The Press.
London, England, 1855-07-21 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

Metropolitan Local Management Bill, with its 238
clauses, and clause A to Sss, added in committee.
The great outcry at present is the state of the
Thames. Sir B. HALL told the House lately that
" all the plans and levels" for works of interception
would rest with the new Board ; but a few days
later hestated that the Commissioners of Sewers bad
" a variety of plans already before them." If he
inquires again, he will perhaps find that the Com-
missioners only require to refer these plans to
engineers, for the works to be prosecuted; that they
have the money in hand for commencing them, but
that they are waiting fur powers to purchase land.
It would have better become the President of the
Board of Health that, instead of proceeding hastily
with a Bill which had not received that mature
consideration which it preeminently required, he
should obtain such powers for the Commissioners of
Sewers as will enable them to purchase land and
commence that great system of river purification and
town drainage which is so essential to the health and
interests of this seething city.

WE bear that Thursday, the 9th of August, is the
day fixed for the prorogation of Parliament.

LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR GEORGE BROWN arrived
safely at Southampton on Thursday. General
CANNON, the second in command to OMER Pectis,
may be expected home shortly on sick leave.

WE are credibly informed that when the infernal
machine whi(ffi exploded on board Admiral Dundas's
ship was seen by a marine officer, he instantly de-
tected that it had been made by a person resident
near London, and proved this to all present. The
fact was immediately transmitted to the Government,
but they have refused to institute any inquiry what-
ever into the subject, nor have they taken any
measure to put a stop to this traitorous assistance to
Russia.

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THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT, seriously taking up
the old project of the Liverpool Ministry, ac tording
to a correspondent of the Brussel's Inaperidance,
will, at a not distant period, metamorphose the island
of Heligoland into a fortress of the first rank, which
will command the North Sea as Malta and Gibraltar
do the Mediterranean.

COUNT WALEWSKI, it is stated, has sent to the
French Legations a circular, in which it is said that
his Government does not any longer consider itself
bound to the four points, all attempts to get them
accepted by Russia having failed; and that conse-
quently it has resolved to impose such conditions
of peace as might be suggested by the results of the
war.

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DR. ARCHIBALD ARNOTT, of the 20th Regiment of
Foot, died on the 6th inst., in the 84th year of his
age, at Kirkconnell-hall, Dumfriesshire. Dr. Arnett
entered the army upwards of sixty years ago, and
retired from active service in 1826. For many years
he served with her Majesty's 20th Foot, sharing the
perils and exploits of that distinguished corps on the
Nile, in Calabria, Portugal, Spain, and Holland, and
earning a medal with clasps for Egypt, Maicla,
Vimiera, Corunna, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Vivelle,
Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse. After the war, Dr.
Arnott accompanied his regiment to St. Helena and
India, and at the former station became the medical
attendant of Napoleon Bonaparte. Shortly previous
to his dissolution Napoleon gave a very interesting
testimony of his respect for Dr. Arnott. He desired
that a valuable gold snuff-box might be brought to
him, and having, with his dying and last effort of
strength, engraved upon its lid with a penknife the
letter "N.," presented it to Dr. Arnett as a parting
memorial. Besides which he bequeathed to him
600 Napoleons, and the British Government, to mark
its approbation of Dr. Arnott's conduct, conferred on
him 5001.
THE COMMISSIONERS appointed to inquire into the
conduct of the police during the late riots in Hyde-
park held their first sitting on Tuesday in the
Court of Exchequer at Westminster, and are still
daily taking the evidence offered by any parties who
have complaints to urge against the conduct of the
police. Many witnesses have been already heard,
and the testimony given seems to prove that many
an individual policeman acted with great brutality
ontliat occasion; hut the chief blame seems to centre
upon Inspector Hughes, who appears to have acted
throughout under feelings of intense exasperation,
and to have not only encouraged, but ordered the
worst proceedings among the corps of constables
under his command. The inquiry is still pro-
ceeding.
A CLUB is to be formed at Aldersbott, with the per
mission of the Commander-in-Chief, for the use and
accommodation of the officers of the line and militia.
THE war transports are coming home now almost
empty. During this week nearly a dozen large war
transports will be in Southampton Dock, preparing
to start off again in the Government service.