5.  The lay-woman dressed in grey to whom was given the name of “Marget,” and who was sometimes seen in the company of “Ishbel,” usually as though upbraiding or reproving her.  She was seen by Miss Freer and Miss Langton, and her voice in conversation with “Ishbel” was heard not only by them, but by Mr. C——­ and Miss Moore, Mr.  “Q.” and Miss “Duff” (cf. Mrs. G.’s evidence, p. 68).

6.  The appearance of the wooden crucifix seen in No. 3.  It was about eighteen inches long, and the figure was of the same wood as the cross.  Its earliest appearance is to the Rev. P. H——.  It afterwards appeared to the Rev. Mr.  “Q.,” and lastly to Miss Freer, none of the witnesses knowing anything in detail of the experience of the others.  It was also seen in the crystal by Miss Langton—­possibly by thought transference from others.

When the Rev. P. H——­ saw it he was always drowsy, but when it appeared to Mr.  “Q.” its appearance was immediately preceded by a sensation of acute chill on his part, and its appearance to Miss Freer by a similar sensation on the part of “Endell.”  It is perhaps worth while to remark, that we are told that among spiritualists the sensation of cold is supposed to be an unfavourable indication as to the character of the spirits who are present, and that in the cases of both Mr.  “Q.” and Mr.  “Endell” the appearance of the crucifix seemed to put an end to the chill.

7.  The dogs.  These were much more often heard than seen, the sounds being those of their pattering footsteps, sometimes as of their bounding about in play, and sometimes of their throwing themselves against the lower part of doors.  It seemed, however, that they were visible to Miss Freer’s living dog at times when they were not visible to her, and indeed the abject terror which the Pomeranian displayed in No. 8 was so distressing, that she changed her room from No. 8 to No. 5 in consequence.

A dog was, moreover, seen by Miss Freer and Miss Langton in the smoking-room on April 8th; Miss Freer and Miss Moore have described more than one occasion when they felt themselves pushed as by a dog; and on the night of May 4th, Miss Freer saw the two forepaws only, of another and larger black dog resting on the edge of a table in No. 8.

Other apparitions seen in the house by former occupants were described to members of Colonel Taylor’s party as well as to earlier tenants, but here, as elsewhere, we have refrained from all quotation from the relatives of the present proprietor.

It is interesting to remark that one apparition which was constantly expected during Colonel Taylor’s tenancy was expected in vain.  This was that of the little old gentleman with stooping form and limping gait mentioned by earlier witnesses.  His peculiar step was heard very frequently, and by a great number and variety of witnesses, alone and collectively; and his appearance, naturally enough, was constantly looked for, but it never occurred.