The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-21 00:00:00

ADELPHI.

An operatic, romantic, magical, semi-burlesque Terpsi-
chorean burletta, in two acts, by Charles Selby (we like
to be accurate in these matters, and therefore we quote from
the playbill), 'yclept Taming a Tarter, or Magic and .1114-
z aurkaphobia, founded on the grand ballet spectacle of Le
:Diable a Quatre, which is nightly drawing crowds to the
.Academie Royale, at Paris, was produced here last evening
with the most triumphant success. It is at all times a
.difficult task to give the plot of a ballet, and when that
ballet is semi-burlesque, the difficulty is greatly increased.
We are, however, in the present instance, relieved from our diffi-
.culty, because, although this ba let is borrowed from the French,
it is. after all, but a payingus back our own, for Le Diable a
Quatre is only a ballet version of the old English story
of Jobson the cobbler, and his wife belly; and in this in-
stance Wright is the Jobson, here called Mazourki, and
transformed from a cobbler to a basket-maker, and his wife is
Madame Celeste. The great lord with a termagant wife is en-
acted by Mr. Braid, and the termagant lady herself finds an
excellent representative in Miss Woolgar. The change of
wives is brought about by the instrumentality of a magician,
who is aided by certain fairies; and this machinery enables
the adapter to introduce several pretty dances and some
beautiful scenic effects. As a spectacle it is magnificent.
The music by Adolphe Adam is pretty and appropriate.
The costumes are magnificent ; and Wright and Munyard,
Madame Celeste and Miss Woolgar, aided by Paul Bedford,
act and dance admirably. Mr. Selby himself, too, as a
maitre-de-ballet, contributes his quota of burlesque, and, in
getting up the piece, he has managed to amalgamate his fun
and his finery in such judicious proportions, that he has pro-
.duced a very laughable farce and a very splendid spectacle
...at one and the same time. The house was crowded to suffo-
cation.

LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—Great
numbers of the labourers who have been employed on this
-railway, especially at Shap and its vicinity, are leaving for
the Caledonian. A great cry for workmen having been
:raised, they anticipate high wages will be given. Saturday
last was the monthly pay-day, and for some miles on each
:side of the Shap not a dozen men have resumed their work;
;some disputes between the sub-contractors and the labourers
.having taken place, the departure of many of the labourers
tfor the Caledonian has been delayed in consequence; and
4during the past week drunken brawls, fights, and scenes of
the most riotous description have been hourly occurring.—
fear/isle Journal,

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C 03/PLAINTS BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—A destructive blue pill
cc •mposed of calomel, taken at night, and followed by a drastic
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o n ly effectually cure himself, but will also feel himself younger
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fessor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. and of
all medicine venders throughout the civilised world.
TEE HARVEST.—Though the weather has not
be en uniformly favourable during the present week, we have
bta d several fine harvest days, and a good deal of the corn
th. at was in stock in the fields in this and the neighbouring
cof anties has been secured—we fear, not in very good condi-
the n, but we hope not essentially damaged. It would pro •
bA blv :not be an over-estimate to say, that not less than a
tin ith of the corn grown north of the Humber is yet exposed
to, the hazards of the weather, so that the deficiency already
ase ertained to exist in the harvest may be still further in-
, c,.e ased. Beans would also suffer from wet weather. Potato
gr a :hering for the winter supply will soon be general should
this weather, on the other hand, be dry ; at all events, it
caftmot safely be delayed beyond the Ist of November. The
pi n raise of this root in Yorkshire and Lancashire is still
gee d. It is not improbable, from the result of observations
w;ai 'eh have been made, that the disease will be found most
ex:t 2nsive on ill-drained soils.—Leeds _Mercury.
(GLASGOW PIG-IRON TRADE—During the past
w eek, we have not had so much excitement in this trade as
in the course of the week prior. The market of late has
be en operated on mercurially, according to the state of the
we lather. This is owing to almost all the large transac-
tio as at present reported being speculative, in anticipation
of w extensive demand, based, however, in a great mea-
sure; on the result of the harvest being favourable. October
9th, the market heavy—no sales—nominally 95e. cash.
10t1 a, sales to-day at 958 , but closed heavy. 11th, the
markt et firmer, sales at 925. 6d. ; buyers at this, but few
Belle's I. 13th, few sales to-day; sellers at from 925. 6d. to
955.. but few buyers. Sales made founders at 90s. 3 me.

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14th, sellers at 925. 6d. ; but we do not hear of any trans-
action s above 925. We are aware that some dealers are open
to bn y largely at advanced prices on time—say four or six
is' bills; but we quote monied transactions. The
pricy* Ais day is 925., nett cash.—Glasgow National.