The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-17 00:00:00

COMMITMENT OF JONES.

It appears from different accounts which we have re-
ceived, that about one o'ilt ck yesterday morning, Policf-
Sergeant Glover, 3 A., being on duty in the interior of
the Palace, heard a noise in one of the lobbys leading
lions the Grand S &mare to the Pi tore Gallery, and
proceeding thither he found the prisoner c..-ouched in a
recess, and without his shoes. The constable knew him
directly, and sa'd " What, Jones, is that you ?" and the
lad replied, " Yes, it's me." The policeman asked him
how he got into the Pal ice, and he answered " The same
way as before." He was asked how long he bad been
tl e:e, and his reply was, "All day." That, however, was
soon proved to be tube, for upon the constable examining
his shoes he found them quite wet with mud. The Police-
Sergeant then took him to the station-house of the A di-
vision in Gardieer's-lane, scarcely one of the intna-es of
the Palace knowing anythit g of the matter.
Inspector Hickman was on duty at the statien-house,
and entered the charge against the prisoner upon the
charge-sheet as tbat of hasiog Leen found concealed in
Buckingham Palace for an unlawful purpose. The pri-
soner, who was not at all inclined to bo communicative,
was then lccked up in a cell by himself.
Yesterday, about one n'clock, he was taken to the Home-
office, and about hats- past one o'clock, the Hon. Mr.
Murray, the Comptroller of her Majesty's Household, a--
rived, and was soon folios. ed by Mr. Hall, the Chef Ma.
gistrate, and Mr. Barnaby;the chief clerk at Bow-street.
The investigation then commenced. The Hon. Mr. Fox
Maule and Mr. Philips, the Under secretary of State,
successiv.Ay making the'r Bp; e-ranee. At half-part three
o'clock, the boy Jones, and the officers in charge of lien,
came from the room in which the examination had taken
place, and took tilt it seats in a waiting room on the ground
floor. In a few minutes, Mr. Hall left the Home-office,
and, as we understand, proceeded to the Treasury, to ob-
tain an interview with the Marquis of Normanby. He re-
turned in a short time, and after a long discussion, at which
the lad was not present, he was ordered up, and we are
given to understand sentenced to three months' imprison-
ment and hard labour in the New Bridewell, Tothill-fields,
and to this place ho was taken shortly afterwards by In
specter Russell and St rgcant Glover.
The lad is the son of a poor tt Ler living in Bell-yard,
York-street, and wile wc.rks in a bulk. head in Derby-
street, Parliament-street. He first visited Buckingham
Palace in December, 1837, and was in the act of making
his escape from thence with some articles of clothing and
a sword, when he was captured. He was examined at
Queen-square police-court before Mr. White, who com-
mitted him to take his trial at Westminster Sessions, when,
after a ludicrous examination, be was discharged. In
December last be was again found at the Palace, examined
at the Home-office, and sentenced to three months' itn-
pri3onment in Tothill-fields Bride well, and be only came
out of that prison yesterday morning fins ight. He has
lived with his parents since, and did not leave them on
Monday night unit he had had his supper. It is gene-
rally supposed that he gc t over the wall in Constituti :n-
-1 hill into the gardens, and trom thence made hic way into
1 the Palace, but through what entrance is not known, as
1 there were no marks visible, nor traces of footsteps.

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.— A rehearsal
of a new oratorio by Mr. George Perry, eeticled " The
De,th ( f Abel," tuck place at Esc' er-hal last evening,
and, as far al we had an opportu, ity of judging, it pro-
mises to be successful. Some of the choruses are power-
LI and offen ve, and though a porti.,n of the music is
not of a high or original chart titer, other parts are very
supetior to any compositions of the kind produc,d lately.
The orchestra, composed of a sat number of performers,
was well supported by the sing( 1,, and though both occa-
sionullv were at fault we have no doubt. that under the
judicious management of Mr. Perry and Mr. Surman, they
will be fully equ .1 to their parts by Faidav evening, when
the oratorio will be performed with due effect in the great
room of Exet-r.hall. Tie rehearsal was made in a small
room bar,. ly suffic-ent for the performers, and as the effect
of a chorus or a solo is so different in a confined space of
this kind compared with that in a ball filled with hundreds
of spectators, we mutt defer peonouncing any decided
judgment on the oratorio till it is brought fairly before
the public.
SOAP MADE OF. FLINT.—The manufacture of
rathe management
silex soap, which was put a stop to by the Exei:e a year
or two ego in England, has sprung up and is flourishing in
Ireland. Tne,e
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