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London, England, 1803-03-29 00:00:00

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Our Readers will reeollea the confiftency with
which we have expreffed our opinion on Tome of
the terms of Peace. What our fentiments were in
Oabber, iSot, fah they are in March t 80.3.—
We have teen the Minißerial and Oppofition Pa-
pers varying their language according to the con-
do& of their patrons. Malta, for inflance, has
fometimes been held forth by them as the As gad
nom of our political exiaence. fometimes as an ob-
jea of little importance. We have always main-
tained, that Malta mufk be ours, if we have com-
mon fortitude, guaranteed by our fleets and armies
:lone. Shallow, indeed, mutt be the underftand-
ing of that politician who depends on the guarantee
of ILA& If this fhould be the cafe, then are we
at the mercy of ALIZAMDIR, who, whenever he
withes to carry a favourite point on the fubjea of
neutral earls, will threaten to leave Malta to its
fate, to be of court' occupied by France.
We are happy to find that the fentiments which
we expreffed in the Sraa of the 25th are fo gene-
rally admitted to be jun. France means to wear
and weary us with continual armaments,—to cajole

and to threa tab—to concede and to encroach.

The following dialogue, which took place in the.
fpring of left year between an Engliffintan and a
Frenchman in office, will corroborate our fend-
'turns

" Bite... I hope you are now fatisfied with your
acquifitions, and that we (ball have a lafting peace I
44 Fr.--The Rate of Europe is not yet fettled
we have great changes to circa in the Esa of the
Mediterranean. a

" Eq.—Will England fuller you to interfere
with Egypt ?
1, Fr.—She has given op Malta. Her isterea
in the Mediterranean is at an end. It was not
fuppofed that the ever would cede Make. It was
cutting off her right arm. (Citeit fi eerier is km
&a.) Your Minillers were afraid of an isvafmn.
which we never thought capable of fuccefs. Use
the threat made them fubmit to thole terms.

" Zog.—ls it not poffible that they might be
influenced by the finances of the country
" Fr.—Think not t►at we mall fufer you to
retrieve them. Our plan will be to keep yes io
continual agitation. We Quill oblige you to keep
op a peace eitablifliment of which yes have so
idea. by flotillas in the barboors copperas to your
coats, by *web es your combercial sad rob.

tical laterals, fornetitnes pretended, and forr erirn es
real. Verret ale avec la Freon. firs: cult do Amain:
eves lei Dotes el lee Witt. Elk your nuked riser, et
you: fueemberez twin."
How well events have fulfilled a part of tliefe
predidiens, we need not obferve. That tsar Ml-
nifters may prevent the ref by a refolure policy,
" is a eonfurnmation devoutly to be wilted."

The rumours, not only of the day, but even of
the hour, are caught at by fore of our cotempo•
raries, for the purpofe of acquiring a momentary
notice with-the public; and upon this ground it
was that fome of the evening Papers of yellerday
prefumed to Elate, that all differences between this
Country and France were fettled, the latter hav-
ing agreed to our retaining Malta for three years.
—There were no difpatchesyeherday from France.
This day we received Paris journals to the 26th
inflant. The French Funds continue to decline :
the pi ice lag quoted is 55 f. 7o c. They contain
a few details refpeaing the votes of the Empire,
arid confirm what our Gibraltar letter hated yef-
tarday, the appointment of a new Grand Maths.
of Malta in the room of the one formerly recom-
mended by the Pope, and who had refufed to ac-
cept of the appointment. The Monikur
filled with financial (Laments and proceedings of
the Legiflative Body.