The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-21

MAssETIsM.--Ths Erening Pou pointed ont
the other day the exact coincidence between the
clairvoyant reyeiations Of young girl at b l.
ton, whose disclosures, when Ia a state of som
namoullsm, were reported at the time in the
newspapers, and since in Dr. William Grepory,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
ehees To Time were derived from the ehronome
lers upon The vessels she was spiritually visit
ing and IL was by calculation of the difference
OF time that the difference of longitude was ur
rived at by the parties present
" AT whatever hour" says Dr. Gregory. she
was inagnetsed and sent there, she always made
The same differences. Nay, mere, when The time
was theD or 10 A. M, a or b +. NJ, at Bolton.)
she wonld say that such was the hour but that
IL was stili dark and lights were burning in the
early part OF the summer. Now, il is quite all
surd TO suppose that this totally uneducaled oirl
has any notion of the relation of longitude TO
time, or of the difference between an Arctic day
and one IN our latitude. | should
add, that when she has been sent there at such
an hour and season that it was night in those
attitudes, 'he has quite spontaneously described
the Aurora Boreais, which she once saw, as an
arch, rising as if from the ground at one end.
this arch coored streamers rose upwards. and
some OF these curved backwards. She Vas mu.h
surprised and delighted with it, and asked if that
was the country the ranb VS. came from She
has never been told anything whatever about the
Aurora, and knows nothing of it."-[ Letters, D.
306
Extraordinary this story is, the evidence
for it is too reliable to be questioned for mo-
ment Besides, the constant appearance of
other similar phenomena, adds immensely to
the probability OF its correctness. The follow
ing, for instance, we find in communication
addressed TO III. Paris Steele, of the 22d ult.
by T.. Provost, highly respectable Commits.
siona're an Mont 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 nv obser
vatIon In the mon 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 unavang, when one nv
friends, NJ. Lnstant, to whom as legal adviser.
had coniided my loss, went without consult
ing me, to Maicillet, the magnetism, TO confer
with Alexis, his cairvoyant subject The mag
neiic connection having been established the
following colloquy took Place
Can you tell me. Alexis what motive has
brought me to you!"
Yes; you come, sir, to get information con-
corning robbery of money committed upon a
friend OF yours, by one of his employees"
fright"
"'Ihe sum taken" continued Alexis, I" is quite
considerable; it approaches 20,0OOf"
That is also correct
After r. fectlng "A moment, Alexis proceeded:
The faithless servant is named Dubois see
him at Brussels at the Hotel des Princes.
where he is staying. Set out Instantly /" he adj
ded, and you will find him at that place"
nj. Llnstant started for Brussels but unfor.
tunately not until the evening of the following
day. lie there learned that Dubois had ACTUALLY
put up at the hotel indicated but had left the
city some hours before. At loss by which
way to follow, M. Lnstant returned to Paris.
and then for the first time apprised me of the
curious phenomena ! have stated. Prompted
by interest and curiosity, visited NJ. Marcet
communicated with his subject, and learned
that Dubois was at Spa; that he hal lost large
amount OF money at play and then was CON-
petely "ceaned 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 to a-Chapee, that 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 to
Belgium found the statements of Alexis were
correct throughout; and Dubois was arrested at
Spa. After detention of four Of five months
in the prison Of Verviers, awaiting a formal
requisition from the French government, the
guilty man died. Times.