▁of ▁the ▁British ▁pl en ip ot enti aries , ▁Lord ▁Be a cons field ▁and ▁Lord ▁Sal is bury . ▁He ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁to ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁returned ▁to ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁and ▁to ▁Berlin ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁be ▁secretary ▁of ▁leg ation , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁Br uss els , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁till ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁taking ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁leg ation ▁at ▁intervals ▁during ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁the ▁minister , ▁and ▁being ▁employed ▁on ▁occasions ▁on ▁special ▁service . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Nor folk ' s ▁special ▁mission ▁to ▁Pope ▁Leo ▁XIII ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁pont iff ' s ▁j ub ile e . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁he ▁and ▁Alfred ▁Bat eman ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ▁served ▁as ▁joint ▁British ▁deleg ates ▁in ▁the ▁con ferences ▁held ▁at ▁Br uss els ▁to ▁ar range ▁for ▁the ▁mut ual ▁publication ▁of ▁custom s ▁tar iffs , ▁and ▁in ▁July ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁year ▁he ▁signed ▁the ▁convention ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Union ▁for ▁the ▁Public ation ▁of ▁Custom s ▁Tar iffs . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁employed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁secret aries ▁to ▁the ▁international ▁conference ▁for ▁the ▁supp ression ▁of ▁the