The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-09 00:00:00

THE NIOII27NCI4LZ FUND.

The committee of the Nightingale Fund met at
5, Clifford-street, au the 27th July, obeys the acrusal so-
manta and reports for the year ending the 24th June were
presented.

It appeared that fifteen probationers were ander training
at St. Thomas's Hospital, for permanent hospital nurses.
Eight had completed their probationary term during the
past year. two had been dismissed, and one had resigned.
Altogether 34 probationers had left the school to take ter-
vice in various hospitals and billet:nein.
The demand fur trained bospital omen had increased,
and was even greater than could be supplied, but a suffi-
ciency of well•qualified candidates was not always forth-
coming. The committee had no difficulty is Ending tans-
. Mona for their trained nurses at competeot salaries.
At King's College Hospital, udder the superintendence
of the autl orities of the St. John's-hounsTraioing Institution
for Nurses, the school for training midwifery nurses to be
employed exclusively among the poor had made mtialactory
progress.
Tea women had completed their training during the part
year. Than were employed nearly all in country parishes
with the sanction of the resident clergy and medical men,
and either ceder their immediate direction or that of some
resident lady. In some cases individuals, and in others the
Parochial Minion Aasociatioe, bad become responsible for
their maintenasce. _ _ _ _

The revalatoes for the aim imion of candidates of both
cl 'sees, and as other information, may be obttuned from the
•Ocretap, 11, Lombard-street, K.C.

The Bishop of London's %usual weekly levees on
Tuesdays at Loodou Homo are, it smears, diimactioned
until forther notice.

CESSATION OT THE DROUGHT. This morning
witnessed a moat agreeable termination to the long-cos.
tinned drought. During the early part of yesterday hopes
were entertaioird that rain was then about to descend, but
as the d■y advanced they were diaripated, and the sky Is the
evening afforded no presage of the much-desired shower.
This morning, however, at about half-past 7, there com-
menced a copious though gentle rainfall which has con-
tinued almost Momently ever since ; sod this soorptable
change probably extends, at all events, to a ocesidwable
distance round the metropolis. The parks of London sod
the gelds of the suburbs have for the last two or throe
weeks bees almost totally devoid of herbage ; the leaves of
the trees, with which the metropolis abounds in many dis-
tricts., have, owing to the same cense, been falling preen-
, turely for want of moisture, and nothing could hare been
more welcome thas the arrival of rein after each a
lengthened interval of unmitigated and oppressive drought.
ItEPIESENTATION or SOUTH &NEE. —The Essex
Herald says :—•• A statement has been published, which
we are ears will take the eleotors of the division by surprise,
that Mr. Perry Wallington has expressed a desire to retire
from the reprowntatioe of the county at the coming disso-
lution. It is further stated the conservatives have selected
Viscount Deegan to contest the division in their interest in
oriejnection with Mr. 7'. W. Bruceton. We are not in a
position to coterie or deny these statements, as little if any-
thing of the arrangement seems to be known hero, and we
give theta rim* as we nod them. The noble viecornit
Blinded an is the eon of Earl Cowley, the English &mime-
eider in Paris, and was here is Bite, se that he is sow 30
years doge. Five years ago he was military seerstary to
the vein-nor of Brueley ; sad is a lisatessat-colooel in the
Ckdristreeni Guards." _ _

MR. JURTICI WILLTAMR.—This learned )edge,
sow lying dasigotostly ill at brat4r, was on aday
morning reported to to is it slightly improved stab of
hotttb.

CR7lraL PAIACIL —Tbe concert season will tee-
minats lAA e (O&M of the opera of Yoga and
a relesnaeases seleettee. Mdlle. Titi •es. &goof Medial.
Kr. Battler. kr-, will lake peek *norther with the fell
heed sod chores of Her Illefeetre Theatre. This is the
Beat masks ow which a recital of this mpular open be.
bete gine at the Cryetal Palace ce s chilg day,