Map to illustrate the Siamese question.

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" as the bulk of the people was composed of Malays and Chinese
" whose feelings and interests were closely connected with Kedah.
" Many of the Europeans, from motives of humanity, were doubt"less also in favour of Kidah. but none of these cases can be
" deemed as any evidence or proof of the political question in
" either way, as to the Rija's claims or rights.
" Penang, 9th December, 1849. J. Low.
" We shall not enter into any controversy with our esteemed
" contributor. In saying that public opinion in Penang has
" always been strongly in favour of the rights and claims of the
" Malay Kings of Kidah, we meant the opinion of the great
" majority of the Europeans of Penang not connected with Govern" ment. Much has been said and written on both sides of the
" question, and we saw with some apprehension the revival of the
" discussion in the pages of this Journal. We say nothing as to
" the relative value of Colonel Low's opinion and that of Mr.
" ANDERSON and the large number of European residents, past and
" present, who, like ourselves, agree in Mr. ANDERSON's views.
" Whether or not the Local Government of 1824 concurred in
" these views, may he gathered from the following extracts from
" the report of the trial o f Tunku MAHIIOMED 8AAD in the Court of
" Judicature at PeImagi igi 1840.
" From the eifence o f the floa'ble J. W'. SALDoN, Esq., Rei" dent Councillor (t Pniiaiq.
" Have you reat d this lhook in which the t raislatlion of the treaty
" is printed, and wlhicibears on its tiile page to be ' by Jouit
' (NDEIsox, of the Hl oiotirable East India Company's Civil Scrvice, Penang,' and to be printed at Prince of Wales' Island
under the authority of Government by WILLIAM Cox in the
year 1824, and arc the Government records therein correctly
" cited?
" I have read Mr. ANDERSoN's work, but have not compared it
" with the Government records, but I believe they are cited
" correctly.
" Do you know the book to have been printed under the autho" rity of Government?
" I know that 100 copies were printed by order of Government
" and sent to the Court of Directors.
" Is the printed copy produced a true copy?
" I cannot say.
" Mr. BALIETCHET.- Then we must prove it.
" EDWARD D'OLIVEIRO called (previously sworn on the 26th
" October.)
" I was a printer employed in the Printing Office of the late
WILLIAM Cox; the copy of Mr. ANDEisON's book produced was
printed by Mr. Cox )y order of the Government.