MR. J. W. LOWTHER (Cumberland, Penrith)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can give any information as to the pro- 304 gress of the negotiations with the Spanish Government for a new Commercial Treaty?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir E. GREY,) Northumberland, BerwickA Commercial Agreement was signed on the 18th instant, which confirms and extends the existing modus vivendi.