Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-13

NUts01Qt IHtetEycHcT.
GENTLEMEN You have doubtless seen the recent letter
published by Judge EDMoNDs of New York. his expert
ences in spiritual communion. The physical manifestation
mentioned by him he thinks such mind
ascribe to mortal agency In the accompanying
Of Table Moving eighty ago, with interesting vara
tons, matters quite startling in modern ex
amples Its perusal is commended those who think
wonders of the kind have nothing to do with the
dexterty of the performers and the simplicity of be-
levers. T.
FROM THE EVERYDAY BOOK JANUARY, 1872.
CHRONOLOGY.
1772" An authentic, candid and crcumstantal nara:
tive Of the astonishing transactions at Stockwel in the
county of Surry, on Monday and Tuesday the 9th and
th days of January, lI72, containing series of the
most surprising and unaccountable events that ever
happened which continued from first last upwards
Of twenty hours and at different places Published
with the consent and appreciation of the family and
other parties concerned, to authenticate which the
original copy is signed by them
This is the title of octave tract published in Lon
don, printed for j. Marks, bookseller in ST. Martins
Lane 1772" 1t describes Mrs Goding an elderly lady
at Stockwel in whose house the transactions happened
as woman of unblemished honor and character; her
niece, Mrs Pain the wife of farmer at Brixton-
causeway the mother of several children and well known
and respected in the parish Mary Martin as an elderly
woman, servant to Mr. and Mrs Pain with whom she
had lived two years. having previously lived four years
with Mrs. Goldng from whom she into Mrs Pain
honest Industrious and sober couple, who lived about
opposite to Mr.. Pain, at the Brick-pound These were
the subscribing witnesses to many Of the surprising tran
sactions which were likewise witnessed by others
Another person who bore principal part in these
was Ann Robinson, aged about twenty years who had
lived servant with Mrs Goding but one week and three
days The astonishing transactions" in Mrs. Godings
house were these:
OnTwelfthday 1872, about ten o'clock in the forenoon
Mrs. Goding in her parlor she heard the china
and glasses IN the back kitchen tumble down and break
her maid came to her and told her the plates were
falling from the Shelf Mrs Golding into the kitchen
and saw them broke. Presently after row of plates
from the next shelf fell down likewise while she was
there and nobody them. This astonished her much
and while she thinking about it other things in diff
ferent places began to tumble about of them break
ing, attended with violent noises all over the house
clock tumbled down and the broke lantern that
hung on the staircase thrown down and the glass
broke to pieces earhern pan of sailed beef broke to
pieces and the beef fell about All this increased her
prise and brought several persons about her. among
whom was Mr. Rowlidge, carpenter, who gave ii as
his opinion that the foundation giving way and that
tie house umbng down. occasoned by tie too great
weight of an additional erected above So ready
says the narrative, discover natural causes
for every tbingi"
Mrs. Goldng ran into Mr.. Greshams house next door
to her, where she tainted and in the interim Mr. Row
ltdge and other persons were removing Mrs. Godngs
effects from her house for fear Of the consequences
nosticated At this time all was quiet: Mrs Godinps
maid remaining in her house was gone up stairs and
when called upon several times to down. for fear
dangerous SITUATION she thought to be she
answered very cooly and after time came down de-
berately without any seeming fearful apprehensions
Mrs. Pain was sent for from Brixton-causeway, and
desired to come directly her supposed to be
dead; this was the message TO her. When Mrs Pain
came Mrs Goding was to herself but very faint
from terror.
Among the persons who were present was Mr. Gardner
surgeon of Capham whom Mrs Pain desired TO bleed
her aunt which he did Mrs Pain asked him if the blood
should be thrown away he desired il might not as he
would examine it when cold. These minute particulars
would not be taken notice Of but chain what fol-
lows; for the next circumstance is of more astonishing
nature than any thing that had preceded it. The blood
that just CONCEALED sprung Of the basin upon the
floor and presently after the basin broke to pieces This
china basin was the only thing broke belonging to Mr.
Gresham bottle Of that stood by it broke at the
time
Among the things that were removed to Mr.. Greshams
was tray full Of china, &c. japan bread basket some
mahogany walters, with bottles Of liquors. jars of
pickles, &C., and pier glass; which was taken down by
Mr.. Sayile, "a neghbor OF Mrs Godings;) he gave It
70 one Robert Hames who laid it on the grass-plat
Mr. Gresham but before he could put out of his hands
some parts Of the frame each side few Off 1t raining
at that time, Mrs Goldng desired might be brought
into the parlor where put under sideboard and
dressing glass along with it. il had been there long
before the glasses and china which stood the sdeboard
began to tumble about and fall down and broke both the
glasses TO pieces Mr. Sayie and others being asked to
drink glass Of wine rum both the bottles broke in
| pieces before they were uncorked
Mrs Goldings surprise and fear Increasing she did
not know what to do where to CO. Wherever she and
her maid were these strange destructive
followed her. and how to help free herself from them
was not in her power any other present. her
mind was one confused chaos lost TO herself and every
thing about her drove from her own home and afraid
there would be other receive her. she at last left
Mr. Greshams, and went to Mr.. Mayling gentleman at
the next door, here she stad about Of an
1 hour during which time nothing happened Her maid
staid at Mr. Greshams to help put up what few things
remained unbroken Of her mistress's in back apart
ment when jar Of pickles that stood upon table turn
ed upside down. then jar Of raspberry jam broke to
pieces
Mrs Pain not choosing her aunt should STAY too long
at Mr. Mayngs for fear of being troublesome persuaded
her to 60 to her house at Rush Common near Brxon-
causewoy, where she would endeavor to make her as
happy she could hoping by this time all was over as
nothing had happened at that gentemans house while
she was there. This about two o'clock in the
afternoon.
Mr. and Miss Gresham we're at Mr. Pains house when
Mrs. Pain, Mrs Goding, and her maid went there II
being about dinner time they oil dined together In the
interim Mrs Goldngs was sent to her house TO
how things remained When she returned she told
them nothing had happened since they left Some time
after MIR. and Miss Gresham went home every thing re-
naming quiet at Mr. PAINS but about eight o'clock in
the evening fresh began The first thing that
happened n whole Of pewter dishes except one
fell from of shelf to the middle of the floor rolled about
little whe then settled and as soon as they were quiet
turned upside down. They then put on the dresser
and went through the second time Next fell a
whole of pewter plates from off the second shelf over
the dresser to the ground and being taken up and put
the dresser in another they were thrown down again