The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-23 00:00:00

A TESTIMONIAL TO MISS NIGHTINGALE.

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IMISODIKENt OF MILITIA IN RUSSIA.
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ST. PETERSBURG, WIDNZBDAT.
An Imperial ukase orders the embodiment of the
militia in eleven provinces, commencing on the lit
October, and finishing on the lit November, and in
the proportion of 23 men to 1,000 souls.
Prines Gretchakoff telegraphs that, since the
morning of the 20th, the fire of the Allies has
slackened, end that it has caused bat little damage
to the fortifications.

The following correspondence has been published :
" London, July, 1865.
" Madam,—Knowing your admiration for Mile Nightie-
gale, will yes be kind 'awash to tell me what kind of inti-
m:olg would bo most aoseptable to hor, as we ars most
wises to presser bet with some luting proof of oar Woe-
donate admiradsa sad pentads for devoted services to oar
sink sad weaaded madam ?

"I remain, Medium, yours faithfully,
" The U... Mn. Herbert."

"H.

" 49, Belrace-square, July, 1866.
"Madam,—'Thar. is bat one testimonial which would be
Imaginable to Mies Nightingale.
"The *se wish of ►er heart has long bees to found a
lhosPild is Leaden, and to work it on her own system of
unpaid awning. For this purpose money will be needed,
sad I bare suggested to all who, like yoanell, hare asked
fee my &dries i• this natter to pay any sums that they may
feel disposed to give, or that they may be able to collect,
into Mews. Cannes beak, where a subscription list for the
purpose is about to be opened, to be Galled the 'Nightingale
Hospital Fend,' the sum subscribed to be presented to her
on her return home, which will enable her to carry oat her
object-4 8., the reform of the nursing tides in Ragland.
"I remain, Madam, yours faithfully,
ELIZADICTZ Hiansar."

The Bishop of London preached on Sunday last to
a numerous songregutim is the Begash church at Dussel-
dorf. His lordship's sight is already cossiderably im-
proved sada the treatment of the oeulsat. D. Lotto.
The Right Rev. Dr. Hamilton, the newly-appointed
Bishop of Salisbury, is at present mama in the primary
visitation of his &mese. In big charge to the clergy his
lordship states that hessegfurth he shall aspect a higher
standard et attainments from the candidates who offer
themselves to him for °Manisa than has hitherto been
deemed sulkiest by other bishops ; sad that for the future,
with a view of keeping his discses fres from such clergymen
es ere undesirable, he shall require leery minister who
comes to oasis& therein to had his license to do so. He
recommends that alarmism be appointed who shall travel
from pleas to place, for the purpose of open air preaskieg,
sad he wishes to see the nvival of the periodical meetings
of the clergy. Re dopmeates the introductioa of say sausage
is the established ceder of the genie's, so long as the sub.
Jon rename nesettled by proper authority.
The oflinala of the Great Northern Railway have
reeilved ion:action to hold is readiness their treks of st6te
canines fee the nominee of the Queen to Boatload ant
week.

THE QUEEN IN PARIS.

(=OA OVA

PARIS, WM:Mien/A Mawr.

The Queen visited the Universal Exhibition this
morning, and examined it very minutely. At two
her Majesty went to the Tuileries, and remained
until 8 o'clock.

A dispatch received this morning from Paris
acquaints us of the arrival of His Royal Highness
Prince Albert at the Exhibition, at half-put ten
o'clock. His Royal Highness was privately in-
specting the building with Prince Napoleon. The
Queen was 'to enter Paris at two.

ATHENS, Avavirr 18.

General Kalergi's affair is still unsettled. M. May.
rooordato hesitates to accept his resignation. The
King persists.

The knowing is a copy of the letter accompanying
the valuable donation of books, which we nienticaed yester-
day had boa presented by the Right Hon. T. B. Mse•day
to the library of the Edinburgh Philosophical lastitotion
" Elettessail Hill, Avg. lb. Dear 81r,—When we looked
together, a few weeks ego, over the catalogue of the
library of eur Philiteptticel lastioation, I was, as I
told you, mask phased to lad that so good a *Asa
Um had beset lensed. Yet, though great credit fa
dm to the geatlemea who ham amassed that part
of the business of eta Society, I meld set but
tote some dollsisselos. What seemed to me the most ha-
pertain of Moos dolcioasles I have tried to supply. You
will, I hope, about the Use at whisk this letter ameba*
you, remit. • hos of books, sate of widish, fa my opiate°,
ought to be wonting to • library sash as ours. These books
will, I hope. be read by many with pleasure sad posit. At
all 'vests, las sum that the Latitudes, hem whisk I
have received as many marks of kludges', will 'eosin gni-
steady the small fakes of the goodwill of • sheen triad.
Believe as. eter, my dear sir. your faithful sermat, T. B.
MACAULAY. H. Bowie, BR."

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1855.