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Chap. Y1H. Gifts 369.—private id.—From governors of Provinces, 370.— 
Foreign States. Tribute, gold and silver flowers, modeof receiving Am¬ 
bassadors, 371. 
Chap. IX. Marriage, 372.—Polygamy, age of marriage, id.—Prelimi¬ 
naries, feasts and games, the ceremony, 373.—Bali Formula) repeated 
374.—Character of Siamese wives, 375.—Position and habits of Women 
in Siam, 376.—Chapters relating to women in the P,hra Sara samhra, 
377.—Reciprocal duties of husband and wife from the Meeleenthara , ib. 
Chap. X. The parental authority, and obligations of the various members 
of a family to each other, 379.—Training, education, 879-382.—Eti¬ 
quette, 381.—education of females, 382. 
Chap. XI. Slavery, 384.—Condition of slaves, ib. 
Chap. XU, Interest for money, 390—Deposits ib.—Cham nam or pledges, 
391.—Wages, 392.—Copartnership, ib.— Sales, ^—Contracts, 393.— 
Ceremonies and oath on entering into secrcct compacts for desperate pur¬ 
poses, ib. 
Chap. XIII. Tattang or administration of Justice, 394.— Tatsamo-an, of 
Judges and their corrupt practises, ib.— Mode of procedure, 396-7.— 
Courts of Judicature, 398.—Different orders oflaw officers ; 399-401,— 
Justiciary forms, 401.—Expences of process, 403. 
Chap. XIV. Criminal law, 404.—Tortures, 405.—Evidence, proof by or¬ 
deal, 405.—Classes of persons excluded from being witnesses and rea¬ 
sons of exclusion, 407-14.—Oath taken by witnesses, 414-15. 
Chap. XV. Of specific crimes and their punishments, 416.—Modes of 
punishment, ib.— Murder, ib.— Inquests, 417.—The tong ok for securing 
prisoners, id.— Instruments of torture, 41S.—Theft, id. —Police system, 
419.—Charms used by thieves, 429.—Assaults, threats to wound, striking 
parents, 421. 
Chap. XVI. Adultery, 422.—Punishment ofadufferess, id—Scale of lines, 
423 --Separation and divorce, 424.—Elopements, 424-5. 
Chap. XVII Prisons, 426.—Killing animals, id.— Prohibitions, ib.— 
Practice, ib.— Invocation of the spirit before killing, ib. —Manslaughter, 
327.—Suicide, *6.—Punishment of presumptive guilt, 428.—Of rela¬ 
tives of rebels, ib.— Effect of confession, ib.— Amusingjudicial case from 
the Bali, 428-9. 
[For many incidental notices of Siamese life, manners, customs , supe T- 
'titions fyc., contained in this paper, see Index I. voce Siam.] 
XXXI. 
Miscellaneous Notices, Contributions, and Correspondence : 
Earthquake in Java, 77.—The Tin Mines of Malacca, letter from L.Neu- 
bronner, Esq., ib .—Gutta Fcrcha, Memorandum by Dr. d’ALMEiDA, 
78,—Specimens of Coal from Labuan, Pulo Chirmin, Dornco Proper, and 
’Formosa, 78-80.—Specimens of Rocks from Pulo Ladda, Pulo Lankawi 
and the Mainland of the Pcniusula between Kiddah and Junkceylon, 80- 
SI.— Specimens of Gold from Pankallang Bukit, and of Gold and Tin 
from Gunong in Johore, 81,—Case of Poisoning by Mushrooms, 81-82. 
. Earthquake and eruption in Ternate, 168.—Falling in of a mountain in 
Timor, i&.—Correspondence, ib. 
Malay Pantins, i 50, 924* 
INDEX. 431. 
I. General Index. 
H. Index of names, and Glossary. 
