The Press. — 1854-01-14 (London, England)

WHILE MR. SHERIDAN KNOWLES is lecturing against Popery, his sun, Mr. Hiehanl Brinaley Knowles, is said to have become a Roman Catholic.  THE number of men engaged in London alone upon omnibuses on the Sunday is estimated to be not fewer than THERE has been an increase in the exportation of soap since the duty was removed. In the month ended the sth ult. the value of soap exported was 14,3481., against 14,1501. of the same month last year. IVirit the Ist of January came into foree the union of the Steuenerein (Hanover, Oldenburg, and SchaumburgLippe) with the Zonverein, as also the treaty of comweice between the latter and Austria, Parma, and Modena. Upwards of 70,000,000 persons are 110 W participating in the benefits of this union. Dn. COLLYEII, the eminent Congregational minister, died on Monday morning at an advanced age. winsu 18.):1 thene were deposited at the Morgue of Paris 395 dead !sidles, being 30 less than in 141'2. That number consisted of 2:14 men, Al women, and 94) newli • born children. Out of the 304 adults, i were recognised, and 117 of that number claimed by their families to give them burial. The different kinds of death may bo thus classified:-141 suicides, Ui accidental deaths, 37 sudden deaths, 20 deaths by submersion, the cans., it which is not known; and Iby murder. In addition, nut of the newly-born children, a caws of infanticide were ascertained, and 10 persons guilty of that crime were tried and condemned. -  .... ACCOkIPINO to the census tables on religious worship the Roman Catholics in England and Wales possessed in 10.433 11 colleges and 4( religious houses, of which 13 were for men and 13 for women, while the number of the priests was 87:i. The estimated attendance on census Sunday was—morning, 231,1443 ; afternoon, 43,967 ; and evening, 76,8190. The sittings were D 46,111. The attendance was greater than the number of attendant*. Then! are more than one moniing service attended by the same individuals. whsle number of red men still surviving in North America is estimate,' at 400,000, and of these it is calmlateil that Iteiesi ',till linger in the country east of the Nlissiaiiippi—that is to say, in the organised tenitoriea of the Union. There are said to he about 1:X1,111111 Indians in California and New Mexico, 1.:,099 in the nab or Mormon country, 23,900 in Oregon, 1151,0109 in the Plains wad Rocky Mountains, 29,000 in Testis, and about 110000 in Minnesota and slung the Tt•ISO border. Lime Wirearonn (says the Clare Jortrali) has increased his income 2,090/. a year wider the following eireitmetances :—A gentleman pessessed of a large feuded property, finding Coned' decreaeing so rapidly, became alarmed and applied to Lied Waterford to know if he would take all big CHOW at 3; per cent. This Lord Waterford has done, and cleared off his old ineurnbrancce, which were at a higher rate of interest. The negotiations were dosed on Friday. We understand that his lordship will dear 2,0001. a year by the alteration. TIM Uaaxn DOLS or TUSCANY has, by decree of the 19th ult., founded a new order, under the title of Order of Military Merit, of which be is the Grand Master. The members are distinguished into knights of the Ist, 2nd, and 8,1 class. The decorations are granted by the Grand Duke Wylie, Will may be gi‘en to foreigners as well as Tuscans. The riband of the decoration is red and black. The Minister of War is Grand Chancellor of the Order. Two small animals from the neighbourhood of the tireat Lake in Central Africa have been brought home in the 11,isphorus steamer from the Cape, under the care of Mr. Carruthers. Theme animals are diminutive in size, and approach in species to the squirrel as well as the monkey. No description of similar quadrupeds is to be found in the venous treatises on ustursl history.  1  ■rJ