The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-08 00:00:00

JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.

A return has just been issued (pursuant to an order of
the House of Commons, dated July 20, the return hav-
ing been prepared on the motion of Mr. B. Baldwin
on the 4th of May last) giving a list of all
the Joint Stock Companies which have been
registered, provisionally or otherwise, under the pro-
visions of ithe Act 7th and Bth Victoria, c. 110 ;
stating, in a tabular form, the style, title, and business of
the company, the date of its formation or establishment,
the date of registration, the names of the present di-
rectors, the norninre. amount of capital, the amount paid
up, the amount borrowed under Act of Parliament, with
the title of such Act. This return is made up to the
Ist of June last, and it contains, first, a list of existing
companies, registered as having been in existence pre-
vious to the sth of September, 1844 ; secondly, a return
of provisionally registered companies, the formation of
which was begun subsequently to the sth of September,
1844 ; thirdly, a return of completely registered com-
panies, as formed under a deed of settlement or sub-
scription contract, in manner prescribed by the Act ;
foarthly, a return of directors of provisionally registered
companies ; aael fifthly, a return of directors of com-
pletely registered companies. The first list, of com-
panies existing previous to the sth of September, 1844,
contains the names of 994 companies, aho the descrip-
tion of the business thereof, the dates of formation,
and the dates of registration. The second list o pro-
visionally registered companies contains the names of
1,633 companies, together with their date of provisional
registration, a description of the business, and the
amount of capital. Among these companies is one of a
peculiar character, which was provisionally registered
;.he 19th May last, entitled the British and Iri.h Granary
Corn Mill Company and Provident Institution, the capi-
tal of which is set down as 35,000,0001 Its objects ere
described as being " the purchase and sale of grain at
fixed prices, cultivation of waste lands, encouraging the
worl.ing classes, and offering Parliament the means of
abolishing class taxation by levying a duty on grain and
Hour sold by the company." The third list cimtains the
names of 115 completely registered companies, giving
the date of complete registration, descriptions of the
character of the business, and the amount of capital.
['he fourth return gives the names of the directors of
1,628 of the provisionally registered companies ; and
the tkfth those of the directors of the 115 completely
registered companies.

ST. JOHN'S GATE, CLERKENWELL.—This, the only
remaining portal of ancient London, is again left in an
unfinished state, the funds subscribed being only sufficient
to complete the restoration of the north front.
FATAL AFFRAY ON THE BERWICK AND NEWCASTLE
RAlLWAY.—Tuesday afternoon, some dispute arose be-
tween three Irishmen and an Englishman, on the line of
railway forming between Walker and Benton, which
vas noticed by Captain Potts, who happened to be near
the place, and on going up he endeavoured to bring
about a reconciliation. Unfortunately one of the Irish-
men, George Mathews, reckless of consequences, pushed
Captain Potts aside, and taking something out of his
waistcoat-pocket, rushed towards the Englishman, and
stabbed him in the abdomen. The poor man instantly
fell, and in a few moments breathed his last, the assassiti
running towards Newcastle, where he was pursued and
c$ ptured by police constable 42, near to the Byker
police station.—Newcastle Advertiser.
THERMOMETERS IN SCHOOL-ROOMS.—A thermo-
meter should be kept in every school-room, and hung
on the coolest side of it. The proper temperature
should be determined by unchangeable laws, not by the
variable feelings or caprice of any individual. Withouta
thermometer—if the teacher be habituated to live

the open air ; if he be healthy, vigorous and young ; if
he walk a mile, or several miles to school ; and espe-
cially if he keep upon his feet during the school hours,
the scholars will be drilled and scolded into a resigna-
tion to great suffering from cold. If, on the other
hand, the teacher lead a sedentary life, if his health be
feeble, or if he step into the school-room from a neigh-
bouring door, he will perhaps unconsciously create a
little summer about himself, and subject the children
to a perilous transition in temperature whenever they
leave his tropical regions._ In this way a child's lungs
may get a wound in early life which neither Cuba nor
the South of France can afterwards heal.—American Re-
port on the Subject of School-houses.
ALLEGED CRUELTY TO AN OLD MAN IN THE
HAVERHILL UNION HOUSE.—The town and neighbour.
hood of Haverhill have been thrown into a state of the
utmost excitement in consequence of rumours that an
old man named John Webb, 78 years of age, a pauper,
had died in consequence of cruel and brutal treatment
received by him at the hands of the officers of the Haver-
hill Union House. The old man, it is stated, was childish
and bed-ridden, and, of course, troublesome, his infirmi-
ties calling for assistance which occupied some time, and
demanded some humanity to render. It is represented that
the son of the deceased going to see his father, who was
confined to his bed in the Infirmary of the Union House,
found him senseless, and discovered some blood
trinkling down one side of his face, a blow on one of his
knees, and his ancle very much bruised as though he
had been severely beaten. Besides the blow on the
head there was also an injury on his right eye, which
was plastered up with three plasters, and he was in a
state of the utmost filthiness. On Monday last an in.
quest was commenced at the Greyhound Inn, Haver-
hill, before Harry Waymann, Esq., on the body of the
deceased, whereat the two sons were examined, but the

inquiry being adjourned, we abstain from giving parti-
culars, in justice to all parties. The excitement on the
spot is most intense, and the decision of the jury is looked
forward to with the utmost anxisty.—Bury Herald.

MORTALITY OF THE METROPOLIS.—The total
number of deaths registered in the metropolis for the
week ending Saturday, October 3, was 935 ; of this
number 879 were deaths from other causes than violence,
showing an increase in the number of deaths from dis-
ease of 87, as compared with the week preceediug. The
number of deaths from diarrhma were 43 ; from dysen-
tery, 8 ; and from cholera, 3. The number of deaths
from diseases of the lungs and organs of respiration
amounted to 222, of which 127 were from consumption.
The deaths from typhus were 38. There were 1,359
births during the week.

I THE GAIE Laws.—A HARD CASE.—A few days
1 ago Henry Pearce was brought before the magistrates
at Chichester, and charged with being concerned in an
act of poaching five years ago. Pearce was fined
2/. 12s. 6d., and in default to two months hard labour.
He paid the fine; but this did not seem to suffice. The
gamekeepers and their masters were determined to
rid themselves of their neighbour ; so a trumpery tale
was raked up, an information was sworn and a warrant
issued, and Pearce was taken on the sly, hurried
before their worships and convicted out of hand of being
found in the road on a dark night in winter, five years
ago, for an unlawful purpose, and sent to hard labour for
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one month. He declared he was innocent of the allege
offence, and that the charge had sprung from spite anti
malice. During the five years Pearce has been absent
he had served her Majesty at sea four years and up-
wards, and this treatment is the reward an ungrateful
country had in store for him.—Brighton Guardian.
The Memorial of Pau of the 2d announces the ar-
rival there of the Baron d'ilenneville, to prepare the
Chateau for the reception of the Duke and Duchess de
Montpensier.
ENORMOUS QUANTITY OF SHIPPING AT ODESSA.—
Letters from Odessa of the 18th September, received in
Liverpool, state that a fleet of no less than 150 mer-
chant vessels arrived at that port the day before, thus
effe.ctually putting an end to the scarcity of shipping
which had so long prevailed. These vessels w:•re
elicily Greek and Italian, only six of them being
British. From 350,000 to 40,000 quarters of wheat had
been bought for shipment on boardjthese vessels, chiefly
for Italy and the south of France, and from 110,000 to
130,000 qrs. still remained on sale. The arrivals of new
wheat had been small, bnt were expected to be liberal
during the next two months. The price of new wheat,
of good quality, was 345, to 345. Bd. per quarter, and the
freight to England was 12s. 3:1. a quarter. The stock of
Indian own was very smalL