"I then asked, mentally, for the Spirit of a new acquaintance, with whom I had a misunderstanding while in life, which was not settled at his death. I asked him, mentally, what he had to say on the subject? The alphabet was called for, and said, 'We are good friends again. All differences are now settled forever.' "I then said, mentally, 'Perhaps I was wrong.' He said, 'No, I was in fault.' I asked him to spell his first name, which he did. I asked the Spirit of my father-in-law if I should have a medium in my family. He answered, by alphabet, 'You have a medium in your family already;' which was true. I asked in what way. He replied, 'A medium in writing.' This was also true. I asked him to spell his name, which he declined. I asked him why the Spirits declined, generally, to give their names. He answered, 'That would convince the sceptic too easily.' He then said, 'No good thing can be obtained without some labor--the husbandman must till his ground before it will bring forth much fruit.' There were many other questions and answers that I consider equally good tests, but have no time to give them now. "Wishing you much pleasure and true friends through life, I am very sincerely yours, "S. CHAMBERLAIN." This Judge Chamberlain was one of the most respectable citizens of Le Roy, N. Y. JOHN E. ROBINSON. "ROCHESTER, May 23, 1851. "DEAR FRIEND LEAH: Your letter was received two days since, and I thank your punctuality in thus early remembering not to forget me. The accompanying half-sheet was very welcome to Rachel. You could hardly have written more, under the circumstances. I will therefore excuse you for not giving me a particular account of things up to the date when yours was penned. I shall, however, expect a long letter from you soon, written all to me, and as the warfare has, by this time, fairly opened between our friends, the Spirits, and their antagonists in Cleveland, you will have enough to tell me. The result of the 'passage at arms' is, of course, not doubtful to any who, like me, are aware of the temper of the weapons which the Spirits wield against their opponents. But we are all interested, exceedingly so, in looking on, while the battle is waged in a new field, with fresh antagonists confident in their own strength because ignorant of the power of the opposing force. It is amusing, this confidence of inflated ignorance! but it is such a universal weakness, that we can hardly any longer wonder at its manifestation. You have so often witnessed it, and have so often triumphed over those who came to sneer and scoff at you, that I think you can well afford now to keep your temper well harnessed on such occasions, and let your auditors see how calm, how confident you are, while awaiting their overthrow. Why, Leah, you can afford to wear a smile and confront, with an unflashing eye, the deriding, sneering sceptic, or even the enraged bigot, who backs his authoritative condemnation by relating falsehoods that have