Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-04-11
Spiritualism at the French Court-Mr T
Hume the Medium.

The f.ris correspondent o. the Manches'
ter Gunrd'a' gives the following extraordina.
~ narrative:
| shall probably surprise your readers be- J
you'd measure, II tell them that one Of the i!
great occupations OF .very one in Paris 50.
ripty lattcry has been he electro aguetic
medium, Mr. Hume. Thlestrunge individual !
was, last summer, brought o..r to Paris, and |
engaged ,hy Count b, rolsh gentle. !
rnau Of Immense wealth, to who's, alter uf !
rurding certain proofs OF his magnQic facul- /,
ties, he ANNOUNCED that all force bad fl him: !
! and that until the month of February If this |
year, he should be Of no more use tha, the |
! most ordinary individual in the world.
Six months passed hy, aud last month NJ.
! Hume u,ade il known he was again in cons
dl,inn to attempt any electromagnetic ex-
pertinent that might lac proposed. Accord
lngly Que or two SeanceS wcr" given by Mr..
Hume. III different houses but now comes
the really singular part Of the business
! About "a fortnight or three weeks back, II
chamberlain OF the imperial court, u mun past
fifty, aud the most prUshc and unmaglnutlve
man in existence related to the Emperor aud
Empress what had occurred t0 himself in ~.
interview with Mr. Hume. What he rels Ted
Was very extraordinary; but it is not III, nf
fair To 20 into what touches mer. private
prrSut;s; what am about to relate : only
curious us IA sign OF the timcs, and because il
has lis actors historical prrsor,pps
The chamherlaln lave alluded 10 Gid h,
his rnrrutl"ns "e'.clle the imperial eurios,,
that ths Emperor H,.vd To received Mr.. Hume
rs soon as ".,Rht Jc. Mr.. liume came, but
hr'o'e W ha'. begun to display his science,
'i''le scerc, not very c:rdItnblr certainly Il
: l,c d,.nesIIc etiquette Of the Tnlleiies, tool
= Il Tr fI.a c.,
loon Of one of the EmperuI's Oldest favorte
Ii general. not famous Tor morals or mauners
Il who coucrves he may allow himself any ex
i tent of liberty even IN his masters presence
l. However sitter General = had dlsal
: prarud Mr.. Hume said he was unused to ac
q cIdenis OF ths kind; that It had disturbe
; hlm; that hls magnetic force WAS al an end
> aud that he must retire. lie dId ST., bnl III
N Emperor insisted upon his naming some utt
e rr evening, aud the persons OF the c"nl
: whom lac wished to have as spectators. Thi
4. MAS settled, and lew evenings back NJ
ID Hume GAME again To the l"ile'!esi an
III since then what happened is IN every one
s. mouth.
to The first person who Informed me was
rr general officer who Was resent but my ne,
II. Two iufurnanls were lar more. curious al
he more direct, Tor both had received the a.
ar count ot the seGnce IRON the lips Of the III
pd prrur hin,srf Que is general, like II
he hr,t informant the other II professor OF Il
rs, Sorbomur, aud man famous In the scenti
IA wrr.d. ami tucked upon as one Oi the glori
&c ur bis country. This gentleman, with who
ell | spoke all last evening, l. exceedingly II
- pesied by what the Emperor tUld him, al
re- Is busy seeking un all sides for u rational al
ed scientific solution OF the problem. The +,
he perur, he says, speaks OF the whole as
AZ sumelhing every grave and important nj
nd adds that il there be some phenomena
This for which he eau CONCEIVE IL cause, the
are others Tor which he caunnt by any pos
hilIty account" The Emperor told This re
Hnn, "beiore twenty people" at the Tn
that MIR, Hume had causrd hand. b
OSs u table, rise up several inches fro
bile, aud ring in the ar!' He add
no had. standing alone with MIR. llur
u large heavy table. "sren the lat
,um the floor" The Emperor, IL
press also, added TO these many facts
the same order, all equally strange; ii
above all said the Professor, they both se'
peak with some repugnance of ha
they 10 h admit To having touch'
uud whlehI hat of corpse y
Whom tg this over, the man OF scier
used the following arr
me as worth repeatin
npossble to doubt
ihs facts he belle
those facts h.
ther is it posi-
n ofany conJur
I the sort Of man
upon him; bat th
'sis which ia 10 LIE