§ MR. LAIRDasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, If he has received any confirmation of the following statement in the "Times" newspaper of the 18th instant—viz.:—
The diplomatic relations between Spain and Mexico, which have been interrupted since the fall of the Mexican Empire, have been renewed, and the 'Madrid Gazette' of the 13th contains the appointment of Senor Feliciano Herreros de Pajada, late Secretary of the Council of Ministers under General Prim, as Minister Plenipotentiary to that Republic:and, whether there is any probability of the resumption of diplomatic relations between England and Mexico?
§ VISCOUNT ENFIELDSir, no confirmation has been received from our Minister at Madrid with respect to the statement in The Times newspaper quoted by the hon. Member, and with respect to the second Question he has addressed to me, I would say that there is not, to the best of my knowledge and belief, any immediate probability of the resumption of diplomatic relations between England and Mexico.