The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-06 00:00:00

Witness—No ; they said that the magistrate said
they should not want the half-a-crown if their state-
ment was correct. I saw Mr. Potter at the institution
on the Wednesday before coming to the Court. On
Monday, the sth, I saw Ayres in Farringdot,
market. I asked her where her mate (Daly) was ? She
said she was in St. Luke's Workhouse ; that they had
both been taken there by the police on Saturday even-
ing. I asked her how she could take a false oath, and
sh said she had been completely led into it by Daly and
a man known by the name of " Hoppie," his real name
is Pettit. She said Pettit and Daly came to
her to the market, and said half-a-crown would
be better in her pocket than sitting in the
market, and that she had better go up for Mr.
Potter, and Pettit said he would take her to the house
if she would go. I asked her if she would con-
fess she had taken the false oath, and she said
"Yes." I asked her if she would go to the insti-
tution and say so, she said she was afraid,
and would run away, as Daly intended to do, from
the workhouse. She cried, and said she was very sorry
for what she had done. I asked her if she knew the
nature of an oath, and she said she was ignorant of it. I
went to the institution with Ayres, and a girl named
Bailey went us. I had not had any communication
with Mr. Barber. When we got to the institution, I
saw Mrs. Barber, and Ayres said she was sorry she had
spoken false, and Mr. Barber said she had better
wait and see a gentleman in the afternoon. We went
away and returned when the soup was ready. After we
had had the soup, Ayres spoke to Mr. Horsley, but I
don't know what she said. 1 have not seen Hoppie since
the last examination.

Cross-examined—My husband is still alive. He is not
able to work. I have been in custody for breaking win-
dows in Northumberland Alley, and have been sent to
prison. It was through destitution. Bread was the
relief we got. They would not give us .bread
so we broke the windows. I got six weeks' imprison-
ment for breaking the glass. That's three years ago. I
have been in prison more than once—about three times.
I have never done twenty-one days. I never had bread
and water diet in any prison. I went in with the first
lot to the Christmas dinner in 1855. There were a great
many persons present. All the persons that sat at the
table I did had the beer. I had rather better than
half a pint. The beer stood on the table in little mugs.
It was all ready poured out. Some were yellow, and
some blue and white. The mugs would not contain a
pint, but more than half a pint. I did not see any
policemen inside when I went out. They did not came
in while we were eating our dinner. Upon my oath
there were no policemen in the room while we were
eating our dinner. The beer was not brought in after
they sat down to dinner. The moment we went
is and were seated the policemen went out.
One of the tables was within two or three f.
of the door. I did not sit at that one. The yellow
mugs were on all the tables, as far as I could see. I did
not dine last Christmas ;my mother did—l in 1854.
I don't recollect seeing either of the girls Ayres or
Dsly at the dinner in 1355. Bailey and Ayres were
not en the same side of the platform that I was when
the people were told to stand up. Nobody took down
the names of the persons standing up. There were
about 50 people present when they were ordered to
stand. I do not know what was said to those
ten persons because I did not stop till the last. I did
not see anything of Ayres or Daley any more that day.
The conversation I had with the two girls was principally
with Ayres, but Daly must have heard it. On Wed-
nesday when Ayres asked me if I had partaken of my
dinner and beer, I said " yes," and She then said I had
better go up fer Mr. Barber, as they were going
up. They said they had seen Mr. Barber about
it on the Monday. They said Mr. Barber
was going to give them half-a-crown and a pair of boots.
On the Friday night Ayres was sitting by the side of
Daly when I spoke to her, but there was plenty of other
people at Playhouse-yard that night. They could not
hear the conversation because of the noise. I have not
asked any of the women who were sitting on the saine
bench that I was on that evening to come up and g;ve
evidence in favour of Mr. Barber. Nobody was in the
room of the institution when Mr. Horseley was taking
down the evidence. Mr. Barber was present a short
time, hut he did not remain the whole of the
time. lam positive that when I asked Daly how it was
that she could take a false oath, she said "never mind
that."

Ra•examined by Mr. Joyce—My examination was
taken by Mr. Horsley once before I took Ayres to the
institution and once since. Up to the time of Ayres
telling me that she had taken a false oath I bad not
seen Mr. Barber, and it wasfrom what Ayres toll me tiat
I went to Mr. Barber and told him what I could
prove. The persons belonging to the institution on the
Christmas-day of 1855 kept order inside, and the police
outside the building. The people were let out by the
servant of the institution. There was no trouble to get
out—the difficulty was to get in.

Mr. Sleigh—NlThat ara Coe names in which you have
teen c3nv:cted

Witness—Cooper was one of them, and Smith was
anther of the names generally taken. (Laughter.)
Mr. Sleigh—Where did you last lodge with your bus•
band ?

Witness—ln Ormond-,arc'.
Sir R. Carden—Was there cm the occasion of the
dinner on CLristmas-day, 1555, a mug to each plate ?
Witnese—Yes.

Tee am destitute, and have no home. I
am 19 years ofage. On Saturday and Sunday las,, I
was at the Refuge in Playhouse-yard. I saw the wit-
Less Ayres at the Refuge on Sunday. Gn the Monday
morning, I saw her in Farringdon-market. It was
then raining- Lard. I was with Gunn when she spoke
to Ayres.. I don't recollect what Gunn said, but I beard
Apes say, "She had baen completely led into it" by the
men Petit and Bailey. Ayre.4 said she was
sitting in Farringd,n-niarket on Thursday morning,
when Petit came to her and asked her to noire
to Mr. Potter he told her a half-crown was better in her
pocket than sitting- in a - market. She said she
then went to Mr. Potter's house, where she received
her dinner and tea. This conversation occurred
yesterday. She said Harry Petit told her to say ts,re
had and no beer, and to go on Mr. Potter's dde, as she
would get more than she would on Mr. Barber',,
The further hearing of the case was again adjourned.

THE BOMBARDMENT OF CANTON,

(From the London Gazette of this evening.)

Return of Officers, Seamen, Royal Marines, and Roya-
Artillery, engaged in the capture of a portion of the City
of Canton, on the 29th October, 1855.
Her Majesty's Ship Calcutta.—W. K. Hall, C. 8., cap-
tain ; W. R. Rolland, commander; H. H. Beamish, lieu-
tenant ; F. J. Campbell, lieutenant ; Robert Boyle, capt.
R.M. - ' R. P. Henry, Ist lieutenant, R. 3.T. ; W. W. All-
nutt, 2d lieutenant, R.M. ; W. R. Kennedy, midshipman ;
S. Osborne, midshipman ; C. H. Eden, midshipman ; A.
B. C. Booth, midshipman ; H. H. A'Court, midshipman ;
E. W. Yearn, master's assistant ; F. T. Floldsworth,
naval cadet ; 97 seamrn; 104 rearines.—Total, 11 officers,
97 seamen, 104 marines. Gratin total, 215.
Her Majesty's ship Sybille—The Honourable C. G. J. B.
Elliot, commodore 2d class, commanding the forces ;_E. F.
Dent, lieutenant ; Henry Swale, let lieutenant, R. M.,
slightly wounded; A. T. Brooke, midshipman; H. T.
Pike, midshipman ; 53 seamen ; 1 marine.—Total, 5 offi-
cers, 53 seamen, 1 marine. Grand total, 59.
Her Majesty's ship Winchester--J. H. Bushnell, lieu-
tenant, in charge of held piece, highly active and zealous ;
P. W. Fellow, acting lieutenant; P. F. James, acting
second master ; P. C. Penrose, captain, R.M., com-
manding detachment ; C. W. Burton, first lieute-
nant, R.M., acting adjutant; 43 seamen, 39 Uri-
fines, 34th company, John Lyne, acting lance corporal,
mentioned for gallant conduct in bringing off killed and
wounded men.—Total, 5 officers, 43 seamen, 39 marines.
Grand total, 87.

Her Majesty's ship Nankin—The Hon. K. Stewart, cap-
tain ' • R. Carter, lieutenant ; W. W. Howell, mate ; A.
Rattray, M.D., assistant-surgeon, transporting wounded ;
V. Scholefield, midshipman ; 68 seamen • 3 marines.—
Total, 5 officers, t 8 seamen, 3 marines. Grand total, 70.
Her Majesty's sloop Bittern--W. T. Bate, commander ;
C. G. Johnston, master ; George Gordon, surgeon, volun-
teer ; 4 seamen ; 11 marines,—Total, 3 officers, 4 seamen,
11 marines. Grand total, 18.
Her Majesty's steam-ship Encounter—Robert Gibson,
lieutenant; J. S. Twysden, lieutenant, in charge of field
piece, highly active and zealous ; 22 seamen.—Total, 2
officers, 22 seamen. Grand total, 24.
Her Majesty's steam-ship Sampson—Marines 10.
rTotal, 10 marines.
Her Majesty's steam-sloop Barracouta—T. D. A. For-
tescue, commander ; W. K. Bush, lieutenant ; ,J. H.
Tully, acting 2d master; J. M. Ironson, assistant-surgeon,
actively employed in carrying the wounded from the shore
to the Dutch Folly • 50 seamen ; 14 marines.—Total, 4,
officers, 50 seamen, 14 marines. Grand total, 68.
H. M. sloop Comus—Marines 17—Total, 17 marines.
Royal Artillery from Hong Kong—Guy Rotton, cap-
tain ; i
the remainder of the party of Royal Artil-
lery resmfeinill; at the Folly to serve the guns in covering the
storming party.—Total, 1 officer,
,5 men. Grand total, 6.
SUMMARY

Calcutta-14 officerff, 19 seamen, 104 marines. Total,
215.

Sybille-5 officers, 53 seamen, 1 marine. Total, 59.
Assistant-Surgeon Orr, of the 59th Regiment, landed with
the forces as a volunteer.
Winchester-5 officers, 43 seamen, 39 marines. Total,
87.

Nankin-5 officers, 68 seamen, 3 marines. Total, 76.
Bittern-3 officers, 4 seamen, 11 marines. Total, 18.
Encounter-2 officers, 22 seamen. Total, 24.
Sampson-10 marines. Total, 10.
Barracouta-4 officers, 50 seamen, 14 marines. Total, 68.
Comus-17 marines. Total 17.
Royal Artillery-1 officer, 5 men. Total, 6.
Grand Total-39 officers, 337 seamen, 199 marines, 5
artillerymen. Total, 580.

Fronl this number must be taken the boats' crews, about
180, leaving the number who were actually at the breach
about 400.

KILLED.
Henry West, marine, Bittern, slug wound in heaa.
James Lulham, marine, Bittern, slug wound in head.
WOUNDED.

Henry Swale, Ist lieutenant, R.M., Sybille, wound of
neck from slug, very slightly.
John Baskyfield, marine, Calcutta, slug wound, left hip,
severely. . .

Richard Hore, marine, Calcutta, contused wound, left
shoulder, from a spent ball, slightly.
George Atkins, marine, Calcutta, slug wound, left arm
and left breast, severely.
William Straw, marine, Calcutta, slug wound, left
breast, severely.
Simon Jessop, marino, Calcutta, slug wound, right
cheek, slightly.