The Sun.
London, England, 1803-11-14 00:00:00

DRAMATIS rEILSONX.

Mr. Cooits.
Mr. .F.v.vecr-r„
Mr. MUNDEN.
Mr. C. Ktmitva.
Mr. Moitanr.
hir—StstmoNs.
i4J r. FAxi.sy.
bliss MArtaiovr.
Mrs. H. SIUAUNS.
Mrs. Glaiks.c.,l- .
Scene, London...
The circumstance which gives the titleto thisnl'ta 11 H
operates chiefly upon the serious events of is tanctiliNt uu
the following bequest ofatleceased old Lady;‘the aunt of one
of thecharaCters : •
sa Sp convinced am I of the blessings- of matrimony, and
its moral advantages, to young people in particularoliat'l
ci givaand bequeath 41 my Three per Cent Consols to My
nephew Edward Doriland, provided he marries within one
4f twelvemonth fiorn the day' of my decease; but it in that
i‘,.period he neglect to take a wife, then give my said liree
•I per Cents to my other nephew, bourn Witling."
The day
.on which the Old `Lady died' was the ninth of
November, and the 14th day of thosartio Month-. in the fol-
lowing !year has arrived at the opening of the-Play. Wit.
ling,; the other contingent Legatee, is, therefore, very natural-
ly anxious thatit-In_arfass over arid leibie his cousin in a
state df Celibacy. Witting is a worthless dissipated Man of
Fashion, and isdisposed,to use all passible artifice to secure
the devised Three per Vents. for this purpose he loin& 'a
plan with Sir PeteuProller, another worthless fellow from
the nritimend of the town, to conceal, Rosalie, a Koung Lady
from Switzerland,• to whom time latter is Gurgthan; arid of-
Viniohff Nriland is enantotired, as'it-is Sup Posed that it Dori,.
land should lose her he will never marry, at least not within:,
tlyrpentfrequitedby the Will. Doriland had been detained
by illness at Paris, and the, corrupt. Guardian and Wit..
fang avail theinlelVes of this 'illness to tnalte. Rosalie be-
lieve that Dorilandis kept in that capital by his attachment!
to another objea. They also, partly by force, and partlY by
persuasion, induce Rosalie to write a letter to Doriluad;
Porting that ;the, had heard Of his perfidy, and Bad given her
handl° Witling. Tliis false intelligence is announced to ,
„Wrilathf stain atter the voinnionLerneut of ,the Play. and it
redileit hint of course miserable. Lady Delamere, the sister
of -Donlan& is a sprightly fashionable widow, .violently
dicled to, gaMing, which brings hie into great embarrassment,
and diStress. She had married at an early, age, contrary to
her wish, but with 'a- generous. view `to assist her family.
Doriland had been principally benefited bYlini inarria.ge, and
therefore when he arrives in London and finds HIS Mite./ iii
distresS,, he is anxious to make any sacrifice for her relief:
Finding therefore that Mrs. Splendour' another dissipatiM,
Woman of fashion, had assisted Lady Delaniere sin a nip-
inenvbf intigency, 'and having no hope of his Itosulle Dori.
lima 6oluents to marry Mrs. Splendour, who is hot attach-t 4
to brit is so much in debt that she waists altutgall44Bi
protect' her from heretediter,l.,' Doriland }finds put utrhe
him been deceived re:ifiV.'disi4 the marriagent Rosailr)ibthrlibt:)'
.tilt he thinks his honour is 'pled al to marry. 4.j
ris.
dour.' in this posture. Nl
.- of affairs attic, the .ceitbrateil
Blacksmith of Gretna Gruen, comes .to Lontioni."Heliad
many years belbre married Sir Peter Proffer to a younglAdy;
whom Sir Peter bad considered as a Wornanof Fortime„hut
who appears to have bera' without She had
eloped /0)111 Sir Peter soon after the marriage; arid concealed
herself tinder another name, Considering him as svulgar COW=
ardiy.Citi..an alliance with 'wont would whollY diVrAct her
and de leafall her aims of in the fasnionab le svorki. Sir
Peter: haying ben disappointen his pecuisi.iry iiews With
respeet to his Marriage, dors not think his wife worth the
triable.- of ...pursuit or inquiry, till he learns.frem-Mattae,
that she had had a large tOrtune left :to her. 1k then bis 7
conies .initientsl to see his long,lost A unit. ''anti 'soon
learns,thAt she is the Mrs. Sploaidous-t9-whom.oo6l:4Ad had
rec.ently- eect tla,iny in discovering his tugitive
mater -noiv ho.lniagino4 thaz tae spicildid mansion in Which
ilk macs ivas.supiturtcci by an atiVtate fottuitti4te boldly

,
Witling,
Mrs. Splendour,
Rosalie, ' •
Lady Delarnerer,