The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-03 00:00:00

TN El INDIAN CRISIS.

We believe we are correct in stating that of the
Indian news the worst features are now before the
public. The full official despatches which have
reached Government by this mail contain, it. is
understood, no more facts than are already known,.
and little comment that we are not ourselves able
to make.

The East India Government will bear the whole
and sole burden of the war. The regiments we
have sent are, from the moment they leave our
shores, entirely at the cost and in the pay of the
Company. It is the intention, we believe, of the
Government to carry on recruiting as actively as
possible ; the strength of the regiments at home
will be increased from 800 to 1,000 men, and ten
second battalions are to be raised. The calling out
of the militia will'depend in a measure on the sue'
cess of the recruiting, but we believe it is probable
that a certain force of militia will be shortly called
out. —Post.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.—(This Day.)

DUBLIN (CITY.)

The committee re-assembled this morning.
The first witness called was James Farrell, silk
weaver, and formerly secretary to the Protestant Free-
man Association at Dablin. The association was formed
shortly after the election of 1852, in consequence of the
dissatisfaction of the freemen in not being properly re'
munerated for their votes. The association was partly
of a friendly and partly of a political character. The
members paid ld. a-week contribution. On their get'
ting into arrears they were struck off the list, but their
names were retained that they might be sent, for in case
of an emergency. Oa the Tuesday and Friday before
the election of 1857, meetings of the members were held.
in Ross-lane. As the election approached the meetings
were more numerously attended, an there was p 0
necessity of summoning the members, because one cool'
municated the fact to another. On the Friday before the
-election a meosieg took place, when Mr. Lilly, a shoemaker
and sexton, was in the chair. Speeches were made is
favour of Mr. Grogan and Mr. Vance, the sitting roe°.
bers, to get up the excitement, and to keep -up the
courage of the freemen in their favour as long as they
could. (Laughter.) Scores of freemen attended the
meeting that did not attend the ordinary meetings of
the society. The object of the political meetings wsas
to get the freemen to pledge themselves, and do their
utmost to return Mr. Vance and Mr. Grogan, and wog-
once all they could to do the same. Witness was 001
present at the Friday meeting, but he believed gr•
Vance was. He drew out a resolution, and left it to !)11
agreed to that night, in presence of Mr. Vance, expres-
sive of the feeling of the members towards him. Mr.
Benson, 27, Cork-street, is the treasurer of the society.
He never heard him say anything about a promise of
£5OO by Messrs. Grogan and Vance in 1857 to the
Protestant Orphan Syciety. In 1857 the Protestant
Freemen's Society had about £4O in the bank, and 1°
the treasurer's hands. Messrs. Grogan and Vance each
subscribed 51. to the fund.. One of the objects of the
society was to bury deceased members, but they did rke/
die very fast—(laughter)Lonly five had been buried et
the expense of the society during the 5 years of its oi"
istence. It was arranged at the meeting referred to,
that the members should attend the nomination sea
make as decent an appearance in favour of the sitting
member as possille, for which they were to be paid 25'
61. each, and a similar sum for their attendance at I)
meeting to be held at the Music-hall.

By Mr. James.—Where they were to attend and keep
up the Kentish fira I

Witness.-ob, yes, as well as they could. (Laugh'
ter.) About 40 attended each of these meetings. They
were all to have been freemen, but he thought there
were not more than 36 of them freemen. After the
election there were frequent meetings of the members at
Ross-line. Mr. Lilly was in the chair.
Mr. James—Mr. Lilly, I suppose, had a double
terest in the association.

Witness—Yes. He burned three of the member°
(laughter). At one of the meetings dissatisfaction WO
experienced at the delay that had arisen from the
men not getting what they were promised ; Lilly
attended specially to answer some of tlfri "grumblers,
(laughter). He commenced by saying, " Well,
now, I suppose you expect me to say something t 0
you." And they replied, "Yes," He said, "Well,
all I can say is that the promises I made to you shall be
faithfully kept. There being an election petition pea'
ing, and one thing and another, I can't pretend to sag
more now about it."

Other witneeses were called, who_ deponed to similar
facto.

BEVERLEY.

The committeee re assembled this morning at 12
o'c!ock, and proceeded with the evidence relative to
the effect of the handbill circulated in Beverley prior
and during the election, in reference to Mr. Glover S
qualification and insolvency. Several said it had 20
effect on many of the electors, although it was considered
a scurrilous production. •
The Mayor of Beverley was examined relative to the
handbill and his introduction to Mr. Martin, a barrister,
who had come down from London to expose Mr. Glover.