The Sun.
London, England, 1821-04-25 00:00:00

answer :

" King's Bench Prison, April G., 1821.
" GENTLEMEN—I feel highly gratified by the mark of:your
regard which you have been pleased to present to. me. Your
testimony, and that of . other of my disinterested fellow-coun-
trymen, will, I am sure,'speak more for me than the ex-officio
insinuations of an Attorney-General can ever speak against me.
I have always been willing, toto be tried by iny fellowrcountry-
men ; to them,, through a long public life, I have uniformly
appealed ; if they approve, the loss of liberty, dear as liberty is
to me; is not unaccompanied with consolation ; without their
approval, and without the consciousness of rectitude, neither
liberty nor life has any Charms for me.
" Gentlemen—The first efforts which I shall Make after
leaving these walls, will be for an .inquiry into that, outrage
which filled your town with mourning, and all England with.
indignation. To flatter you with a prospect that that effort
will be sr,ceesthil, would beCome neither my sincerity nor
your understanding. You know the place where, and the,
persons to whom that appeal is to be made. But the speaking*
of truths is never altogether unproductive of effect. Corru-
ption may defer, but 'cannot entirely ward off that blow, which
one day or the-other WILL AVENGE THE WRONGS, the mani-
fold, the MULTIPLIED WRONGS of an injured nation.
" In the meantime, Gentlemen, let us do our duty—let us
conciliate all the friends of virtue and liberty, and let us take
care that the enemies of virtue acid liberty gain no advantage
over us, either by our untimely enthusiasm, or by what is Much I
worse, our indifference or despair.
" I am, Gentlemen, .
" Your obedient humble Servant,
" FRANCIS BURDETT."

(Signed)

Yesterday the Prince of MADAGASCAR, at-
tended by. two Nobles.of.his Court, Mr. HA RR'.
SON, who had accompanied him on the voyage,
and some other gentlemen, visited the Tower.
His. Highness examined the different. curiosities

in thtt fortress with much interest; and by his
inquiries and observations evinced the possession
of a highly intelligent mind... The magnificence
of our SOV_EREIGN'S NEW CROWN, in particular,
and of. the other. Regalia now prepared for the
Coronation, was warmly admired by this distin-
guished foreigner, who sneaks the French lan-
guage with considerable readiness.. His High-
ness,, together with his immediate suite, appeared
in their national costume.. We understand that
he is married :to the sister of the..Soveieign of
Madagascar, and that his eon by that Princeaf 13
the presumptive heir to, the,Orone,

POETRY.

TIME.
" Why Biest thou by that zuin'd hall,

Thou aged carle, so stern audgru
Dost-ihou its former pride recal,
Or ponder f(low it pissed away ?"

KnOw'st thou not me ?" the deep voice cried,
" So long enjoy'd, so oft misused—
Alternate,iu thy fickle pride,
Desired, neglected,and accused ?

" Before my breath, like blazing flax,
Man and his marvels pass away ;
And changing empires wane and wax,
Are founded, flourish, and decay.

" Redeem mine hours—the space is brief-,
While in my glasi the sand-grains shiver,
And measureless thy joy or grief,
When Time and Thou must past for ever l"

REGISTER OF F,`S/UrO:Nr.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
The Duches's of Kent dined with the Duke and Duchess of
Clarence on Monday, and afterwArds accompanied her Royal
relatives to Covent Garden Theatre.

The Duke of Devonshire'enteitained. a large party of distil•
guished persons yesterday, .at his seat, Chiswick:

FASIIIONABLE 110 VEiVrtN'T'3.

Yesterday. the Duches'S of Kent visited the Duchess of. Cla.
rence, and their Royal
_Highnesses took an airing together.
The Duke and Duchess of GlOneester honoured Drury.
Lane Theatre with their presence Is-St night.
Lord Duncan left Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, on Monday.
for his seat in Scotland ; and the Hon, Captain Duncan, B. N.
for Portsmouth.

. T. W. Coke, Esq. M. P. has left town for his seat in Norfolk,
. Bryant Cooke, t;sq. has left town for Tunbridge Wells..
Lord Althorn kit the Albany yesterday, fur Leamingt on,
Warwickshire.

- Lord Rivers has left town for. his .seat, Hare Park, New.
market for the holidays.
• R. W. Wellesley, Esq. has left. his houie in St. James's-
place, for Brighton. - -
?lb. and Mrs. Thornton haveleft town for_theiz seat, Cobham
Park, Surrey, foithe holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Sturies Bourne left town yesterday, for Saint
Alban's, for the holidays. • • •
Henry Seymour, Esq. has left-town, for his seat, Wooburn,
Bedfordshire. .

Ron. Mrs. Bennet will leave her bulge in Privy Gardens this
day, for her seat, North-court, Isle of Wight. - •
„The Dowager Duchess of Buccleugh and family arrived yes-
terday at their house in Privy Gardens, from • their seat at
Richmond. •

The Earl, and Countess of Scarborough and family are ar-
rived at their house in Portman-square, from their seat in Not-
tinghamshire.
The Earl and Countess of. Cardigan are arrived at their
house in Portman-square, from their -seat, Dean Park, North-
amptonshire.
Lord George Lennox arrived yesterday at Long's Hotel,
Bond-street, from his regiment, the 9th Lancers, at-Rumford,
Essex.

Lady Jane Montgomery, • the Earl *of Eglinton, and Miss
Montgomery arrived. yesterday at the St. James's Hotel, :Ter-
znyn-street, from Paris ; also Colonel and Mrs. Hallam, from
their seat in Herts.

. , .
Lord anaLatly Aslitown and family are arrived at their house
in Hereford-Street, May-fair, from .a tour.
Arrivals at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street :—Lord Brule-
nell, from Milton Mowbray, Leicestershire ; .and Mr. and Mrs.
Taylor, from their seat in Hants.

Lord Gage returned yesterday to Gnillon's Hotel, Albe-
marle-street, from Hants.
The Rail and 'Countess of DarlingtOn and faniily left their
seat, Newton House, Yorkshire, on Sunday, for Raby Castle,
Durham.

Departures from Shelley's Hotel, Cockspur-street ;—Lieut.
James R.A., to Ireland ; Richard Turner, Esq., John Read,
Esq., William Copeland," Esq., and John Watson, Esq., to
Sheffield ; J. Campbell, ,Esq., to Brighton:
The Earl of Carnarvon has left town for his seat, High Clere,
near Newbury, Berks.
The Earl of Chathamend•suiteere-expected -te leave town
in a few days for Gibraltar.

EDnurn Ran, APRIL 19.—Arrived at Oman's HoteLL-Gen.
Mrs. Broughton 'and family ; 13uchan, Esq., of 'Kelly ;
Sir James Montgomery, Bart.; Robert Fraser, Esq., of Tor-
breck ; Lady Anne Fraser and family.
Set off from.the same place..—The Right Honourable the FAO
of Aboyne ; Colonel, Mrs. and .Miss RonaldsOn ; M‘Donells,
of Glengarry and Clanronald, for the Highlands'; G. Laing
Meason, Esq., Mrs. Laing Meason and familY ; Alekander
Houston, Esq. of Clerkington ; Robert F
an erguion Esq. of -Raid' ;
John Hay. M‘lienzie, Esq. : George d Ad'ain
Esqrs., Andrew Fletcher, Esq.,. of Alton and• William Cop,
land, Esq.
Arrived at the. Royal Hotett•-•7-Te Ri htlron. Lord Tor-.
phichen ; Campbell,. E..q o 4 f.awfleld ; Lady E.
Campbell ; JohnStrachan, Esq. John Strachan,Esq. jun. frpm
Devonshire: • - • - , • • • • • •
Departed, Sir IVm;.Elliot,.Bart. of StOts:'

. THE • LATE ERACAS. ,
TO THE EDITO• OF THE SUN.

SlR—Having, on a late occasionoiated as the friend of Mr.
WEBSTER WEDVERBTIRNE,• and perceiving, in your Paper
of this day, a Letter from Colonel PALI}IER, referring to that
subject, I feel myself called upon, in the absence:of ?dr. W. W.,
to state, that, I think it pnctii:ain.z l!e is at present on the
Continent, having left London; on Striipax EVENING, with
that intention ; but, I have forwarded to him the Paper in ques-
tion, by this night's post. . I am, . Sir;

Your ob'etlient Servant,
Tuesday Evening, April 24, 11121. C. KERR.

THE INDIAN BAT, oit 17,A.MPY13:E.

'Tis Fancy wakes*sorne
To gild the ruin she has Wrought; _ • •
. For, like the bat of Indian brakes- • . . •• • •
Her pinions fan the wound .she makes,
And, soothing thus the dreaMer's pain,
• She drinks his life-blood from thevein." •
Vide ROxEny, c. I. XXXII.
. • •
The following • description of- the anitilats, to
which the celebrated author of " Rokeby° has
alluded, is extracted from an American Paper
Captain STEDMAN was, whilein Surinam, attacked during
his sleep by some of these animals—and as his account of this
incident is somewhat singular, and tend* to elucidate the fact,
we shall extract it in his own language, from his narrative. I
cannot here (says he) forbear relating A'singular circumstance
respecting myself, - viz. that on waking .one:, morning, about 4
o'clock, in my hammock, 1 was extremely alarmed in finding
myself weltering In congealed bloOd, and., without feeling any
pain whatever. Having started up -and rung for the surgeon,
with a firebrand in one viand, and allover besmeared with pore.:,
to which, if added my pale face, short hair, and tattered ap-
.parel;be rtiight well ask the question . • • •
Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin danmed.„,
Bringst with thee airs of heaven, or blasts from.hell'?-:
" Tire mystery, however,. was, :bat I had been bitten hr the
Va innyre,• or sprc:re of Guinea, which is alSo, called the flying
dog Of New . Spain, and by the Spaniards perrovolador;.-L-this
is no other than a bat, of a mon,:trots--site' that sucks the blood
from men and •cuttle; while they are fast asleep, even sometimes
till. they: die; and as the.rnanner in winch they proceedis truly
wonderful, I shall endeavour to give a distinct a;Totint- of it.
' Knowinc, by instinct, that the petson they intend to attack-is in
a sound" slumber, the generally alight near the feet, where,
while the creature continues (loaning with his el:or:nous wings
which lie.ep'one alibi, he b.ftbs a piece out of the tip of the :great
toe; so very small, indeed; that the head of a pin could: scarcely
be received into the wound, which is consequently net painful ;
yet through this orifice -he continues to suel-. the blood until he
is obliged to dizgorge. He then begins' agaiii-; and thus con-
tinues sucking aid disgorging till he it, 'Scarcely able to fly
'
and the -sufferer has .often been knoWn to sleep from time to
eternity, Cattle, they generally bite in the ear, but always in
places where the- blood flows spont.ineously: I-laving applied
tobacco ashes as the best-remedy, and washed , the gore• from
a
myselff :and my luunmock, I ' observed several small hcapn of
congealed blOod ,all around the place where• I ha ..1 lin upon.
,
the round ; en ex.aminlng which, 'the snrg9on peeed -the,
bad cat at.lensl 12 ore 14 minces during the night...".