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An operatic, romantic, magical, semi-burlesque Terpsi-
chorean burietta, 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 Ma-
zourhaphobia, founded on the grand ballet spectacle of Le
Diable a Quatre, which is nightly drawing crowds to the
Acidcmie 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
billet is semi-burlesque, the difficulty is greatly increased.
We are, however, in the present instance, relieved from our diffi-
culty, Weause, 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 Nelly ; 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.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
The sale of The Baron to Mr. E. R. Clark, and the damag-
ing influence of the change of ownership and the expected
change of stables on his position in the market, we mentioned
in our last. Some warm discussions we hear took place in
consequence at the West-end, and it was obvious yesterday
at the Corner that the sale had created a very unfavourable im-
presion, insomuch that, up to five o'clock, it was impossible
to Fay what The Baron's price was, or whether, in fact, he was
in the betting at all. Seven to one was then taken in fifties,
and we believe at that figure one or two parties were disposed
to invest.
Shortly after Mr. Clark entered the room, and addressing
the members, informed them that he had bought The
Baron of Mr. Watts, and that he had given " a fortune"
' fur him, but that as he had neither laid against or
backed him for a shilling, he should not start him unless
12,0001. to I,ooel. was laid hint, and adding that he was
prepared to put down the 1,000/. Mr. Clark did not enlighten
his hearers as to who will in future be The Baron's trainer,
but he intimated patty clearly that he should do as he liked
with his own, and that his proceedings would not be go-
verned by any excessive tenderness tor others. After this
amusing scene had terminated, G and 7 to 1 was laid to four
cr live hundred pounds against The Baron, and at 6 to I,
layers, he closed. This was not the only "feature." Early
in the afternoon, Mr. Greville begod it might be distinctly
and publicly understood that he had not, in the least, made
up his mind whether he should start Alarm or not, that he
had not betted a shilling about him either 'one way or the
other, and that the probability was he would not run, that
the public might now do as they liked about backing his
horse, but if he (lid not start they must nut complain. Mr.
Greville, we are informed, adopted tl.is step in consequence
of several parties, amongst them sonic of the anti-Baronites
having, at their own risk, backed Alarm so heavily, in short,
literally•' skimmed " the market, that neither himself nor
his friends were able to get on upon anything like fair or
reasinable terms: The consequence of this declaration was
•to send Alarm to a nominal quotation of 9to I. The excite-
ment that prevailed throughout the afternoon made it more
than ordinarily difficult to tix the prices of the other horses
in betting; our list., however, will be found pretty nearly
the mark, and we need only add to it, that the most promi-
nently in demand were Wolf-dog, Chertsey, Wee Pet, The
Cobweb co't, Titmouse, Croton Oil, and Semiseria, all at im-
proved prices. We give the latest :
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
6 to I.agst Mr. E. Rawson Clark's The Baron
9to I agst Mr. Greville's Alarm. .
11 to 1 agst Lord Howth's Wolf-dog.
13 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Titmouse—take 20 to 1.
20 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Ould Ireland—taken.
20 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair.
20 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Chertsey.
20 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt.
20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Wee Pet.
20 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Croton Oil.
30 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Lothario—taken.
33 to 1 agst Lord Warwick's Yardley—taken.
33 to 1 a3st Mr. Jacques's Semiseria—taken.
33 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Needful.
33 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Remorse.
33 to 1 agst Mr. Drinkald's Mongrel.
33 to 1 agst Mr. Speed's Everton—taken.
50 to 1 agit Mr. Martin's Devil's Dust.
50 to 1 agst Sir J. Gerard's Pantasa.
50 to 1 agst Mr. Lowther's Lyons—taken.
2000 to 30 agst Mr. H. Freeman's Stamp—taken.

DERBY.
9 to 1 agst Lord E. RUssell's Sting—taken.
40 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago—taken.
Mr. GratwiclWMargravine-rolt is dead.
CHESTER AL711.31N RACES.—MoNDAY.
Handicap Sweepstakettits s,,ys. each, and 20 added. Three-
quarteiVof a mile. (7 Subs)
Mr. Skerratt's T‘ttetibilil, 3 yis, sst 11th ..... (Tasker) 1
Mr. Mostyn's Miraele,Xyrs, 4st 41b (Kitchener) 2
Sir J. Gerard's Plufo,.34trs, Gst 9th (A Day) 3
Mr. W. Jones's Falstaff,44.yri, sst 41b (Prince) 4
Mr. Wadlow's Tippooogeit, list (Marlow) 5
2 to 1 agst Tottenhas to 1 agt Falstaff—and 4 to 1
agst Pluto (carried .7.16 over). Won in a canter by two
lengths.
The Hooton Stakes of 1Q -sous. each, for hunters. Gentlemen
riders. Cup Course. (6 Subs.)
Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Blind- Hookey, 6 yrs, 12st 71b... 1
Mr. Gatuit's Isabel, 6 yrs, list 1116
Capt. France's Brenda, aged, llst 111 - ....................... 3
Won cleverly by the favourite by half a length.
The Grand Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 adde‘,t ; for two yrs
old colts, Bst Gib; and fillies, Bst 31b; winners extra. The
second receives 201. Three-quarters of a mile. (10 Subs.)
(This race is not marked in the fist sent us.)
The Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 20 added. Heats,
once round and a distance... (10 Subs.)
The first heat was won by a length, by Mr. Mostyn's
Miracle, 3 yrs, Gst llb (Kitchener), beating Mr. Osbakks-
j ton's Easton, 3 yrs, Est 416--51 r. Flintoff's The Rhine, 5 rs, Bst
j —Mr. Fox's De ce Ace, 4 yrs, ist 71b—Mr. T. Walker's
The Nobbler, 4 yrs, 7st 31b—Mr. J. hompson's Lord Sal-
toun, 4 yrs, 9st 31b—Mr. Thompson 's Hudibras, aged, Bst
41b—and Mr. Jones' The Persian Lady, 4 yrs, Bst 21b. The
race \vas not run out when the train left.
LATEST BETTING ON THE CHESTER lIAINDICAP.-5 to 2
agst My nary-7 to 2 agst Cataract-6 to 1 agst Lady Sarah
—6 to 1 agst latieritres—g to 1 ag4 Dean Swift.
ARRIVALS.—Tippco, Pluto, Tottenham, Barbara, Young
Falstaff, Miracle, Blind Hookey, Morpeth, Brenda, Isabel,
Jwephine, colt by Hetman Platoff, out it Miss Thonmina,
Sharpshooti r, Tobacconist, f by TothbV, out of Lapwing,
Vanish, Bt-titer to Beaumont, Burlestte, Isabella, Deuce
Ave, f by Sheet Anchor, out of Valencia, The Rhine, The
Nobbler, Lard Saltoun, Euston, Miracle, Iludibras, The
Persia's Lady, Inheri'rem, iieal!mont, Catar,:et. Dean Swift,
riald Squire, F.iir 1-toram,nd, My 3.1.wy, April No,hty,
Cl.qr- tile- Kitchen, Gain:i niut, Lauvar.,:dre 117 i ;eh, Snit
Lady Sarah.
• Latnin try, the winner '(1 the Mersey Sfekcs at Liverpool,
died on Saturday niralti; Delamer,!•}or,:st.
W ELSII POOL R NCES.—FitspAy.
The Tally-111 Stakes'of,s•sovs. cacti, with 20 added.
mile :aid a hall.
Mr. Raworfli's q_,lgoz&n, 4 yrs .. .. (Bradley) 3 1 1
Mr. Shepherd's br if4y,tilatietts, tan, of March
.................. 2 t.r
First, o yrs ....... . j ... .. ...•.• .. ;• .
2 dr
Mr. c g
b g blaVeDowa 3 3
The jar
.Lceper's tt,ltt,d to a b;\ :pstaltt s of 2 soy:4.
eacti".„llq4s, a mile and a half.
:lir. W. L. Williams mb g The Cureoge:d...(William) 1 1
br Deception, v
Mr. Sparrow's •ion 5 .r 4 dis.
The Selling :lakes of 2 toys. egvii, with 10 alded. s.
once-iound anti a diatance.
3,f, Shepherd's b f, by Glatteus,• out of March
Find, b yrs .. (11. Badley) 1 1
Mr. Phillips' CG c Lille.shal, aged..
•
Mr. He Ili's b c Broomstick, 3 yra
The Cavalry Hurdle Iliac was woti by ?IL* Wiliianie It:
Little Tommy, b:Ating Old Dcor, 44-rris,- Paddy, Old
Maid, and Alicia Grey.

SPECIAL TRIP ON THE CROYDON
ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY.
Yesterday a p..F.cial trip took pli,c6 on Ihis line of
railway, preliminary to its opening for public acconano-
dat:or, in order to afford the friends of the directors an
opportunity of testing the ataiospheria principle of
impulsion.
After partaking of a wry handsome cold collation
provided by the Company, in the long room at the
London-bridge station, the directors and their frien:ls
left by a spacial train at live minutes belcre two o'clock,
and arrived at the Dartmouth Arms station in about
fourteen minutes. The train, consisting of ten carriages,
including the piston carriage, and weighing above 50
tons, was then placed upon the atmospheric tube, and
instructions ha% ing been communicated by means of the
electric telegraph to the stationary engines at the Jolly
Sailors and at Croydon, the carriages were set in motion
at Precisely ten minutes past two. The speed on first
leaving the Dartmouth Arms was twelve miles, increas-
ing during the progress to 18, 23, 32; 40, and 50 miles
an hour respectively, dividing the whole distance of live
miles into six periods. The whole distance was accom,
plished in eight-and-a.half minutes. The average spt•ed
was upwards of 30 miles per hour.
After waiting at the Croydon station about half-an-
hoar, the train returned to the Dartmouth Arms, at an
average of 28 miles an hour, the distance being accom-
plished in about ten-and-a-half minutes. It must be re-
collected that this was not so much an experiment of
speed as an exhibition of the practicability of the prin-
ciple. After remaining a few minutes at the Dartmouth
Arms the party returned to London. We could not
help observing the very etriking difference in the oscil-
lation of the locomotive train as compared with that on
the atmospheric line, the balance being immensely in
favour of the latter.