"The date as inscribed on the tablet was 9th Jun But as June is seldom, if ever, abbreviated as Jun., he was somewhat inclined to think that it might be 9th January.

"Many years elapsed after the dream, and nothing occurred to recall the circumstance until on 9th June, 1835, my eldest brother died at the age of two years and ten months. My father at the time was very deeply affected by the loss of the child. The date of the child's death called to his mind the date on the tablet, and though in his dream he distinctly saw his own name, he ever afterwards favoured the idea that the date he had seen was 9th June.

"On 9th January, 1883, my father died.

Mr. Banisters sister confirms as follows:-

"I have seen my brother's letter respecting the dream of which I have heard my father speak, and can only say that the facts are as my brother has stated.

"Agnes Banister."

Let us pass to premonitions of another's death.

The following most interesting case happened to a lady well known to the writer. She has kindly written it out for publication:-

"On the night of------1 had a very vivid dream.

I saw some one lying dead in our dining - room. Something prevented me recognising who it was, but I saw that, to my great surprise, the flesh was quite pink, although I knew that it was a dead person. I told my sisters of this dream the next day. On-----my sister M. L. died suddenly in the dining - room; shortly after her death her flesh turned quite pink; so much so that I thought my dream had been sent as a warning, and that she could not be really dead, and I had three doctors in to see her; they said the colour was very curious, but that she was dead. I have never had any other dream like this.

"(Signed) C C"

"My sister C. told me about her dream the morning after she dreamt it, the facts that followed are as she states.

"(Signed) F, C,"

The following, the last example that I will cite of a dream being the means of actually averting a calamity, is perhaps the most useful, as Captain Scott was enabled to save several lives thereby.

From Bishop Hale: - 1

"9th March, 1892.

"The colony of Western Australia (called at the time the Swan River Settlement) was founded in 1829. Captain Scott must have gone there very shortly after that period.

"In the year 1848, I being then Archdeacon of Adelaide, went to Western Australia in attendance upon the Bishop of Adelaide. Captain Scott showed great readiness to assist the bishop, and both he and I received from him many acts of kindness.

"He, one day, told me about his dreams and the circumstances connected therewith. He told it all with such animation and such varying expressions of face that he gave one the idea that the things he spoke of were passing vividly before his mind's eye as he described them.

"I was, of course, greatly struck by the narrative and said I should like very much indeed to have it in writing. He said at once that I should have it; he would have the copy of his log, which he had by him, transcribed for me. I received the MS. a few days afterwards.

"His last illness was a long and wearisome one, and the old man was pleased when any friend would look in and sit with him for a time. I was then bishop of the diocese, and I was aware that the clergyman of his parish (Freemantle), Mr. Bostock, was in the habit of sometimes taking his seat by the old mans bedside, in addition to the performance of the usual devotional services.

1 Vol. xi., part xxix. of Proceedings S. P. R?.

"I never had upon my own mind the slightest doubt about the truth of the narrative, but I was quite aware that some persons to whom I might chance to show it might feel doubtful about it, and it occurred to me that Mr. Bostock's friendly visits to the old man afforded an excellent opportunity for getting some declaration such as that which he did obtain.

"Matthew B. Hale,

"Bishop"

Captain Scott's account -

"On the night of the 7th June I dreamed that I saw a schooner, and apparently water-logged, with several men in her and a black man among them. On the 8th I dreamed the same and got up and started the mate up aloft. I stayed on deck until daylight. On the 9th the same dream occurred. Got up and altered the ship's course, having passed between Guadeloupe and Antigue, the day previous, and at 8 p.m. heavy squalls with heavy thunder and lightning; shortened sail. Daylight made all sail, fine pleasant weather. On the 10th at 1 o'clock, altered the ships course from W.S.W. to S.W. two points for the purpose of ascertaining the true position of the

Bird Islands, or to see if these really existed (as on my chart it was marked doubtful). I was at this time very uneasy in my mind, supposing that something was going to happen to my ship. I had related my dream to my mate and passengers, Don Joseph Severra, John Poingestre and William Richenburg, Esquires, merchants at Carthagena, who wrote the circumstances to the Humane Society and to their house in London.

"On the morning of the 10th, at 930 a.m. we were all at breakfast, the officer on deck called down the skylight and said that a squall was coming. I immediately repaired on deck to take in the small sails. On looking astern the ship where the squall was coming from, we saw a boat with a large flag flying on an oar, and a man standing up in the bow holding it I immediately hove the ship to and took in all studding and small sails. My men that were aloft furling royals said that they could see a number of men and that they thought it was a pirate. One of the men stated that was just the way that he was taken the year previous in the same seas. My passengers and officers then requested me to keep the ship away, which I did, they stating that if they should turn out to be pirates, I should not recover my insurance for my ship. I then kept her away under her reefed sails and went down to breakfast. After my entering my cabin, I felt uneasy and returned to the state room. Immediately my dream came forcibly in my mind, 1 then put two pistols and my cutlass by my side and went on deck, called all hands on deck, and again hove the ship to and desired Mr. Poingestre to take the wheel and steer the ship. I then ordered the first officer to lower his boat down and go and see what the boat was.