The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-28 00:00:00

UNITED SZRVICE

On Friday last, Wood th. Hoe. Jamss Lindsay,
M.P., la the chair, Dr. Bird &lima a legate oa " the
Geograptileal Distribution of Military Diane, end the
Permeate' of the Health of Soldiers sad iseemes, in
wishes Climates." The mortality of amiss (he said),
while ea save aerobe sad Is sew amiable, se far ezeisda
generally t►e oessaltise of the battle-laid, that ow of the
most importeat dads' of great eossaaders, sad of salient
military sad sami sealed aims, la to mho thsemelms
asqualsted with the verities causes of sisicems mess
mumbled ms's, sad particularly these that have Mattes
to emote, sad Maar. ♦ patient Moist:gam of the
souse of disease gams bodies of mos, sad attention to the
ankle* of their dirt, driak, and main; their elethisg,
harrosits, kali, hospitals, mope, ma biomes ; their
marshier, eaortibea, habits, sad dissipline ; is absolutely
seesaw la order to inure sea ta scar amok' sad
duties, and prepare them for seam trflicdeatly the arduous
dudes of a eampaigo. Be them 'hewed hew the physio-
logical realties of rams varies with diarist degrees of
lathed", sr, speaking more specifically, with the iseassmal
Wee at egad temperature and moister% serth sad south
of the equator ; and how we .said thus trees the flea
limits sad geographical distribution of cartels diseases, me of

castagionslypina; sod true plows', is the temperas& most,
sad of yellow fever, is the timing see. The night sad
spread ashes Messes were meatball delimited es deed
tenaperstsros sad atmospheric states of hamidity ; sad
their propagation from WA, malty !zed habitation late
other &ease send 'sly be .fisted whoa the mean
revolatioa of the SIMON prodscol a kindred climate is
mew Inalithen Thies yellow fever, mail lately, was s
dimes, usksows is the watts= temperate ass ; while its
spread is ell obviates seems lasompatible with the mitoses
of • tesperatere below 66 devent of Fskrealleit. Dr.
Bird the ponied oat bow this. an abitpiltese ca
seaditiosel dhows', se cosmaptios, many, sad Aegean
dem, la s great Minn isdepsadont of temperstare ; sod
how that military dims es mere particularly it. depeadest
os statespitorie sad terrestrial agonise, befog itnigropld•
sally diseributml, bet capable of amelioratise sad pen
eosin. Be, Is the hat plass, seined the physiolegisal
sad pathological elects of them sasses is the 'aims!
ommeney, sad reecimmeaded that, is the removal of ma
tram one climate to another, preen, statistical melte, is
Regard to their mimes, drill, clothing, sad dwelling',
should be collected sad made public for future smidgen, is
everything relating to the British army sad navy, se well
se the East Indian asks. Dr. Bird's lectors moiled
meth istarint amongst these vibe had the privilege of
bearing it ; sad thanks wore cordially voted to his., with
a regent tbot be would matinee his nblost at a hone
period. Amongst the sadness were Fir George Beak,
Colossi Tweesicw, Chem' Bagadd, Colonel Morns,
Captain Ford, Dr. ll'Lellas,

TEL COAL TRADE.—The general PUN of the
maniere I. Bcothiad, whilst it is productive of irjarleas ma-
sequearos both to the men and their esployen sad the
public, is cot without bearet to other parties. Aa Increased
demead for the West Cumberland coal has c-nemetntly
arises, sad it is o:pasted that the trade from thous collierise
will be considerable, se well by rail as by sea. Already
parties have beea to lilaryprt this week from Ardreema
making arraureesects with the toel•owoets oa the Ilse of
Maryport railway for the supply of 20,000 tom This sup-
ply will be distributed amoogst the 'enrol co buries a.-
tordime to t►e diem Coe of 111 r. Lystlall. the Maryport Com
peep hacks, vadertiken to clayey 20 worms. per day.
We aaderstaasi the simply is to kelp plea metals Ws fat-
awes daring the strike. We ales beat that the Ne mouths
end-ovrarn an likely evils 10 rat ea saw calms.—
Owlish Pak**.