The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-21 00:00:00

SIR ROBERT PEEL.

This eminent statesman, with Lady and Miss Peel,
arrived in Inverness at two o'clock on Friday last,
having posted that day from Aviemore. They re-
mained for luncheon in the Caledonian Hotel, but pre-
viously took a survey of the river, the principal
streets of the town, and the Castle Hill. They were
accompanied by Colonel Baillie, of Redcastle
(formerly M.P. for Honiton), who met
Sir Robert in High-street, and welcomed
him to the north. A considerable crowd
soon gathered round the distinguished visitors, and by
the time the party returned from the Castle Hill the
street was thronged. Sir Robert made some pur-
chases in the shop of Mr. Douglas, bookseller, and on
his proceeding towards the hotel he was cordially
cheered. Though seemingly in good health, the Right
Hon. Baronet has lost much of that elasticity and
vigour which characterised his appearance when he
was last in Scotland, in 1842, on occasion of the
Queen's visit to Taymouth.
" Years following years steal something every day,"
And the incessant toils and anxieties of public life,
especially during the last few eventful years, and to
one so actively and honourably engaged in them as
Sir Robert Peel, must wear down the strongest nerves
and constitution. The quiet retirement and pure air
of Eilean Aigas, joined to the healthy excitement of
the moor and forest, will, we trust, soon repair the
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lodge at Struy. On Sunday the party attended
Divine service in the parish of Kilmorack. It hap-
pened to be the day on which the summer sacrament
was dispensed, and the party had thus an opportunity
of witnessing one of the most interesting and impor-
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tant portions of Presbyterian worship. John Wesley,
in recording his impressions on first seeing a Scottish
sacrament, exclaims, " How much more simple, as
well as more solemn, is the service of the Church of
England 1" If he had been present at a summer sa-
crament in the Highlands, held in the open air,
amidst romantic scenery, he would have been of a
different opinion. Wesley knew the effect of natural
influences in such cases, and he always selected pic-
turesque situations for his field preaching. The
shade of sycamore trees surrounding old farm-
houses, a garden wall in the suburbs of a city, or
some retired winding valley in the country, were
favourite spots with the venerable divine. Highland
scenery is ruder, grander, and far more impressive ;
and this very scene at ilmorack has been well de-
scribed by William Howitt in his " Visits to Remark-
able Places." The peculiar sound of the Gaelic psalm-
singing—the roar of the waters far below—the lofty
hills waving with crimson heather and foliage—and
the earnest devout congregation scattered around on the
green
,knolls and rocks—form a touching and sublime
spectacle. A communion Sunday in such a situation
may vie with the most august cathedral service.
On Saturday last Lord Lovat called at Eilean
Aigas to pay his respects to Sir Robert and Lady
Peel.—lnverness Courier.

MR. SERGEANT WILKINS.—We regret to state that
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, while on the circuit here, suffered
from a sudden attack of illness, and was unable to at-
tend to his duties on either Friday or Saturday. The
attack was one of diarrhoea, but rumour immediately had
it that the Learned Gentleman had been seized with
cholera. We were happy to learn, on inquiry, yesterday,
that he had almost entirely recovered, and there is every
likelihood that he will resume his duties in court this
morning.—Liverpool Albion of yesterday.
His Excellency M. Van de Weyer, Minister
Plenipotentiary for Belgium, and the Countess of Van-
denberg, arrived on Saturday at St. Katherine's-wharf
by the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship
Triton from Ostend.

ROMAN REMAINS AT COLCHESTER.—In the course
of the excavations that have recently been made in the
premises now occupied by Mr. G. W. Bradnack, St.
Mary's, Lexden-road, two beautifully perfect sepulchral
urns were discovered; but the workman who came upon
their, having probably never made the acquaintance of
Sir Thomas Brown, shattered them both by a most un•-
archreological dab of the spade. Close by the urns were
found the skeletons of a man and a horse. Many frag.
ments of pottery have also been turned up; one bearing
as its inscription the word "Viducus," another
" Oniri," and a third decorated with the figure of a tiger
rampant in very bold relief.
It has been remarked that "the climax of human
indifference has arrived when a woman don't care how
she looks."--Eliza Cook's Journal.