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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 213, 4 September 1873, Page 4

An Auckland exchange gives the following as tbe text of Bishop Koran's recent deliverance on the questions of education and Secret Societies: — He de- . noonced the secular system of education, and urged the Catholics to be united, and to do all in their power to get the Act repealed. He showed how unfairly it bore npon them. An attempt was being made io destroy the Catholic religion root and branch, and to root out Christian Society. At present there were but two churches in the world — • one the Roman Catholic Chnrch, represented by the Catholic body; and the other chnrch was devoted to the sarvice of tbe Demon. This anti-Christian satanic church foand its home in secret societies, whatever name they might adopt. Its object was to wage a deadly fend against the Catholic Church, which Christ said that, in connection with the Roman Pontiff, it should prevail. The Patt Mall Gazette describes the concession that has lately been granted by the Shah to Baron Renter as of so comprehensive a character as to astonish tbe European mind. His Majesty grants to Baron Renter and to any Company which he may establish for the purposes of the concession, the exclusive right to construct railways, tramways, and other pnblio works throughout his dominions, together with the exclusive right of working the mines, and utilising the forests of the conntry. By the second article of the concession, Baron Renter's Company obtains the exclusive rigbt of making and of working for seventy years, railways throughout the country. The lands necessary for the purpose will be given by tbe State, so far as may be possible; and in ease lands which are private property shonld be reqaired, the Persian Government undertakes to use its influence to - prevent exhorbitant prices being charged, and will, if necessary, compel the owners to consent to a forced sale. All materials will be free from import duties, and all persona engaged in the works will be exempt irom taxation. The Company are to pay the Government 20 per cent on the net proHta of the working of the line. Further articles give the Company the exclusive right of working coal, iron, and {copper, and lead mines, paying a royalty to the Government of 15 per oent on the profits. Gold asd silver mines, and mines containing precious stones, are reserved by the Government. The lands necessary for the working of mines and the utilisation of forests will be granted free, if they belong to the state, in the same way as those reqoiredjfor the making of railways and tramways. The right of making, canals, reservoirs, artesian wells, and all other works connected with water commnnication and water snpply is aiso guaranteed to the company nnder similar conditions. The company are authorised to contract a loan of £60,000,000 sterling in the first instance, on which the Persian Government guarantees 5 per cent per annum, with an additional 2 per cent for the amortissement of the capital, and such subsequent loans as they may require for the completion of tbe works witb like guarantees. By article 19 of the concession the company is to farm tbe Customs for 25 years from March, 1874. Subsequent articles provide that the company are to have preference of all other persons in case of the establishment of a State hank, or gas-works, telegraphs, posts, mills, manufactures, &c.