The Sun.
London, England, 1814-04-13 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

Last night a melo-dramc of three acts 'was
represented, for the first time, at Drury-lane
Theatre, tinder the title of The Woodman's hut.
• The story has nothing new to ITCOnlirielid it, but
it is wrought into an interesting form. A Baron
has stolen away the daughter of another Noble-
man, and confined- her in his castle, ,froin. which,
• however, she escapes; but, strange to say, shelters
herself in a cottage, and does-not attempt, during
jive years, to return to her father's mansion, or,
atter his death, to claim tier inheritance. I-ler
cousin, a Count, is entrapped by the sainb tyran-
nical Baron, and taken to the cottage where she
resides, but he also escapes from the ruffianswlio.
have seized him, and 'who are set to sleep by a
potent draught. The Count and the Lady, with
a female cottager, find refuge' in a TVoottotan's
14,1 , _which i 5 in the tnickt of a forest. Their pur-
,suers set fire to the forest in order to discover
them, but fortunately they reach a bridge and
escape, while the ruffians themselves fall victims
'to the conflagration intended for the destruction
of others. The curtain then drops, in the Ger-
ni'an style, and the 'audience are, left to 'conclude
that the cousins are in due time. bound more
strongly to each Other by the tics of wedlock.--,-
Though the characters and incidents which con-
stitute this piece have •been often, very often,
seen, yet, as we have said,- they are on this ()L.....
casitni piced in a form-which, interests the feel-
ings, and which excited the warm approbation of
the audience,. without one dissenting voice.
-The performers exerted themselves with great
zeal, particularly RAYMOND, RAE, LOVEGROVE,
SMITH, Mrs. BLAND-, and Miss KELLY. The last,
indeed, displayed great merit as an !actress, and
sung a very pleasing air in a very pathetic man=
ner. SMITH was encored in a Song, during whichhe falls asleep. The scenery was good, and the
burning of the forest wAs'inaguificent and admir-
able in point of machinery, which was remarkably
ivell managed. Indeed, altogether, we never at-
tended a- Piece which was, on a first performance,
In:irked by such correctness. The musie was: by
lloaNE, and, if not striking, was at least appro-
priate and pleasing.
The KING'S Theatre opened for the season las
night.

A number of the leading monied men in the
city, it is said, have already made'arrangements
to accommodate Loins XVIII. with a loan .of
twelve millons, if the exigencies of his restored
G9vernment in Frande should require such aid.—
Not the fact.

Ja 4\'otre Dame prayers have been oftered for
Louis XViii. in tlic old foraz—" Doniiire.! Sal-
vitmFac Regent,,• &c.

`When we see, that the- 'Republic of France,
which vowed eternal hatred •to Monarchy, made
no less than one Emperor and three Kings out of
the same family of Upstarts, what greater proof
can we have, that your Republic is a mighty breeder
of Kings.,

LAGiiAXGE, in his " Compte rewitt,"• regretted
that NAPoLEoN had been drawn away by the cares
of empire from the 'cultivation -of science. Who
could have expected that the quaint wish at this
fawning philosophe would be so soon realized ?
MAt4sios-HoUSE.—Yesterday morning several
of the Aldermen and friends of the LORD MAYOR
met at the Mansion7house, where they break-
fasted with his Lordship in, the Chinese Parlour :
about eleven o'clock the-boys from Christ's Hos-
pital, about 70 in number, ,headed by their tu-
tors, arrived in prOceision ; they were, shewn
.round the Egyptian Hall, the tables and decora-
tions of the preceding; day being lett undisturbed
for their inspection ; they afterwards viewed the
Ball-room and the State apartments. They were
then introduced to his Lordship, each boy pro-
dneing some specimen of ills improvement in
learning, as they passed in succession ; each
boy received sixpence, a glass of wine, and a bun,
and they then returned to the. Hospital in the
same procession, highly gratified with theit visit
to-the Mansion-house.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCL

IcEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1814.

• . • Tur.snAY,
b. Amu...12.
Sweepstakes of 190 s. eacls, ft. Bst, 71h. etch. R. M.
Mr.,Disndas's c. Liberator, by Johnny, dam by Hightlye'',
out of the Yellow mare
Ld Rons's Pythagoras by Quiz, out of.CObbea ..
Mr. Vansittart's brother to Buileigh
. • '6
4on brother to Burleigh.' •
Sir C. Banbury'sto Smolensk° beat Mr. Best's Tiger,.Bst.7lb.
each. A. F. 2100, h. ft.-2 to I apt Smolensk°.
Sweepstakes of 200 gs. each, h. ft. colts, Bs.t. sib. fillies, Bst.
21h. R. M. '• '
Mr. Wilson's Talleyrand, 'brother to Shuttle Pope • • I Mr. Craven's Grand Turk, by S - olitn, out of Captain's 'thun 2
6 to 4 on Talleyrand.
Sweepstakes of 100gs.each, h. ft. rising 3 year,: old, Sat. 71b.
.. • each. R. M.
Ld Lowther's b. c. Belleville, by SoreereV, out of Edrosrd's
--• grey Prdcipitate snare . • . -
Mr.Vansittisrt's brother to Barleigh • - 3.
Sir J. Shelley's c. by Walton, out of Spitfire . 4
' , 2tolon Ld Lowther's b. e.
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Swtepstakes of/100gs. each, h, ft. -for the product; of mares
covered in 1810; colts, sst. 51b. fillies, Bst.
LtiStitEeld's c. Little Turk, by Selim, out of 1
Sir J. Shelley's 1. Vittoria, 'by Sorcerer, out of Alua.qe 2
Ld Rous's ch. c. Congrcve, by Quiz, out of Sylib's data
• . 5 ,to 2 agst Little Turk-,-2 to lon Vittoria.
Sweepstakes of 300 gs. each, h. It. SA. Gib. each.. A. F.
D. of Rutland's cb. c. by Selim, nut of Peliny-truinkt 1
D. of Grafton's c. by Waxy, out of Scotia 0

6 to 4 onD. Grafton'; c.

Produce Sweepstakes of 212,C1g5. each, h. ft. colts, Bst. 511.). gullies,
sst. lb.
ax y, Ab.- M.
Stawelrs c. Blucher, by W oot of Pantina
Sir J. Shelley's f. Vittoria, by-Sorcerer
4 to 1 on Blucher.

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The Second Clast of the outlands Stakes of 50gs. em.h, !!. ft.
. D. .
Mr. Batson's Dorus, 4-yrs. ast.l
lib. ' I
Mr. IjeweWs•Manuella, 4-yrs. Bst. 41; •
Ld Lowthez. Aquarius 4-Nrs. Bst. 51b.
Mr. Keliermann's f. Aquarius,
by Sorcerer, out of Th,i. ~
-yrs. 6st. 71b
4
Mr. I'ayne's Crispin, 6-yrs..9st..4lb. . ,_ 5
Mr. Lake's' Eurus, 3,-yrs. 7st. 6th. - 6
7 to 4 agst Dorus—:; to I agst Manuella-7 to 4 agst Aqua-
rius-5 to 1 agst Crispin.

, PONTEFRACT., - •
IVEDNEsnAz, mAacu SO.
The•Badsworth Hunters' Steil es of lOgs each. Heats, two
. • .
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.. ,••
miles each. (7 Subscribers), was won by
Sir W. Gerard's b. m..by Cheshire . Cheese, aged, 12st. 716.
bcating • • , . .
Ld Pollington's b. f. by Grazier, 3 yrs. 10,-1. sib.
Mr. WeelL's b. h. by Timothy, 6 yes. old, 12st. 71b.
I.llr. Earnshaw's b. h. by Honeycomb, 6 yrs. old, 12st.-71b.atul
Mr. 'l'. S. I.Vilson.'s ch. 11. by Young .oer.enge, 5 yrs. old, 12st.