The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-22

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MAGNETISM The Eeening Post pointed ont
the other day the exact coincidence between the
clairvoyant revelations of a young girl at B l.
ton, whose disclosures, when in a state Of SON.
nambulism, were reported at the time In the
newspapers, and since In Dr. William, Gregory's
Letters on Magnetism, and the actual position
Of Captain Austin on 18th February, 1851.
The most remarkable feature Of the business
was the fact, that all the young woman's refer
ences TO time were derived from the chronome-
ters upon the vessels she was spiritually visit
ing and it was by calculation Of the difference
Of time that the difference Of longitude was ar
rived at by the parties present y ss8t
AT whatever hour" says DR.. Gregory, /. she
was magnetised and sent there, she always made
the same differences. Nay, more, when the time
then 8 or 10 A. NJ, "a or 5 r. M, at Bolton,)
she would say that such was the hour, but that
It was still dark and lights were burning, IN the
early part Of the summer. Now, il Is quite alb
surd TO suppose that this totally uneducated girl
has any notion of the relation Of longitude to
time, or of the difference between an Arctic day
and one in our latitude. y should
add that when she has been sent there ut such
an hour and season that it was night In those
Iatitudes, the has quite spontaneously described
the Aurora Borealis, which she once saw, as nm
arch, rising rs if from the ground at one end,
and descending to Il again at the other. From
this arch colored streamers rose upwards, and
some of these curved backwards. She v as much
surprised and delighted with it, and asked ii that
was the country the rainbaws came from. She
has never been told anything whatever about the
Aurora, and knows nothing Of 1T Letters p.
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Extraordinary a, this story is, the evidence
for il is too reliable to be questioned for mo-
1ao thA ~ If
other similar phenomena, adds immensely to
the probability of its correctness. The follow
ing, for instance, we find in communication
addressed to tn, Paris Steele, of the 22d ult,
by E. Provost, highly respectable Commits
sionaire an MINT. de- Piete, rue du Mouton, 81:
Dear Sir: Better late than never" is the old
saw though | much regret having delayed so
long the publication Of very singular case of
somnambulism, which has come under my obser-
walton. In the monh of August, l849, one of
my clerks disappeared from my office, carrying
with him very important amount Of money.
The most energetic researches on the part Of
the police had been unavailing, when one Of my
friends, NJ. Linstant, to whom, as legal adviser,
ing me, to Marcillet, the msgnetiser, TO confer
with Alexis, his clairvoyant subject The mag
netc connection having been established, the
following colloquy took place.
Can you tell me, Alexis, what motive has
brought me to your
Yes; you come, sir, to get information con-
corning robbery of money committed upon a
fright"
aThe sum taken" continued Alexis, " is quite
considerable; it approaches 100000" sq
That is also correct" aF3,#
After rejecting moment Alexis proceeded
The faithless servant is named Dubois I see
him at Brussels; at the Hotel des Princes,
where he is staying. Set out instantly" ne ad-
ded. and you will find him at that place"
NJ. Linstant started for Brussels, but unfof-
tunately not until the evening Of the following
day. He there learned that Dubois had actually
put up at the hotel indicated but had left the
city some hours before. Al loss by which
way to follow, NJ. Linstant returned to Paris,
and then for the first time apprised me of the
curious phenomena ! have stated Prompted
by interest and curiosity, visited NJ Marcillet,
communicated with his subject, and learned
that Dubois was at Spa; that be had lost large
amount of money at play; and then was com
pletely 1cleaned out" | followed him; but
from defect In my process and preparations,
was obliged to return without accomplishing
the arrest Alexis then told that Dubois had
gone 10 Aix-ls- Chapelle, Chat he had continued
his gambling habits, and had lost other large
sums. He then reported his return to Spa,
where the last of the stolen money was sacrificed
at the gaming. table. then sent despatch 10
Belgium found the statements Of Alexis were
correct throughout; and Dubois was arrested at
Spa. After detention Of four Of five months
ia the prison Of Verviers, awaiting formal
requisition from the French government the
guilty man died. Times.