News in Brief
THE CALCULATING Bo-;-The patrms of George Bid- der, the celebrated calculator (whose juvenile powers excited so much .stonishment in his day), Itavt obtained for him an appoint- ment in the Roval Engineers. He has recently joined the party now stationed at Oardifri eAiployed in the great national survey car- nesd on by Mtaor Colby, irq order to be instructed by an emiient pro_ fessor in the surveying dopartment, fot fwhichkis natural talents so eninently qualify him. Ale is n very tractable, promnising youth, and has attained a good classical edlucation, under the gratui.ous direction and tuition of some eminent scholars at F4inbhrgh. He retains the powers of memory and calculatioix unimaired in tlhe slightest degrec.-.Giocestcr lJurnzal. ACCIDENTS AT GRBEENWICTH F?As.-Tlie practice of running down the Rlolyday hilU, us it is callcd,en Tuestiay, gave rise to the two followving accidents :_A middlle..aged fen,ale, ofb nacmaae of Mlargeson, antd nho is a resident at Greenwieb, in running dowr. fell w~tit great forcc, iand struck hler head against the root of a tree, vhich projected above the surface of thegroiund. She wqs removed to a surgeon's in a senseless state, her head anld forehead being -cut open in a most fearfful manner, her rig.ht eye also much injured, and her face covered with gore. Another female, late in the afternoon, in runningdown the samne hilD, fell and broke her leg, and wras remove;d on a shutter to a surgeou'al from whence, aRter the setting of the leg, she was conveyed to town in a caravane. [AdVertiSemene....-ATm1ysox's CONCENTIrATED ]SE'ssE~ 1OF LAvEnxn}D, prepared siX times the strength of Lavender water, imnparts the genluine perfume of thc Lavender bouquet, but much more pawerfull th1an the simple Rlower. It is particularly re- coniiiended for sick or crowded roomns, being entirely free from all empvrcuma of spirit, as well as the sickly unhealthy perfume of lavenider miLxed with ambergris, musk, &c., it being simply the best lavenider Rlowers distilled to a posverfulessence. Sold by Jamecs Atkinson, 44, Gerrard-stree42 Soho.square, and many petfumers,. andeachvender isfurnishedwtlt4 a aample.bottle, to sbowpurchnsers. . . . .~~~~~~~~~~grt'01