The Sun. — 1818-01-29 (London, England)

FABLE.  Moutravers, a young English Officer (performed by Mr. PENLEY), is in love with Nerina (Miss lveus), tile daughter of a Spanish Don of great wealth and influence. An elopement is agreed upon between the parties, and the hour fixed when the fair fugitive is to quit her father's house, and confide in the love and honour of a soldier. There is, however, another suitor in the way. Don Alvara (Mr. It. PHILLips), a wealthy Noble, advanced in years, is expected every moment, and he has her father's approbation. But there is still another obstacle between our lovers and success. A hand of robbers infest the neighbourhood; and while Montravers is on his way to keep his appointment, lie rescues a stranger from their violence by his bravery; this stranger proves to he his own rival. After much persuasion, he enters his lover's house, with his rival and her father, a few moments before she makes her escape, as was previously concerted. While they converse the turret clock strikes. Nerina is missed, and her rather offers to grant any reward that may be named by the person fortunate enough to find her. .Montravers rushes out in pursuit. In the meanwhile Nerina is encountered by the robbers, who take from her a precious necklace, atter which they abandon her iu a wood. Here she meets with a shepherd travelling to the next village, to hire as a servant with the widow of the Alcalde lately deceased. She purchases from him the clothes he had provided for the occasion, and thus equipped sets forward to the same destination. The arrival in the village is marked by an extraordinary circumstance. The people want a new Alcalde; nu candidate for the office appears, and by a local custom it is provided that under those circumstances the first stranger who arrives is compelled to accept the office. Nerina is the first to arrive. While these events are in progress, Nlontravers meets the rubber who had plundered the necklace of his beloved ; he recognizes the property, and supposing her to have been murdered by the villain, encounters him in single combat, conquers him, and leaves hint for dead. He is seized immedi itely by the officers of justice, for the act, and brought to answer it before the new appointed Alcalde. His mistress is of course a lenient and partial Judge, but her arguments tail to release him, until the supposed murdered person is brought into Court, charged with another robbery. The father makes his appearance at the same time.. She throws off her disguise, acknowledges her sex, implores her father, embraces her lover, and is married with all the expedition that charac,terizes that ceremony on the stage.  This piece, from its mixture of lightness and mystery, seems to be of Gallic origin. It has been well aiapted to the English Stage, and is brought forward with due effect. The alternations of love, hope, danger, despair, and final happiness, are well sustained, and the variety of the incidents enable the piece altogether to lay a strong bold on the feelings of the audience. It was much indebted in the representation to HARLEY, OXBERRY, Mrs. A csor, Miss IYERS, and Mrs. HARLOWE, and, with a little alteration, is likely to be popular and attractive