The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-29 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

EQUITY. 001311T8.—Arin. 28.
(1341 m Vi.►4lrsedbr Gifford.)

Yr. D. D. Moe, oresseinsransel by Mr. MUMS, Q. 0.,
mid his earns wee, and always had been, David Dangles,
Name, though the mend name was omitted by mistake
in the registry of his baptism. Produced the certificate of
his father's and mother's marriage. Asked as to his strange
gift, said he etwahi not explain
what had no power to give
it, or to take it away. Asked it was, mid be could
not explain it, except that extraordinary manifestations
bed enema to his, as they had to the piaLstiff ; snob as
the displeseement of material objects]. Many besides him-
self bad peculiar visions, taken to be oommunicatioes from
the spiritual world. Could not say how the communion.-
' Mons were made between the medium and the spiritual
world. He had seen spirits ; had conversed with them
easily independently of knocking, rapping, be. They had
talked to him by sounds audible to the ear ; he had beard
them. When communications are made by knocking, it is
sot indicated who the spirit is. Being asked bow
the sounds were shown to come from the spirit, said
that was taken for granted the same as the telegraph wire.
Being asked as to some of the manifestations being noble
and elevated, said they were made by means of the
alphabet. The !alphabet was called, or pointed at in some
inatanon ; when • sound was beard it was an indication
that that letter was called or pointed at. Being asked to
show bow the knock was produced, said some knocks
were gentle, some were loud, but he could not imitate
them. Whether one knock indicated a negative, two an
affirmative, and so on, could be arranged as you pleased.
Spirits were as Intelligent as human beings ; spirits tumidly
spelt their names —sometimes without any question being
i asked. If Mr. Jemes called upon him, and naked him to
communicate with the spirit of a deceased person, he (111 r.
Home) should refuse, because he was not introduced by
some personal friend. If introduced by • personal friend
nothing would occur. Asked what mode be would adopt ;
said he would take none, he
would come of its own accord, if it wished to do
so. It would make Half known by rapping
sounds or by knocking. Did not know in whet
particular way spirits would manifest their presence. "It
would be the stale to you as to me, by sounds." If qua'.
tdons were required, the alphabet was the common mode.
The alphabet would be produced either in the hand or
orally in the mouth, so by degrees a message would be
spelt oat. The calling of each letter would precede the
manifestation of the spirits. Had been displaced himself
bodily by the spirits. Had been the subject of physical
experiment, in violation of the ordinary laws of grants-
Mon. Had been floated in the air; but must insist upon
saying he was not the only pei eon to whom this had hap-
peaml Chairs and tables bad been moved in violation of
ordinary natural laws. Had found useful results arise
from these manifestations, in some instances in convincing
those who did not believe in the immortality of the nu].
That was the only one. Being asked bow, said be
did not ropiness how his floating in the air, or a table
moving, could convince anyone of the doctrine
of immortality. It was the intelligence connected
with it. These things were done by invisible intelli-
gences. Some of the things which these invisible intelli.
Wean did had sometimes toe character of • pertained joke.
Things were knocked about, and knocked agiunet penman
Had never found any useful result from the practical
jokes. That was only one side of the question. There was •
more elevated side. It had contributed to giving useful
information on some occasions. Not usually • sometimes
they (the spirits) had made predictions; sometimes given
directions as to health • had given counsel or advice,
yes, but otherwise no. Never knew them give
information about stock-jobbing ; but as to health he had.
As to journeys and travelling, in a few isolated batmen.
As to conduct towards relatives, he did not know ; yes,
they usually tried "to patch up feuds." The spirits were
sometimes false and lying spirits. There were all
kinds, as there were on earth. Persons consulting
spirits might be liable to be deceived ; that depended
upon their own reason. Reason had to be exerted in all
things. Being asked how the pawn consulting an to
know whether • spirit was or was not a lying spirit,
said he must meson end try whether the answer was a
true one or not. If he had a cancer, and wished to con-
sult • doctor, and asked the spirits, and they spelt out a
good cancer doctor, he ahould go to him. Supposed be
had a particular idiosyncrasy ; the last spiritual manifesta-
tion be haul was within • fortnight. Had not a good
memory as to what took place at stances. Remembered
if manifestations occurred in sleep ; in natural sleep, not
in a trance. No external phenomena occurred during a
trance. Had no recollection of what took place during a
triton, but always remembered baying been in a trance.
Reeexemined by Mr. Matthews—Had had these pheno-
mena occur in many countries, before a peat many
persons, in houses where he was a guest. He had asso-
ciated with the Emperor of Russia, in whose residence be
was a guest ; not paid ; phenomena hid occurred whilst
he resided under the emperor's roof. His wife was a
daughter of Count de Croix, aide-de-camp of the late
Emperor Nicholas, and his god-daughter. He wrs invited
as a guest, not being then married. These phenomena
had occurred in strange braises; scientific men were pre-
sent ; he had invited scrutiny, so much so that Lis friends
bad complained of it. He had also been :a !guest of the
Emperor of the French. No one could believe in
spiritualism without candid investigation. Had never
claimed supernatural power ; never pretended he could
call up a spirit ; never believed be could. Knows many
mediums ; lass observed them to be of peculiar or
highly nervous temperaments] ; amongst them many per-
sons in respectable ranks of life. Hiss Nelly Gully was not
a medium ; many persons were mediums whus could not be
nspected of making a livelihood by it. Had seen the laws
of gravitation suspended in Mr. Jenrken's presence, in hie
house. Had no theory to account for that happening.
Had consulted spirits with regard to his own money :nat-
ters. Had never professed to do so for other people. Had
known Mr. and Mies Gully. upwards of seven years.
Had no power if he had the wish to impose upon them.
She west Dr. Gully's sister, a lady past forty. Preferred
not to give the name of the gent]eman who had made a
settlement upon him. He had known him a long time.
It was an annuity. The gentleman haul about 13,1)001. a
was • gentleman of education, of no profession.
Pilr' lisnnt7ity was 2501. Never solicited it. Had not
brought • Chancery suit in order to get it. Hoped he was
too much of a gentleman to do so. The gentleman was
' still living. Rappings we not his (Home's) invention.
Had his father, sister, and two aged aunts dependent on
him at the time. hlrs. Ritchie received no rem-
latandN their
oWy frisenlecr
money s
came on Tuesday. Never held himself out as whiling to
outfor of the
ee
Athenaeum.cue d his
Bomberschih.
advise people who desired to communicate with the dead.
On the occasion of signing the will, Mrs. Lyon requested
him to ro into her bedroom. She asked him to leave the
room. The bedroom was the adjoining room. He could not
have heard if he had tried, and trusted he was too much
of a gentleman to listen. Before the 12th of November,
when he found Mrs. Key listening, Mrs. Lyon had given
notice to leave the apartment.. Had never spoken to
Wilkinson, or Wilkinson to him, about the contents of the
will.
At abort twenty minutes past 3, the eron-examination
having been concluded, the court rose till to-morrow (to-
day).

THE SMALL PARCELS QCESTION. —A deputation,
consisting of gentlemen from the thief centres of teme-
meths, was received by the President of the Dowd of
Trade, yesterday, on the sobject of the 15th clause of the
Regulation of Railways Bill. The deputation includel
the following members of parliament :—Sir F. Crowley,
Lord F. Cavendish, Lord Amberley, Mr. R. W. Crawford,
Mr. G. Goschen, Mr. T. E. Headlam, Mr. M. T. Bass, Mr.
M. A. Bass, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Cowen. Mr. Dixon, Mr.
G. Kelly, Mr. Alderman Lawrence, Mr. Barley, Mr. Ilan.
demon, 'Mr. W. E. Forster, Mr. Boatimont„Mr. A. Smith,
Mr. R. A. Leathass, Mr. J. Cheethain, and Mr. Dalgliah.
Mr. James Hughes, of the firm of Messrs. Copestake,
Moore, and Co., stated the facts and opinions of the Lon-
don committee, to the effect that the insertion of clause 13
would intents*e most seriously with the farilities
hitherto enjoyed by the public and by traders through-
out the whole country. Mr. W. E. Forster, 11. P., stated
that the view of the climes taken by the public use that
pat upon it by the railway companies themselves ; and
various speakers representing thirty chambers of commerce,
'upraised their decided and unanimous opinion that the
clause should be entirely expunged, and that, in fact, the
railways had at present all the powers necessary for their
own protection. The Duke of Richmond observed that
the clause was not intended to prevent
oe4i the enclosure of
small parcels, but that it having been ill-drawn, that
interpretation might, perhaps, be upon it.
Tun Taxxxic IX Soui'u See Liralerwits.—The
following reply to memorial on this subject which was
recently &dimmed to the Duke of Baokingbain by the
committee of the Aborigines Protection Soddy, has ben
received by Lord Alfred Churchill :—. 'Downing-skeet,
April 27 1868.—My Lord,-1 am directed by the Duke of
Buckingham and Chandos to acknowledge the recaipt of
year letter of the 'Kith ultimo, forwarding a memorial
adopted by the committee of the Aborigines Protection
Scoot, on the subject of the istroduction into queens-
land of South Sea Islanders as labourers. lam desire y
his grace to state that the question is now under the con-sideration of her Majesty's government.—l am, my lord,
your lordship's most iitsteervant,—Fxramaic Room.
—Lord Alfred Churehill."
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the polies sear&
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Axed Toads , the 12th of May, for the execution of the
PrKetter Berretta
TUX animate Minos& —The execution of
the Piffallte Mimi Bishop, for the mender at Sydeabein,
b Mai fee Thregslor seLt at Madams.
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