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 killed by the mutineers in India.
She and others were saved ly a friendly rajah,
and through h's connivance they passed through
Oude on their way to Calcutta disguised as a native
wedding party, and wero completely shrouded from
view by veds 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 nviti •
neers. He protected the lady and children, as well
as other refugees, for come time before he was able
to provide for their escape in the disguise they
assumed. Another of the lady passengers on board
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 hall fired a,.
them grazed the lady's finger ; but although wh6le
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 to rush out
of the vehicle and hide away. Slie left her husband
in India, fighting. Calcutta is very crowded with
refugees, owing to the unwillingness of the wives
of officers and others to come to 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 largo number of soldiers are gene out, they are
scattered about, and are at no part in very great
force.

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HORSMAN, M.P., AND THE IRISH SECRETARY-
bHIP. —lt will be reinembered that when Mr. Horeman
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
Nailsworth, Gloucestershire (a 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 ono of thu highest paid under the state. * *
In Ireland I had I.,gh wages—greater altogether than
any Secretary of State. I had very little work, be.
cause my place was almost a sinecure, and I had the givir g
away the patronage most of the good things in Ireland.
nut I conscieatiously feel on the whole, that h lying,
in order to retain an office, which did not give
mu very much work, to give up a great deal of iu,!epend-
ence and freedom of discussion upon general roltical
subjects unconnected with Ireland—fur instance, 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 voted ; and, feeling on the whole, that
the mere empty 'distinction of office, 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 the, without the abandonment of any public
duty, I might resign that office, the holding of which
was an advantage to no one but myself."