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fillies. D.M. 22 Subs.

Duke of Richmond's Guava, Mr.. Houldsw orth's Lady Sophia,
Mr. Houldsworth's f. by Filho, out of Virginia; Mr. Osbaldeston's
The Fairy Queen, Lord Jersey's Glenara, Lord Lichfield's Violet,
Lord Albamarle's Barcarolle, Duke of Grafton's Unique, Lord
Exeter's Velveteen, Lord Exeter's Romania, Lord'Exeter's Mecca,
Colonel Peel's Wave, Mr. Bond's Sister to Glaucus, and Mr. Bond's
f. by Lapdog, out of Nina.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each. D.M. 3 Subs.
Lord Suffield's Cowboy, Bst. 121 b. ; Lord Lichfield's Cassandi a,
7st. 101 b. ; and Duke of Richmond's Hooghley, 6st. 41b.
Match, 200, h. ft. T.Y.C.—Mr. Thornhill's Egeria, 9st. 21b ;
ags: Lord Chesterfield's Anchorite, 7st. 21b.
Match, 300, h. ft. Ab.M.—Lord Chesterfield's Scroggins, Sst.
91b., agst the Duke of Richmond's Mus, 7st. Sib.
FRIDAY.

Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each for three years old and upwards. D.
M. The winner to be sold for 100, &c.
Sweepstakes of 10.sovs. each, for two years old. T. Y. C.
Handicap of 10 sovs. each, for three years old and upwards. T. Y. C.
The Newmarket Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three years old.

D. AI.

17 Subs.

Lord Exeter's Alemdar, Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan, out of the
Duchess of York ; Lord Exeter's Romania, Mr. Cookes's Willibert,
Duke of Portland's c. by Priam, out of Mango ; Duke of Portland's
c. by Teresias, out of Souvenir ; Duke of Portland's Bcetian
(Thebes colt), Mr. Bond's Sister to Glaucus, Mr. Bond's c. by
Partisan, out of Bustle ; Mr. Bond's c. by Reveller, out of Scurry ;
Mr. Bond's f. by Lapdog, out of Nina; Duke of Rutland's Tivoli,
Mr. Newton's c. by Cetus, out of .leannetton ; General Grosvenor's
Daedalus, Lord Albeu:2.rle's Masquerade, Duke of Grafton's Olis,
and Lord Stradbroke's Bcggerman.
Match, 300, h. ft. A.F.—Lord Lichfield's The Carpenter,
121 b., asst Lord Exeter's Troilus, Bst. 21b.
Match, 300, h. ft.. First three miles of B.C.—Mr. Greville's
Mango, Bst. 121 b., agst Lord Exeter's Velure, Bst. 21b.
Match, 100, h. ft. D.M.—Lord Suffield's Cowboy, Bst. 91b.,
agst the Duke of Richmond's Skilleygolee, Bst.
Match, 200, h. ft. T.Y.C.—Mr. Thornhill's Saintfoin, Bst.
12th., agst Lord Wilton's Sister to Bamfylde, Bst.
Match, 300, h. ft. D.M.—Lord Suffield's Caravan, est. 91b.,
agst Mr. S. Stanley's Rat-trap, Bst. 21b.
Match, 200, h. ft. D.M.—Lord Suffield's Bamboo agst the
Duke of Beaufort's Inuendo, Bst. 71b. each.

ASPIIALTE OF SEYSSFik-7-7
7' 0 THE EDI 7' OR OF THE A••• ;•7;.;•i•-
Sia,—The formation of a Conapan:i at Liverpool, f • .0)1
Asphalte of Seyssel into Lancashire and the Norther! slitriti
it imperative on me to notice a repoft which has 'nen #ii4beti:oti.sfy? 1,
circulated in that town, viz., that the Pout du Car Vt.', Parts A • ,
paved with another mastic.
NVhether this report is the effect of ignorance, or ims /4;::!.
, ,
of deceiving the public, it is not lOr me to offer an oplifil Vtifilkt4
the bridge in question is paved with the Asphalte of Seyssel, and wit
'•
no other, is a fat nworioris to every scientific pencil' in the French ca. "
!ultra. The mastic upon this bridge, notwithstanding its oscillations are
as great as those of the Hammersmith or Menai briiiges, shows no indi-
cation whatever of wear or tear, though exposed to the extreme cold of
-winter, the heat of summer, and the constant passing of passengers, for -
nearly three years. The latter obse-.-vations would also apply with equal
force to all the works executed by the Seyssel Company, among which
may be named the Place de la Concorde, or Louis. V's, the Rue de Bi-
voli, the Pont Royal, the Covalry Barracks on Quai d'Orsay, &c.
if no specimens in our own country existed of what might be pro-
duced from coal tar, sand, and other combinations, we have only to
proceed to Paris, and examine the Boulevards, (excepting the Boule-
vards des Italiens, which is also paved with the Seyssel mastic) which
show the innumerable reparations rendered necessary by the late
wiirter, and the folly of attempting to impose such materials upon
the public.
Since the introduction of the Asphalte of Seyssel, no less than five
applications for patents in England for pretended Asphalte discoveries
have been rejected, and more than one Company publicly announces.
an intention of making carriage roads on precisely the same prim
ciples as laid down in my specification. It now only remains to be seen
how far a court of equity will sanction the infringement of my patent.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,

3, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, April 27.

R. T. CLARIDGE. •

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

PouTsmouvi, APRIL Harbour.—The 1'2.0, flag
, p
ship; Victory, 104, ordinary guard ship; Exce gunnery shi
Madagascar, 46; Pantaloon, 10; Lightning ane Messenger steam-
vessels; and tenders, Fanny, Emerald, and Gos-samer.

In the B: sin.—The Bellerophon, 84; Termagant, gun brig; and
Arrow cutter.

In Dock—The Royal George yacht.

At Spithead —The Lily, 16 ; and Modeste, 16..
Arrivals, Sailings, &c. during the Week.—On the 21st, came back
from the trial cruize, the Lily, Modeste, and Pantaloon, the Modeste
having decidedly beaten Lily, and held her own with Pantaloon. On
the 23d, arrived the Lightning steam vessel, to be in attendance on the
Earl of Durham. -The Madagascar went out of dock. In the afternoon.
anchored at Spithead her Majesty's ship Portland, with the flag of
Rear-Admiral Briggs, bringing invalids from the Malta and Lisbon sta-
tions. On the 24th, sailed the Hastings, Charybdis, Lightning, Dee,
and Messenger. On the 26th, the Lightning and Messenger returned
from accompanying the Earl of Durham in the Hastings, that ship hav-
ing got such a fine breeze, that their being with her was rather an im-
pediment than otherwise. Sailed the Portland, for Plymouth, to be
paid off. On the 27th, sailed the Pluto steam-vessel for the Eastward.
On' Monday evening the Earl of Durham arrived, and embarked on
the following day. The Hastings was taken in tow by the Lightning
as far as St, Helen's, and sailed in company with the Charybdis gun
brig, and Lightning and Messenger steam vessels. The Dee steamer
unfortunately grounded in the Wash Way, and did not get off again till
nine, p.m., the Hastings and small craft awaiting her joining at the
back of the Isle of Wight. They then proceeded together till off Ply-
mouth, when the Messenger and Lightning parted company, the:
Hastings, Charybdis, and Dee, having at that time a fair and strong
wind. The utmost dispatch is being used in the equipment of the
Madagascar and Bellerophon ; the former has had a new main and rnizen
mast, and the latter a new foremast; the destination of both is Canada.
The ships next for commissions at this port are the Herald, 26 ; Actmon,
28; and Orestes, 18. The Lily will sail in the course of a day or two
for Rio Janeiro and the Cape of Good Hope, no further trial between
her and the Modeste being necessary, as she has been beaten beyond
any doubt. The Modesto will await the return of the Rover from
South America to have a trial cruize, when she will proceed to join
Admiral Elliot on the Cape station, his son taking command of her,
and her present commander taking the Rover, on her being re-commis-
sioned, in lieu.

(From the Devonport Independent.)
H. M.B. BUZZARD.— Her Majesty's brigantine, Buzzard, Lieutenant
B. Fox, Acting Commander, arrived here on Monday evening, from the
Coast of Africa, last from Sierra Leone. She had been ordered to
Portsmouth, but was obliged to put into this port, for want of water.—
The intelligence communicated by her is of a very melancholy descrip-
tion. It appears that the squadron has suffered dreadfully. Amongst
the most recent deaths are the following officers, t—Lieutenant Com-
manders Rosenberg and Deschamps, of the Forester and Bonetta brig-
entities ; Mr. Jolley, Assistant Surgeon ; Mr. Paul, Clerk in Charge;
and Mr. Roberts, Clerk Assistant. In addition to these, are sixteen
men of the Bonetta, and seventeen of the crew of the Forester, exclusive
of Lieutenant Roscnburgh. The „Etna. has lost one Assistant Surgeon,
one Midshipman, thirteen seamen., five mariners, and five boys.
The Raven her Second Master, Assistant Surgeon, one Mate, and
seven men. The Curlew had neither Clerk in Charge nor Assistant
Surgeon. She had lost one Second Master (Mr. Howell), one Assistant
Surgeon (Mr. Martin), one Clerk in Charge (Mr. Morley), and about
twenty-seven of her crew—if not more; and was out at sea in a sickly
state, when last heard of. .The Pelican had, as yet, only lost two of her
people; the Saracen one. The Dolphin had recovered from her sick.
ness, and was cruizing in the Bights. Her Majesty's ship Scout had been
despatched by Commander B. Popham, of the Pelican, the senior
officer in the Bights, in search of the I:‘aven, which vessel had put
to sea from Cape Coast Castle, in a, very sickly state. The Buz-
zard had suffered greatly from sickiv.ess, the fever having gone through
the whole of her crew, with th ree or four exceptions only. She
has lost one Commander, one. Acting Master, one Assistant Sur-
goon, and several men and, boys., and returns to England with-
out a Mate, Midshiptnan, or Master's Assistant on board, and
with several men short of her complement. Her present Commander,
Mr. Benjamin Fox, has been her only Mate these last two years and up_
wards, and had the command of her given him by Captain Vidal, of the
.Etna, the senior officer at Ascension. He has served three sucetisive
periods of commission on that sickly station, and has twice had foyer in
the Buzzard. Mr. F. Seddall, the clerk in charge, has also served three
commissions, and had the fever as many times. Mr. J. W. -Elliot, her
present Assistant Surgeon, has undergone an amount of fatigue almost
unparalleled. In the first instance ,he was seat from the Columbine to
the Dolphin, after the death of her Assistant Surgeon, and there remained
until the more sickly state of the Buzzard (without a medical officer) ren-
dered his removal necessary. He then took the fever himself, afterwards
recovered, and, to finish, was sent on shore at Ascension into quarantine,
to attend the Bonetta's officers and crew, during her dreadful sick.
ness. The Buzzard's success, in making
.captures, stands unparalleled
on the coast. The following is the list :—EI Formidable, Spanish brig,
after a sharp action of 45 minutes, carried by boarding, with 712 slaves ;
Iberia, Spanish schooner, 313 slaves; Bien Venido, Spanish schooner,
433 ditto ; Semiramis, ditto, 477 ditto ; Norma, 236 ditto ; Ligera, Spa-
nish schooner, 198 ditto; Mindello, Portuguese, 268 ditto; Felicia, Spa-
nish brigantine, cut out of the River Bonny by the boats, under her pre_
sent commander, containing 401 slaves; Famosa Primera, Spanish
schooner, with a valuable slave cargo; Jooen Carolina, Portuguese, 42.
slaves; Atalaya, Spanish schooner, 119 ditto; Olimpia, Portuguese, 284
ditto; Serea, ditto, 22 ditto; also Feliz, in company with Thalia, with
597 ditto, making a total of 4,483 slaves. This vessel hiss been con-
stantly at sea, during the whole period of her commissiral (three years
and ten months), and brings home one officer (Mr. May, the gunner),
and 17 people of her original crew of 58. She has has no less than eight
commanders during the above period, one surgeon, three assistant sur-
geons, one acting master, two second masters, seven mates, two mas-
ter's assistants, and two clerks in charge. The squadron, under
Rear-Admiral Sir P. Campbell, K.C.11., were stationed as follows, when
the Buzzard left Ascension, and according to the latest accounts : —The
Thalia, 46, flag-ship, at the Cape, waiting to be relieved; Pelican (se.
nior officer), in the Bights ; Scout, in search of Raven ; /Etna left
Ascension same day as Buzzard (19th February) for the same purpose
as Scout; Bonetta and Forester at Ascension, in quarantine; Curlew,
not known—at sea sickly; Saracen, all well, going into Sierra Leone, on
the 7th March, for prize crews, and provisions for squadron in the
Bights; Fair Rosamond, Dolphin, and Waterwitch, cruising in the
Bights; Pylades and Leveret to the eastward of the Cape. The fol-
lowing are the latest changes, on account of deaths :—Lie'at. J. L. R.
Stall, from Buzzard, to command the Bonetta ; Mr. Benjamin Fox, se-
nior and only Mate, to command the Buzzard; Lieutenant Nott, of the
/Etna, to command the Forester.

The following is an extract from a letter received on board the
Buzzard, from an officer on shore at Sierra Leone. It bears the sub-
joined appropriate date :

" Golgotha, alias Sierra Leone, Sunday,
11 P.M., 4.th March, 1838.
" What a fearful account to take to England! This far exceeds
any former years ; but it appears to hare been wholly confined to the
seafaring people. 1 regret to inform you of the death of Mr. Field,
Mate of the Bonetta. , He died about a fortnight ago. In the same
week, five men of the Scout died. The Conflict hulk having been
used as a hospital ship, for yellow fever, by the Harpy, whilst atSierra
Leone, and a fever having broken out amongst the different prize
crews, the result was 15 deaths. A schooner came in, this d'ay week,
prize to the Snake, Lieutenant Miller, a Mate, and crew, frorr, Jamaica,
bringing intelligence that the Harpy had arrived at Barbadc,cs, with the
loss of all her Q.,97cers—not one exception. Mr, Jolliffe, Mate of the
Griffin, who came in her, to condemn a pr;.ze of bers, (the only
officer on board), and more than twenty c,f the crew, dead. The
Curlew borrowed from this garrison a Staff Assistant Surgeon. They
had not been ten days away, when they returned, reporting his having
died a few days before. A vessel was hired, to take to the Gambia
Lieutenant Nicolls, Ensign Saunders, -.and Assistant Staff:Surgeon Haw.
thorn: the first and last died two drys before her arrival. You max-
re.nember Walker, in John Hamilton's employ—he is dead. Norcot,t,
the Queen's Advocate, Messrs. Savage and Wheehlon, Mr. TionieJl's
young daughter, Mr. Williams, merchant, old Captain Thompson, har-
bour master, Mr. Cole's young clerk, and nearly all the new arrivals,
have been sick with this horrible fever, viz., Mr. Macaulay, tl,ie Com-
missary Judge, Messrs. Hamilton, Pyne, and Mrs. Pyne, you•,ug Fergus.
son, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Hornell, Mr. Terry, and
Madame Bonnie."

SIERRA
LEONE.—The following is an extract film), a letter writ.
:en by an Officer of her Majesty's brig Samcen, and just received at
this port :

H.M.B. Saracen, at Sea, March 7th, 1836.
We left Prince's Island on the 13th of January, to communicate with
Captain Popham, of the Pelican, resfriecting the sickly state of the Fores-
ter, which we found lying at Prince's in a lamentable 'state from sickness.
She had lost twenty men since_ her departure from F;lerra Leone, and the
rest of the crew, except fo'ar or five men, were confined to their ham-
mocks. A medical consultation was immediately held, and it was de-
cided to try the effect of change of air ; hi pursuance of which the ves-
sel was ordered to the Island of Ascension. None of the officers had
diid, but one was dangerously ill. When she weighed anchor, there
were not more than six white men able to work. The crew were attacked
by fever on thearrival of the vessel at Sierra Leone from England. The Ha-
yen cutter, surveying near Cape Coast Castle, has lost nearly all her officers
and crew by fever. The Pelican and lik.,out are at Prince's Island; the Chil..
tiers off Wydah ; the Dolphin at Accra ; the Columbine, Forester and
Itonetta at Ascension ; the Lever et and Pylades at the Cape of Good Hope.
'1 here are a great number of 'slavers on the coast ; but the Saracen
being a bad sailer, we have not yet taken any. None but fast sailing
vessels are fit for such service; those about the size of Captain Sy-
inonds' s,chooners are best ; all his vessels have been successful. When
we 14: the squadron all were pretty healthy. About two months since
the Governor of Prince's Island died, and the natives revolted and re-
fused to pay what was due to his wife. Captain. Popham went to the
is:and with several vessels, and the affair was arranged and a new Go-
ornor elected. We have just fallen in with the Buzzard, on her way
to England, and she gave us some melancholy news. The coast gene.
r lly is very sickly. We de'iained a suspicious schooner on the 2d of
March, under Portuguese colours; she is called the Mcanana. We are
now taking her into Sierra Leone to be condemned.

The Hon. William Ashley, secretary and treasurer
t.,-) her ;Majesty the Queen Dowager, hai taken a suite of
apartments st the C!arendon Hotel, until, his new residence n
6t. James's Palace is completed.

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REPAVEMENT OF OXFORD•:•;TREET.--Last night
at a meeting of the Marylebone Vestrymen, it was determined
that a plan submitted by a Mr,
.4binson, for paving Oxford-
street, with a bitumous com,po.sittion, should be tried on that.
QA-,street, and Princes-stree.
part of the road between, Mil