uments represented Turanians, and Pro-
fessor Flower considered them toTepresent
people of Turanian or Mougoloid type,
Int that did not mean that the population
itself was Turanian. Their worship aud
language was of = Semitic type, but the
statues of their kings showed that they
were not Somites. NJ. Naville added: " IL
was then what II is still now, and believe
that the conquest Of Egypt by tho HYksos
is not unlike what would happen at the
present day if the population OF Meso-
potamia oyerran the valley Of the Nile.
You would have masses. IN great majority
OF Semitic race, speaking Semitic Ian
guage. having 2 Semitic religion. and
being under the command Of Turks, who
are not Semitcs. but JuFanians.
NJ. Navillo having referred To- the head Of
a HvksOs king. which he had scut 10 the
British Museum. added that he had found
two statues Of Apopl. the Pharaoh OF
Joseph, and inscriptions In regard 10 the
Pharaoh Of the Exodns. and mani others
of high interest. But it would be impossi-
bic TO refer TO the mine Of interesting mat
ter in this paper, and We can only con-
graduate the members Of the Victoria In
stitute on pO--cssing II. II - certainly
worth the whole wears subscription to
possess this one paper. NJ. Nayille in
concluding said: Il cannot dwell nj great
length here on the events OF the
Exodus. vet | should like TO mention that
the successive discoveries made IN the
Delta have had the result of making the
sacred narrative more comprehensive IN
many points and in one especially IN show
ing that the distances we're much shorter
than was generally thought. | consider,
for instance IL important 20 have estab-
lished that Bubastis was very large city.
and favorite resort of the King and bis
family 1t "a quite possible that at the
time when the events preceding the tXo-
dus took place the king WAS at buuastis,
not Mt Tanis, as we generally believed
Sir George Stokes. Bart, having con-
veved the thanks of the Members 10 VI.
Naville. n short discussion took place,
during which Captain Francis Petrie. the
Honorary Secretary. pointed ont that what
Professor Savce's paper had done a. re-
CARDS Assyrian and Babylonian history,
VI. Naylle's had done az regards
Egyptian history. They wcre papers all
vancinethe practical work ofthe lnttute in
investigating philosophical and scientific
questions, especially any questions used by
those who unhappily sought to attack the
Bible in the name of science; and both
would appear in the Jo,unGl which would
be presented at the Institutes rooms,
IA Adclphi Terrace, TO all members and
associates who were now on the list or who
might apply TO join after the 10th of July.
The president, members, and associates
then adjourned TO the Museum, where
refreshments were served.