The Sun.
London, England, 1814-10-11 00:00:00

POLICE JtiTELLIGENCE.

Q"ONEN-SQUARE.' •
FULMINATING BALLS--Yesterdtiy C. Pianea, of
Exeter 'Change,-Strand, was summoned on au in-
formation laid against him, for selling to`Lavender
the Officer six fire-balls, called "Futntivating Peas,"
which being thrown on the ground with force, or
pressed by the foot, explode with a gi eat noise.
The information was under the Act -of William,
which makes it penalty "to ad), or expose to
sale, serpents,i•ocketS, or other fireworks."'
Mr.. FIELDING premised, that the Act was to
prevent the mischief which resulted 'from fire-
'worlis, the preamble,stating, that people had lost
their lives by " serpents, rockets, and other fire-
works." As far as the misehievous quality, went,
these fulminating peas came within the meaning
of the Act : but it Was a question deserving con-
' sideration,- whether these balls could2be called
" fireworks."
Mr. Bankes; optician, .Strand, stated, -that al-
though unacquainted with Mr. I'ianca, be felt in-
terested for an- ingenious foreigner, who was at
present abroad, and consequently unable to defend
himself.. He would undertake to prove, that these
balls or peas could not be called fireworks ; and,
to demonstrate this, the opinions of three Counsel
had been taken, who stated, that the articles did
not come within the meanipg of the Act of Wil-
liam. There was nothing, like fire in them, for
their explosion Ironid not ignite gunpowder. He
would prove this by au experiment. [Here one
of the I)e:is Was thrown with violence on the
ground, which exploded with a flash. 3 •
The Magistrates interrupted the experiments,
observing, that the frame which they had seen
' sufficiently satisfied their minds. They required
no terrible experiments. •
111 r. Bankes said that there Were various sorts of
fire or flame, galvanic, electric, &c. ; and, accord-
ing to the present doctrine, the Sun itself, which
lwdted like flame and imparted heat, was not fire.
Mr. FIELDING observed, that -the Act did not
'restrict itself to articleS ..made of gunpowder, for
it never mentioned gunpowder—it spoke of "
fire-
crorks." It contemplated the genus gendrali,.:si-
Film of fire--4every species of 'fire that the the-:
mist's power could produce. If these peas pro-
duced tire, then came they within the Act. But
how-teas fire defined ? Johnson called it " the
neous element ;" and in the present instance the
igneous element had been elicited--there had been
t produced an ignited spark. The proof of that fact
was enough. -
Mr. CoLQUHOUN asked to what use these balls
could' be turned ?
Mr. Bankes replied,, that they cotild be of no
use. But to -demonstrate the fact, that they did
not produce any ignited spaek,,as the Magistrates
imagined, he wished to try the experiment which
he was before going to make, namely, to explinle
one of the balls snrrounded with gunpowder,which
explosion would not ignite. The experiment had
been successfully tried over and over again, at the
Royal Institution, in the presence of Sir Da •
vey. [Mr. B. then pulled out of his pocket a Ca-
nister of gunpowder, for the purpose of estplod
ing a ball in the centre •of 'it, to show that its
explosion would not ignite powder ; but the Mu-
odstrates would not allow the experiment. Mr.
B. however, tried it on a smaller scale, by fold-
ing about half an ounce of powder in a paper, en-
closing at, the same'time a pea, and then pressed
the paper with the foot, vlien the ball exploded,
at the same time- igniting the gunpowder, and
burning the paper ! !]
Mr. Bankes, after having thus refuted himself,
stated, that lie must--give up the. defence of the
balls ; but assured the Magistrates, that he felt
so convinced of the tenth of.what he had asserted,
tharhe would willingly have exploded one of the
balls in the centre of a barrel of gunpowder
'flue Magistrates, thinking further proof could
-not be de4ired, pronounced the. party eon v
Penalty 51. .
Mr. Viatica's daughter,. and the keeper of the
Depot in the Strand, attended for Mr. P.
BOW-STREET.
Yesterday George Smith was charged with stealing twelve
ducks, the property of Mr. Prior, of Hatfield-street, Christ
(turCh, Surrey. The prisoner was stopped on Sunday morii-
lug about three o'clock, in the Strand, by the patrule, With
several ducks in his possession. The prosecutor identified
the ducks.—Committed for trial.
Marg frilliams was charged on suspicion of stealing house-
hold furniture, tire property of her master; Mr. Aoyle, Char-
lotte-street, Blodnishury, who stated that he went out of
town on leavin.,' the prisoner in clirge of the -
house;, and that when he returned yesterday morning, he foUnd
the house had been' broken into and tobbii. Ile suspected
the prisoner of being concerned'-in the robbery. Coannitted
fur further examination.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
• Captain Anthomy • Day;y/ Swinton, George Smith, his
coachmau„and Newton, Isis butler, were chatged uaori re-
ex:nolo:Ilion with divers frauds and felonies. With respect to
the charge of felon) preferied against Swinton by Mrs. Larkin,
Swinton was asked if he -had the watch Ia his ptissession,
, which he denied, or that he then knew where it was. It had
been attempted in the morning to return the Watch to Mrs.
Larkirr, and every means had been fesorted to to induce her
to desist from pursuing this prosecution further, This was
reprobated by the Sitting Magistrate, _with a caution to Mrs.
L. not to compound felonY,.and an assurance that she should
be protected.
Mr. DAVISO, an attorney, stated that he had received the
watch of Swinton in the morning, and it was delivered to the•
Custody of one of the ollieers. The ilepOsitions of the sere-
rill witnesses in thisjcaSe were token, and Swinton was fully
committed for trial for the felony.
Mr.•Am.ur submitted -to the Magistrate that the case
amounted to fraud and not to larceny, but this was_ over-
ruled.--The tbreelnisoners were remanded for another exu-
minai;iott on a multiplicity-of other charges,.
'HATTON-GARDEN. .
Mary ./Illenand _Merry Rohe' rts were brought
up ; the for-
mer charged with stealing, and the latter with receiving, two
• pair of shoes from the shop of Mr. Tindall, Saffron-hill, on
Saturday last they were detected vzith the' property.—Com-
mitted to New-gate-for trial.
,-Inn Reit, a miserahle looking woman, was brought up,
and dually examined, being charged with picking the pockets
of several persons on Thursdaylast, at the Court Of Request!,
FulWood's Itents. Committed for trial. There being' three
silk handkerchiefs found upon her, she will be brought
up again. •
UNION HALL -
Yesterday G. Sinith,-alias Virgo,'Was charged with having
committed a burglary on the premises of Mrs..-Clatk, at
Streatham, -on Friday night. -A•giunitity 'of bedding was
found in the possession of the prisoner. Committed for trial.
Richard Titom,..v seas charged with cutting oflthe wires
froM several homes ilt Cla!:hain and Stockwell. He ViliS de-
tected by the watchni;in, td on being taken into ,istody
near bell wires e: a•:• i,nind in his possession. llernanc-
•ed, that tause beets plundered maY attend.

.Saturday senuight, Murphy, for utter-
ing-forged 'notes, a:yl Brow;i, for horse-
stealing, were exeeuted. at'Lancatter. •

EitUM THE LONDON GAZETTE, 6CT. 8.

War O,7ice, Oct. 8, 1814.

2d Regiment of Dragoons, Captain Henry Gee Barnard, from
half-pay of the regiment, to be Captain of a Tro-iii),.6ce
Bullet), deceased. • •

7th Regiment of Light Dragoons, Captain James D. Elphin-
stone, from half-pay of the regimeilt,- to• be Captain of
Troop, vice Schmeidera, who exchanges, receiving tiro dif-
ference. -

11th Ditto, Quarter-Master John Hall to be Regimental. Quar-
ter-Master, vice Body placed upon half-pay. . .
14th Ditto, Lieutenant George Hutchinson, from the 7th
Foot, to be Lieutenant,-rice Gourlay, 'Who retires upon the
half-pdy of the 7th Foot.
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ISth DiIC),
_Lieutenant Donald WDuffie, from balf-py of the
Sib Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Dunne,\ Mg) ex-
changes.
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25th Ditto, Cornet W. 11. Angelo to be Lieutenant, vice
Wade, deceased; Edward Henry Steed, Gent. to be Ccrnet,
vice AngelO; Assistant-Surgeon James Mouat, from the
23d Light Dragoons, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Dalin,'
promoted in the 2d DrAgoons.
Ist Regiment of Foot Guards, Captain W. G. Moore, from
the 4th Garrison Battalion, to be Lieutenantftand Captaih;
without' purchase, vice Joddrelt; promoted. - -
Ist Regiment Of Foot; Ensign W. DobbS to be Lieutenant,
vice.Hemphill, killed _in action. To be Ensigns, Ensign.
C. :Graham, from the 47th Foot, withotit purchase;
Stevens, Gent. vice Dobbs. To be Adjutant,.Ensign.John
Stewart, vice Brodie, promoted. :
2d Ditto, G. Newenham, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Kelly, who retires ; Assistant-Surgeon Alexander John
Ralph, from the 12th Foot, :to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice
Oakley, deceased.
Bth Ditto, Brevet -Major John Blackmore t be Major, with-
out purchase, vice Ogilvie; promoted; Lieut. J. McMahon
to be Calptaiti of a Company, vice Biacionore ; Ensign C.
Millar to be Lieutenant, vice M.Mation; It. Mawdcslcy,
Gent. to be Ensign, vice Millar. _ _

int h itto, • Lieut. 'A. Him to be Adjutant, vice Mullin gar,
who resigns the Adjutancy only.
16th- Ditto, Brevet Major W. Vantlelettr to be Major, vice
Vernon, deceased ; .lainesStralecr to be Captain of
a Company, vice Vandeleur ; Ensign John Busteed to be
' Lieutenant, vice Stral,er.
23d Ditto, Lient.•W. A:Griilithl; to be Adjutant,-vice Palmer,
who resigns t he .Adjulancy only.
33d Data, William Jervis Ricketts, Gent. to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice 0-gle,.proinote.l. •
36th Ditto, Thomas Ailey, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Jones, promoted. •
51st Ditto, to be Lieutenants, without purchase, Ensign E. J.
Taylor, vice Frederick, promoted; Ensign `.'froward, vice
Brown, placed upon half-pay. -
52d Ditto, Ensign P. E. °eagle, to be Lieutenant, by par-
chase, vice lloyds, promoted.
60th Ditto, to be Ensigns, without purchase, Ensign W. Col-
lings, from the York Light Infantry Volunteers, vice Roe-
ser, superseded ; W. B. Caldwell, Gent.. vice Synies, who
resigns. - • -
61st Ditto, Ensign J. K. Strong to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Chipchase, promoted.
100th DittO—Ensign C. Campbell to be Lieutenant, vice Gib-

bons, killed in action.
To be Ensigns, H. Stubinger, Gent. vice Rea, killed iu ac-
tion; ,i(11) tyre APColla, Geut.
sth West India Itegiment, Enlign A. G. Y.ewis to be
Lieu-
tenant, without purchase', vice Hely, cashiered; -
Hayward, Gent. to be .F.:sigu,''by purchase, vice Lewis,
promoted.'
York Chasseurs, Capt. Joseph Paterson, frum the 77th Foot,

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to he Maihr, without porches-e.
Bourbon Regiinent, Lieut. William Henry Dmights, from thz
York Cliassems,• to he Liecitewint, •Morsbead, ap-
pinto!' to the 14th Light ,Oragoon.i.
Host. iTAL ST.vs,;;.—acting -14,11-uty. Purveyor John Moore to

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he Derutyllurveyor to the Forces.
‘Vattcv tile's 11.1.;gituent, Serjetnt-Mikjor Eruest Delman to be
Quarter-master, vice D'Auherville, 'promo:l3i .tb' a Coin
' parry in the Canadian Voltigeurs.. '
Metiron's Reginient.--To he Lieutenants, without purchase;
.Ensign :1.. de Lorict, vice Manuel, resigned; lAsiga S. A.
St. John, vice Brewer, who resigns. • ' .