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The Steam Ship Unicorn, from Liverpool,
On the 10th May, arrived at Boston, Wednes-

honor OF the successful commencement OF the
enterprise. The news is not of great inn
portancc. Cotton had 1-Sd, but with brisk
sales. Lord William Russell, q nobleman,
living in London, was murdered in his bed,
by some unknown person. The news from
| Turkey is hostile. lbrahim Pacha is said to
have received positive orders from his father
to march upon ConstantinopIe. The five
powers, it is said, have called upon the Porte
TO surrender to Mehcmct Ali the hereditary
sovereignty of Egypt and Syria, with the OK
ccption Of the districts of Taurus and Adana.
The Ncapolitan difficulties have been settled
by the surrender of the sulphur monopoly.
The Sultan of Turkey is in daily expectation
of five additions to his family from as many
o his wives. There is nothing Of INTEREST," in
relation to the North Eastern Boundary
The accounts from India represent great
preparations making for the expedition
against China. The 9TH of May was named
as the day for the general muster.
NoRTn-EAsrERN BoUNDARY.-This ques-
ton is not yet disposed of. On the 9TH of
May Lord John Russell made an cxplana-
ton IN the House of Commons, which we
subjoin:
l have some doubt how fer it is consistent with duty
to answer the question which the honorable gentleman
has Just put to me but no doubt there is considerable
anxiety upon the subject, ard as papers upon the sub
iect have been published in the United States, l think
it would be desirable to give general outline of the
state in which the question at present. stands between
the United States and this country relative to the
Maine boundary. The house will recollect / stated
there were two very distinct qestpns the one was
the general question of the b~ouncary, arising out of
the treaty of 1883, and the tredyo of Client and the
other was with, respect to the Interpretation of our
agreement for the sake. of preserving jurisdiction and
possession undisturbed by the twopartics, made in the
course of the spring of 1899.
With respect TO the former part of the subject, n
proposition was made by my noble friend the Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs, in the mme of the Govern
ment, last year, and the reply 10 that was q counter
proposition of totally different nature being made by
the Government of the United States: At the same
time commissioners were appointed by the Govern
ment of Great Britain, who had surveyed the disputed
country, and had arrived in this country in January
last. Their report was received only q few days ago
it contains matter of very considerable importance
and is now under the consideration of the government
and an answer will be immediate ly returned to the last
proposition made by the Government of the United
States, informing them how far we can fall in with
the proposition they last made.
This is the only answer | can give at present upor
that branch of the subject. With respect to the ques
ton relating to the provisional agreement Of last year
it is unfortunate that it is almost entirely upon it tina
recent difficulties have arisen. The agreement pro
posed by Gen. Scott and agreed 10 by the Governo
of Maine, was, that Great Britain should hold the val
ley o fUpper st. John, and Maine that of the ARGOS
took, without it being conceded that the right was il
either. Unfortunately the agreement did not stat,
the exact position in which the jurisdiction of eithe
party was to remain, That agreement was offered by
Gen. Scott on the 2lst March, it was agreed to by 81
J. Harvey on the 23d March, and by the Government
of Maine on the 25th. 1t aftcrw,rd appeared, late il
the autumn, that the persons belonging to this civ
posse of Maine, had advanced into the valley Of Uppe
St. John, and had established themselves in a position
where the Fish River falls into the st. John, calle
the Mouth or Confluence of ST. John and the Fisl
River.
The party which had advanced into the valley o
Upper ST. John, consisted ofonly 20 or so individual:
armed with guns and a field piece, which they fired Of
IN token of taking possession. In consequence @
these proceedings there were circumstances made b
Mr.. Fox to the Government of the, U. States, and
not appearing that there was likely 60 be any etiectua
check put to those proceedings, the Governor of tn
British North American Provinces, in conncxion wit
the commander of the forces, has advanced two com
panies of infantry to a place certainly within the dis
puted boundary. In the representation made on. tn
part of the United States, there certainly must hay
been somc oversight on the part of the Governor O
Maine in his communications to the secretary OF stat
5 for the L. States, in not adverlng TO that point, bu
: merely referring to another part of the agreement, i
which il was stated that they had done nothing t
disturb tie Madawaskn settlement.
They confined the limits of the Madawaska settle
| ment within n very restricted boundary, while we con
tend that il extends to the Fish River. (Hcar.
= However. according to the last accounts received fror
: that country. il does not appear that Maine entertain
. any intention of going beyond what she has hilbert
! done. have been given TO understand that such
d the opinion entertained on this subject by those on tn
i spot, and | believe that it is also the opinion of tn
Gov. of New Brunswick that the two parties viii.
!, main in their present position, .np9a' mere is, | will +
saw no posi-, inv, nut certainly no probability, of a
> colisio,Il takjnp place between the adverse parti
:, CI1ear, henr)
t1 Such being the state of affairs, il appeared to
of TO be nv duty to write to the governor of Britt
or America and to the commander of the forces in II
i, country, to state my opinion that it v would be excee
:" ingly desirable, if any ambiguity existed in the inst
ie ment agreed upon by the governor of New Brur
81 wlek and the governor OF Malle' IN ordeI to AVOID a q
H. the exact geographical position at present occupied
s. the found alton of a fresh agreement. Gov. Thou
n. son spnG CONCEDED with ri ie III s op,,', ,o ,h on ,nas Polm', ,a ana
re ment to make such a proposal, adding, which is
le n a"aa,oy 81 a g prouo :, ion that c oIiu is Hngn should o"ItI
- appointed on each side to see that such agreem'