ely
handed over to the tender mercies of the police. The report of the
occurrence spread very rapidly, and created the most lively interest in
London, as it was feared that the consequent alarm might be attended with
the most dangerous effects to the health of the Queen, who had been
confined only eleven days previously. Happily, neither mother, nor child
suffered in any way.

The facts, as far as can be gathered--the examination being a private
one, conducted by the Privy Council--seem to have been as follows:
Shortly after midnight, one of Her Majesty's pages, accompanied by other
domestics of the Royal household, was summoned into Her Majesty's
dressing-room, which adjoined the bed chamber in which Her Majesty's
accouchement had taken place, by Mrs. Lilly, the nurse, who thought she
heard a noise. A strict search was made; and, under the sofa on which
Her Majesty had been sitting, only about two hours' previously, they
discovered a dirty, ill-looking fellow, who was immediately dragged from
his hiding place, and given into custody. The prisoner was searched, but
nothing of a dangerous nature was found upon him, and the police, at
once, recognised their captive as the Edward Jones, who had, two years
previously, entered the palace in such a mysterious way. He is described
as being very short for his age, seventeen, and of a most repulsive
appearance; but he was, apparently, unconscious of this defect, as he
affected an air of great consequence, and repeatedly requested the police
to address him in a becoming manner; also behaving with the greatest
nonchalance at his examination before the Privy Council, the next day.

His first version of the matter was this: On Monday night, the 30th of
November, he scaled the wall of Buckingham Palace, about half-way up
Constitution Hill; he then proceeded to the Palace, and gained an entry
through one of the windows. He had not, however, been long there, when
he considered it unsafe for him to stay, as so many people were moving
about; and he left by the same manner as he entered. The next day,
Tuesday, about nine o'clock in the evening, he again effected an entrance
by the same means as before. He then went on to state that he remained
in the Palace the whole of Tuesday night, all Wednesday, and up to one
o'clock on Thursday morning, when the inquisitive youth was captured. He
was not satisfied with this dull and prosaic account of his entry; but,
on the following day, h