The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-17 00:00:00

RIPPONDEN AND MANCHESTER.

An adjourned meeting for promoting this pro-
posed railway was held at Manchester on Wednes-
day. Mr. J. Bradley was in the chair. The com-
mittee appointed at the last meeting to canvass the
neighbourhood, respecting the feeling for or against
a through line to Manchester by Blue Pits, gave a
most favourable account of their proceedings, and a
resolution was unanimously carried to the effect
that it was highly necessary that a through line
should be made from Sowerby-bridge to Manches-
ter, via Blue Pits, pledging the meeting to support
„na—e.i.l.B, ...a appointing a provisional com-
mittee to canvass the districts of New Heys,
Crompton, Shaw, and Royton to obtain their
support.

SPIRIT RAPPING AND TABLE TU.RN-

LVG IX BUIL.

It may not be generally known that for some
'months past one or two houses in Hull are said to
have been the scene of the most startling incidents,
which are alleged to be the result of spirit rapping.
The house to which most attention has been attracted
is situated in the neighbourhood of Humber-street.
From what we can learn it is now some three
months since several persons, some of them occupy-
ing respectable positions in life, met together for
the purpose, as they said, of "testing the spiritual
movement." At first the results seem to have been
insignificant, gradually it became rumoured, how-
ever, that most startling wonders had been wit-
nessed, and within the last few days the neigh-
bourhood has been thrown into a considerable
state of alarm through the disclosures -which have
been made. The table turning, we are told,
has been carried on in the ordinary manner by plac-
ing the hands upon it. The result of this, it is said,
has been that the table has been seen to walk about,

turn round, increasing in velocity according to the
expressed wish of thoec present, and turning which-
ever way it might be required. The table is said
to have cven rolled about the room without any
visible agency, and also to have risen from the floor
to a considerable height. Questions have been
asked and answers returned. In obtaining the
answer the alphabet is placed upon the table, and a
knock responds whenever a finger is placed upontia
this
is forming part of the word intended, and _s
is continued until the whole sentence has been s
wpelt
hese ans ers,
out. A book has been kept colitainin
confined revelations.
wonders, however, have not been
.merely
and is said to contain some curious g The
arehouse during said to have been
heard in various parts of the all hours
of the night, and upon one occasion the occupiers
were much agitated by hearing
what they supposed.
to be the growling of sevepl wild animals, appa-
rently under the floor, and also the clattering
they to-
flaydinnligttaebdoautsitchkeenrionoamo,
daonuar.theAwfeaw
evenings ago it is said wall
aim On other occasions
to-
gether of chains, thereby creating a very dreadful
bells of fire are said to
an nd
d.
hhaasveopbeeneendse e
succeeded in raising
the spirit of John Wesley. The effect upon the
minds of those who have witnessed these startling
phenomena is variously
stated. One female, upon
returning to her home a few evenings. ago, confi-
dently asserts that after she had been in bed a few
minutes, she felt herself carried away, and by an
imperceptible agency was borne about the room, al-
though at that
time all was in a state of darkness.
The woman
and during the whole of the time she wag
perfectly sensible. Another female states that
While she sat at ker own table sho was lifted from
her chair and thrown violently down. A third
person, who has been a participator in those pro-
ceedings, has not dared to go to bed for ten nights,
for he alleges that if he were to do so he should not
be able to obtain any rest on account of the fearful
dreams to which he is subjected, and the continual
noises which are going on in the house. In another
part of the town, in a street leading frinn Lowgate
to High-street, the movement has assumed a more
serious aspect, for there it is carried on under the
garb of religion. Conversion is proclaimed by
means of spiritual communications, and it is boasted
that " fourteen souls have already been brought,
out of nature's darkness into marvellous t.
By a statement which the leader of this new se_c'
has published, we find he estimates the nuraho!_r,t7
angels at 4,553, and the number of glorified
51isit
at exactly 43,667. These spirits, he asserts,
with
the earth, and " eat, and drink, and spa'
audible voice."—Hull Packet.

NisTB.---"A
DEPARTURE OF ITALIAN Excurtsi7eft Enand
body of the excursionists to South Italytedar e
a fine vessel,
on their interesting journey. TheY 5. soli= victory.
named in konour of Garibaldre
acctohiry,.
Their appearance was highly
satisfd first class passengers.
In railway iota-
guage, they consisted of second
h anre resounded with cheers
As they departed the
only English been heard
of his
d once before,
for Garibaldi such as have .ened_ the h
when his own pr a
presence so'
on the Tyne side in 1854.
_sfrEßY ON THE NORTH-EAST
TnE HERRINGF 1
hero .. fishermen of the northeast cost
f w ays Many of the small four-men
the earnings
Coasr.—The „ce.
n.
up of the season
have had leisurerd Ko
hduaaritnagha.tsheerfeestaara'rhea as much as £230 and £240 each ; and
earnings of this class of craft, h
as been sustained, such as the where
ess no
the mintmn
Lis about £l4O or £l5O for the Th
moonlight nights 'which have lately prevailed
vaned
,:ttrth of England have bisieriertig:hh,
the prosecution of the fisheries, and beena
highly
have unfavourable
consequently
unproductive, only a few chance' ,ht
hauls having been brought
to shore. On the whole, ,however, it is long since so pro'
fitable a time has been to
befeour
a result owing more .
tpircc=2!_oat_lieryaarkeetxspefroireliperoedvisions than to the actual
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