The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-18 00:00:00

We have hitherto refrained from-all comment
on the account given by Mr. Greig of his inter-
view with Sir Robert Baker in Knightsbridge,
on Tuesday -last. Mr. Greig, as our readers will
recollect, distinctly stated, that having repro-
seated. to him (Sir R. Baker) the certainty -that
lives would be lost, if it was persisted in not to
go through the City, Sir Robert said he thought
so, and had made up his mind to go through the
City.. I asked. him which way I should direct
cur Committee to proceed ? He said) down St.
James's-street and.Pall-Mall ; but begged, if I
possessed any influence, that I would exert it to
prevent any unpleasant expression of feeling as
the procession passed Carlton Palace. I then
asked Sir Robert if I was at liberty to inform the
Committee and the assembled multitude of his
determination ? He answered, " Yes." But.
admitting the truth of Mr. Greig's state-
ment, that Sir -Robert said, he had made
ap his- mind to go through the City, few persons
mill suppose that he had actually made up his
mind to do ID. The supposition will be, that
having determined to carry his orders into strict
execution, and wishing at the same time to
avoid bloodshed, he did not scruple to deceive the.
_void
(we use the softest term) with the
vie* of facilitating the entrance of the procession
into the course he wished it to take. We shall
be--very glad, however, to learn that this suppo-
sition is incorrect, and that Sir Robert either de-
nies that he ever said he had made up his mind
to go through the City, or maintains -that he
said so with the sincere intention of adhering to
hiX- word.

A:, Whatever may be thought of the wisdom or impolicy of
the conduct of Sir ROBERT BAKER, in a situation of the
-afmost difficulty and danger, which might have confounded
-:-ut soundest human judgment, it is surely unjust, illiberal,
and indecent, thus to impeach his motives and tax him with
deception.

[MORNING POST.]
It is impossible to read the account of the dis-
graceful scene which tools place at Colchester,
without feelings of astonishment and disgust.
That a tumultuous mob should have been led by
unprincipled agents to disturb the solemnity of a
funeral, and to make the remains of the departed
a plaything for sacrilegious
.sport,. was infamous,
but not incredible. But that such individuals as
Lord Hood, Dr. Lushington, and Mr. Wylde,
should have so far conquered every prejudice of
nature and education, as to become not only
parties, but principals,
,in a system. of concealment
worthy only of the low-born or ignorant—that
-within the consecrated walls of a church, and in
direct opposition to the commands of that so-
iereiign authority, which the Holy Scriptures
direct us to honour and obey, they should
L'avet smuggled an improper plate, and fixed
it on her Majesty's coffin—that they should
afterwards have sought to justify their act, not
by arguments, but by protests—are circum-
stances which we could not anticipate, and which
v?p deeply regret. For it is always painful to
behold a voluntary prostration of character ; and
the more so when it gives room for suspecting a
connection with a set of men who stand charged
-with the secret organization of a plan for defeat-
ing lawful authority, and breaking the public
peace. With respect to the latter, their pro-
ceedings have already been taken into considera-
ti6n.by the Privy Council, and when an answer
shall have been received to the dispatch sent to
Ireland on the subject, they may perhaps find
that what they term their late victory, has been
to them any thing.but a triumph.

Whatever Mr. Alderman Waithm. an's poli-
tical feelings may be, we think that in the pre-
sent instance he should repress them, if it were
()kip out of common decency and respect for the-
high situation which he now fills. We would
romind this politician, that if, what is most im-
piobable should happen under the prest‘nt inves-
tigation, the Jury should consider it necessary to
find such a verdict as would put any individual
upon trial for his life, he, in . his official capa-
city of High Sheriff, would be called upon to
summon the Jury for the trial of such individual.
Tinder these circumstances, .we question much
the legalii‘y of Mr. Waithman's conduct, in taking
such a decided lead in the painful inquiry now
going forward : at any rate, we think it is a
proper subject for a strict investigation. As to
any conscientious qualms the. worthy Alderman
May feel in his triple functions of Jsdge, Advo-
cate, and Accuser. we dare say, that in the ple-
nitude of his.wisdom, he will find no difficulty
in persuading hiS radical friends and admirers,
that a man of his genius can easily diicharge the
duties appertaininq to each of those characters,
Without stiffering the one to interfere with the
other.—(lbid.)