The Sun.
London, England, 1822-11-07 00:00:00

PLOT.

! Francois, (Mr. COOPER) a stranger to the village, and in
distress, obtains 'from Dumont, (Mr. GavriE) an asylum in
his house. • After a long residence, he engages the affections of
Clara, (Mrs. WEsT) a young widow, who is the niece ofDu-
mont.; Notwithstanding-.the mystery which 'hangs over Fran-
cois, and which he refuses to explain, Dumont consents to his
union with his niece; being perfectly convinced, froth the con-
duct of the stranger, of his uprightness and integrity. The
first scene discloses the dawn of 'the wedding-day, the serenity
of which is disturbed by the appearance of an unknown person
(Mr. TERRY) meanly habited, who is flying from the officers
of justice, and being overcome with fatigue, faints at Dumont's
door. Dumont and his family come out to relieve him, when
,Francois is recognised by the unknown, and thrown into no
small consternation, upon his threatening to disclose his ( Fran-
cois ) real niune.and infamy. Francois, to avoid this, soli-
cits a private interview on the following morning. At this
meeting the villain extorts money from 'him on the ground of
,relieving him of his company, and finally succeeds in discover'
ing the place where Ckrra's property is deposited. This hi
takes the first opportunity to carry oil', but is discovered by the
servants, and pursued. During the pursuit, he falls in with
Francois, and demands of him his safety, but Francois, de-
termined no longer to be frightened by,his menaces, refuses it,
Upon which the villain fires on him, and wounds him in the left
arm. Whilst he is insensible, from loss of blood, the servants
.take (Olds coat, and discover, imprinted on his arm, the brand
of infamy. His afflicted wife demands of him the nature of
his crime. He confesses that he has escaped from the galleys,
and that the wretch who wounded him effected his escape at the
same time, but he declares his innocence of the crime imputed
to him, alleging, that it was to save a, brother, who, with him-
self, had been intrusted with the management of his Uncle's
busineas, and which brother had purloined a considerable sum
of money. Francois is 'charged with the theft, and, to ex-
onerate his brother, refuses to clear himself, upon which he is
convicted and branded. In the mean time, the unknown villain
is retaken by the Police, and being confronted with Francois,
he makes known the real name of Francois, and his escape
corn the galleys. The Uncle, who is present, upon this dis-
closure, steps forward, recognises in Francois his Nephew
Dclville, tells him that his elder brother has confessed his guilt,
and by so doing, has freed him from all imputation, and that
a f3ree pardon has been grantetAim from. Upon this the villain,
who, it turns but, was instrumental in Francois' conviction;
attempts to stab him : this, however, is frustrated, and the
whole concludes with the happiness of all parties, as usual.
This Piece is an avowed translation from the
French. It was very well represented throughout,
,and made a, strong impression upon the audience.
It was announced for repetition with warm and
univeral consent.--The house was crowded.

COVENT-GARDEN.—The Comedy entitled The
Soldier's Daughter, which was uncomm, tly suc-
cessful,when it first appeared, was represented
last night at this Theatre. The obvious purpose
of this revival was to give scope to the talents of
Miss CHESTER in the part of the Widozo Cheerly,
and a more sprightly representative of it has not
been seen since the days of Mrs. JORDAN. Miss
CHESTER, has not• fully established her character
as a comic actress of distinguished merit, and
Will give animation to any dramatic works that
may lie dormant for want of so sprightly and so
elegant a performer. JONES, FARREN, ABBOTT,
EGERTON; and CHAPMAN, ably supported the
rest of the characters. After the Comedy, a
Melo-drame, entitled The Tzio Galley Slaves, or
The Mill of Aldervon, was represented for the
first time. As it was derived from the same
source as the piece with the same name,
which was brought forward last night for
the first time at Drury-Lane Theatre, we have
,only to refer to the outline of the plot, which we
have given above in our report of that Theatre.
The names of the characters indeed differ. Mr.
T. COOKE was the hero of the piece, and he dis-
played considerable merit in his part. Mrs.
CHATTERLEY, who was the heroine, played with
great feeling. FAWCETT, EGERTON, KEELY, and
FARLEY, all acquitted themselves so well that
the piece excited much sympathy as well as ap-
plause, and was announced for repetition with
the hearty assent of one of the most numerous
audiences that we have observed during the
present season at this Theatre.—Some incidental
dances, by a numerous- assemblage of children,
produced a very pleasing effect,, as several of
them are very young, and all of them were cor-
rectly in time and displayed their innocent graces
in a very interesting manner. Madame Goss
was deservedly applauded for her grace and
agility in a pas seule.

The third anniversary meeting of the Orange-
strect Sunday School Auxiliary Religious Tract
Society was held yesterday evening in Orange-
street Chapel, Leicester-fields. The Rev. Mr.
LEIFCHILD having been called to the chair, the
Secretary read the Committee's Report, after
which several Reverend Gentlemen addressed
the meeting, and explained the object and ad-
vantages of the institution. A number of resolu-
tions of the usual kind upon such occasions were
then passed unanimously, a collection ensued,
and the meeting adjourned. It was more nu-
merously and respectably attended than the
preceding meetings.