Mr. T. SHORTER said that Spiritualism has no class-sympa thies or prejudices, and is adapted to meet the wants of humanity at large. It is a boon to sorrowing, struggling humanity. Sore and severe are the trials of the labouring classes ; but Spiritualism strengthens them in their times of weakness, and makes life more cheerful, more happy, and more noble, for, among other things, it takes away all doubt and distress of mind about the nature of the future life. It is a noble movement, and though some of the manifestation may seem to be trivial, it should be remembered that Franklin, simply by flying a kite with a key ticd to the end of the wet string, learnt much about electricity, and Watt, while watch ing the movements of the lid of a kettle, conceived the idea of a steam-engine ; great things, therefore, may spring from small motions, even though the articles moved be tables. Spiritualism teaches men to realise more than they ever did before, that they are preparing for a higher and better life hereafter ; it teaches that our former friends, whose bodies are laid away in the grave, still really and actually are with us and that their love still surrounds us. Death is not the grim monster and the grisly image which he has bcen pictured; for, although he strips us of our robes of clay, he is a benefi cent angel who opens to us the flower-encircled door of the summer land, and introduces us once more to those we love. (Applause). Mr. OVERTON said that he knew that spirits still live with their friends on earth, and guide them, as he was a little bit of a medium himself. He had travelled much in the world and found that when he was humble enough to be guided by them, they had done him and others a great deal of good still, he often resisted their influence. Mr. TOWNs said that he never sought Spiritualism, but Spiritualism sought him. He knew the preceding speaker Mr. Overton, six years ago, when they were both living in Melbourne, Australia. They lost sight of each other, and both came to England about the same time, though neither knew that the other was returning also. One day on returning to his house in Clerkenwell, his wife told him that Mr. Overton had called to see him, which surprised him very much, as he did not know how Mr. Overton could be in England, or how he discovered his address. Next day Mr. Overton called again, and said that he had been told to come to that address by the spirits, who had also stated that he (Mr. Towns) was a medium. He told Mr. Overton he should like to see some thing of Spiritualism. and on the following Sunday Mr. Over ton brought a Mr. Hillman with him, and they had a séance. His wife did not approve of the step, and went upstairs into a bedroom, where she locked herself in. They sat round a table which soon began to move, and presently they said, “ Your He replied with a knowing look, “ Oh ! is father’s here.” he!” (Laughter.) But then the table spelt out his father name, next where he used to live, and then came statement of fact which he knew could not be known to Messrs. Overton or Hillman. After they had gone, he sat down very seriously and told his wife he would try for half-an-hour if he could get some more communications. After earnest prayer he made the trial ; the manifestations soon began, and answers were given to mental and other questions, at which Mrs. Towns was much frightened. From that time he began to attend many spirit circles. Soon he began to feel the effects upon himself of this strange power, which on some few occasions has made him hold his hands in gas-flames, where they were not hurt. Once he, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Childs, went to the Marshall’s to hear the voices at a dark séance. He remarked to his friends that he did not like the look of the tubes upon the table; they agreed to seize them directly the lights were put out, and they did so. John King’s voice roared out “George Childs.” “Yes, was the answer. “ What are you doing with our trumpets? However, never mind, you may a well keep them.”. Katie was there, and talked a great deal and grapes were given him, with the remark, “There’s one apiece for each of your five children at home ; the other six are with us here.” A gentleman on a visit to London, who was then stopping at the Norfolk Hotel in the Strand, was at the séance, and considered it to be all an imposture, and next day he brought a letter which he had written to publicly ex pose it, to him (Mr. Towns) to read. Before taking further steps they went to the Marshalls again, wherc Katie at once told them that she had heard the letter read in his house, and she narrated some little incidents which took place on the occasion. Since then he had seen many wonderful manifesta tions. He had been to church and chapel till he had been preached outside of both (hear hear), and never could believe that God would hereafter cook him like a leg of mutton, for ever. Would any earthly father do such a thing to even the worst of his children, or would any mother present ever do so and listen eternally without relenting, to cries of the child subjected to the torture ? He entreated his hearers to use their common sense, to investigate honestly, and they would discover the truth. Mr. MORSE, trance medium, said that he first heard of Spiri tualism by reading the particulars of the trial of Lyon v. Home and he told his friends that he considered it to be partly mesmer ism, partly imagination, and partly trickery. Still he saw that respectable persons, more intelligent than himself, testi fied to its truth, so he thought he was not justified in con demning it without investigation. Accordingly he went to Mr. Cogman’s circle, at the East-end, to expose it. After sit ting about twenty minutes he felt as if his head was split open and a shovel-full of sand dropped in. Then a power stronger than himself made him get up and begin to roar and bellow, though all the time he was conscious of his acts, and very much ashamed of his behaviour. Mr. Cogman told the spirit to leave him, and the reply through his (Mr. Morse’s) lips was, “ Sit down, you old fool!”. The influence made hin misbehave himself for half-an-hour, and then it left him. He was very much exhausted, and not a little out of temper, for he felt that he had attended there to expose others and been “taken in” himself. On the fourth Sunday of his attendance at Mr. Cogman’s circle better influences controlled him, and he was made to take the Bible, give out a text, and preach a sermon for half-an-hour, and those present declared the dis course to be very good. He himself now and then had a faint, dreamy consciousness of what his mouth was saying. For a long time the control of the spirits over him was imper fect, and there was much stuttering when they tried to speak through him. For months he did not belicve that spirits had anything to do with it, and thought that it was something connected with his own bodily or mental organisation which he did not quite understand. But on one occasion he chanced to be at a circle where a seeing medium was present, who not only described his spirit friends most accurately, but gave their names in addition. He thought this rather singular, as the young man was a stranger to him, and had never seen him but once before. Later still he had been developed as writing medium, and had received a long communication signed with the name of his mother, telling him much about