The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-07 00:00:00

SPIRITUALISM.

Dr. Randolph, a prominent " medium" in the
earlier days of spiritualism, delivered a lecture
recently in New York on this subject. He says :
" I was a medium above eight years ; during which
time I made three thousand speeches, and travelled
over several different countries proclaiming the new
gospel. I•now regret that so much excellent breath
was wasted, and that my health of mind and body
was well nigh ruined. I have only begun to re-
gain both since I totally abandoned it, and to-day
had rather see the cholera in my house than a
spiritual medium ! For years I lived alone for
spiritualism and its cognates. Five of my friends
destroyed themselves, and I attempted it by direct
spiritual influence. Every crime in the calendar
has been committed by mortal movers of viewless
beings ! Adultary, fornication, suicide, desertions,
unjust divorces, prostitution, abortion, insanity,
are not evil, I suppose ! I charge all these to this
scientific spiritualism. I will state here my opinion
of clairvoyant doctors. Experience has taught me
that 65 per cent. of the medical clairvoyants are
arrant knaves, humbugs, and catch-penny impostors,
who are no more clairvoyant than a brick wall."

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, THURSDAY, JAN. 6.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales dined, with her
Majesty yesterday, attended by Colonel the Hon. R. Bruce
and Captain Grey. The party included the following
visitors, who arrived in the afternoon :—The Hon. Fre-
derick Bruce, Lieutenant-General Sir William and Lady
Codrington, and Sir Charles Eastlake. The Hon. Mrs.
Biddulph had the honour to be invited.

The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance,
and played during dinner the
Overture—" Le Lac des Fees" Auber.
Waltz—" Violante" • • D'Albert.
Selection—" Guillaume Tell" .. Rossini.

Polka—" Sans Souci" .. Strauss.
Marche sur Motives de " Santa Chiata" H. R. H. the Duke
of Saxe-Coburg.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the
drawing-room the
Overture—" Yelva"
Recititavo Duetto and Coro—" Mount
of Olives"

Beethoven.

Fantasia on Russian Melodies ....... Hardy.

His Royal Highness the Prince Consort went to London
this morning, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Ponsonby,
and visited the Gallery of the Photographic Society in
Suffolk-street, Pall-mall east.

The Prince of Wales rode out on horseback attended by
Captain Grey.

The Duke of Newcastle and Lady Susan Pelham
Clinton will return to town on Tuesday next from Clumber
Park, Notts.

The Marquis of Hastings has left Farrance's
Hotel, Belgravia, for Corfu. _

The Earl of Malmesbury has returned to Heron
Court, near Christchurch. The noble Earl and Countess
aro expected to come to town early in the ensuing week.

The Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady
Arabella Sackville West are staying at Dover. We are
glad to learn the noble earl is in improved health.
The Earl of Wilton has arrived at Moor Park on
a visit to Lord and Lady Ebury. His lordship is expected
in town in a few days.

The Earl and Countess of Harrington are enter•
taining a succession of visitors at Elvaston Castle, Derby.
shire.

The Count and Countess de Jarnac have left town
on a visit to the Duke of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey.
The Earl of Lichfield, who came to town from
Baron's Court, the Marquis of Abercorn's seat, in the
county Tyrone, expressly to attend the funeral of the Hon.
Mr. Anson, will return to Ireland to-day.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston have re-
turned to Broadlands to receive a select circle of friends
before they come to town for the meeting of Parliament.

Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton are
passing the season at Ashdown Park, the seat of the Earl
and Countess of Craven.

Lord Crewe arrived at his residence in Hill
street, last evening, from Crewe Hall, Cheshire.

Sir John Shelley arrived in town, on Wednesday,
from Wales, and left yesterday for Maresfield Park, Sussex

The Right Hon. J. W. Henley has arrived in
town, from his seat, Waterperry, Oxfordshire.
THE LATE HON. MRS. ANSON.—The funeral of
the Hon. Mrs. Anson took place yesterday. at noon. The
mortal remains of the lamented lady had previously been
removed from Eckton Hall, Northamptonshire, and yes-
terday they were interred in the cemetery at Kensal-green.
The following relatives attended on the mournful occasion :
—The Duke of Rutland, the Earl of Chesterfield, the Earl
of Lichfield, Lord Forester, Viscount Newport, Col. the
Right Hon. Cecil Weld Forester, Col. the Hon. Henry
Forester, the Hon. and Rev. Orlando Forester, Lord George
Manners, Lord John Manners, and the Hon. Col. Curzon.
Major Forester was unable to attend from severe indisposi-
tion. The funeral was conducted as privately as possible,
all external pomp being avoided
BARON PENNEFATIIER.—A rumour was in circu-
lation yesterday that this venerable judge had not sent in
his resignation to the Government. It is a fact that his lord-
ship transacted business in his chamber in the courts yes-
terday. . _

PRESENTATION OF A BUST OF THE PRINCE
CONSORT TO THE MANCHESTER CORPORATION.-011
Wednesday, at an adjourned meeting of the Manchester
City Council, it was unanimously decided that the marble
bust of the Prince Consort, presented through Mr. T. Fair-
bairn, on behalf of the executive committee of the Art
Treasures Exhibition, should be accepted ; and it was
ordered to be placed beside that of her Majesty in the en-
trance hall of the Town-hall. The new bust, like that of
the Queen, was executed by Mr. M. Noble.
An erroneous impression has got abroad to the
effect that the Council of India have decided on granting
no further guarantees to public works until the state of the
Indian revenue is sensibly improved. We are enabled to
state that no such decision has been arrived at. No doubt,
in the face of the present heavy deficit, and of existing
guarantees to the extent of £35,000,000, circumspection will
be exercised as to incurring fresh responsibilities. There
is not, however, any truth in the statement that there will
be any rejection, or even postponement, of public' works of
general utility throughout the Queen's Indian dominions.
Mr. BUCKSTONE.—A writer in the Court Cir-
cular states that, should Mr. Buckstone live to retire
from the stage, he " contemplates writing an autobio-
graphy, for the sake of presenting the reading public with
recollections of his distinguished contemporaries, and of
giving an account of the inner life of the London theatres
since 1820, with personal descriptions and reminiscences
of the performers, authors, poets, and critics with whom he
has been associated from time to time."
THE MAIN DRAINAGE OF THE METROPOLIS.

The Directors of the Bank of England have made an offer
to the Metropolitan Board of Works of the loan of the
£3,000,000 which will be required for the execution of the
works for the main drainage of the metropolis. The terms
are not so favourable as anticipated from the state of the
money-market, and the proposal has been transmitted to
the Lords of the Treasury for their consideration. The
result of the inquiries respecting the competency of Mr.
Moxon, who gave in• the lowest tender for executing the
works of the Northern High-Level Sewer, being of a most
favourable nature, and the three gentlemen proposed by him
as his sureties having been ascertained to be most respon-
sible persons, his tender has been finally accepted, and he
only awaits the order of the engineer to commence the
work, which will be given as soon as the financial arrange-
ments of the Board are completed.
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THE BURNING OF TIIE MEROO.—On the 28th of
November, the Tyne, West India packet, whilst in lat.
15 N., long. 31 40 W., discovered a fire on board the Meroo.
She left Calcutta on the 21st of August, with a cargo of
seeds and jute, and the conflagration which ensued is sup-
posed to have arisbn from spontaneous ignition. It broke
out in the main hold, and so rapid was the spreading of the
flames that the most strenuous exertions of the captain. and
crew to extinguish them wore rendered entirely abortive.
Whilst preparing to abandon the vessel in the boats, the ship
Greyfeather, of New Yorky bound to San Francisco, hove
in sight, and bearing down to the burning vessel rescued
the captain, officers, and crew, ultimately landing them at
Pernambuco on the 9th of December. They speak in
terms of great praise of the kindness and consideration of
the officers and crew of the Greyfeather. The Tyne
brought to Southampton Captain Tate, Mr. Donaldson,
chief officer, and 17 of the crew of the Meroo.
MR. BRIGHT, M.P., AND THE BRISTOL REFORM-
ERS.—In reply to an invitation to Mr. Bright to attend a
Reform meeting at Bristol before the meeting of Parlia-
ment the hon. member has replied :—" It is with reluctance
that I write to say that I cannot undertake to attend any
more meetings before the opening of the session of Parlia-
ment. I have engaged to be present at a meeting to be held
at Bradford on the 17th of January, and beyond this I
am unable to go. I have declined invitations from seve-
ral other important towns on the ground of very inces-
sant occupation, and in obedience to the urgent warning
of my medical adviser. It would have given me great
pleasure to have met such of our citizens as would have
attended the proposed meeting had circumstances permitted
me to come among you. I can only hope, as I believe, that
you will take some early opportunity of giving expression
to the public feeling of your important city on the great
question of the day."
It is doubtful whether M. Persigny will be flat-
tered by his name having been selected to designate a newly
patented scarf for the neck, which is described as "thin in
the centre and thick at the extremities." The turn-over
collar has, however, suggested this invention, and it appears
to have been considered important enough by the Messrs.
Welch and Margetson to justify an application to the patent
office. The centre of it, as mentioned, is thin, and folds
into the space only of an ordinary ribbon, which thus per-
mits of that much. to appearance of correct taste,
as shown by the beaux of the present day in the close-
sitting contour of their neck gear, while the extremities are
stout as the silken robes of our grand-dames were wont
to be, where a dress stood up when independent of its
wearer or the aid of crinoline.