§ MR. W. F. LAWRENCE (Liverpool, Abercromby)asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether it is the case that the Spanish Government is now willing to submit the matter of the Mary Mark to arbitration; and, whether he can state the terms of the reference?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.)Yes, Sir; the Spanish Government, while refusing to grant an indemnity to the owners of the vessel, consent to have the matter settled by arbitration, which, was the alternative course proposed to them. The arbitration will be regulated by terms settled between Her Majesty's Government and that of Spain.