The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-02 00:00:00

LON DON DOCKS.

Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors in
this commercial establishment was held at the Dock House,
Prince's-street, near the Bank, for the purposes of declaring a
dividend for the half-year just ended, and the election of directors
to otece for the year ensuing. At one o'clock Mr. Cattley took
the chair.

The minutes of the last Court were read by Mr. J. D. Powles,
and the report of the Court of Directors was then submitted to
the proprietors.

The general results of the half-year, as given in the document
just referred to, are these :—ln the six months of 1845, 424
loaded vessels from foreign ports have entered the docks. In the
corresponding period of last year 395 vessels were entered, show.
ing an increasing tonnage of 16,048 tons in favour of this season.
In the earnings there has been an increase of 33,7841. in favour
of the docks in the past half-year. To conduct this increased
business, it follows, as a matter of course, that an addition in the
shape of wages must have occurred, and the expenditure upon this
account principally is increased rather over 7,0001. The other
details of the report have reference simply to the present flourish-
ing state of the docks.
On the question that the report be adopted, a long discussion
'was entered into with respect to the policy of the charges for new
works being deducted from the earnings of the establishment, as
respected the interest of annuitants for a term of years ; but the
Chairman and others put the subject in a clear position by the
assertion that annuitants, as well as others, had been benefited
by the new works, which had led to income sufficiently great to
increase the dividend now proposed of 21. ss. per cent, for the
half• year.
A resolution was proposed that a special committee be ap-
pointed to consider the legality of paying for new works out o.
profits, but only three hands were held up in favour of it, and
the original motion that the report be adopted, embracing the
dividend, was carried.
The thanks of the meeting were returned to the Court of Di.
rectors, and the meeting then adjourned.

Mr. Matheson, M.P., has paired off for the rest of
the st'ss ion with Alderman Copeland, M.P.

FA'IAI. ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE ECLIPBE
STEAMER.—Last evening Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Red
Lion, Prince's-street, Westminster, on the body of Charles Yemms,
aged aa, a cabinet-maker, killed by falling into the machinery of
the Eclipse Richmond steam-boat, on Thursday
.last. Verdict—
Accidental death ; the jury recommending that the hatchway
should be barred over to guard against future accidents.

,
r UNERAL OF SIR WNI. FOLLETT.—On Friday next
the remains of the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman will be
removed from Cumberland.terrace, Regent's.park, for interment in
the Benchers' vault under the eastern portion of the Temple
Church. The funeral, it is understood, will be conducted in as pri.
vate a manner as is consistent with the high position which he

occupied.
THE LATE 1 BOMAS HOOD.—It is gratifying and
creditable to the national character to observe, in the evidence
afforded by the provincial press, the general feeling that appears
to prevail throughout the country to pay to the literary genius and
moral worth of this departed poet and good man the philan-
thropic tribute of a widely- extended contribution towards the
future support of his bereaved family, from whom he was prema-
turely snatched before the exercise of those high mental
qualities with which nature had gifted him, enabled him to place
them beyond the reach of those bitter vicissitudes which un.
happily are too frequently the lot of the widow and the orphan.
We perceive that Manchester is stepping forward in the good work
with a noble stride that promises to reach the sum of 5001., and its
rich neighbour Liverpool we doubt not will keep pace with the praise-
worthy Lancastrian movement. Bath, too, never behind in the
appreciation and reward of genius, has also opened a subscription.
Lincoln has done the same, and we hope soon to hear that Bristol,
and all the other cities and great towns, not only in England, but
in the United Kingdom (for the benevolent unobtrusive genius of
Hood was at the service of all) will have caught the humane im-
pulse, and generously respond to its call.—Post.
ACCIDENT TO LADY ELIZABETH DE BURGH.—
We regret to hear that Lady Elizabeth De Burgh, eldest daughter
of the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, met with an acci-
dent yesterday afternoon, by being thrown from her horse while
riding on Constitution-hill. It appears that her Ladyship, in
company with Viscount Lascelles, to whom she is about to be
married, was riding on horseback in the park, and that on reaching
Constitution-hill her horse stumbled and threw her forward on her
head. Her Ladyship, on being raised from the ground, appeared
stunned by the violence of the fall, and was immediately conveyed
in Lord Ravensworth's carriage, which was passing at the time,
to the Marquis of Clauricarde's mansion on Carlton-terrace, where
medical advice was promptly obtained. Her Ladyship received
some contusions, but was not dangerously hurt.

RUNAWAY NEGROES.-A
BATTLE
WITH THE
Wilizes.—We learn from the Haggerstown (Md.) papers, that on
Monday morning, the 26th ult., about 3 o'clock, 10 runaway
negroes were discovered passing through Smithburg, Washington
county (Md.), on their way to Pennsylvania. They were passed
en the road to Smithsburg by Mr. Adam Shank, jun., and sup.
posing them to be runaways, he alarmed the citizens of that place,
and a party, consisting of Mr. Shank, Constable Flora, Joseph
Waltemyre, Henry Lyday, jun., Calvin Shoop, William M'Coy,
Joseph D. Price, and John Daimond started in pursuit. Upon
overtaking the negroes, they were commanded to halt, when they
drew themselves up in battle order, their leader exclaiming to
them, " Now, boys, G—d d—n you, fight!" They were armed
with pistols and tomahawks, and immediately commenced an
attack upon the whites, felling several of them to the earth at the
onset. The whites being unarmed, except with bludgeons, found
themselves engaged in rather an unequal and hazardous contest.
Repeatedly the negroes were knocked to the earth, but they re-
turned to the contest with redoubled fury, and being all stout and
very athletic men were rather hard to handle. Constable Flora was
twice knocked down, Price had his arm nearly severed and the
bone broken, by a blow from a tomahawk; he also had a pistol
snapped at his face, which very fortunately failed to go off.
M'Coy had his shoulder dislocated. Lyday received a wound in the
shoulder from a tomahawk, Shank was several times felled to the
earth, and the whole party more or less injured. However, after a
desperate contest, the whites succeeded in carrying off one prisoner,
in an almost hopeless condition, with two pistols and two toma-
hawks, which were wrested from the hands of the negroes. Ano.
ther negro, badly wounded, after following his companions
a mile or two upon their retreat, gave himself up. We also
learn that two more of the gang were arrested near Leitersburg.—
American paper.

MARRIAGE IN limn LlFE.—Yesterdav the nup-
tials of the Duke dell' Albaneto F. Proto PallaviCino, and Miss
.Caroline Vanneck,
,daughter of the late Hon. Gerard Vanneck,
and cousin of the present Lord Huntingfield, were celebrated at
St. George's, Hanover-square, in the presence of a select family
circle. The wedding party adjourned to Mivart's Hotel, where
the Hon. Mrs. Vanneck, mother of the fair bride, gave a dejeuner.
Among the company there were about thirty of the relatives and
friends of both families, his Excellency Prince Castelcicala, Lord
Huntingfield, &c. The Duke and Duchess, after receiving the con-
gratulations of their friends, left for the seat of a family relation
in Surrey.
It is positively stated in the higher circles of society
that Sir Thomas Wilde is about to conduct to the hymeneal altar
Mdlle. D'Este, daughter of his late Royal Highness the Duke of
Sussex.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
titorning .. 10 minutes after 0 I Evening . • 35 minutes after 0