The Sun.
London, England, 1820-02-18 00:00:00

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DRURY-LANE THEATRE opened last night with
a selection of Music chiefly sacred, and otherwise
calculated to excite patriotic feelings. On this
occasion, BRAHAM, Miss CAREW, Miss E'OVEY,
and Mrs. SALMON, displayed great takivs, which
were so effectively exercised as to call for several
encores.

Mrs. WEST delivered a Monody on the
occasion, which was well received,,and which
we have inserted in our Paper this day. During
another suspension of the music, Mrs. GLovett
also recited a Monody of the same tendency,
and again, during an interval, Mr, ELLISN
spoke a Compdsition of a similar nature. They
were all applauded. The Musical Entertainments
were well selected, and performed with suitable
effect. In the earlier part of the evening some
factious miscreants attempted to distnrb the har-
mony, and excite tumult among the audience, by
issuing a shower of printed papers on the Pit, at
which the following is a copy :

" To be sung at !! r conclusion of ' God save the King,' by
all Loyal Subjets of George IV. and Caroline his Queen,

Stan:a to line National Anthem.
• Ood save Queen Caroline
May thy great power divine
Bless our gc,id Qieen!
Confount: her enemies,
Make her fame pure to rise,
?pa/ a Nation's cries,
Go save the Queen !"
This despicable effusion of radical venom only
brought contempt on the agents, and an indignant
rejection of the villainous incitement manifested
itself still more when a second shower of the fac-
tious libel fell during the progress of the per-
formance.

COVENT-GARDEN.—The Dramatic allurement
at this Theatre last night, was the new Play of
The Antiquary, rendered popular by the series of
Novels so generally admired, from which the Play
was derived. Before the Play commenced, the
following Loyal t finsion from the ready end fer-
tile pen of GEORGE COLMAN, Esq. was sung by
the respective Vocal Performers, and in full Cho-

rus, amidst the zealous applause of a synipattliz
ing audience :

FULL CHORUS•

God save great George our King!
Long live our noble King !
God save the King !

Send him victorious,

Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us :
God save the King !

(ADDITIONAL VERSES, WRITTEN BY G. COLMAN, THE YOUNGER.)
SOLO, MRS. DICKONS.

Lord ! whiie Thy chast'itin4, hand,
Wide through this loyal land,
Sorrow doth
Each Briton's heart-felt tear,
Shed o'er the Father's bier,
aids us the Son revere;
Gud save the King!

CHORUS,

Clionus.

SOLO, Miss M. TREE.

Long may War's clangour cease !
Long Jay the Dove of Peace
iiere spread her wing!

CHORE! 3.

Lull'd, thus, in sweet repose, •
Oh ! from domouic foes,
Oh ! from Liack Tr, ason's blows,
Heaven guard the King!

CllO flUs.

SOLO, Miss STEIIIENS.

While Geo►ge's praise we sound!
Ralf• his throne around!
United cling !
Think who upheld his Sire !
Who quell'd the Despot's fire !
Rais'd Britain's glory higher ;
'Twas George our King.
FULL CHORE/S.

CHORUS.

Cxon vs.

God save great George our King, &c.

ANECDOTE OF HIS LATE MAJESTY.—Among
numerous sermons preached on Wednesday, that
of Mr GURNEY, in the afternoon, at St. Clement
Danes, deserves particular notice. That eloquent
and Rev. Gentleman, in the course of his dis-
course, related the following anecdote of his late
MAJESTY, for the truth of which he pledged him-
self :—He said his Majesty, in one of his private
walks in the evening, was attracted to a house by
the voices of several persons, whom, on his ap-
proach, be found engaged in prayer. He imme-
diately entered and joined in the devotion;a pro-
minent part of which lie found was a prayer for
the health and prosperity of himself and all the
Royal Family. The good people did not recog-
nise his Majesty, who was very plainly dr,,ssed,
and be joined in their devotions. For several
successive evenings, on repairing to the same
place, he found tbem occupied in the same manner,
and be as regularly joined in their prayers. These
visits were secret and unknown at the Palace. At.
length one of his Majesty's household entered the
house and addressed his Majesty, upon. Which he
rose and took his leave, saying, Good people,
God bless you, I never shall see you again."—
This anecdote, Mr. Gurney said, be bad from a
person of the highest honour and veracity, but
whose lips were sealed, we presume, by death,

ROBRRT BURN AND SPRING.----The renewed
match for one hundred guineas aside, which was
to have taken place this day, on Sutton or Epsom
Downs, and which had been put Off before in con-
sequence of a late mournful occasion, is now off
altogether. A letter was received in town yester-
day morning, and forwarded to Mr. Jackson, stat-
ing that Spring had been suddenly taken ill, with
a violent swollen head and borly,,and that it was
impossible he could attend. Indeed his case was
considered dangerons, but from what cause the
swelling was produced is not known ; •but some
do not hesitate to state, that he was, to use a
phrase in the sporting world, hocussed. His
hackers will -forfeit the 100 guineas.

The last tribute of national respett haVing, been
paid to the Remains of our departed MONAttcH.
a respect manifested by the people ih general
,he Empire, the public mind t% ill be suitably
relieved by the amusements of the Drama, which,
properly conducted, may be attended by moral
improvement arising from the lessons of expe-
rience, as manifested in the exemplification of hu-
man characters and conduct.