§ MR. EWARTwished to put a question, of which he had given notice, to the noble Viscount the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, which concerned the commerce of this country, and related to the differences which unhappily existed on the River Plate. He had to ask whether there was any propect of the adjustment of the differences existing between the republics on the River Plate, and whether there would be any objection to lay before the House any correspondence upon the subject?
§ VISCOUNT PALMERSTONsaid, that he by no means despaired of the settlement of the differences between those two republics, and it might be satisfactory to the House and to his hon. Friend (Mr. Ewart) to know that trade was going on with perfect security. As to laying papers on the table of the House, he thought it 768 would be injurious to the chances of a settlement if those papers were laid on the table at the present moment.