The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-17 00:00:00

DEATH OF NAPOLEON'S LAST MEDICAL

ATTENDANL

In our obituary of this day is ripoordsd the death
of Dr. Archibald Artiste, 11.11.'s 20th Reg. of Foot, ia the
84th year of his age.
Dr. Amott entered the army upwards of sixty years ago,
sad retired from active WWII* is 1826.

For a few ran he was attached to the 11th Dragger,
bat for a mach longer period served with her Majesty's Sok
Foot, sharing the perils sad exploits of that &genitalia
corps on the Nile, in Calabria, Portugal, Span, and Hel-
loed, sad lining a medal with clasps for Egypt, Main,
Vistas, Comma, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Niche, Nit.,
Orthes, sad Toulon's.
After the war, Dr. Arnett accompanied his brave am-
putees in arms to St. Helm and ladla, and at the former
statics beanie the reediest standaat of Maoists Bona-
parte. Rim professional ability, Laguna' ehararoor, sad
uptight and dignified deportment as as cam sail geed*
Iron, at one* seared for him the °mildew* of that ears-
ordinary man, whoa good °pintos, thus may formed, was
strengthened by daily interviews daring the progress of his
fatal disease, and at last ripened into warm personal attach-
ment sad sheers 'WOOL These sentiments were cordially
reeprosated by the physioira ; sad, en the part of the illus-
trious patient were szpresesd oe all esessiom by &Wats
'ligation' sad lively marks of affeetiouts regard. Is par-
dealer, shortly previous to his dissolution, Napoleon pm •
very taunting Wawa of his respect for Dr. Arnett,
sal{ grateful sense of the warm ',mashy sad indefatig-
able seal with whisk he bad laboured to mitigate the cruel
wastage whisk no art could heal. To ass as words of
on. thee oa the Wand, '• The emperor, ea his death-bed,
desired that a valuable gold sauff-hex might be brought to
him, and having, with his dying hand sad last effort of de-
parting stnagth, engraved upon its lid with a peahens the
latter' N., he palmated it to his Wad sad valued friend,
as a parting 'memorial of his dap esteems cad hearfelt grati-
tude." Besides which Napoleon bequeathed to him 600
Madams, sad the British government, to mark its apps
alien of his imeduct, °inferred on him 6001. When the
Nene at last draw to a sloes, the patient expired with his
right hand in that of Dr. Anat.
Dr. Arnett wee almost the last survivor of those whoa

asses win be headed down to posterity i• sennezios
with the 'mats of the last days of Napoleon. His masts-
liao sad tenacious mind was to the last viably stand wish
reallestioas sad anecdotes of the period. Them the publie
would have reed with interest, bat, except a slam sad dis-
tiset karma% of the Last Illness, Deouse. sad Poshiser-
teas Appearaases of Napoleon Bonaparte," published i•
1822. he could never b• iodated to sommit them to riot.
being relastaat to mimeo miblioly is the keen and palatal
esatromrey of the time, although Kew emosaling his opi-
nion to private soamceation.
Woos the mhos ()Smalls duty Dr. Arnott retired to his
native parish, and thou, ea his patrimonial estate of Kirk-
onnel-han, smut the musing of hie days beaellsially to
this aeighboarbeed sad honourably to him elf.

TM °MIKAN Clrucim—la Lord Clan/sass's
Macular of Joni 19 it Is said, " Wherever the period shell
happily arrive for resew*/ sigaiatiess with a prospect of
success, her Majesty's goverassat will steadily heap is
view the principles whisk have gelded than through the
pest segetietions ; will seek to provide fat the gawky,
welters, wad h spillages ef the peoples( War** Moldevis,
sad genie ; pad to were the »amevul of the Mstrustleas
whisk have resdeatrd the »Mead= of the Daubs alibi&
sad premertass." "Thus," observes the /adiposakeses,
"lappet what anal, Ciensusy is assured by 1L Maks,
speak's; is the same of Resole es Me sae bead, sad by
Lord Clarisier.,, "akin is the seas of Greet !Mtge en
the other, that the two gentians is whisk she is net in-
terested 1114 be settled is s swam met saaieractatp to her
lateness. It is a siegsliteast position, std vs* whisk the
Cosfeirratios SILL dosbtless take can sot to essresise."