Map to illustrate the Siamese question.

-18 -This Engaagement, which His Majesty has voluntarily, and with
great satisfaction,-entered into, has received as marks of its validity
the chop or seal of His Majesty, and the seal and signature of the
Agent, Captain.AMEs Low, together with the chops of the ministers of Perak, who are also parties in this Engagement with the
Agent, and it is delivered to the said Agent to remain as an everenduring memorial of alliance and friendship between the King of
Perak and the British.
This paper, written on the Eighteenth day of October 1826, of
the English year, and on the Sixteenth day of Rabi-al-awal, Wednesday, in the year of the Hegira 1242.
Signature of the Agent, Captain JAMES Low.
(A true copy)
(Signed) JAMES Low, Captain,
Political Ayent.
(A. true copy)
(Signed) S. GARLING,
Resident Councillor.
TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP AND COMMERCE BETWEEN
GREAT BRITAIN AND SIAM.
Signed at Bang kok, April 18, 1855. Ratifications exchanged at
Banrgkok, April 5, 1856.
[ It is unnecessary to re-print the whole of the above Treaty, as
the only point affecting the present question is that portion of
Article II, which says:- "and will enforce the observance by
" British Subjects of all the provisions of this Treaty, and such of
" the former Treaty negotiated by Captain B3URN.EY in 1826 as
" shall still remain in operation."
The Articles and parts of Articles of the Treaty of 1826 which
were retained are the following *:Articles I., II., III., VI., VIII., XI., XII., XIII., XIV. and
the following extract from Article X.:-" Asiatic merchants, not

* Hertslet's "Treaties," Vol. X., pp. 558, 574, 575, 576 and

577.