The Sun.
London, England, 1816-12-23 00:00:00

THE NVATQNS.

The pfiragiiiph in oi-ir last, on the subject of
these wretched men, who weer - in-trutueutal
to
the late unlink and outrages in Louilon, lots led
to the following letter. from stone Of their friends
in the neightioto-hood of Lalllll', in Ibis county,
As far •as it goes to relieve those friends from Un-
deserved reproach, we insert it with pleasnre,-.1.
(Stamford 'Mercury.)
Tim, EDITOR OF Tag LINCOLN. nutLAND, AND
STAMFORD MERCURY.
with eatttion you con-
dnct your paper., I must' clintcss I was „surprised
to see the paragraph in.:iota last tespectiog the
father and family of IVattirm the elder, who stands
implicate(' in the late unhenpy riots in London.
Mr: Wolfson, never lived at Hothead', nor ever
practised physic in the country ; his hither, it is
true, lived' in the, parish of Kirton, best not nt.
ICirton tlolme.• Let me beg leave in some toed.
!lure to palliate the attack, made upon family
it is' hard that they as it body should suffer for the
error of one, and they defyithe world justly to
implicate any other tot:tubers .of the family in the
pill:- of those whose coodot,tt is now tinder in.
ve,tigation. I have every rea,on, upon
in-
qiiiry, to believe, that Mr. Watson has Out
ritten more than ono letter to them for eight

or ten months, that letter dated London, leaving
no other truce of, him. The family is numerous;
taking them, its body, there is sink a inure patriotic,
loyal fatuity being all 'rigid chureh-goils,
to the tatherand mother, they were the,nio“ 1(10
creatures that ever existed, ever acting most sera-
pAiloutiv and conscientiously ; despisiug every
thing titat should have an appearance of wrong,
and conducting themselves liberolly, gencronslY,-!
and linspitahly to the greatest degree. They be-
gan life sixty years back, it) souse degree or splen
dour, with an ample estute and fortune, bringing
up a large family, who ever held Own-Ayes more
in the thought of independence than of grttiN4
money : moneysectued thpir hitt (Atka, they.hav•
tag no sordid views. llow the unitsppy
James W.ltsatuthe elder, should forger hitwelf
the way he has clone, as yet none of the family
can conceive, tut:less horn the gteatrat despair,
stress, awl poverty. Ili, trial.; have been many,
It is impossible to have lived a.loole.ett.refol, sober,
awl -industrious life than be lots; or to be it more
kiwi and affectionate husband, f'itiler: ;
and .he erth• dkdaineki course language mid bad
company. 1 have inure to add, than a
hope that the public will lean to the hide of,
genceand nivrey to him and his of family and

friends.
f No doubt many reports bave been, and will
be circulated relteeting hint. ,To the person wbo
iS capable of circulating them 1 donut think it ne-
cc,,•,ary.to anike any reply, further Oat, by laying,
that i wipe be may intjtale the unhappy mall
tta
his meihy virtues; and God. grant him grace to keep
him from doing the like, or any =wig, under the
same trials.
" Dee. 16

1616."

riwn the LONDON G,t'zrarTE, Y)ec. 21, 1516

Lord Charzlerlainv o.yer, Oa. 21, 11110.

Notice is hereby given, that her Nlajesty's birth-duv, which
falls on the 18th of 33nttry, will be celebrated by a lirawing-
Ilmont at the Queen's• Palace, w* the tith of Peonlaril and
that the birth-d:ty of his Royal I4iglincss the Prince Argent
will also be celrhrateil by' a itrawing-Itoom al Fier Majesty's
Palace, +nt St. Geome's•day, the 2:td of Apt il.
It is :oast earnestly recommended and desired, that the
Nubility and Gentry, and all persons attrodinz arum tbo%e
nccasions, will apeear in dresses entirely of British. mann-.
iactute.