The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-06 00:00:00

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THE POLICE COURTS.
(11118 DAY.)

MANSION.HOUSE.
Tkonas Boyce and Joeepts Bores, two brothel; described
es shoemakers, were charged with amatilting Richard Pita-
peald, also a shoemaker.
The prosecutor, the front of whose shirt was covered with
blood, maid that while standing in Bishoompite talking to •
Mond yesterday afternoon, the two prisoners cams tip,
ma behind and one before him, and commenced heating
him in a most brutal manner. They knocked him
dews, and it was some momenta before he came to
himself and when he did be called police, but before an
officer could get up they ran away. Prosecutor then went
bagman his business, but had not been there many minutes
before the prisoners rushed into his plum and again
beat him, cutting his head and face about so that be
lost a good deal of blood. The prisoners were, however,
ultimately secured and conveyed to the station.
Police-constable 643 said be saw • crowd of people, sod ft.
on going to see what was the matter, he sew the prosecutor
on. the pound with hie face covered with blood. and the two Ili
rea:i°vnernasowv.er to. ng
get at in the
but some metAione caught
hold of his coat ails and pulled him back, at the same 10
time crying out " Hare's the police ;" upon which the pri. St.
goners got up and ran away, and the prosecutor went home, at
while he (the °Mow) tried to find the prisoners.
Policeconstable 661 said he heard cries of "murder" and
" police" proceeding from Uniou-street, and on going to la
the spot saw the prisoners beating the prosecutor, and with 40
great difficuhy took them to the station. 16
The prisoner Thomas Boyce said his brother did not strike 86
the prosecutor at all. He (the prosecutor) challenged pri.
Kea to fight, and it was a fair fight ; they both hit one at
another.
The Lord Mayor said it was quite evident the prisoners IS
bed committed • most brutal ameldt, and fined them seoli 1
10a. or 10 days' imprisonment, St.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. -

THE ASCOT HEATH MEETING.
TO TRZ =MOM or 1111

Sin,—Matters mistimed a very different com-
pletion on Tuesday as regards the Gold Cup, two miles and ri
• half, the " scratching" of Thormanby and defeat of New- et,
castle having caused attention to be directed to the Promised S.
Lind, who had • rattling gallop round the course in the mom- ;•''
hm and apparently weut in his old form. To oppose him, we 26
have now may Butterfly, Gamester, Magnum, Newcastle, 10
Weatherbound, The Drone (or Rap), Seclusion, and Rupee, it.
end through his may defeat of Avalanche at Chester el-
an these are held safe by him on paper ; Reverthelless, tpy
amounts have reached me not at all flattering to his 26,6
dram, and I shall not be astonished at the public ;
hem being upset, Butterfly being most likely to 81.
trimaph over bins. In the New Stakes, for 2-yrukla, gR
T.Y.C., there are Folkestone, Walloon, and Brown
St-
Ileehaw with Sib. penalties. and the latter will take
her ewe pert, for no faith can be placed in her defeat by is
the Agnes filly, who obtained several lengths the beet of .L.
the start ; if she should succumb it might be to one of Hr. gk
Marry's, Sweet Hawthorn being one of the most racing-like M
yonapters at Ascot. The St. James's Palace Stakes, for lei
3-yr-olds, one mile, may fall to Northern Light, with Tom la
Deanne sewed ; and • 30 Sore. Sweepstakes, for 3-yr-olds,
ens mile and a half, to Stockade, with her 61b. allowance ;
bat the Claiming Plates and Queen's Guineas are too open, It
t.
pending to-day's running ; and the Wizard for the T.Y.C.
Sweepstakes, with Thunderbolt for the sails ditto, look real M.
geed things.—l em, Sr., METEOR. 0i
Wednesday, Wednesday, Jane 6.
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SECOND BIENNIAL OIAICE3.
Rupee
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VD3ITOR.T PLATE.
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ROYAL HUNT CUP.
Crater
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Cock-e-Hoop

27 ran.
FERN HILL STARES. About half a mile.
Thundert.ult, Mountebank, Lady Clitlen, Agues f, Via- St
count Brignall, Big Ben, and Little Lady are here. St.
St.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 15 BOVS. Three quarters of a rale. St.
Baron Munchaumn, Lucy, and loduatnotis are here.
NINTH TRIENNIAL STAKES. One mile. to
Plumper, Baron Muochausen, Viatka, Allington, Venue St.
f, Northern Light, Wilard, Jason, Roesia, and Monk are E.
here. 'er

ElOO PLATE. Five furlongs 136 yards.
Wee Polly, Ingsstre, (slo, Hotels. Concertina c (3 yrs), 10
Crater, Concertina c (2 yr.). Willoughtun, Professor, 1$
Astarte, Holly Banks, ('oust Horne, Gammon, Maggiore, ya
Baralibas, Fortuna f, Waterwitch, 6kelton, South Austra-
lian, Svconhant, Maid of Peru, Blisworth, Morella, Vir
count trignall, Southport, Dryspring, Sutherland, and cby ht.
Gibraltar are here.

THE CENSUS.-RELIGIOUS STATISTICS.
MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

This afternoon a numerous and highly important
meeting, attended by about a dozen members of parliament
sad severs) lendUis \o•conformist nuniaters, was held at
Pendali's Hotel, to consider the provision in the Census Bill
requiring persons to state their religious profession. The
chair was taken by Sir M. Pato.
On the motion of Mr. A. Patr.•rr seconded by Mr.
PEA:4Iy M. P. , the following resolution was adopted—
" That the provision in the bill for taking the next remus of
the population, proposing to compel, by means of a
penalty, • statement of the 'religions profession' el
every inhabitant of the country, is regarded by this meet-
ing as an unwarrantable exercise of authority, and as re.
pugruint to the spirit of modern legislation. That
the replies obtained would inevitably be to a large
extent defective, ambiguous, and inaccurate, and
that the propoeed withdrawal of the penalty, instead
of mitigating the evil, would, by inducing • numerous sec-
tion of the community to withold the desired information,
render the returns still more inconclusive. That, as so
useful purpose can possibly be served by such returns, the
meeting is constrained to believe that it intended to further
the designs of an ecclesiastical party who seek to cost dis-
credit os the census of 1851."

The following resolution was also agreed to :—"That look-
ing upon this nnealled-for departure from the plan adopted
in 1851 as a deliberate attempt to inflict political injury on
dissenters by mouse of deceptive official statistics, the meet.
Mg urges the necessity for such an expression of opinion
throughout the country ss will induce her Majesty's minis-
ters to sbandon so indefensible a sciteme, and for a distinct
intimation that, if it be peruiste.l in, neither they 11,1. the
members of the House of Conimoo4 who may support it,
can retain the confidence of the dissenting laxly."
It was then agreed that a petition in harmony with the
above resolutions should be presented to the Howe of
Commons by Mr. Baines, M.P.
The following members of parliament were anion,/ those
present : —Mr. Baxter, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Pease, Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Wykl, Mr. Lawson, Mr. Batley, Mr. Salt, Mr. Beaus-
field, Mr. Whalley, Mr. Norris, Mr. Crossley, Mr. Leathern,
Mr. Forster, Mr. Hardeastle.

MR. STUROKON.—The friend* anil a4mirern on
this popular preacher met at New Park-street Chapel
on lierolay evening twat to take leave of him for a I
abort time, as be is going to have a tour through Switzer-
knil. :mil will lie reliant from his congregation about two
months. Mr. Spnr;,iin h.i• for tonne time past complaimod
pea t he fight ononi doubt, by his indefatigable
meal. The Amount of hia lahour, Vll.ll, in a measure be esti.
mated when it is stated that for the last seven year. he has
reached on an aver 4., ten sermon+ a week, always to tarfft
ecogregat as, hut *martini., to its many as :10,010 soils at
one time. hesiites other polihe duties. There appears to be
as. doubt that hi, phvoc:il n• I nemtal energies greatly need
a reiasati, o from such exceri-ive tad. However, be has
several onirtigements to atteal to in souse a the principal
aides I. (:.mane while alwolit from Eeglaud. The esteem '
la which lie is heti I. thousands is was maul.
load on 31,mlav evening, NA the chapel wail avwdmi to
masa Several *Adam,* •of gissl-will sal affection towards
him cad his wife wero delivered by his demons and
Were. During Ile Smurgem's absence various /raiment
adaistere will supply his p!...e, both at Exater•hall and
New Part-atm& It is the intention of the Daddies corn-
mitts, to get the saw Tabernacle so far admitted towards
essmitietine as so laid a seawater meting is it ois Mr. Spur-
geon s retina.— rms..
Hosouss Madrid ay .:•tte
paldishee a decree **darning the tide of Ideate or Infanta
cm the child to wham the Deebe•• de Neetpensier is about
in ewe birth; it likewise gives a lid di this greet dipsitnries
eg Iftste, who we to be Is attendance at the prt.nitatioa
of tbe roval child biesedistely after the birth, as well me a
detail of the toeurlitio to bs observed as lie oteasion.