The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-13 00:00:00

LAT %IiOM
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

Sheridan, arrived yesterday at Liver-
pool New York, we have received New
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sdays,cpapersiktoet ship
the 25th ult, inclusive, with late intelli-
gence from Canada. On the 23d ult. the Sub-Treasury
Bill passed the Senate by a majority of six votes. On
the same day the President laid before Congress the whole
of the correspondence between the British Ambassador,
Mr. Fox, and the American Secretary of State, Mr. For-
syth, relative to the North Eastern Boundary, as also the
correspondence between Governor Fairfield and Sir John
Harvey on the same question. The following paragraph
from the Nation-1 Intelligencer—a paper remarkable
for general moderation—on the debate that ensued, will
show that fears begin tube entertained that the Boundary
question may lead to a rupture between the two countries :
" We confess ourselves startled et the serious character
of the remarks made on Friday last in the Senate by Mr.
Buchanan nod others, upon the Maine Boundary ques-
tion. Mr. Buchanan is the chairman of the Senate's Com-
mittee onForeign Relations, and to whatever falls from him,
therefore, on the subject of those relations much consider-
ation is justly due. \le are pained to learn from his lips
that serious difficulties are apprehended with the British
Government before the controversy concerning; the boun-
dary is brought to a elate. We are, we repeat, sorry to
hear it, having confidence in the Honourable Senator that
he would net say so if he did not think sa.

" We bad hoped—n we still hope—better things. We
cannot bring ourselves to believe that the dispute upon
this point can be carried to extremities between the two
nations having the good feeling toward each other which
the people and Governments of Great Britain and the
United States now really have."
The following Memorandum has also been issued by Sir
John Harvey, Lieutenant-Gov!!rnor of New Brunswick,
addressed to the frontier inhabitants in anticipation of actual
hostilities :

" (Memorandum.)
" I am desirous of impressing upon the inhabitants of
the frontier districts of this province, that, in the event of
hostilities with the United States, the most prudent course
to be pursued (en either side, for the measure to be effec-
tual must be reciprocal), would, in my opinion, he that of
a strict neutral:tv. Let the borderers remember that as
connected with the war, if we should unhappily be com-
pelled te engage in one, no national object can possibly be
advanced by any display of hostile feelings towards each
other; they might, it is true, mutually subject each other
to constant alarms, great calamities, suffering and:diitress,
but their utmost efforts must be as a drcp of water in the
determination of the great national questions at issue,
which must be decided elsewhere by the naval and mili-
tary resources of the great powers engaged in the confl:c....
And let the inhabitants of this province repose with cor.fi-
dence upon the Protection of the parent State, which is
alike able and willing to throw her powerful shield over
all who have a just claim to her protection and defence.
From Canada the news is satisfactory. The country
was tranquil, and the popularity of the new Governor-Ge-
neral was steadily increasing. On the 15th ult, the House
of Assembly passed the Clergy Preserves Bill by a maje-
rity of eight votes.
The Toronto Mirror of the 17th ult. announces the
removal of M. Hagerman from the office of Attorney-
General, the appointment cf M. Draper, late Solicitor-
General, as his successor, and that of Mr. Baldwin to
the office of Solicitor-General: The Mirror also says that
Sir George Arthur's services are dispensed with, and that
the Government of the Upper Province will ha adminia-
tei-ecl by Chief Juilice Stewart, of Lower Canada, until
the arrival of a new Lieutenant-Governor from England.
The Chief Justice had, it is said. left Quebec for Toronto.
A fire had broken out at Wilmington, in which 150
houses, stores, &c. had been destroyed.