The Spiritualist newspaper > No.233, February 9th 1877

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No. 233.*—(VOL. X.—No. 6.) LONDON: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1877. Published Weekly; Price Twopence.
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Have We Two Memories? ... 61'
The Emancipation of the Spirit. By Baboo Peary-Ohand
Mittra ... 61
Spiritualism in East London ... 63
Some of the Phenomena of Sleep and Dream. By, Edward
W. Cox, Serjeant-at-Law, President of the Psychologi¬
cal Society of Great Britain ' 64
The Reception of New Truths 65
The Slade and Galileo Persecutions. By Jane H. Douglas 65
Poetry:—“ Thy Love.” By Florence Marryat 66
The Last Slade Case 66
The National Association of Spiritualists:—Expression of
Opinion on the New Slade Prosecution 66
The National Conference of Spiritualists 66
Remarkable Spiritual Manifestations in Private Life. By
Charles Blackburn 67
Curious Psychological Experiments. By Emile, Prince of
Wittgenstein \. , ... 67
High Court of Justice:—Monck, Appellant, v. Hilton, Re¬
spondent—The Judgment on the Applicability of the
Vagrancy Act ... ... ... ... 69
Legal Points in the Slade * Case. By Charles Carletoh
Massey 70
Correspondence: — The Prosecution of Mediums—Two
Questions—Mr. William Lawrence—More about Major
Blomberg—Help for Mrs. Lawrence—Art in Hospitals 70
Spiritualism at Home 71
The Psychological Society of Great Britain:—The Phe¬
nomena of Sleep and Dream... ... 72
Answers to Correspondents 72
Paragraphs:—An English Oracle Consulted, 65; The Law¬
rence Case, 65; A Fire Test Medium, 66; Spiritualism
in Chester, 66; Spirit Manifestation during the Con¬
quest of Mexico by Cortes, 71; Mr. Morse at New-
castle-on-Tyne 72
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