Newspaper Criticism. THE “GLASGOW HERALD” ON SPIRITUALISM. THE Glasgow Daily Herald has the honour of being the first morning paper which has told anything like a portion of the truth in a leading article about Spiritualism. The follow ing is its article of November 27th last:— “Spiritualism in the 19th century is either a great fact or a gigantic delusion, or both. That faith in spiritual manifesta tions is, at all events, a fact, there can be no doubt whatever unless we are prepared to set down millions of men and women as deep, designing knaves, and wilful impostors. It would be unreasonable, as well as unjust, to adopt such an alternative. The charge of knavery and imposture would be too sweeping in any view of the case, and, besides, the charac ter of not a few of the firmest devotees is far above such a suspicion. When we find the names of such men as Professor de Morgan, Robert Chambers, William Howitt, Judge Ed monds, C. F. Varley, and S. C. Hall on the roll of believers we must discard once for all the theory of universal imposi tion. On the other hand, it seems nearly as hard to believe that such men are simplctons or fools—the innocent dupes of vulgar “mediums, and the supporters of a doctrine or creed at variance with the laws of nature, human experience, and common sense. How are we to deal with such phenomena The faith cannot be laughed down ; exposure has also failed and persecution in these days is out of the question. Spiri tualism, in short, is a fact, just as Mormonism is a fact ; and moreover, its progress has been infinitely more wonderful than that of the faith propounded by Saint Joseph Smith. In the United States, where both beliefs or systems originated, we find the Spiritualists far outstripping the Mormons in num bers, as well as in respectability and intelligence. The Mor mons can scarcely show a thousand adherents for every year that has elapsed since the advent of their original High-Priest, while the Spiritualists in the States have been variously esti mated within the last two years at from three to thirteen millions. They are to be found in greater numbers than some people are willing to believe in this country, on the Continent in India, and at the Antipodes, and they are increasing instead of diminishing every year. They have magazines, newspapers, lecturers, and mediums by the hundred ; and they have lately commenced to defend their faith at the meetings of learned societies. “A movement such as this in an age which has been called materialistic and sceptical may well be considered remarkable, even by its most resolute opponents. It is too important, in fact, to be ignored altogether by the public, and too energetic and persevering to remain in obscurity. Not a few of its leading lights have published their experiences and their testi mony, and challenge investigation and defy contradiction. At a recent meeting of the Dialectical Society, of which Sir John Lubbock is President, and Professor Huxley, Lord Am berley, and Mr. G. H. Lewes are Vice-Presidents, a paper or Spiritualism was read which attracted much attention, and the result was the appointment of a committee to investigate the subject and to report thereon. This committee has already examined a considerable number of witnesses, and the follow ing may be taken as a fair sample of the evidence as we find it recorded in the first number of a new publieation called