Show c public works in persia arke the following is a copy of corres has passed between the th e foreign minister and baron de reuter renter on the subject of the concession recently made by the persian government to him and which hrs has beeri printed in return to an address ot tho the house of lords 18 kensington palace gardens london sept 12 1872 lylord my lord about adouth since I 1 bad the honor of privately communicating muni cating to your lordship the fact that the persian government had granted me an ad exclusive concession fora fona for fon a term of seventy years for the construction of railways irrigation and other othen works throughout that country 1 I have now the pleasure to inform your lordship that this concession has since then received the si signature g n of the grand gnand vizier and has been duly ratified by his imperial majesty the shah in undertaking this gigantic gigant iq work it is not only my earn earnest est desire both to improve the social condition of the persians and to open up the great natural resources of their country for the benefit of the world at large but also to render my concession of the highest value to great britain the select committee of the house of commons appointed to consider the c question of a railway to nhe ithe east recommended the speedy commencement of a line lino by the euphrates euphrate valley route your lordship is doubtless aware that tho the Itus russians are making great progress with their railways towards tho the caspian sea having already partly completed three lines hires each eisch leading in that direction one route viz that from st petersburg via moscow to the sea of azoff is open for traffic A second one from dinaberg Dun aberg via orel to on the volga is likewise in boiking order the journey thence to astrachan on oni the caspian sea being performed in two wo days only by steamer there is is moreover a third line lino already complete from moscow to direct which will hereafter be extended to astrachan under these circumstances I 1 need nob not point out to your lordship the tho importance of my concession don eon cession I 1 have obtained from the shah which as before mentioned is of an in exclusive character and secured to me for a period of seventy years 1 I desire to serve this my adopted country by introducing my enterprise ter prise under english auspices alone and I 1 shall have pleasure in so doin doln without soliciting a subsidy or or other arther material support from her Maje majesty government I 1 nevertheless desire to feel assured that in the event of differences arising between the persian government and myself her Maje government will recognize the vay validity of my scheme and protect my rights as aus a british subi subject act so far as may be in their power begging your lordships lord ships kind hind and favorable consideration of this communication and requesting the favor ravo rofa of a reply at your lordships lord ships convenience I 1 have ac signed julius juilus jul jui lus ius DE REUTER 1 forel forein foreign n office oct 15 1872 ggs sir ir 1 I am m directed by earl Gi granville anville to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of tho the ultimo stating that you have hawe obtained wolfrom from the persian government the exclusive concession for the construction of roads and railways throughout that country and requesting the protection of her Maje government govern in the event of differences arising between the persian government and yourself in reply 1 am to to acquaint you that whilst her government would view with satisfaction the efforts of the shaws government to iii lil increase crease creaso by means of rall rail railways railway way abid and roads the resources of persia they cannot bind themselves officially to protect your interests whilst carrying out your engagements with that government I 1 am ac signed ENFIELD english paper the american booksellers guide gulde the circulation of londen newspapers is stated upon 10 good authority to bo be as fol ool follows lows laws the daily telegraph copies copie the standard daily dally I 1 loews news echo times the momin morning and evening papers together give a sum sunt total daily of copies coples drwall says that it ought to be generally known that ordinary boiled rice eaten with boiled milk mill is one of the best remedies known for any form of loose bowels its ef efficacy fleacy is increased if it is browned like calree and then boiled and eaten at intervals of four hours taking no other food or liquid whatever its curative virtue is increased if no milk is taken with it and the tile patient will keep still in a warm bed then it becomes an almost infalvi ble remedy |