TRANCE MEDIUMSHIP. SIR,—I hail with pleasure the contemplated appearance of a fortnightly paper devoted to the science and facts of Spiri tualism. Although we have two able monthly exponents, Human Nature and the Spiritual Magazine, yet we need a sound weekly or bi-monthly organ ; therefore I bid the Spiri tualist God speed. The other evening, while sitting with my wife and a friend, I was entranced by an influence purporting to be the spirit of a fire-worshipper. The language was a strange one, of which my friend can only remember one word viz., “ Sin Syu.” Can you, or any of your readers, tell me the meaning of this phrase, as it would be a good test? I send you a tracing of some characters written by me while in a trance state on Sunday last. JOHN DE MORGAN. Cork, Nov. 17. [It is an established fact in Spiritualism that trance media are sometimes made to converse accurately in languages which they do not understand in their normal state. There is a kind intention in complimentary remarks still their omission in letters intended to be printed would be preferred, in order that the small space at present at disposal may be economised for strictly useful purposes.—ED.] FRIENDS OF SPIRITUALISM.—At a time when Spiritualism was far more unknown and unpopular in England than at present, Mr. C. F. Varley, the electrician, came publicly for ward, and on oath, before the Court of Chancery, bore testi mony that the facts of Spiritualism were true. That affidavit will be found on page seven of this journal. By thus risking a high scientific reputation, at a time when many others who were asked to bear testimony to what they knew to be true were afraid to do the same, Mr. Varley earned a very deep amount of respect from all Spiritualists. Accordingly, the following testimonial, which probably has never been pub lished before, will be read with all the more interest :  ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY. Instituted 1774. For the recovery of per sons apparently drowned or dead. Patroness, Her Majesty the Queen; Vice-Patron, His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G.; Pre sident, His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, E.M., K.G.—At a committee holden at the society’s office, 3, Trafalgar-square, on Wednesday, the 16th day of January, 1850, Benjamin Hawes, Esq., in the chair, it was resolved unanimously "That the grateful and sincere thanks of this committee are hereby most cordially presented to Mr. Cromwell Fleetwood Varley, for his courage and humanity in going upon unsound ice to the relief of Mr Joseph Gay, who had become exhausted while rescuing a boy immersed in a deep pond at Hampstead, on the 6th January, 1850, and by whose timely aid, assisted by others, two lives were saved.—(Signed) Norfolk, E.M., pre sident; Benjamin Hawes, chairman; J. Chailier, secretary." Mr. Varley has also saved other persons than the above fron death by drowning. The following passage from the Buchs Herald narrates some of Mrs. Varley’s abilities as an amateur operatic actress. It is taken from an account recently pub lished therein, describing an amateur performance of “Lucrezia Borgia” at Winslow.: “Lucrezia (Mrs. Varley) then entered, wearing a mask, and sang the difficult and touching song ad dressed to her son in a style worthy of an artiste, the florid passages being well executed, and taken with a precision which showed that she was quite equal to the part. We have seldom seen a Lucrezia who so thoroughly looked 'the Duchess’ as this lady, her dress and whole appearance being quite magni ficent. She pleads for the life of Gennaro, at first mildly, but receiving denials from the duke, her anger is gradually raised into fury, and she bursts forth in a splendid air, full of ven geance. It was the first time either Mrs. Varley or Mrs. Frend had ever undertaken anything of the kind. SOLOMON, KING OF ISRAEL.—Nobody knows better than Mrs. Emma Hardinge, the eminent medium, how to narrate a good story with effect. In one of her anecdotes she tells how she was dining with friends, in some American town, we forget where, and a messenger arrived in breathless haste, inviting her immediate attendance at a new circle then sitting in a neighbouring street. "Please come at once,” said the excited messenger,  "Solomon wants to speak to you." “Solomon !” said Mrs. Hardinge, “Solomon who?” “Solo mon, King of Israel,” was the reply. “I suppose you obtained that name through the physical manifestations?” said Mrs. Hardinge. “Yes,” replied the bearer, who did not know the full force of the remark. Mrs. Hardinge continued—“Then tell Solomon, King of Israel, I am engaged at dinner with friends, and can’t come.” The messenger seemed to be very much startled by the answer, which, however, he delivered to the circle, but soon returned, saying, "That she really must come, Solomon wanted to speak to her very badly indeed." She accordingly went, and being a good seeing medium, a once knew more of the facts of the case than did the members of the circle. The table, which before her entrance had been bouncing up and down, and making a great clatter, then edged about very shyly and quietly. The members of the circle expressed their surprise at the falling off in the vigour of the manifestations. Mrs. Hardinge said, “Go on, Solomon Don’t be afraid of me. Let me see what you can do." Accordingly, up and down went the table with a violence. which placed its legs in danger of breaking. "Solomon," buying up old hats about the streets of this city?” “Three months, was the reply. “ Solomon, now, tell me, what do you mean by coming here to deceive these good people in this manner?” “Well, said Solomon, who was not a bad sort of fellow at bottom, “They wouldn’t have nothin’ else, and so give it ’em !” A warning, this, to Spiritualists who have a weak reverence for great names; the supply is sure to meet the demand.