"A Spirit-friend of Mr. Marsh announced himself as present. "MR. MARSH.--'Will you tell me your name?' "BY THE SOUNDS.--'Yes.' "A list of names was written by Mr. M., and as he pointed to them separately the Spirit designated that of Le Grand Smith. "MR. M.--'Will you tell me the manner of your death?' "'Lost at sea.' (Correct.) "MR. M.--'Will you tell me where I last saw you?' "'New York.' (Correct.) "'Have you any other acquaintance in this room?' "'Mr. Clapp.' "MR. C.--'Will Mr. Marsh ask him where I last saw him?' "Answer obtained by Mr. Marsh--'Boston.' (Correct.) "MR. C.--'I have seen him when he was sick; can he tell at what place?' "MR. M.--'Will the Spirit tell where Mr. Clapp has seen him sick?' "'New York.' (Correct.) "'Where else?' (No answer.) "'Whom were you intimate with in Boston? the Chickerings?' "A weak affirmative was returned, which was supposed to indicate that he was acquainted with them--perhaps not intimately. "'Did you know Col. N. A. Thompson?' "'Yes.' "'Any other persons in this circle?' "'Dr. Gardner'--and others. "Dr. G. seemed willing that all failures should pass as such, and promptly said, 'That is a mistake, gentlemen; I don't know any such person.' "A desultory conversation here sprung up; after which Mr. Marsh resumed: 'In whose employ were you when I first knew you?' "'Jenny Lind's.' "DR. G.--'Oh! is that the man? I know now. I saw him in Springfield once; had some sharp words with him, too.' "MR. STOCKWELL--'Is there any other Spirit present who was lost at sea?' "'Yes.' "MR. S.--'An acquaintance of mine?' "'Yes.' "'Will he tell in what steamer he was lost?' "Correctly answered. "'If I write a list of names, will he indicate his?' "'Yes.' "Mr. S. wrote a list of names; but neither of them was indicated by the Spirit, though he went through the list twice. A moment or two after, an earnest response was heard. Mr. S. had spelt the name wrong in the first instance; but instantly, on correcting it, the affirmative came. The last-mentioned facts were then stated to the company, no hint having been given in the course of the proceeding whether it was satisfactory or not. The name indicated was that of Samuel Stacy. "Another friend of Mr. S. announced his presence. His name was correctly given; and a list of towns was written, with the request that he would point out where he died. No response came; but on changing the word Cambridge in the list, to Cambridge_port_, the sounds were promptly returned. In these last two instances was an accuracy of intelligence beyond what was looked for by the experimenter. "'Will the Spirit tell his birth-place?' "'Yes.' "A list of towns being written by Mr. S., was passed to Mr. Brown, with the request that the response might be given to him, Mr. B. being totally ignorant of the matter. "Various tests of this nature were tried. The questions were asked by those ignorant of their answers, and the result was, without exception, correct.