The Sun.
London, England, 1803-05-04 00:00:00

LONDON, MAY 4, t ho 3.

YESTERDAY Dispatches were received from
Paris, upon %bleb a Cabinet Council was imme-
diately assembled, and the general expedation was,
that some Communication would be made to Parlia.
went and the Country'. None, however, was made
last night. The general belief was, that a hos.
tile Manifesto was preparing by His Majesty's
Ministers, but this of course could be mere conjec-
ture, even if such a measure yesterday occupied the
attention of the Cabinet Council. We are equally
impressed with the hope and the belief, that the
end of our suspenie is at hand ; but in the mean
time the Public Mind seems now nearly made up to
the alternative of War, Judging from appearances,
we have little else to hope for, but at the same
time we should think it presumption positively to
pronounce till more is known to us. Ministers
will no doubt seize with avidity the first moment
they can with propriety, to inform Parliament and
the Countty of the aduthstate of things.
The Funds yesterday partook of the general feel-
ings, and their fittEluations were considerable. The
3 per Cells. were at one tithe at 65i-, but lac off.
pretty much as they had been thc preceding day.

LAST night the Paris Papers to the ist inst. and
also a Mail from Holland, arrived.--Letters from
Coustanamv/e, brought by the latter, completely
contraditt the accottnt'given in the itioNitenr, of the
English Imving carried away the Cannon and all the
Military Stoics from Alexandria; for they state,
that the place was given up by the English in the
best possible state of defence;

are nappy to nnti,

the lICC,OIIIITS TIOM

Stotk'hotas, that; according to our anticipation; the
misunderstanding which had atisen tetWeen the
EatrFROR Of IttY5StA and His Svirsbisti MAiEsit;
is likely to be terminated in an.amitable manner.
The French Funds were on the auth at 53.-53.

IT is no confession of weakness on the part of
His Majesty's MiniSters to admit, that by the
junelion of certain Persons, the Administration
would be strengthened ; and we are convinced, frcitn
what we know. of their charaaers, that there is
scarcely one among• them who wishes to hold his
Office, unless be thinks he can hold it with advan-
tage to the Country—at least, we are sure that this
sentiment prevails with those who are at the Head
of the Administration.

It is not, however, on talents alone ppon which
depends the formation of a strong Government. It
must be composed of men seeing the interests of
the Nation in the same point of view, and steadily
pursuing the same objeds. Nobody doubts the
abilities of Mr. Fox ; but the great majority of the
Nation, judging from his Speeches in Parliament,
think, we believe, his domestic system would be
dangerous to the tranquillity of the Country, and
his foreign system marked by abje& submissions to
France, which, like all concessions of that nature,
would only produce new, extravagant, and, at
length, inadmissible demands. Of. Mr. GREY we
say nothing, because we consider him as identified
with Mr. Fox.

Nobody doubts the ability of Lord GR ENV' IL I. Et
but there are those, pethaps, who think his SysteM
too warlike for the present circumstances and situa_
don of Europe, though we must in fairness admit,
that the experience of every day proves too much
the truth of some of his prediaions, and the imp -
licy of trusting to the pacific dispositions of other
Powers.

• A System of Energy and Wfxlermion is that
which the Country requires. A determination to
guard our own Rights, and an equal resolution not
to invade those of others, is not Ably' that which.
becomes the Charafter of a great -Nation like this,
but is ten thousand times more likely to preserve
Peace than a System of Concession. Whoever the
Men are of the greatest talents in the Country,
who would adhere 'firmly to such a'Plan; are the
Mea in'whose hands we wish to see united the
ministration of the Affairs of this Nation. This,
we are convinced, is the opinion of the great mass
of the Community r- and we are sure, that in an
Administration formed upon such grounds, several
•of His Midesty's present Ministers ought to be
included.

We are very far from meaning to. insinuate, in
what we have said, that a system of concession is
that which has been :lifted upon by the present Cabi.
net, to the moment when a stand appears to have
been made upon the question relating to Malta.
The case of Ministers is nor yet before the Public—
they are as much aware as the Public can wish, that
there are various points upon which explanation will
be required; they are ready and anxious to give
that explanation when the proper rime comes, and
all, they desire is, that they m.iy not be prejudged,
and that prejudices may not be raised against them
unheard.

Among the numerous difficulties of the present
day, the least certainly is not that which belongs
to the management of our financial operations. It
is hardly necessary to state what these diflicul.
ties would be if War should take place. They
are sufficiently tnaoilested by a consideration of
the privations to which all in that case must
submit. Whoever has to consider the mode of
imposing the burdens of War, will have only
to chose among great evils. But if we have
Peace, will this diflicultY be very tmterially
sened ? To extend our Commerce, to keep up or
increase our Revenue, to maintain in • Peace such
establishments as are sufficient to our security ; to
persevere in, perhaps to improve, the system of our
Sinking Fund, must be all subjeas of serious- con.
sideration, and present no easy undertaking to
those who teflen upon these paints : We believe
no man in the kingdom so equal to the task as Mr.
PITT; but unless he on have all that assistance
which he may think most conducive to the success
of such an under taking,. the Public cannot feel much
surprize that he should he unwilling to attempt it.

Yesterday morning, soon after nine o'clock, HIS
Majesty, attended L Gen:GWYN anti Col. Fr TZ.
Roy, rode in Windsor Great Park, and itispeded
the Farms till about one o'clock.

Yesterday, a few minutes before twelve o'clock,
tint NiAjEs•ty and the Pitirtcessts AtipusTA,
ELIZABCTH and MAJLYi arrived at Buckingham
House from Wi►►dsor. FIN MAJESTY Liid UM ar-
rive till about half past three.

In the evening TtiO.rtt NbirESTirg had a Con.
cent at Buckingham House, which was seleaed.by
UI Nl/14ESTY, principally from the Works of H.
DEL And CORR HU. I. A .selea party wal invited.
The PRINCESSES Sora IA and AmstdA, rcurain
at Windsor;