The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

MR. ROME THE SPIRITUALIST.

Mr. ROEBUCK wished to ask the Under Secretary far
Foreign Affairs a question respecting the treatment which
an Beglish subject had meetly received abroad. He re-
ferred to the cue of Mr. Home, who was what was
culled a spiritualist, bat who had recently proceeded
to Rome for the purpose of studying sculpture.
Shortly after his arrival there he received a sumenoes to
attend at the Bureau of Signor Mattisucci, the chief of
polies, end au his arrival was asked by that gentleman hie
age. Having told it, Signer Xattencei said he wee tea
years older. Matteacci mid that Mr. Home had published
a book of spiritualism in Fano* and England affirmieg that
certain spirits warted on him. He asked Mr. Home to
undertake that no spirits should wait on him while in
Rome—(a I..o)—which Mr. Home declined to do, adding
that the spirits came of their own accord, and were
not under his controL (Laughter.) He undertook
however, to hold no seance whilst in Rome, nor do nay-
thing to solicit a visit from the spirits, and upon this
understanding Signor Mattes:et permitted hint to remain in
Rome. Subsequently, the second in command in the polios
sent for him, and Mr. Home attended, aecorner;:.d2
the Freoch ocsaul. He found nobody them, and
home. He thee received a secced end peremptory consinsmd
to attend, and when he went was ordered to leave Rome in
forty-eight hours. Now, what he wasted to ask the Under
Secretery for Foreign affairs, whom be saw in gone mend-
tetioe with the magi lord at the keg of the government.
was whether he did not lateral to protect Mr. Hoselustt
this proceeding of the Papal government. He (Mr.
bed no feeling against that government. For the oil
gentlimme at the bead ef that gamesmen% be had the
highest respect, and he hoped he might live4er enjoy
be protein happiness : bet he Maimed that should
protect her citizen in the penes of Mr. ime. Mr.
Home had hired a studio and taken apartments, and there-
fore had antlered pecuniary Ices by his peremptory expul-
sion from Roma He had been forced into a subway car-
rage and driven out of the reentry, sad when lard
Rummell was egad what he mast to de is the matter, he
replied "Nothing." (Laughter.) He asked whether it
as English subject was treated despotically io Rowel her
Majesty's governeneet would cot interfere! We should sot
allow a despotic commutes% to behave in that way to an
English merehaat, and he aged the sable lord to protect
this unfortunate gentlemen—who ogled himself • apintaalist
but he did she can a families for that—(n leugb)— besakg
the goverment to protect as Bullish citizen from ill•usege
at the brads of any foreign power. He treated to know
from the Urger fiessetery whether anything had bees dope
epos the applisatiee of that geeligisa, who wee a thorough
gentleman, to reinstate him as his fernier politica.
Mr. LAYARD naturally felt very meek regret
that Mr. Hose should have placed himeeN is seek
a positive se to be called epee by the Papal go.
vernmeut to leave Rome. Bet Mr. Hems up.
peered to have infringed the laws of that state
ltouttica.—" No, no."j—Well, the Roam games-
ters% stilted that the intercourse which that gentleman had
or believed he had with certeie spirits from the other world
wee amiss% their laws—(laughter)—end they called mien
him is easseqnsees to leers Rome. He did sot pretend
fora moinent to my whether Mr. Hesse tied sernmentratime
with spirits er not, nor did he pretend be justify the laws al
Rome, or to palliate the seeded of the Rooms asehertlise,
bat sari was the Baum law ; sad whims paalmaa Maui