The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-05-05 00:00:00

Lau anb Crime.

Tut sheriffs here fixed 7ceeday, the 12th of Key, fore
the execution of the ',Usenet Richard &truth

THE C11•110Z AaAmer Ni ETIIS.-Sir R. Collier
applied to the Court of Queen's Bench on Thuraday and
obtained • writ of mandamus to hear th• evidenos
against es-Governor Eyre, and to prowled thereon.
A SHOCKING TRASIDT has bean enacted at Horfield
barracks, near Bristol. A Derge•nt of tb• 3rd Buffs
bad • trilling grievance against the adjutant, and,
according to his own statement, resolved to about
some of Illaskell's comrades, seeing him load his Balder
rifle, endeavoured to take it frost bins, whim he Geed
rivers' shots in quick succession. and killed a priests,
Darned Bynon on the spot. lla•kall was at length,
secured. Both he and Briton are married and have
children.

YONDER OT • STATION ANIMA —Oa Friday 1110:11-
ing • porter named Well', aged 16 or 17, employed at
Dover Priory Station. on the Chatham and Dover
Railway, murdered the station master, whore name is
Walsh. 111 r. Walsh was about to report Wells for
having fired off • pistol on Thursday evening at the
station. Os Friday morning the lad went inb the
office, and, while the unfortunate station master was
sitting at his desk, presented his pistol and shot lire.
dead on the spot Wells aru immediately handed over.
to the custody of the police.

TIIIII T1C11901112 B•10111170Y CAUL —Vios-Chaasellor
Stuart beard on Thursday an application on behalf of
the infant baronet in the Tishborse roe to restrain th•
defendent, who elaimed the barooeMy, from pomeraing
himself of the personal •Mate of the lat• Dowager Lady
Tichborne, and to appoint • receiver. The VMe-Chan-
oellor mid it was the daty ef the marl to protest the
property, but to give no opinion me vow or tho other.
There moat be • receiver end hijancoldoe as asked by
the notice of motion.

AN Usuarusal. MOTNIL —On Thursday, at Ibis
Belford polioeooert, &woman named Wilson wee shagged
with an ossult epos ber so*, flys years of me. Prisoner
resided in • ostler, and hod been in the habit of brassily
ill-treating her two (Andres which wore illegitimate. Am
examination of the bodies of the ohildres showed them
to be absolnbely covered with eocitasions and burs marks.
The youngest child. which Ls only three years of age, wee
soirosly able to walk, end the nose of tee shier
exhibited • severe bite, the pa Looter on one 01415111i006
having bitten the lad severely on the nose aad also ma
the forehead. The prisoner was committed to gaol for
six months' hard labour.

EXECUTION. Richard Bishop was executed sir
Maidstone on Thursday for the murder of Alfred.
Cartwright, at Bydenliem. When all hopes of • re-
prime were abandoned, the prisoner eonducited biraselt
In • very violent manner, and boasted to the prison
chaplain that be had committed a hundred awl fifty
burglaries, and that he was only detected in two cedes.
The convict's mother visited him on Monday and
Tuesday last, but h• acted with peat violence on each
0004400, and parted with his unhappy parent without
exhibiting the slightest emotion. At the last moment
the wreted men appeased penitent. Whim the drop
Ml he struggled but slightly.
Tax natty Tata/I.—Barite, niies Winslow, &Mil
Brown, alias Berry, or by whatever delignatkin es la-
de/giallo as agent of sonspiracty ma have shorn to
play his part before the viscid, wee enThars4y facemil
guilty of trauma-felony, and sontenced to Ulises year,.
penal servitude. Muthedy, etberwlee Shaw, Ws. ake
convicted; but the interim part watch be played as an
inetrumerit. rather than as • prime mover in the plot,
was taken into considoratioa by Mr. Baron Bramwell,
who inflicted the lesser punishment of seven years,'
transportation. Casey, the eprightly bible Irishman,
whose effusive demonstration of loyalty when be
pleaded "not guilty" was hardly conitatent with the
cherishing of deep designs asaicati the pease of the
realm, was discharged in default of widows ealleient
to warrant conviction. Burka acknowledged that the
jury could have arrived at no other 00111411400, bat
denied that he wee an Irishman and owed allegiance to
the Queen.

°Mugu woman named Hughes died'
on Thursday at Bt. Helen's under circumstances which
will probably cause a shame of murder to be made
against • man named Wilinghain. The deceased
cohabited with Filliseham in some decoyed and °woods:as
tenements in St. Helen's, and both led a most profligate
and miserable life. On the 20th of last month the
couple while drunk had • murderous struggle, and the
male scoundrel gouged out his paramour's eye with a
poker, broke her bread bone, ftestured her skull, threw
her downstairs, and tore off the hair of her head. The
WOOLSO lay in this mutilated condition upon • bundle of
straw until the following Thursday, when her °maims
was made known to the workhouse officials. On Tuesday
Fillingham, who had kept out of the way, was brought
before the magistrates and remanded. On Thursday the
woman died.
/10111 BABY Familia—An inquiet has been held ia
Baldwin-street, fit Luke's, London, on the body a the
Illegitimate female child of • domestic servant aimed
Emma Holiday, aged IS months. The Child had been
farmed out to • Mrs. Perfect, in whom home the
mother had been eannard. On Friday mandics the
child was found dead on the floor. Mn. Perdect
amounted for certain bruises on its bead by paying that
it bad fallen off two Chairs which constituted its bed,
but she also admitted, in reply to the 001004/e. that
her boy had beaten the deemed on the hash with •
tin whistle. Mr. E. G. Pottle, =moon, said that the
head of the deceased was very mush bruised. Death
had been caused by peritonitis. The jury returned a
verdict that the demand had died from peritonitis from
natural muses, but the jury are of opinion that WM
Perfect has not been kind to the damaaed, and thel
request that she may be cautioned as to her wadies
towards children in future. sad they lid that the feet
of her own two children being free trota bedsit Wok
to show that she was not so kind to the dearmusi as
she was to them The Cormier thou suss* :11Pri*
' mended Mrs. Perfect for her aoudad towards the endds
and informed her that owing to the maikel wirier*.
BIN bad canowly Naps& ssamitlal ix ummule*lN

which he did, for an hour cud • half —(laughter)
--tiniple to irritate the charming and excellent temper
of the home Secretary—(much leughter.) tie was
astonished at the language and the tone of the speeches
marls in the debate. Tbs right hon. member said the
Government *warted defeat. Well, they did that when
they come into office with • minority : and it was only
by the extraordinary tact and wisdom and good nature
tho right hon. genUeoma at the head of the Govern.
meat that the country WU benefited by • Reform Bill
--(laughter.) That laugh explains more fully than
words the feeling of hon. gentlemen opposite with regard
to the Reform liill—(laughter.) They wanted us to do
their dirty work—(renewed laughter)—but honesty and
!truth would lead us to carry • great 01.1500 r• whieb we
believed to be for the benefit of the country, no matter
bow that opinion was forced upon us. If any one says
that the Government pared the measure simply to
retain their seats on the Treasury bench, he would be
sorry to have such • mind as that man's lodged in his
biely—(great laughter.) The Government had been
defeated once, and no doubt they will be defeated again
—(laughter)—bat that is not the question. If you do
not trust the Government, bring forward • vote of want
of confidenos. The hon. member for Ilinninghant said
at the Tabernacle, They are not worth that—(snapp-
ing his fingen)--turn them out" —(langhter.) Well
turn them out—(renewed laughter.) He wse not sertain
that the Government would not then atand in • much
better position—(much laughter)—with regard to this
queation. This question is too grave to be treated by
Laughter or jests—peer, hear.) If you disestablish the
-- --
There are marelfenlY two Point. of Yea, distinctly Church in Ireland it is rahhisit to suppose that you can
.6Wercut vile from the ther, vender which the owl support it in England. As • spiritual Church it might
o
deter am •the Irish Church Establishment is
..regaLrorde. not be damaged in the least—(cheers)—but the !State
hy the Inebik • that, whkh 'l"e* I" truth. eet
would suffer, sad the connection of the Church with
the leads Chord.. and that which touches the poaii
e0b,,„„k.0,,, the State is of paramount importance for the welfare of
her il•Petre Ministers. We well frankly
that. in s,or opinion, three two views of •hat Wan to be the country.—(hear, hear). Remove those pecuniary
hy the debate etre as 111.411.41 Y si.ll4e t" the ey,e; didieultice which may grate upon your minds, remove
of kir. Gladstone and Mg ceepportene as they are to th,:rt..•
apses things, but do not take the whole sum of money
the pubic: mmeai we disposed even t
to go 1, away from • good and loyal people. Preserve them their
than this In our agrrermmt •ith support.. ot. :. Church, and educate freely,
ff.urt f it. did not mean as •
existing Governtnent. and to scknos ledge that, of tem
tone for the debate which we have rusted, that • Inch unary e or he hated the word "missionary"—
hers named the first neay probably have been rewarded (laughter)- but educate the people in the faith in which
erce"
tiy tiw eh.. originated and conducted the delete sc Anne. they have been brought up. Do good ; bat them resolu.
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In; ,q.scw ...region In mu ce eon, only outschlistre t" the lions will not do good, and hy accepting them you only
•Mtne.. It Indeed, natural pat this shr.;ie:it...l h.srev,beat.erso
make the matter
moredifficult, and plunge into an abyss,
in is mind. of all •aerr .11.1 fallarna
h 014,
Church
ctein.l or to te the bottom of which you will probably never reach.-
4ineibti • tier of touch more moment than the life or, , —(laughter). That is perfectly possible—(renewed
'lath of any minbetry. nut the life of the Inch Church did , laughter l—beimuse it niny be an abyss without a bottom.
not depend on the debate, whereas the life of the ministry did. —(great laughter). It he likely that, no this question,
lhe position of the Irish Chun+ I.e political question than the Government will again be Inc minority ; but is that
which none at the prevent moment ran be or greeter moment. co be „,..4 ne
en ig eece.ninio. if it
notate,. in reference se the condition of Ireland. but In regard • t'
that—be was spenkinn without knowing what course I
to the condition of men's mime on the subject 14 all Church
the chum, I. to boo, h hot to he ehbeedt., would be pursued by the Government, and supposed he
mite t., yortmesentary discretion as to It. status In them should not commit himself —but if it means that, we
dominion., should naturally say, "The only chanos we can Lave UP
• party 1. 10 go to the monetitunncies." Nothing would
give him greater pleasure tan to go to his constituents
—(laughter)—although certainly his last visit was not
quite so pie .sant or so cordial asone naturally expects,
-(reksweal laughter). It ia said that the Irish Church
is an anomaly; but that is no reason why it should be
discetablished, for the who.° system of Government In
this country is made up of anomalies. Do not diesever
Church and State; build up end do not knock down;
and by such • policy you will promote good Govern-
meat. —(cheers). Alter a few downright words from
downright Mr. Bagwell, one of the flouted north of
Ireland members, got hts say, Mr. Vance having the
Home, represented by sonic twenty•five members, at
his disposal Notwithstanding the tenuity of the House,
Mr. Denman and Colonel Hogg. with physical vigour
at lead, kept up the discossion till ten o'clock, when
the Maiquis of Hartington took up the o,poaition
thrme ' • the House became comparatively fell, and,
though not literally so, there were members
enough to sheer and counter cheer heartily
! his spirited peroration, in whico he said—
Let them discuss the queetlon on the grounds of ex•
pedicncy and jultios, and fight the battle with the
. weapons of • civilised sge—(bear. hear). He coked
' those who eat on the optimae aide of the Houle to enter
the lists in that spirit, and not to take from their
! armoury the mouldy and forgotten bludgeon, or to raise
the hateful and evil cry of "No Popery"—(Opposition
' cheers and murmurs of dissent from the Government
benches). If wear, to hear (oontinued the noble lord),
stories about the superhuman power of conspiracies
, between High Church Ritoalist• and Romanists—(hear,
hear)—if we are to be frightened with dangers worse
than foreign conquests —(cheers and laughter)—namely,
I priestly domination—if we are to have insinuated and
spread over the land libels of every kind respecting the
, religion, the character, and the objects of our
leader --(renewed cheersp—then there will he bad blood
before this dissuasion is ended. But I hope that
the House will recollect, and that the country will
recollect, as I doubt not history will report, that it is
not we bat you who will have bad remorse to such
weapon, and will reap the disgrace of their use.—
(loud el;eers )—Mr. Mowbeay regretted that he could
not congratulate the noble lord on the absence from his
I speech of personalities—(Oppinition cries of "No, no,'e
with counter cries of " Hear, hear," and cheers)—which
he deprecated, and declared thet the Government were
quite preparel to discum the resolutions in their prin.
ciple and details. He maintained that they touched not
I only the Church, but the Monarchy and the House of
Lords, and that if adopted by Parliament the Act of
Settlement would not be secure—(bear, hear.) This
was thought worthy of having the vigorous powers of
assault of Mr. Sullivan, the ex-Solicitor General for
Ireland, devoted to • reply to it. The state of the
House enabled Mr. Newdepte to have • speech of
tremendous length, which was first praised, and then,
am tar en he meld. confuted by Mr. Whalley, who
stated himself to ho so anxious on this question as to
have considered it long before the Reformation. Leta
as it was, the House insisted on Mr. Reardon, who I
wished to move the adjournment of the debate, going on I
rat wan A very brief term of listening •shanst a j
j factitious patient.; so that, a count-out having been
attempted. Mr. Glyn, by alonet physical force, stopped
Mr. Reardon, and the debate was adjourned.
WuntrapAr.—The Railway sod Joint Stock Com.
patties Accounts Hill was read • second time. The
second rending of the County Finanoial Boards Ball was
moved by Mr. Wyld, by which it was proposed to give
to county boards elected by the ratepayers control over
the rates. Mr. Hardy objected to the bill, as it would
have the effect of extablishing iconflict of authorities.
Coon a division, the second reading was defeated by
151 to 46.

oar own Fireside continues to present a large variety
of ,ound wholesome reading for the Christian family,
and is worthy of a large circulation.

The Victoria Magazine for the cermet month con.
taini much entertaining inattvr, and the into:este of
the fair *ex are ably advocated by it.

Tlan Lnydos JOlOll6l supplie• salvational fiction at •
cheep rate, sad it hits now introduced • lan,. of ladies'
supylementa, with coloured fashion plates, which will
mako Um, paper inerviaiugly popular.

THCRODAT.—Previoas to resuming the debate On the
fiet of Mr. Gladstone's Irish Church resoletions, up
rose Captain Surreal (he who bad the Coronation oath
read when the first debate on the Irish Church was
about to begin), and demanded that the oath which used
to be taken by Roman Catholic members before the
alteration is 1866 be read at the table. The Opposition
at once caught the intention of the motion, and
expresod their disapprobation loudly; while Captain
Suttees's coneenere were frantic In his support. At
once Mr. Gladstone leaped up and began to utter
objection, sustained by the loud applause of gentlemen
about him; but, as the motion was not yet put. he bad
to be stopped. An soon as that was done, Mr. Bouverie
I interposed on a point of order, wanting to know if part
ol a repealed Act could be read to the House. The
l Speaker held that, as it bad reference to some members
who sat under the obligation of the oath, perhaps it
might; and then, with much force and emphasis, Mr.
Gladstooe denounced the motion as an attempt to stir
Up the embers of religious animosity, to narrow the
rights and to contract the performance of their duty by
certain members of the House. There was no much and
so vigorous an assent to their leader's course, developed
in the meal way by the Opposition, that Mr. Disraeli
roes at once, and, apparently hall frightened at the spirit
which had been evoked, confused his agreement as to
the questionable poliey involved in the motion, and
counselled its withdrawal. To this Captain Stirlen
assented, with a sneering assertion that he had got all
he wanted by the decision of the Streaker, that Roman
Catholic members were bound by the old oath—a
statement which was vehemently deputed by cries from
the Liberals. Nor would they allow the motion to be
withdrawn, but insisted that it should be negatived by
aulani taloa, this being inteadrd as signifying
Parliamentary contempt. Immediately afterwards
the House slid into committee on the Irish
Church Resolutions, and the debate dribbled on.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach regraded the disestablehment
of the Irish Church as the first step towards serving
the English March the same. Sir O'Logblen
ridiculed the attempt to raise tbe cry of "No Popery"
and "Th. Church in danger." Amongst the other
speaker. were Sir W. Heathoote, Mr. S. Cava,
Lord F. Cavendish, Lord C. Hamilton, Mr. Walpole,
sod Lord Echo. Upon the latter has, member
concluding his speech, calla were made for
" Disraeli" on one aide, and for "Gladstone" on
the other, mingled with shouts of "Question."
Neither the Premier nor the leader of the Opposition
, showing a disposition to rise, Mr. Dodson, the thee-
, man, eommeeoed putting the question, when Mr.
Gladitone rose, and remarking on the departure from
Parliamentary usage which denied him the privilege al
concluding tbe debate, proceeded to sketch, as it were.
the main features of the discaunioo, and, in the course
jof his observations, with peculiar intonation, varied so
as to assimilate with language of scornful contempt and
t lofty indignation, suoseeduly he denied Mr. Dereeli's
assertion that there existed a remarkable conspiracy
, on this subject of the Irish Chureb and on matters
beyond that. He also set himself to refute ionic
other of the criticisms which have been current
with regard to himself penonally, and repudiated
the notion that, by his present policy, he intended
to weaken, or would weaken, the Established
Church of England. When he came to show thet
It was really the Government who had raised the
question of the ecolesisatical condition of Ireland, he
; roes out of the somewhat level character of his speaking,
and was more fervid and rapid in utterance; and so he
continued, exceptinz perhaps when he was ironical on
guide of the policy of the
GLoordvenaltrenbyt,as the amateur
nhebee.m.,
sarcastically deliberate. A distinct emphatic
a few momenta,
and refusal
to "receive the word of command from the other
House," was greeted with tumultuous applause by his
friends, renewed again and again when he sat down.
There was apparent a disposition to dispense with Mr.
Disraeli's observations, for there were cities of "Divide,"
and like indications of a desire for going to a vote.
However, as the right hon. gentleman began quietly,
and promised to be very brief, all interruption rowed,
and be use allowed to go on. He spoke, in the main,
it what may be called he esmiLively vein, with but
email infusion of hi, grandiose manner, and be kept his
promise to speak shortly. He said he objected to the first
resolution on several grounds, the chief of which were
theta He objected to It, in the first plane, became it
would be most injurious to Ireland itself, by reviving and
'romantics all throe animosities wbish the wise legis-
lation of the last 30 years had attempted to subdue.
Next, it wart a retrograde policy, and would very mush
the mourity of property throughout the kingdom.
Thirdly, he believed that the necessary consequence, if
such a policy were carried into effect in Ireland, would
be the separation of Church and Sate in Rutland. At
tea =inlet*, to two o'clock as right hon.
_gentleman
resumed his meat amid loud cheering. Sir F. Heygate
then withdrew his
Immadmoat, in order that the division
might be taken on the main question: "That it is
necessary that the Established Church of Ireland should
cruise to exist as an establishment, due rd Wad bad
to all personal interests and to all indi.Mual right" of
property." The committee divided, and there appeared
—for the resolution, 330; &vanes, it, majority for
the resolution. 65. The announeement 0f266; the numbers
was remind with immense cheering from the
lion. Mr. Disraeli then moved the edjeett,..?2,ll;
House till Monday, in order to arable the Government
to consider their position; end Min et was
acceded to *Bidet the triumphers ebies67o7CZNlPid•
SOL

"SPIRITUALISM " IN CHANCERY.
I!Mrs. Lyon, the eidow of • deceased merchant,
sought to recover from the well-known spiritualist,
Daniel Douglau Home, Bank stook and securities for
mouey to the amount of L'60,000, which she gave to
him when, as she alleged, she was subject to his influence
and ascendancy over her, owing to her belief at the
time In his epiritual Powers.
Mr. Matthews, 1.4. C., opened the ease for the
defendant Hoene. The question for his Hoeour was
! whether the plaintiff had satisfied him by her evidence
Ithat soy undue inflnence was practised, or that she
had been subject to some deception and scheming
fraud on the part of the defendant, and that in so
doing he had had the aesistanee of personal friends in
practising • green and clumsy deeeption, to the
effect that the epirit of her husband was command-
ing her to perform certain seta. He should give the
most unqualified contradiction to the evidence of the
plaintiff. From the beginning to the end of her state-
ment there was not anything that he should not dis-
prove. Mr. Home had been, and was, a believer in
spiritualism. But in this belief he was not singular.
There were very many believers in America, Germany,
France, and England. Pe quoted part of the preface
by Profeuor De Morgan to the work of Mrs. De. Nor-
pan, " From Matter to Spirit;" "I am saddled by
the evidence of my own senses of some of the fasts
narrated ; of some others I have evidence, as good as
testimony can give. lam perfectly convinced that I
have both seen and heard, in a manner which shouLl
make unbelief impossible, thing' called spit-anal which
cannot be taken by • rational being to be capable
of explanation by imposture, coincidence, or mistake.
So far I feel the ground firm under me. But, when
it comes to what is the eau° of these phenomena, I find
I cannot adopt any explanation which has yet been
suggested. If I were bound to choose among things
which I can conceive, I should say that there is some
sort of action of some combinations of will, intellect,
and physical power, which is not that of the
human beings present. But thinking it very on.
likely that the universe may cantain • few agencies
—say half • million—about which no man knows
anything, I cannot but suspect that • small pro-
portion of these agencies—say five thousand —may
be severally competent lathe production of all the
phenomena, or may be gaits up to the task among
them. The physical explanations which I here seen
are easy, but miserably insufficient; the spiritual
hypothesis is sufficient, but ponderously difficult Time
and thought will decide, the second aikieg the find for
more results of trial." They knew what had taken
place in the use of mesmerism. and had seen it adopted
in the Indian hospital, with benefit to the patients.
What amount of evidence spiritualism might obtain
amongst educated men he knew not, but he thought
that his Honour) would be taking a leap in the
dark if be acted upon the request of his learned
friends, and said that it was all • fraud. The
question he proposed to address to his Honour was,
without avowing anything about spiritualism,
whether the plaintiff parted with her money in
the way which she amended she had. He then read
long extracts from the affidavits of Mr. C. F. Yule',
electrician of the Atlantic Telegraph Company; Dr.
Hawkins Simpson, Dr. J. M. Gully, Mr. Jeocken,
barrister, and others. Thews affidavits chiefly referred
to the fact that the witnesses had investigated wird.
tualism with Mr. Home, and that they could not
attribute the manifestations to any known agency. The
affidavits of several other witnesses were also read.
Romeo( Um affidavits set forth that the plaintiff was •
very strong-coinded woman, and that she was • most
unlikely person to be influenced by the defendsat.
The affarlivite and answer put in on helielf of Mr.
Wilkinson, the solicitor who acted for Mrs. Lyon, in
the matters in queertion, were very lengthy. Here is
an important extract :—" She was always, till the last
occasion, very kind to me, iuid I had a reseed and
liking for her, end a determination to do all I could to
protect her, more runniest her own absurdly generous im-
pulses than against Mr. Home, for she assured me re-
peatedly that she was not influenced in any way by
spirit oommeniestions, but only by her liking for him,
and that if he were not a medium at all she should
have the same affection for him. If it were other-
wise, she, is alone to blame for concealing it from
me, and oonetantly denying it; but I spoke to her so
often against being led away by oommunications, thee
the subject got quite threadbare between us, and she
from the first told me that she waa well acquainted
with all that I could say on that eubject, and sh•
afterwards told me on several °emulous she had received
the same caution from others. She was principally
anxious to have all she did for Mr. Home done in such •
manner as that her htuband's relatives could notdispute
it miter her death ; and she informed me she could have
nosiest of kin of her own, and that her property would
go to the Crown if ohs did not make a will ; and her
only anxiety woe as to Mr. Home'a health, and the fur
lest be might marry and leave her.
The affidavits on behalf of the defendant were then
read.

Loiter alter letter oI he called, and so by degrees
the message would be spelt out I Yes.
Haire you been subject physisally to spirits ?—Yes;
and I am not the only one.
Have you been moved bodily'—Ys.
In violation of the ordinary rules of gravity I—Yee.
. .

Floated in the air? —Yes ; I am not the only person
who has been au subject.
Tabled, chairs, and other objecte have been moved in
the same way I—Yes
Have you ever been able to find any end or result
of thew deinoostrationa—any benefit—any useful result
—Ye.; in convincing those who do not believe In the
immortality of the wool.
I do not see how floating in the sir would convince
•nyose of tho immortality of the eoel ?—I do not say
that that alone would; it is the intelligence connected
with it. . . . . .

Some of tbe things that these physical intelligences
give are in the character of practised jokes, us they not?
—Yes. . .

1.1;;• you ever known any good malting from these
practical jokesf—No ; but there is another aide to the
question—a more elevated one.
Have they ever comprehended giving any useful in-
formation to anybody !—Ye'; upon some occasions, but
not many. They do not usually interfere with the
affairs of earth.
Did you ever receive any predictions of any kind ?
Yes; on several occasions.
Did you ever receive directions as to health, or that
kind of thing '—Yen.
Have you received counsel or Write f—Yes.
What'—ln regard to health. That is often given.
You never knew them give any information about
stock-jobbing, or those thing.!—No.
But as to health you have !--Yea.
As to journeys or trevellings —Yes; in • few isolated
Instances.

As to condor* towards relatives T—l don't know.
Yes ; they usually psteh rip fends.
The spirits are sometimes false and lying spirit;
its they not?—There are all kinds, aa there are on the
earth.

T... person would be liable to be deceived?—Hs
might or might not. That dependa upon their own
reason. I have written that in my book.
How is that reason to tell ? We bus to use our
meson for everything. God has given it to tta for that
Pritria one to tell whetber a witness is true or false?
—Pants speak for themselves. If a asiris 1110.1 to come
and tell me to out my rirbt hand al that would be
absurd. and I should not do it.

Bat supposing it should tell you to employ a aertain
doctor, and by employing him you would get well, how
would you know that ?- I should remem and is.
whether this doctor was likely to cure the disease. If it
spelt out " cancer," and I had cancer, I should go to
such a &dor.

Are you in possession of the spirit now f—l cannot
tell.

Have you been within the last few weeks ?—lies;
within the last two weeks.

Dr. Hawke.ley had never found anythit.g in him in-
consistent with truth, honour, and perfect Integrity.—
Mr. Gerald Massey ridiculed the notion of Mrs. Lyon
being under the influence of Mr. Home. It was quite
ths other way • she made him do pretty mach as she
pleased. Mr. liassey bad seen him do many humiliating
things, and put up with very strong displays of Mrs.
Lyon's will; end he ones remsrked to Home that be
"could not stand that for £30,000 a year." Mr. Home
replied, "Oh, you do not know mother; she likes to
have her own way, but she is kindness itself." In Mr.
Massey's judgment Mrs. Lyon was very ambitiona of
meeting the titled persons, amongst whom eases like Mr.
Holllo'll eveite the largest amouut of curiosity Mr.
Home's acquaintanceship with sash persons is large,
and Mn. Lyon was irrepressibly anxious to meet will •
lady or a lord. Men. Lyon was very fond of Mr.
Home; also ones shed east tears when he spoke of tbe
bardehips he had undergone In early life.—Mrs.
Catherine Berry, the mother of Miss Berry the tilting
medium of eleven, was pi-ex.:tit with Mts. Lyon at one
beano at which the spirit of the late Mr. Lyon denied
that it had ever urged its wife to give money to "Dan."
The spirit then threw • shower of sweet williams on the
table, and shortly afterwards left. On another occasion,
being consulted by Mrs. Lyon as to the advisability of
going to law, the spirit expreesea itself in favour of
that course, but d.clined to give any opinion as to the
choice of a lawyer, or as to the result of the soil—Mr.
and Mr.. A. C. Hall also gave evidence for Mr. Home.
Tut last affidavit, which was that of the defendant
Home himself, mentioned, amongst other things, that,
as • proof of the plaintiff's desire to be considered aristo-
cratic, when she was staring at Etridport she desired her
tradespeople to cell her "Lady Lyon."
defendant Home was put in the witnees-box for
the purpose of being croanexamined by Mr. J•mee,
Q.C., on the part of the plaintiff. The defenaant is
about Xi years of age, and of gentlemanly bearing. He
Is about the middle height, of rather fair complexion,
light hair and moustache. He has ••omewhat effeminate
appearance.
Mr. Daniel Douglass Home said: I was baptized in
the name of Dung Lase, but it was left out in the
baptismal register.
Mr. James : Will you tell me yottegift?—l cannot
tell it to you in the lieut. I have no control to bring or
to send it away.
You speak of the "strong gift I possess." What is
, it?—l cannot explain other than these strange mani-
festations hare occurred to me aince my childhood and
, to the plaintiff too.
What are manifestations ?—Such as the displacement
of materiel objects.
It would probably not happen to mill—(• laugh.)—lt
might bappen—(ronewed laughter.)
The Vies-Chancellor : Then must be no noise.

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Whet was the last really don't know that I can
remember now. I have not a good memory for what
takes place at iseancirs. They sometimes occur when I
am Weep. I do not refer to the trance, but when I
have been is • natural sleep.
Are you in communication with the spirit world when
you are in a trance ?—I don't know. I know that I
have been in a trance, but I don't know what occurs.
In answer to further questions the defendant stated:
In one letter I speak of "dear spirits" having been
with me. One of them we. that of my dear wife. On
one isecesion rape gams on an umbrella. If I did gee
the spirit I should have to identify it by patient inquiry.
I am not speaking of feeling when I say I saw
a dress el • spirit I have seen the dress of • spirit. I
bare not sun • spirit for • long time. I have had too
mull of material things to think of. I think the last
spirit I saw was the relative of a person present. I
would rather not mention the name. The question was
asked by • lady, • medium, and not by me. I have been
In communication with the spirit of MT wife, and been
never asked a question respecting this suit. I have
not consulted the spirit 1111 to the proper
line of oondnet I should pursue in this suit. At the
time I first met the plaintiff I was secretary to the
Atheneum in Sloane-street, and was exeeedingly poor.
I have not been brought up to any profession or trade.
I say I gave the plaintiff rank and positioa. I did it by
introduction. I considered it rank to associate with
thew people. I have DO rank but that which my friends
give me. I have travelled a good deal, and visited
courts end mixed in high circles. I married in 1888.
The fortune of my wife was large enough for us to live
upon. These gifts were developed in me when I was
six months old, but not as they Sr. now. They were
developed in 1880 as I possess them now. I think that
it was a clergymen who first gave me the alphabet irio
that Il could interpret these sounds. I sought to
Influence the plaintiff against these money gilts,
They were forced upon me. I do not say that in my
heart I was not glad, but I did try to influence the
plaintiff against giving the money.
Examined by Mr. Matthews. (.C.: As stated in in;
affidavits, I have visited crowned heads. I have been
• guest in the palace of the Emperor of Russia I have
had these manifestations in his presence, and in his
palace. I wise not paid. I wu he guest. Ify wife
wee the daughter of an aide-de-camp of the Emperor
Nichols.. She we. the goisdisaghter of the Emperor.
These phenomena have occurred whilst I have been •
guest at other houses. Scientific men have been present
' at some of these manifestations. I have invited the
' elosset scrutiny. fled also been the guest of the
Emperor of the French. No one coold be • believer in
spiritualism without undid Investigations. I have
never profaned to be able to sill up any spirit. There
are many mediums besides myself. They are generally
of • very nervous sensibility. The Gully family are
nut mediums. have seen the rules of gravity sus-
pended in the house of Mr. Jencken. I have no theory
to account for it. I have never consulted spirits as to
money matters either for myself or other people. Dr.
and Miss Gully are friends of mine. On the oocasion el
the runifeetatioas under the umbrella Miss Gully
herself called the alphabet. 111 had wished to deceive
her I did not powem the lower. SOM. money wae
once settled on ma by • gentleman. Ile had known
me for • very long time. It was a life interest. This
gentlemen, who hail about t 15,000 a year, wu about 45
years old. The amount was £230 a year. He was tioo
much of a gentleman to brier a Chancery suit against
me. Ido not receive that 1:230 • year now. lam not
the first medium. There are several in America. At
the time the plaintiff gave me this money I had
dependent upon me my father, sister, child, and two
aunts. No one made money by the Athenisum. They
lest it. Members and blends were admissible. Did
not give out that the public world see ghosts there. I
have always regarded myself as a gentlemen. When
Mr. Wilkinson bronsht the will the plaintiff asked him
to go into the bed-room did not hear what passed
between the plaintiff and Mr. Wilkinson. Had not then
spoken to Mr. Wilkinson about the will, nor Mr.
Wilkinson to him.

After • few other question' relating to passage' in
the effidevita the extunintition of the defeodant wa•
000eludetl.

•
Mr. James: What it it that doer happen I—Visions.
What M the mode of communication with the spirit
world ?—Tbey are various.
How are theA eommunieations made between the
medium Lod the spirit world?—That I cannot explain.
I have no possible power of explaining.
Have you ever had communications with the epirit
world ?—I have. .

In what way are these communiaations made between
you and the spirit? I have seen spirits.
Have you oonversed with them orally?—! have.
Independently of manifestations by raps ?—Yea.
In mounds audible to your ears have they talked to
you I—Yes.
Have you talked to them I—l have.
There are considerable references to rape and knock,;
will you just tell me how the spirit cemmunieates to the
medium / Strange sounds are heard. Sometimes the
nips are near and sometimes at a disunite.
How do they indicate to the medium who the spirit
is?—lt is not an unusual thing.
Please answer my question. How do the sounds in.
Meat* that they proceed from the spirit?—We take it
for granted, the same al Ton do that there is an operator
at the end of • telegraphic wire when • message pwee.
Give me an instance of any communiaation made
through you by means of knocks. You say that some al
Ike manifestations are "noble and elevating." What
does that mean? —lt communicates In a language which
draws the soul from earth, making men better. •
How le it translated—by means of the knocking?—
The alphabet is called, and when the sound coulee it I.
written down.

The Vice• Chancellor :—Repeat it, please.
Witness: The alphsbet is called or pointed out in
some instances, and when the sound is given it indicates
Nut that letter is to be written down.

Mr. thlnill : Do you go through and say A, B, C. U?
—Yea.

A 1 when the right letter la strived at the spirit gives
a knock I—Yea.

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Give me a knock, it you plasma [There waa instantly
a dead silence in the court to hear it..]-Bonve are very
land and some are very soft. I cannot do so. [There
was an expression in court as of disappointment, par•
ticularly on the part of the ladies, who had eagerly
leaned forward to hear the singular sound.]
Are they affirmative or negative sounds !—Both ; you
can arrsoge ea you please—(a laugh).
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How do you *amigo that. witliti's. spirit ?—I suppose
the spirit to be as intelligent es a mortal.
You my that one knock signifies affirmative, and three
negative?—You can say so.
Howl—The same as you would speak to any person.
How do you ascertain that any Particular spirit is
present ?—They usually spell their names.
In answer to what kind of question ?--Sometimes
without any question being askod.
Supposing that I wished to consult the disembodied
spirit of s deceased relative, and a?plied to you, what
would be the coarse of proceeding I—lf you wished to do
that, end said that you woe for that sole purpose, I
should not remise you, unless you were introduced by a
personal friend.
Supposing that I was so introduoed?—Then I should
my that you would take your chance.
Question repeated. What mode would you take I—l
should do nothing.
Would you not ask ?—No certainly not. The spirit
would come of its own sooord if it wished it.
How would It indkate its presence ?—By sounds.
Perhaps by rapping sounds: bat It would be impossible
for me to say.
Anionic% that I took to you a proper introduction
and said "I wish to consult the spirit of my deosaasJ
father," what would be the mode in which the spirit
would make its presence known ?—I tell you that I have
no such power.
How would the spirit manifest its presence I—lt would
be made known to you' as to me, by bosun's, it it wished
to oome. But it might be otherwise.
If I proceeded to ask soy questions the alphabet
would be obtained T—l don't ksow.

la It & common modet—lrts.

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That the alphabet should be produced 'dem is my
111114 Or younT—lrs 700,7 ISIOUth Ot mine. II slight be
mkt erell7.

013 We7einseilay and Thursday Mr. Matthews spoke on
behalf of the defendant. Ile ridiculed the notion that
a lady like Mrs. Lyon could be outdo subject to any-
body's influence, least of all that of Home, displaying
ugh° did in her exmnination before the Court no keen a
sense of the humourous—of the Dom* even—so much
of anger, vindictiveness, obstinacy, strength, and f•ee-
dom from fatigue. The gift to Mr. Home was a great
gift, certainly; but her motiee of making it was
extremely may of explanation. What more natural,
under the circumstances, than her attachment to
Horn.? She had a strong imagination, warm feelinp,
a great deal of money, and no friends. Her husband's
relatives would not associate with her, and in the
lodgings, for which she paid 30e. a week, she saw no
society but that of Mrs. Pepper and Mrs. Sims. She
has all her life desired to adopt somebody. Suddenly
she bears of Home—s young man of not nnpleasing
appearance. and with a romantic air of mystery about
his lifs. What might not have been her feeling
towards him? Ha (tbe learned counsel) did not know
her Me— ("I'm teettotl-flre,e called out the sharp old
lady, from a corner of the court where she rat listening
to 'vet,' word). Well, what more natural than that
the heart of this lady, who was leading this obscure
wane life, should at once have opened to Mr. Home,
and that this opening of the heart should have been
accompanied by an opening of the hand in the bestowal
of the bounty ?

Mr. Fatsroy Kelly and Mr. Walker spoke on the
ainle side.

16: ii;y, Q. C. , then replied for the defendant
Wilkinson.

Ou Friday, Hr. James, Q.C., replied for the plaintiff.
The question for his Honour woo this—Upon the whole
ease as presented to him, was thin lady the victim of a
greet imposition ; wee this lady the subject of nn in-
fluence unhallowedly obtained, and most unecrupulonell
exercised? He mid, !son tho materials before the
Court, hie Honour mei/ come ta no other conclusion
than that it wee so; and, coming to that eonclosion, hie
Honour would make • decree restoring to the lady the
enormous augment of fortune of which she bad been
aspired, and which would tend to protect the public:
sgainet Has new and most dangerous fraud.
The Vice-Chancellor: The awe will stand over for
judgmeot I shall try to dispose of it early next term,
bat certainly not before.