Star.
London, England, 1815-11-17 00:00:00

YROCI ANIATION.

" At a Convention held on the wood day of March, in the
year ot Christ, lel 5, at•:3 in the Cingaleos year, 17511, at the
Palace IN the City of Candy, between his fuelleney Lienterant-
Genoa' Robert lirownrigg, Governor and Commander In-Chief
in and over the Uritish se.tl:ments and territories in the isl And of
Ceylon, acting in the name and on the b:half of tr: Maksty
George the Third, King, and h!s Royal Highness George Prince
of Wales Regent, of the United Kingdom of Or. at Bata's' and
Ireland, on the one part, and the Adskars, Mauves, and other
principal Chiefs of the Candian provinces, an behalf of the in-
habitants, and in the presence of the Mohottalee, Coraals, Vi•
duns, and other subordinate Headmen from the several pro-
vinses, and of the peoele then and there as4einlaktl on the other
part, it is agreed and established as hollows:

Ist. That the cruelties and oppress,onv of the Malabar Ruhr
hi the arbitrary and unjust ii.lbs;• ion ul bodisy tortures And the
pains of death without trial, amd aumetime. without all 2.:V v 44
OM, or the possibility of a crime, and in the general contempt
ard contravention of all civil ti,,h s, have become iligni.t, enor-
mous, and intolerable, the act: and maxims of his Government
being equally and entirely devoid of that j.:ir ice which should se-
cure the safety of his stiti cts, and of that goad faith which
might obtain a beneficial intercourse with his Otiglithturing set-
tlements.
" S. That the Rajah Sri W.krcme Rajah Finht, by the heti-
teal violation of the chief at.d most sacred duties of a Sovereign,
has forfeited all claims to that title ur the powers aenexed to the
same, and is declared fasten and ;!to,lo.ed is cm the office of King.
His family and relative-, et,er in the .I.ren.ling, descending,
or collateral lire, and who thtr by ulTislity or blue.% err, Asti for
ewe excluded from the .1 krone—and all claim and title at the
Malabar race to the dominion of the Candian provinces is abo-
liaised and extinguished.
" S. That ail male persons being or pretending to be the r. la-
tiotta of the hate Ittjak Wskrenie Itajati ~r.ha, either by afb-
nity ur bluod, and whether iu the aseessthitg, titoceteling, or vil-
la:eral line are hereby declared enemies is the Gtateranient et
the troviecesi, and excluded and prohibited from enter-
ing thew provinces on any pretence whit:ever, without a written
pernt:asion for that purpose,•by the authority of the British Go.
'eminent, under the painsand plush ies of Martial Law, which
is hereby declared to be in farce fur dna purpose—and ail male
persons of the Malabar east :low expeiled front the said provinces
are under the same penalt;ts lirsdibre.l from nutrient', except
with the permission before mentioned.
" 1. The domlniou of the Catalan provinces is vested in the
of the Briti.h Ern:sire, and to be exercised through the
r;sse.en,,rs or Listeenatir Governors t' Ceylon fur the time being,
I :ea: :acct a:cretlit,d news, saving to the Adikats, Dessave.,
Comas, Valaans, and all other Chief aotl
Lee ive Htae.amn, lawfully appui'iied by authutity ed. the
lit >r.•:, tilovernme:st, the rights, puede-go, and pewees or their
re5p...•...c e.`lices, and to all classes of the people, the safety of
their pa.ishi, a.'id property, with their civil rights and lama:wi-
no& aevotaing to the fates, instousitois, and customs, established
an-i in horde antotirs; them.
" 5. '1 he religion of Buodhe, professed by the Chiefs and in-
11.1s:tants of these Provinces, is declared inviolable ; and its
rites, Ministers, and places of worship, are to be mate:aided
and post. co.&
" ti. Leery species of bodily torture, and all mutilation of
limb, member, or (Iraon, are prohibited and abashed.
4. 7. lqo sentence of death can be carded into execution against
any inhabitant, except by the written warrant of the British Go-
vernor or Lieutenant-Governor fur the time being, f del on
a report of •the case made to him through ihe accredited Agent
or Agents of the Government, resident in the interior, in whose
presence all trials for capital offences are to take place.
K. Subject to these condirous, the administration of civil
and criminal justice and police over the Candian inliabiours is
to be exercised, according to established loons, and by the ordi-
nary authorities: saving always the inherent right of Govern-
ment to redress grievances and reform abuses In all instances
whatever, particular or general, where such Interposition shall
become necessary.
" 9. Over all other persons, civil .or military, residing in or
resorting to these provinces, nor being Caudians, c:vil and cri-
minal justice, together with police, shall, until the pleasure of
his Majesty's Government In Englasi may be otherwise de-
clared, be administered in manner following
" 1. All persona, not being commzsajoried or non-commis-
stoned military officers, soldiers, or followers of the arniy,!
usually held liable to military discipline, shall be subject to the
Magistry of,tbe accredited Agent or Agents of the British Go-
vernment in all cases except sharers of murder, which shall be
tried by special commissions to be issued from time to tints by
tre Governor for that purpose. Provided always as to such
charges of murder wherein any British subject may be defendant,
who might be tried (or the same by the laws of the United Kieg-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, in torce for the trial of
offences committed by British subjects in foreign parts, no such
British subject shall be tried on any charge tot murder alleged to
have been perpetrated in the Cal:titan Provinces, utherwist than
by virtue of such laws of the United Kingdom.
" S. Commissioned or non-commlssioned Officers, soldiers, or
followers of the army, usually held amenable to military disci-
pline, shall in all civil and criminal rain; wherein they may be
defendants, be liable to the laws, 'ref ulations and emu ot
war, reserving to the Governor and Commander-in-Chia in all
eases falling under this 9th art.ele. an unlimited right of review
over every proceeding, civ:l or tie 1 fury, had by virtue Ito reol,
and reserving also lull power to ii,ahe such particular pe ovi-
eions, COTlfOrlllaily to the yet,i':•4l eat the r. 1,1 h.le, as
may be found n. cyssary to tih.ry its principle hit . lull the,.
" 10. Provided alwa)s that the operation tit the utveral Itre-
Ceding clauses 5!..a1l nut he contravene) by the ptovi-ions et any
temporary or partial Preciatuatte.i published dursog ice e.lvloce
of the army ; which provisiona, in so tar as onst.....pasible with
the said pi. ceding artidee, are hereby repealed.
" I I. The royal dues and revenues of the Candian pr-winces
are to be managed and collected for Isis Majesty's use, mid the
suppurt of the provincial establishments, according to laWllll
custom and wider the direction and supernitenetsrsce of the ac
ei edited Agent or AVM% el the Britiah Government.
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on
" i ifs Excellency the Governor wilt adopt provisionally,
provinces,his
Majesty,
as such
ma
y
facilitate the export of their product., and improve the retorts.,
beefuth
tahbitretbote"fal Hiehuess the
whether in money or in salt, clothe., ur other connotation mit-
rel app] desirable to the inhabitants ul the Candtati country.
" CUD t*va Teta LINO.
$4 By lii. xcellency'w•contm..nd,
" JAMAS bylines-cm, Dep. Sec."