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

THE 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 deNpatches 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 b3ar 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 suc-
cess of the recruiting, but we believe it is probable
that a certain force of militia will be shortly called
out.—Post.

ELECTION OODEVIITTEES.—(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 Dublin. 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 id. 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. On 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, and there was no
necessity of summoning the members, because one com-
municated the fact to another. On the Friday before the.
election a meeting took place, when Mr. Lilly, a shoemaker
and sexton, was in the chair. Speeches were made
favour of Mr. Grogan and Mr. Vance, the sitting mena•
hers, 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 weee
to get the freemen to pledge themselves, and do their
utmost to return Mr. Vance and Mr. Grogan, and laic!'
once all they could to do the same. Witness was nor
present at the Friday meeting, but he believed Mr.
Vance was. He drew out a resolution, and left it.to be
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 o(
4500 by Messrs. Grogan and Vance in 1857 to the
Protestant Orphan Syciety. In 1857 the Protestant
Freemen's Society had about 440 in the bank, and in
the treasurer's hands. Messrs. Grogan and Vance each
subscribed 51. to the funds. One of the objects of the
society was to bury deceased members, but they did not
die very fast—(laughter)—only five had been buried 24
the expense of the society during the 5 years of its ev:
istenoe. It was arranged at the meeting referred too
that the members should attend the nomination and
make as decent an appearance in favour of the sitting
member as possible, for which they were to be paid 2s.
6d. each, and a similar sum for their attendance at *
meeting to be held at the Music-hall.

By Mr. James.—Where they were to attend and keit)
up the Kentish Sre f

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
elction there were frequent meetings of the members 10
Rose-lane. Mr. Lilly was in the chair,
Mr. James—Mr. Lilly, I suppose, had a double in-
terest in the association.
Witness—• Yes. He burned three of the members
(laughter). At one of the meetings dissatisfaction was
experienced at the delay that had arisen from the
men not getting what they were promised ; Lilly -
attended specially to answer some of the "grumblers,'
(laughter). He commenced by saying, " Well,
now, I suppose you Expect me to say something to
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 pend-
ing, and one thing and another, I can't pretend to say
more now about it."

Other witnesses were called, who deponed to similar
fact.

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 an
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.