▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ▁river . ▁The ▁arrangement ▁arrived ▁at ▁by ▁the ▁commission ▁was ▁emb od ied ▁in ▁a ▁convention ▁signed ▁at ▁Paris ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁and ▁provided ▁a ▁solution ▁of ▁questions ▁which ▁had ▁grav ely ▁threatened ▁the ▁good ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁At ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁these ▁negoti ations ▁he ▁was ▁created ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁St ▁George ▁( K CM G ). ▁ ▁From ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁to ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁home ▁appointment ▁of ▁Ass istant ▁Under - Secret ary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁That ▁month ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁British ▁en voy ▁to ▁the ▁Court ▁at ▁Lis bon . ▁He ▁was ▁received ▁by ▁King ▁Edward ▁VII ▁at ▁Bal m oral ▁Castle ▁in ▁early ▁October , ▁before ▁his ▁departure ▁for ▁Portugal . ▁He ▁held ▁this ▁post ▁till ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁Lis bon ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁from ▁the ▁delayed ▁effects ▁of ▁a ▁motor - car ▁accident . ▁The ▁relations ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁with ▁Portugal ▁during ▁G oss elin ' s ▁residence ▁were ▁cord ial ▁but ▁une vent ful . ▁Upon ▁the ▁state ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁and ▁Queen ▁of ▁Portugal , ▁G oss elin ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Knight ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Victor ian ▁Order ▁( GC VO ) ▁by ▁King ▁Edward ▁VII . ▁Before ▁his ▁unexpected ▁death ▁he ▁was ▁a