PRIVATE SEANCES. CLAIRVOYANCE—SPIRIT MAGNETISM—THE DEITY—JESUS OF NAZARETH THE DOUBLE—MEDIUMSHIP—MARTYRDOM—THE FUTURE OF THE PHYSICAL BODY—BODILY DEFORMITIES—UNDEVELOPED SPIRITS—CAPITAL PUNISH MENT—RESPONSIBILITIES OF JUDGES—SPIRIT POETRY—SPIRIT VOICES SEEING MEDIUMSHIP—TABLE MOTIONS WITHOCT CONTACT WITH HUMAN BEINGS. ON Thursday, December 16th, a private séance took place at the residence of Mrs. C. Berry, a well-known Spiritualist. The medium was Mrs. P. Perrin, of 11, Westmoreland-place Southampton-street, Camberwell, S.E., and the other members of the circle were Mr. G. Perrin, Mrs. A. Cooper, Mrs. George Oliver, Mr. N. F. T. Daw, and the reporter to this journal. The medium passed into what was supposed to be the trance state, and described seenes in the life of a gentleman, begin ning with one of bloodshed and battle. The narrative threw one of the ladies present into a state of intense excitement. She said that the medium had accurately described scenes in the past life of her husband and herself at the antipodes that she had gone further, and told her what was probably taking place at present, and could be verified on the arrival of an early mail from Australia and New Zealand. She had also told her of the future. The details are necessarily of a private nature. The lady and the medium had never met each other in their lives until a few minutes before the séance began. A spirit, who gave the name of Mrs. Farnham,* then spoke through the medium, and said that the preceding remarks were made by the medium herself, whose spiritual powers had been temporarily developed, so that she had been able to see into the past, the present, and the future, and had stated what she saw in her clairvoyant vision—it was not a spiritual communication. She (Mrs. Farnham) was glad to see that the members of the circle sat to accumulate facts and facts alone, so if what had already been stated proved to be true in the end, so much the better for the cause of Spiritualism. She would not speak much longer, for she knew that physical manifestations were desired. She was ready to answer an questions. Some physical manifestations require darkness. Shall we ever be able to get them in the light? The SPIRIT—By constant sitting and keeping together you will get much in the light, but not all. Some things I think you will never get in the light, for great laws stand against it. They have been laid down from the foundation, and can never be altered. Do you, who speak to us, move tables? The SPIRIT said that she could move a table spiritually, but not physically. Please explain the difference between the two. The SPIRIT said that she could move it gently to answer questions, but those spirits who had power to carry it from place to place, did it by physical force. How do you move tables? The SPIRIT said that tables are moved in many ways. Sometimes spirit hands are placed over the hands of the members of the circle, and they can draw the table up; some times they lift it by concentrating force underneath ; some times, also, the power falls from above, looking like light, and lifts the table. It is a power composed of magnetic forces. Magnetism as we understand it? The SPIRIT—What is your magnetism? The force which makes an iron needle, balanced on a pivot, swing round to the north. The SPIRIT—No. It is totally different from your magnetic forces. It is a power I cannot explain, and even to us it is mysterious. It is given us by the great Creator. I see it used and use it myself, yet cannot explain it any more than you can. Have you ever seen God? The SPIRIT—We are still in ignorance what is the great “I AM,” and have never seen Him, as some on earth say we have, except in surrounding objects, in landscapes bright and fair, in the hues of the rainbow, and in the emotions of the bosom. Thus do we behold God, but in no other way. Have you ever seen Jesus? The SPIRIT—I have never seen Jesus of Nazareth, but have heard Him spoken of as a great prophet inspired beyond the ordinary degree ; a prophet is a medium. This medium has seen Him three times. But He worked miracles? THE SPIRIT—We do not acknowledge miracles ; there are