The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-02 00:00:00

B aUNDARY QUESTIOIY.

(From New York Papers received to the 12th ult. in-
clusive, by the packet ships Samson and Elibernia.)
( From the Boston Courier.)
" BANGOR, WEDNESDAY E VENING, MARCH 6.
" We have just received news from Houlton up to as late
as ten o'clock last evening. Captain Nye bad then just
arrived at that place from Jarvis's encampment, and reports
that more trespassers had been arrested and brought into the
camp. with their supplies, teams, &c. Among those arrested
is Fitzherbert, who is to be sent to Bangor to be tried for
being an acc,mplice with,and assisting the trespassers in the
abduction of the land-agent, M'lrityre. Jarvis is building
a boom across the Aroostook to catch the timber cut by the
trespassers, as it comes down on the breaking up of the
river. The British troops at the mouth of the Aroostook
are 'blocking up the portage road by the falls,T, by felling
trees, and throwing in other obstructions. Jarvis is block-
ing up the westerly end of it in the same manner. This
road is the great outlet leading from the Aroostook county
to the provinces.
" Captain Nyc reports the 11th Regiment of British
regulars had arrived at Madawaska from Quebec, at which
former place they were stationed. It was also reported
and bdieved at Houlton that troops had arrived at St.
John's from Halifax, and that the plivincial papers had
been forbidden to report the fact. The eritish appear. to
be concentrating their troops upon St. John's, above the
Grand Falls. Nearly all the troops under Goeral Hods-.
done had left Houlton for Jarvis's encampment. As yet
nonotice aplyars to have been taken by Maine of the Pre-
sident's Message.
General Scott had arrived at Augusta. The Ogford
troops, about 600 in number, arrived here on Wednesday'
The troops from Cumberland, about 1,000, were to report
themselves the next day.
" Fler Britannic Majesty's ship Crocodile, for St. John's,
New Brunswick, with a division of the 69th Regiment,
sailed from Halifax on the 23d ult. The transport Eliza,
with anather division, followed on the 25th. The Num*,
with the remainder of the corps from Barbadoes, was sup-
posed to have proceeded in Company with the Crocodile,
as she was:spoken to the westward of Halifax on the morn-
ing of the 23d, and was probably fallen in with by the Cro
codile, and ordered to St. John's, New Brunswick.

TRIAL of the REV. J. R. STEPHENS•

LIVERPOOL, MARCH 30.—This day the Grand Jury
of the South Lancashire Assizes, now holdi.qg in this
town, returned a true bill against the Rev. Joseph Rar
net- Stephens, for a misdemeanour. What the nature
of the misdemeanour with which he stands obarg:4l
is, is as yet unknown to any persons, save the Grand
Jurors themselves. -A number of witnesses, how-
ever, were :examined before tithe Grand :Inquest,
to prove sufficient to warrant them in finding the bill.
Several of the witnesses, it is said, prodnced large pikes
in illustration of some portion of their evidence.
It is not, as was previously stated in the Times, the
intention of the Government to try Mr. Stephens at
these assizes, but to remove the case by certiorari into
the Court of Queen's Bench, and his present, bail and
recognizances will be discharged.
Mr. Maule and other officials from the metropolis
have been in Liverpool on business connected with the
case, and it is stated on authority that another bill is to
be preferred against Mr. Stephems at the Chester
Assizes, which commence on Wednesday next'
The fresh indictment is said to be for some offensive
and violent speech delivered by him at Hyde. Tile
cases excite the greatest interest, but the people
are puzzled to know what the object of the Government
can be in promoting two prosecutions, when one would
be sufficient to answer all the ends that justice
could demand. The general character of the Lan,.
cashire case against Mr. Stephens may be g 3"
thered from the fact that the same witnesses
who figured at the Manchester examination were be-
fore the Grand Jury. Additional witnesses from Ashton-
under-Line, who were known to have made secret de-
positions before the Ashton Magistrates at the time,
Mr. Maule, Mr. Chadwick, Sir Frederick Roe, and
the London Police Officers Goddard and Shackell,
were sent down into the manufacturing districts,
brought forward. The character of the Ashton wit-
nesses were made no secret of by the several Ashton
gentlemen who were in Liverpool on Assize business.
They have never been in the habit of attending at Mr•
Stephens' Chapel, but the object of their occasional
attendance is too . obvious to need a remark. It i 5
wondered What the motive can be in having two in-
dietments at assizes contemporary with each other.
A month ago the Government gave Mr. Stephens
notice that be need not prepare for trial at these
assizes, as the case would be removed, but neither be
nor his solicitor have received any not;fication as r„e"
garded Chester. They are not even aware offielanY,
of the fact that the indictment is about to be frame
at Chester. It cannot be supposed that it is the
intention of the Liberal Whigs to take him by sur-
prise; when unprepared for his defence. Altbotign
the people are inclined to the belief that they are capable
of anything opposed to honour and honesty, yet unless
this be their object, what is the use of a second indict'
ment ? Before the Grand Jury retire from their
labours, they intend to make a presentation to the
Judge on the subject of the arming of the people, Sze'