first instance, had descended from
the top of the building, and had endeavoured to make his way back
again in the same manner.

James Stone, 31 B, deposed that he was called upon by the last
witness to secure the prisoner. There were marks of soot in several
of the bedchambers, as well as in one of the corridors of the Palace,
and the Grand (or Marble) hall. He found upon him two letters, one
addressed to Her Majesty, and the other to the Hon. Mr. Murray.
These letters had been placed underneath Her Majesty's portrait, and
had, no doubt, been taken by the prisoner at the time the picture was
destroyed. Part of the scabbard of the sword was discovered in one
of the beds, and a quantity of bear's grease, part of which he had
placed upon his flesh, was taken from him--it belonged to one of the
servants of the Palace. Upon being taken to the station house, he
said he came from Hertfordshire, and that his father was a
respectable man.

Mr. White, the sitting magistrate, observed that it was a most
extraordinary thing that persons could get into the Palace under such
circumstances.

Several persons belonging to the Palace said that every inquiry had
been made, but it could not be accounted for.

Mr. White (to the prisoner): Where do you come from?

Prisoner: I came from Hertfordshire 12 months ago, and I met with a
man in a fustian jacket, who asked me to go with him to Buckingham
House. I went, and have been there ever since. I got my victuals in
the kitchen, and I thought myself very well off, because I came to
London to better myself.

Mr. White: Well, you could not go to a higher place.

Prisoner: I declare it to be the case, and I lived very well. To be
sure, I was obliged to wash my shirt now and then.

Mr. White: You fared, then, altogether, pretty well?

Prisoner: Very well indeed, Sir, and I was always placed, when the
Queen had a meeting with the Ministers, behind a piece of furniture
in the room; but I, certainly, did live well.

Mr. White: Indeed! And which was your favourite apartment?

Prisoner: The room in front of the gardens; but I was always in the
secret when the Ministers came.

Mr. White: Do you mean to tell me that you have lived in the Palace
upwards of 11 months, and been concealed when Her Majesty held a
Council?

Prison