He accordingly ascertained by enquiry next day from her, that she hud never spoken to j any one outside her family circle, about the ser vants, whence they came or who Bent them, nor yet about who sent the pins. Moreover, she. stated that she had only lately made the acquaint* ance of the lady who had written the reply ao correctly. He did not consider it necessary to push his enquiries further, by asking the lady who .-wrote the answer, about the extent of her ac .quaintance with the affairs of the owner of the pins ; as the whole matter of both pins and ser vants seems to have been known in the house hold, and the two ladies were acquainted, it is most probable that some of the children, or of the Bervante connected with both families, were also acquainted with each other. The circum stances, both of tin pins and the servants, would thus most likely be communicated and in this way j reach the ears of the lady who wrote the reply. To my mind this appears far more reasouable and j probable than fathering the answer upon a ghost. It may be said this is a mere uupposition. I an swer Mr Owen's explanation is a mere supposition too, and mine I hold is by far the niore likely. It must be remembered too, that the burden of proving a ghost's presence lies on those who assert it to be there. Mr Owen profes ses to bring proof of his presence, and his proof in this, as in all cases, falls short of the mark. I may now notice a case which Mr Owen de scribes at great length, and evidently puts for ward as a most convincing demonstration of the reality of spirit communication by means of writ ing; he entitles the chapter "How a French King's favourite musician manifested nimself," M. N. G. Bach, a musical composer 67 years of age, who lived in Paris, received from his Bon a musical instrument called a spinnet of a very an tique description, on 4th May, 1865. He was delighted with it, and spent most of the day in admiring it, trying its tone, and inspecting its mechanism. 