The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-03 00:00:00

ARRIVALS FROM INDIA.

Among the passengers who arrived at Southamp-
ton yesterday morning, in the India mail packet
Colombo, was a widow lady with her two children.
Her husband was kill,:d by the mutineers in India.
She and others were saved by a friendly rajah,
and through his connivance they passed through
Oude on their way to Calcutta disguised as a native
wedding party, and were completely shrouded from
view by veils and other coverings, and travelled in a
cart, according to the customs of such parties. One
of this lady's children was born about the time of
her escape. The rajah has since joined the mi.ti-
neers. lie protected the lady and children, as well
as other refugees, for some time before lie was able
to provide for their escape iu the disguise they
assumed. Another of the lady passengers on hoard
the Colombo had a narrow escape : she and her
husband, while flying from the upper country, were
fired at repeatedly. The driver of the vehicle in
which they escaped was killed, and a ball fired at
them grazed the lady's finger ; but althDugh whole
volleys of musketry were aimed at them they re-
ceived no serious injury. At one time the danger
was so imminent that they were obliged t 9 rush out
of the vehicle andlide away. She left her husband
in ludia, fighting. Calcutta is very crowded with
refugees, owing to the unwillingness of the wives
of officers and others to come t) England and leave
their husbands in danger in India. Many of these
ladies are almost forced out of India by their hus-
bands. The passengers from Calcutta say that'
troops are very much wanted in India. Although
a large number of soldiers are gone out, they are
scattered abJut, and are at no part in very great
force.

MR. HORSHAN, M.P., AND THE IRISH SECRETARY.
SHIP.—It will be remembered that when Mr. Horsman
resigned the Irish Secretaryship last summer, it was
stated that his " management " of the Irish elections had
displeased the head of the government, and led to his re-
signation ; but in his explanation, given at a meeting at
Nailswortb, Gloucestershire (3 contributory borough to
Stroud), the other day, he actually stated that there was
too little to do, and too much pay for the office. His
words were :—" As far as the difficulties of the office
went, I found it took a great deal of ingenuity to occupy
myself two hours a day with that once important offic-,
and now one of the highest paid under the state. * * *
In Ireland I had high wages—greater altogether than
any Secretary of State. I bad very little work, be-
cause my plan wasalmos: a sinecure, and I had the givir g
away the patronage mod of the good things in Ireland.
But I conscientiously feel on the whole, that having,
in order to retain an office, which did not give
me very much work, to give up a great deal of independ•
ence and freedom of discussion upon general po:itical
subjects uncmnected with Ireland—for instanoo, such a
question as the war in India or Russia—holding a sub-
ordinate place in the Cabinet, I was not able to speak a
word, and of course, under the rules of official subordi-
nation and discipline, it was my duty to vote always as
the Government vael ; and, feeling on the whole, that
the mere empty distinction of cffice, and the mere
emoluments, did not compensate for the sacrifice it
entailed, and that my leaving it could be of no loss to the
public service, as my place could be easily supplied, I
did feel thai, without the abandonment of any public
duty, I might resign that office, the holding of which
was an advantage to no one but myself."