The Sun. — 1870-06-15 (London, England)

THE ST. GOTHARD RAILWAY.—The Swiss Minister at Berlin has been empowered to sign a convention with Count Bismark, by which the North German Confederation grants a subvention of ten million francs to the St. Gothard Railway. •  The Norfolk Circuit (Mr. Baron Channell and Mr. Justice Keating) has been fixed as follows :—Oakham, Monday, July 11; Leicester, Tuesday, July 12 ; Northampton, Saturday, July 16 ; Bucks, Wednesday, July 20; Bedfordshire, Monday, July 25 ; Huntingdonshire, Thursday, July 28 ; Cambridge, Saturday, July 30 ; Bury, Wednesday, August 3 ; Norwich, August 6.  It is supposed that a clue has been discovered between the Workmen's Association in Vienna and the democratic Socialist Committees of Paris. The seizure of compromising documents by the police is said to leave no doubt of the alliance which exists. The day and hour of the late disturbances in Paris were known in Vienna beforehand. A sort of catechism has been given to the soldiers which informs them what to do in case of a rising, so that they may afford assistance to the people.  The distribution of barometrical pressure has scarcely changed, but the temperature has become decidedly warmer, especially in the east and north. Moderate breezes from the south-west still .continue on the English coast ; while the easterly wind in France has backed to the north. The sky is clear in the south and east, but cloudy elsewhere. The temperature in London at eight o'clock yesterday morning registered five degrees more than at Valencia, in the south of Ireland. This is not generally the case.  The Bishop of Exeter attended a meeting held in the Cathedral City yesterday, on the subject of education. His lordship said he was in favour of a most stringent conscience clause, believing that parents ought to feel that the ultimate responsibility of giving their children the benefit of a religious education rested upon themselves. There must be concession, but the limit was maintaining the religious character of schools. Bible instruction should be given in school hours. Dean Boyd spoke against compulsory education.  The American correspondent of the Cologne Gazette, writing of the Fenian invasion of Canada, says ; " General Sherman, who has had opportunities of hearing from the President on the subject, is said to have declared that O'Neill—and probably also the other leaders —will be made to feel the whole strength of the law. Nothing could be more desirable, for this is the only way to put an end to these childish and criminal proceedings, which can never produce any other result beyond costing a dozen people their lives from time to time, and robbing the Irish servant maids of their savings."  A gentleman residing in Palace-road, Roupell-park expresses a hope that somebody will explain, if any one can do so, the extraordinary incident which he proceeds to relate :—" On Saturday, the 11th inst.. between 10 and 11 p.m., a formidable rifle bullet was lodged in my bedroom, passing through two sheets of plate glass, blinds, curtains, &c., life being thereby imminently endangered, and property necessarily to some extent damaged." It is possible, the writer thinks, that some volunteer returning from drill with a loaded rifle, took advantage of the open ground in the neighbourhood, and imprudently discharged his weapon. The Court of Assizes at Aix (Bouches-du-Rhone), has just tried a man named Limperani, for the murder of a priest named Mattei, cure of Carcheta, in Corsica, who was found with his head nearly severed from his body, his house having been robbed of 5,000 francs. The accused, and a man named Cialdivini, were arrested, and tried at Bastia, when Limperam was condemned to imprisonment for life, and the other was acquitted. A new trial was ordered at Aix, but Limperani only was now indicted. The accused denied all participation in the crime, but the jury declared him to be guilty, and the former sentence was confirmed.