The Sun.
London, England, 1813-12-11 00:00:00

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The new Dratnade Prelude; entitled
Eleven ; or, More 'nod News; the represdiitkitidd
of which had been 'ret mled paving; to the taitl:
dious piiriN of the LICENSER, was brOtight
ward lash night at Drury-lace Theatre. The in-'
set tion of this piece was to celetidie ihe bero;e
.:!ndeavours of our old Allies, the Dutch; to throw
off the detestable yoke of France. ThiA intention
was laudable in itself; but, except that-a Dutehaiao
formed part oft he. plot ,and that the dinlogne botoid
ed with references to the patricide motto of Milian/I;
Orange linen, it might as well have applied to
other event of a similar description. The piece
was, of Course, gdt `zip, as the plifask, is, hi a
hurry, in order to take adv4ritage of temporary
events; otherViiise; 110 donlit, it would have had a
more iiranetliale relationto the affairs Of Holland;
and have- invoked matters evineing the tyranny of
the Frenchi. and the,glOrioug.eflects Of the I)citch
to recover their itaNpendente, floWeVer; by the
assistance of dancing, i i which Miss SMITH anti
Young BYRNE chiefly distinguished theinselveS,
some strokes of popular feeling and.national sym-
pathy, and a superb temple at the conclusion, this.
dramatic sketch we very SucteSsful, particularly
,as it Was supported by the humour of LOVE-
GROVE, in singing and acting, and the-vocal ex-
ertions of PYIIE and 'Miss KELEY. ATTIE also.
deserVes conimendadon for the manner in which
he performed the little part of the Dutchman;
whose song was encored. M s. Eri‘vlNT spoke an
appropriate addres. :The whole was written by
Mr. T. Dillow, and the music selected and com-
posed by Mr. WHITAKER in a manner creditable to
his talents,

The following will give our• Readers an idea of
the songs which were expunged by the Licenser .

SONO.

'first a Corsiiii cadet,
Ghsv to' cite!' 1t.14 he you'd git,
Till (aniltition lllazing higher,
In thb Revolution's tire), •
Making war and strife his trade,
A Ge!ieral be play'd,
And with red tinged the laurel so green 0—
• For, 'tis thought,
Cunning elf,
• He but fought
For himself,
Hey down—ho down; &fry, Jerry ilowfi,
All to till up the wonderful Scene 0 !
To Egypt change the scene,.
With ulter'd dress and
stage printer goes to work,
And hini a Turk,
'Till Sir Sidney and his crew,
•
Fur his exit gave the cue,
And.wither'd his laurels so green 0
Sans adieet,
Off he flew,
Left his cause,
• No applause !
Hey down--ho down, Jerry, Jerry down,
All to fill up the wonderful Scene Q !
SONG AND CHORUS,
FORMERLY INTENDED VOR THE FINALE.
Boney let John Bull altine, , •
He kaosmhow to difend his own, '
. • And ever did your tricks disown,
And all your quackery, •
'And Mister Boney, if you please,
Let alone the Portuguese,
Tho' on that sAjeet we're at ease,
And LosiLida free.
Chorus..s4nd :Mister E3uaacv, Vic,

DANGER OF A BAD •NAnE.

Give a Dog an fll narn, and hang birn."---0/d Proverb.
In the course of the Spring campaign in Oct-
many, Robert Semple, Esq the traveller, who
incautiously traversvd,through the very line of the
hostile armies, without .having provided himself ,
with passports from the Secretary of State's Of-
fice, presented himself at Wurtzehen to the Bri-
tish Minister, Lord Cakhcart, and told him that,
under the dread of falling into the hands of the
French, he had destroyed a letter which he heti
for his Lord:4llp,, but-:that lie still hail one for the
Rnssian Adiniral Cireig.,..)llte Noble Lard, after
examineiio ,11.4-1 C;erm4n vussports, said they Con-
tained uo "piami of his ,being a British subject„bat
that liewas'avcaypily born in America. IL/is Lord-
ship,thenkft„hira, and after some time sent fm hint
again. "It will he proper," said ho," that yon
" should go to gorlitz, which is t large town,
.where you wille4sily procure horses, and every
acetnomodation for pursuing pint- journey t 4
Culbert;, the near eit sea-port ;row left to ati
•
re •r, pgijsb lint). There will be an opportnmity this
" even ing,and this Gen t leman pointing to kt youllg
Russian Officer, " will conduct you." An hoar at.
terwards he again me his Lordship on borsebaCk,
ivho asked him with much apparent nolitene,.% " if
there was any thing that he could do for him
Mr. Semple answered him that there was not—
when he touched his hat'and rode off. After Ala's
most polite and ' courtly salutation, Mr. Semple.
Was conducted with great civility through Gorlitz,
Lauhau, Laoenberg, POldberg, Leignitz and
Breslau, to the fortreOt ~f Silbetberg, where be
was confined a close prisoner in a cl,migeon for
two months. Itt this dreary, abode he Was visited
by -the Hon. Douglas Kinnairtl and Mr. lion•
house, inn. who discovered the mistake which had ,
led to his confinement, namely, that he was stip,
posed to be, a 'certain Major- Semple, who had
made his ! appearance on'ce in Russia ; and lad
fitudly was.tfelitered HY'-the condescension of his
iloyal:Highness the Duke of Kent, to whom ha
had mitten front. Gorlitz, and who stated to
Lord' Castlereagh, that upon reference to Dr.
Cullyer, he had certified thitt Mr. Semple was
the author of " Two ,lourities in Spain, uu4
other Tours," and was a faithful subject wills
Majesty.

'OkpoRT), FRIDAY, !O.—The following
subjects are proposed f()1' :Chancellor's Prizes,
.for the ,
ensuing year, :--
Fair Latin Verses--" Gurntanicus Clear Vara Legionihusque
Ittiprentii 11611 V .
FOr au English Etsay—" A Comparative Estimate of the
English Literature of the anti nnti lath C.'entutir..
Far a sLatitt limy—a" De iphoruruna apittl Luctiartuwil,3
maiiittatu.