1 240 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS.
2 tories shall not be at any time changed, without
3 the concurrence of the British government.
4 “ Article XV.—The British government will not
5 exercise any interference in the internal adminis-
6 tration of the Lahore states, but in all cases or
7 questions which may be referred to the British
8 government, the Governor-general will give the
9 aid of his advice and good offices, for the further-
10 ance of the interests of the Lahore government.
11 « Article XV1—The subjects of either state
12 shall, on visiting the territories of the other, be on
13 the footing of the subjects of the most favoured
14 nation.
15 « This treaty, consisting of sixteen articles, has
16 been this day settled, by Frederick Currie, Iisq.
17 and Brevet-Major Henry Montgomery Lawrence,
18 acting under the directions of the Right Honour-
19 able Sir Henry Hardinge, G.C.B. Governor-general,
20 on the part of the British government; and by
21 Baee Ram Singh, Rajah Lal Singh, Sirdar Tej Singh,
22 Sirdar Chuttur Singh Attareewala, Sirdar Runjoor
23 Singh Majethea, Dewan Deena Nath, and Fukea
24 Moorooddeen, on the part of the Maharajah Dhu-
25 jeep Singh: and the said treaty has been this day
26 ratified by the seal of the Right Honourable Sir
27 Henry Hardinge, G.C.B., Governor-general, and
28 by that of His Highness Maharajah Dhuleep
29 Singh.
30 “ Done at Lahore, this 9th day of March, in the
31 year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred
32 and forty-six, corresponding with the 10th day of