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formed fcveral other fubordinate Circuits between 
the fame Steps of the Surry Shore, and the Bridge 
by means of the Water ; whereby that Part of the 
electrical Power, felt by the Obfervers upon the 
Surry Side of the River, and not by thofe on the 
Weftminfter Side, was difeharged. 
Dr. Bevzs having obferved. and which was like- 
wife tried here, that however well an electrified 
Phial was charged, its iron Hook would not fire 
the Vapours of warm Spirit of Wine held in a Spoon 
and applied thereto, if the Perfon who held the Phial, 
and he who held the Spoon did not take each 
other by the Hand, or have fome other non-electrical 
Communication between them; it was therefore 
thought proper to try the Effects of Electricity upon 
fome warm Spirit of Wine through the large Cir- 
cuit before-mention’d. Accordingly the Obfervers 
being placed as before both upon the Wejhninfter 
and Surry Shores, no other Alteration was made in 
the before-mentioiid Apparatus, than that the Wire 
which connected the Gun-barrel with the iron Hook 
of the coated Phial being laid afide, the coated 
Phial itfelf was charged at the Gun- barrel, and 
then brought in the Hands of an Obferver near 
the warm Spirits in the Spoon, which was placed 
upon the fhort iron Rod before-mention'd, which 
was connected with the Wire which went to 
the Obfervers upon the Surry Shore. Upon pre- 
fenting properly the iron Hook of the charged Phial 
to the warm Spirit, it was inftantly fired, and the 
electrical Commotion felt by the Obfervers on both 
Sides of the River. 
It was then thought proper to try the Effects of 
the charged Phial upon the warm Spirit, when the 
Wire 
