The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-14 00:00:00

REGISTRATION and RFGULALIO"
OF JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.

A very important Act received the rot al assent sea
Thursday, the sth instant, entitled " An Act for tin
Registration, Incorporation, and Regulation of Joint--
Stock Companies,' the of jest of which is to bring
under the eye of Government all joint-stock
companies, and to prevent the establishment of
fraudulent concerns with high-sounding names and
pretended patronage, whereby persons with the pro
raise of a high rate of interest have been deprived of
their' money and reduced to great distress. There
are 80 sections in the Act, with several schedules
annexed. It has immediate operation from the sth
instant, with respect to the officers to be appointed for
the eegistration of companies, and the regulation of
the office provided for that purpose, and all other pro-
visions as to the companies to which they have appli-
cation, on the Ist of November next. The preamble
of the Act, on consideration of which the sections
hare been framed, declares it to be expedient to
make provision for the dut, registration a joint-stock
companies during the fottotion and subsistence
thereof, and also, after such cenWletelegistration, to
invest such companies with the qualities and incidents
of corporations, with some modificationg, And subject
to certain conditions and regulations, and Also to pre-
vent the establishment of any companies which shall
not he duly constituted and regulated,. Recording to
the provisions of this Act. It is provided, that be-
fore any advertisement or other proceeding appears of
an intended joint-stock company (which term has st
very large signification), a provisional registration
shall take place at the "Registry-office," giving cer-
tain particulars, in order to guard against -mere ad-
venturers obtaining money from the publiC, and in
the event of non-registration as described, the pro-
moter to be liable to be fined 201. A complete regis-
tration is to take place before a company can act other
than provisionally, and full information afforded re-
specting the deed of the company, &c. Patrons and
directors must in future hold shares in the company,
under a penalty of 201., and the inspection of books is
given to shareholders under certain by-laws, in order
that the affairs of companies may be ascertained, and
any director or officer who shall wrongfully "do or
omit ;any act," with intent to defraud the company or
any shareholder therein, or falsify or fraudulently
mutilate, or fraudulently make any erasure in the
booki of account or books of registry, or any docu-
, meat, belonging to the company, then such director
or other officer shall be deemed to be guilty of
a miidemeanour. The following provision has been
framed to prevent the fraudulent companies
Seetion 65, " And forasmuch as :great injury
has been inflicted upon the public by companies
falsely pretending to be patromSed or directed or
mandged by eminent or opulent persons; now, for
the purpose of preventing such false pretences, be it
enacted, with regard to every company or pretended
company whatsoever, whether registered or not, and
whether now existing or not, that if any person shall
make any such false pretences, knowing the same to
be false, in any advertisement or other paper, whether
printed or • written, and whether published in any
newspaper, or hand-bill, or placard, or circular, then
every such person shall forfeit for every such offence
a sum not exceeding 101." 13, another provision it is
enacted, that if a judgment in law or decree, &c.,
cannot be enforced against the person, property, and
effects of a shareholder, who shall have his remedy
against the company. Various penalties are , pre-
scribed ; and by another provision the registrar of
joint•stock companies is to make an atmal report to
the Privy Council of Trade, setting forth the par-
ticulars mentioned in the 79th section of the present
Act,' which report is to be laid before Parliament.

FIELD SPORTS OF THE NORTH.—We hope Prince
Albert, who is again to visit the land of brown heath,
will step a little further north, among our hills and
mountains, to try his rifle at the hardy deer which in-
habit our glens and corries. Scenes famous in story are
numerous as the antlered herds of Inverness, Ross, and
Sutherland shires, and should the Prince fancy some
target practice, our northern meeting will show him ,
some correct shooting, together with sundry athletic
games, unknossn in Windsor. On Friday last, Lord
Lovat, accompanied by Lord Emlyn and Sir Pyers
Mostyn, enjoyed a brilliant day's -deer stalking in his
Lordship's preserves of Glenstrathfarar Forest. With
right and left shots, Lord Lovat brought down a
topple of deer, and with three other rifle discharges, a
noble stag fell to each. Sir P. Mostyn also secured a
very large well-headed stag. The party at Achnanault
have had great success in deer stalking. During the last
week, Mr. Chearnley killed two, of which one was the
largest stag seen in Ross-shire for many year, a veteran,
well known to the sportsmen of that county. Another
of the party succeeded, on Thursday last, in stalking and
securing two very good stags, with right and left shots.
Their sport has, in other respects, been rather remark-
able. On Wednesday evening Mr. Chearnley killed in
the river, with the rod, within one hour, four trout
whose joint weight exceeded twenty-five pounds. On
the Glenmoriston Hills, Edward Burn, Esq., of Aberdeen,
and friend, got each a shot at deer, both of which they.
killed—Mr. Burn's shot being the only one he had at
deer this season. At Achnaclarioch, Sir St. George
Gore, Bart., had five successive days of sdperior grouse
shooting in the last week of August, having bagged •
376 brace and four couple of hares, which gives an
average of 76 brace a-day of birds very strcng and wild.
On the mcors of Dunmaglass, Mr. Stephens and Mr.
M'Nangliton, in ten days' shooting, had 400 brace of
grouse. At Muirton, A. Mackenzie, Esq., and friend,
killed, in one day lately, five roe-deer and several pairs
of black game.—lnverness Courier.
The Prince of Surat and suite visited the Royal
Adelaide Gallery on Friday evening ; they were re-
ceived by Dr. Jones, who conducted them round the
Gallery, and explained to them macy of the works of
art and natural curiosities. They were highly delighted
with the performances and curious mechanism of the
Automaton Writer, which they minutely inspected. The
Prince took a shock from the electrical eels, and ex-
pressed himself gratified by the sensation. The Prince
and suite took their leave after witnessing the perform-
ance of the far-famed band of the Gallery, with which
they were delighted.
A MAN OF WEIGHT IN THE COUNTY.—Hitherto
Mr. Bright, of Malden, has stood without a rival in the
annals of Essex In the way of fat and rotundity. but now
one has sprung up in the goodly person of Mr. Mansfield,
of Debden, who threatens to very nearly approach his
throne. Mr. H. Moss; of Thaxted, has just completed
a coat for him, of course of broad cloth, nearly one hun-
dred inches round, and in which six men were comfort,
ably buttoned tip at once, and they not tailors either.,
Mr. M., we are told, is about to be exhibited in London.
as a set off to General Tom Thumb, who could certainly 7
find comfortable rest and shelter in one of his coat
pockets. He weighed on Tuesday last exactly 33sto
141 b.
to the stone.—Chelmsford Chronicle.
LEICESTER STATE OF TRADE.—The demand is
brisk for all sorts of goods, with the exception of the
fine kinds of worsted and woollen hosiery, which are
less inquired fur. Workmen are fully employed. Wools
and yarns are firm,—Leicestershire Mercury.
THE IRISH AND O'CONNELL.—Many of the Irish
reapers in this country are actually leaving their em-
plop-cent, and returning home, in order to participate
in the rejoicings consequent on the liberation of O'Con-1.
nell.Leeds 7'imes.
THE SWELL MOB IN DUBLIN.—Four individuala
belonging to this extensive gang arrived in Dublin on
Thursday night. Their persons are known to the
detective force, and the manner by which they became
so is rather singular—it is as follows :—A traveller be-
longing to Todd and Burns' establishment, having occa-
sion to leave London, took his seat in one of the rail-
way carriages for Liverpool. On entering, the carriage
he found himself in company with five other individuals,
who were strangers to him, and who appeared mutu-
ally so to each other. One of them was a female of a
lady-like appearance, and the other four were appa-
rently gentlemen, and looked as if accustomed to move
in the first classes of society. The elder of them ap--,
peered not to know any language save French, and the
others seemed to be amused at his awkward attempts
to speak English. After some time Mr. Wilson's (the
name of the traveller) attention' was attracted to
a species of dumb language which appeared to be
passing between utter strangers,. and, feigning to
sleep, he heard the person who appeared not to
know English, conversing very fluently in it, and
using several sang terms. Mr. Wilson immediately _
became alarrnetl, and the train stopping at a place of.
refreshment, Wolverton, he withdrew to a private place
to change his money frem one pocket to another, as be
had observed his companions frequently point at the.
pocket which contained it. He had not entered above
a minute when ono of the party followed him and
watched his movements. They returned to the carriage,
and Mr. Wilson, again feigning tb doze, observed the
individual who had previously followed him point out
to his companions the pocket to which he had trans-
ferred his money, Becoming more alarmed, he deter-
mined not to sleep, and remained awake until he ar...
rived at Liverpool. There the.lady remained, pretend-
ingaitf or a servant of hers whom she
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air, a
man in disguise ; but whoever she was, she was evi-
dently a confederate of the other individuals. Mr. Wit-
soo parted witli their company in Liverpool, but on
coining oYeriii the 'packet, he recognised them there
again. Their persons are well known to the police.
and consequently their chances of swindling the public
are very limited indeed.—Dublin Monitor.
• -POSTAGE STAMPS.—It may.- save sornebodv.tixo
,
pence to mention, that the. envelope postage stamp ,will
not serve the purpose of the common stamp if cut out of
the original paper . and. affixed 'to a letter. • The post.!
office people disregard the substitute,. and charge double
postage, the same as if no stamp were affixed.
THE. GREAT WESTERN (IRELAND)
The peospeciuS of a proposed railway, tipsier this title,
appears in our columns tcsday. .It is to run from-the
Dublin antl:Cashel Railway, near Lucan, to Mullingar
and Athlone, a distance of sixty-eight miles. Sir John
i‘lecneill" is the Engineer, and the Provisional Com:.
mittce are highly respectable. The capital is to be
750,000/. in 501. shafes, and a return of 'eight per rent.
is expected.—Railway Record.
POPULAR FEELING IN ENGLAND.—We have before
extracts from the press of England, Metropolitan and
Provincial, commenting on the release of O'Connell and
the martyrs. The tone of them all is in favour of the'
liberated, and of Britieli justiee, as exemplified in theii
persons. Even many Tury prints display a spirit of this
ruling passion—the fiat justitia ruat ccelum-though their
write on Irish conspirators and Irish disaffection.—Cook
Examixer. .;