Edward Cotton, a boy about thirteen years old, was yesterday
brought before Mr. White, the aiagi-trate at the Queen Square Offiee, charged with having- secreted himself in Buckingham Palace. and with stealing a sword and other artieles belonsing to the Queen. The lad, who seems to vonsider the alriir a crpit d joke, said that he came from Hertford. where his father i uuuiukcr, in December last, and was
let into the Paine.' by a mid tusrian ; that he had sinee con.
cealed himself in different p trl the building by day, genet ally iii the chimnies, and at 'lisle, it t.- t tio servants hail gone to bed, went to the k:tchers and helped. hillise!E to hood. lie had but one shirt, which he washed at night. Ile had ofrell seen the Queen at Comma, :old heard her talk polities. The lad also made " still more extraordioary statements," which the Morning Post " cannot print ! " ifs story was partly confirmed by Willi on tolt, porter at the Equerry's entranre, who said that a few minutes bsfore five o'clock yesterday morning, he saw the. boy, who looked like a sweep, half open his dour and look round the room. He asked him if he came to sweep; hut he made no answer, and ran away: He Ism after him, but could not catch him; but he found a bundle with it sword and other things in one of the pas. sages, as if ready to be carried off The lad was caught in the colon- nade of the grand entrance; aud on his person were found two letters, one directed to the Queen, and the other to Mr. Charles Murray, and two books belonging to Mr Murray's servant. On examiniog Mr. Murray's room, the bed was found tumbled, and dirtied by soot, and some soot had also fallen Irani the chimney. The prisoner was re. mended till Wednesday.
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