The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-31 00:00:00

ASTLEY'S THEATRE.

The Dog of the Pyrenees is the title of a new drag*
which was produced here on Monday, for the por
pose of enabling M. Wallens to introduce to an Eng'
lish audience his celebrated dog Emile, who M
months past has been drawing crowded audiences et
the Cirque Olympique and at the Theatre des Ire'
rietes, in Paris. Now, seeing that the dog is the great
object of attraction, and that the drama is merely s.
vehicle for enabling him to exhibit his astonishing
sagacity, we shall not attempt to describe the
plot of the piece (who can describe the in'
comprehensible ?) butshall confine our attention solely
to the hero, Emile. It should be premised that he is the
dog of a faithful, honest shepherd of the Pyrenees,
wno is employed in circumventing the efforts of the
villain of the piece to deprive a young nobleman of
his rights In the earlier scenes, Emile, who is $
thorough-bred shepherd's dog, and, the finest of hie,
race, performs a few merely humorouslymischievons
tricks, such as stealing bread, meat, wine, in fact, ell
the materials of a good dinner from a certain Gaspard
(Mr. Barry), and bringing them to his master ; but
the conclusion of the first act evaa a miracle of
sagacity. A cottage is in flames; in it is an infant
in its cradle, which had been confided to the care of
the shepherd by its mother. All hope of rescuing
the child is at an end, when the dog rushes jot"
the flames, and returns, bearing the cradle;
in which was the sleeping infant, in his mouth, and
depositing it at the feet of the mother. In the second
act we find the dog and his master in a dungeon+
chained up so that they cannot come near each other.
The shepherd is condemned to die, as is the young
nobleman, his protegA who is confined in another
part of the castle. The gaoler" has dropped the kei, •
of the cell in which the nobleman is licked up, and
Emile perceives this. No sooner is the gaoler gone.
than Emile gets his head through his collar, and
having thus relased himself, picks up the key and
gives it to his master. The gaoler is heard returning
—Emile retires to his chain, forces his head through
the collar, and remains thus chained 11P
as long as the gaoler is present. As
soon as he goes Emile again releases
himself—loosens the cords by which his
master is confined, and the dog and the two prr
soners effect their escape. In the last scene the
villain of the piece is on the point of escaping across
mountain torrent, which forms the boundary betewe:hr!
France and Spain, bearing with him papers
utmost importance ; he is in the act of rushing
across the tree which bridges over the torrent when
Emile pulls down this rough bridge, and the villain,
bearing the papers in his Land, falls into the roaring
flood. In an instant Emile is struggling
with him in the torrent, overcomes Wet
and securing the papers, brings them safe W
land, and restores them to the rightful owner. The
applause was rapturous at the conclusion, and oel:‘,
tainly Emile is the most accomplished quadruped!"
actor that has ever appeared on the English stage'
He is, in every sense of the word, an artiste, and we
doubt not but that his English will soon rival 10$
continental fame. The piece was splendidly got oP•
The Scenes in the Circle were admirable, and the
e
`'"d Pantomime (which has been curtailed), now that A
tricks work properly, went off in excellent style, $l3
was loudly and deservedly applauded,

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 30.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen Railwan I°s.
p.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 514 p.-1-3ir,k6n,,,,‘
head, Mold, and Llangollen, 12s. 6d. din-Bolton,‘"g1
and Liverpool, New Shares, 31/2 p.-Boston, Newark, 'T.
Sheffield, ss. p.-Boston Stamford, and Birmingham, °- "I"
-Buckinghamshire, 15,5. p.-Caledonian, 5 p.-Canibridgie
and Lincoln Extension, 13/4 p.-Chester and Birkenhegiu'
491/2-Ditto, New 201. Shares, 20s. p.-Clitheroe Juncti°ll':
20s. p.-Derby and Crewe, 31/2 p -Dereham and Norwic
7s. 6d. dis.-Ifast Lincolnshire, 114 p.-Glasgow and Duni:
fries, par-Grand Junction, 249-Ditto, New Quarter Share'
36 p.- Ditto, Eighth Shares 18 p.-Grand Union, 21. 6d. Pl.
Great Grimsby Dock, 214 p.-Goole and Doncaster, 135.
it,
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p.-Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 514 p.-Hudderestiee
and Sheffield, 17 p.-Leicester and Bedford, 16s p•--i:t
ter and Birmingham, 2s. 6d. p.-Liverpool and Leeds Dre-
2s. 6d. dis.-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junctioa:
21/2 p.-Liverpool Ormskirk, and Preston, 3 p.-London
York, 13/4 p.-Direct Northern, Bs. dis.- Leeds and TbirsAd.
33/4 p.-Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 215' r
p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, par-Manchest,e.
and Leeds, Extension Shares, 6% p.-Manchester and Soutpt,
ampton, 17s. 6d. p.-Matlock and Midland , 3-North
10s. p.-North Staffordshire, 78s. 9d. p.-North Wales 'V,
neral, 4:p.-North Western, 214 p.-Nottingham, Erewa'r..
and Ambergate, ss. p.-Oxford, Worcester, and Wolvet
hampton, 3s. p.-Sheffield and Manchester, 123-Pitly°
Quarter Shares, No. 3 (:trip), 4% p.-Sheffield and Linc°.'.!
2 p.--Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordsbi7:
17s. 6d. p. - Somersetshire and Midland, 11/2 dis.-Soutth
Eastern and Dover, New Shares, No. 2,4 W p.-
Consolidated Consolidated Thirds, Half Shares 114 p.-South Staff°
shire Junction, 20s. p.- Tean and Dove Valley, 25. 6d. 11,:
at
Welsh Midland, par-West Riding Union, 61/2 p.-De'a.s
and Ballymena, par-Dutch Rhenish, 31/2 p.-Great rari
and Lyons, ss. p.-Paris and Lyons (Ganneron), 6s. p.

• MANCHESTER, DEC. 30.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, LOW
shire, and Cheshire, BM—Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., 25,,V
Blackburn, Darwea, and Bolton, 734—Ditto, New, 2%-::
Cambridge and Lincoln, 31/I—East Lancashire, No. 104.
—East Lincolnshire, 21/2—Fleetwood, Preston, and West
Riding, 32s.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 525. 6cl.—Goole,
caster, She,lield, &c., 57s.—Grand Junction, 401. Shares, 61"'
Grand Grand Union, 1 %—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 11uud-
derstield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 10--LsnlL
and North Yorkshire, 545. 6d.—Leeds and Thirsk, 12 4:
Leicester and Birmingham, I—Leicester and Tamworth, 439.;
6d.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 51,Liverpool.
Warwick, Manchester, and Stockport, 375.—London
York, 44—Manchester and Birmingham, 78—Ditto, Is eir
Quarters, 1178 Ditto, ditto, 9%—Manchester and 14e/u....."
Extension, 6/. 17s.—Manchester and Southampton,
North Staffordshire, 61. 2s.—Nottingham and Boston,
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 33A—Shropshire Ur",
Railway and Canal, 42s.—South-Eastern and Dover, 39.,1e5t
'Flynt Valley, Midland, and Grand Junction, 475. "

Riding Union, 7L 12s.
LEEDS, DEC. 30. dOll,
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-London and CraYt
22 4-York and North Midland Extension, 30%-East "1"4/1J
cashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 104-Great Grimsby and
Sheffied, 10'4-Huddersfield and Sheffield, 24-Leeds "„nd
Bradford. 57-Leeds and Dewsbury, 20-Liverpool B"e-r.•
Bury, 24 ex new-Ditto, New, 2% p.-Newcastle f-ad,
wick,l6-North British, New Carlisle Branch, 3%-'°'-nd
Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 15-Wilts, Somerset, and
Weymouth, 3%-Goole and Doncaster, 4s. p.-London and
Port mouth, par-London and York, 44-Cambridge aof,
Lincoln, 3 'g-Ditto, Extensions, 314-Direct Northern,o"6
ls.-Liverpool, Oimskirk, and Preston, 5-West 11-1,d1,0
Union, 7%-Grand Union, 4 p.-Lancashire and 1' a` r
Yorkshire, 7s. 6d. p.-Leeds and York, ss. dis.-Leicesle
and Bedford, 18s. Gd. p.-Leicester and Tamworth,
-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 414-
chester, Buxt.m, Matlock, and Midland, 3 r.-Manchester
an
Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junc., par-Manchesti
Midland, and Great Grimsby, 7s. 6d. p.- Midland and ThlM...
Junction, 12s. 6d. dis.-Northumberland and Lancashl'a
Junction, lOs dis.-North Western, 3%-Nottinghan" aa
Boston, 2/. ls. 6d.-Nottingham, Erewast:, and Ambergate,
75. Gd. p.-South Midlands, 33% p.-Wakefield and Liarrcr
gate, 15s. p.-Welsh Midlands, 2%.
HULL, DFC. 30.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Countieg,
No. 2,2 s. 6d.-Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 211%s-Bloc
burn, Darwen, and Bolton, 7%-Leeds and Dirsk, 11-New-
castle and Berwick, 154-North British (Carlisle), 3,45-4
Ditto (Dalkeith), 614-Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 1
-Axhulme, 24-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 23
Buckinghamshire, p.-Derby and Gainsborough,
Direct Northern, 2-Grand Union, 335. 6d.-Hull and Bares-
ley Junction, 405.-Leicester and Birmingham, 228.-Lei-
cester and Tamworth, 1,6 p.-Liverpool and Leeds, 21,4--
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, Si. 25.-NottinghamErewash, &c., 2142 Nottingham, Belvoir, and Granthara'
24-North Western, 34-North Staffordshire, 6L 4s. 6d.-;
South,Midland, 6/. 25.-Shropshire Union, 428.-Teas and
Dove Valley, 215.-Wakefield and Bradford, lYs-Wes"
Riding Union, 814.
YORK, DEC. 30.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-York and North
Midland Extension, 304-Ipswich aid Bury, 5-Newcastle,
and Berwick, 1476-North British, New Carlisle Branch, 34
-London and York, 4%-Grand Union, 1/. lls. -Leicester,
Tamworth, Coventry, Birmingham, and Trent Valley June'
tion, 2/. 125.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland,
47,6-North Kent and Direct Dover, 3/. ls.-Welsh Mid"
land, 24.
BRISTOL, DEC. 30.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Bristol and Liver-
pool Junction, 154-Midland New, 32.
GLASGOW, DEC. 29.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Airdrie and Bath"
gate, 555.-British and Irish Union, 725.-Caledonian, Nen
725. 6d.-Caledonian Extension, 655. 6d.-Caledonian and
Ayrshire Junction, 405.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire
Junct ion, 495. 6d.-Dudley, Madeley, Brosely, and Ironßridge,
475. 6d.-Dundee and Perth, 81. cum new-East Lothian
Central, 405.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, New,l6-Edinburgh,
Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 17s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Northern,
745.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 41s. -Glasgow General
Terminus, 84-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 475. 6d.-Glas-
gow, :Dumfries, and Carlisle, 475. 6d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock,
and Ardrossan, 725.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 385.-Les-
mahagow, 655.-Midland (401. Shares), 31-Perth and In-
verness, 40s. 6d.-Renfrew and Ayr, 305.-Scottish South
Midland Junction, 405.-South Mdland, 5%.