The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-22 00:00:00

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MALIMMURY,—Tuesday, the Bth instant, being
the day of King Athelston's Feast, the Court met at
St. John's, as usual. Thomas Chubb, Esq., Deputy
High Steward, presided. Mr. Alderman Hanks and
ten other capital burgesses, twenty assistant bui.
gasses, and numerous landholders and commoners
were also present. Several persons were admitted
commoners in their own rights, and one was ad.
muted in right of his wife. George Godwin was
disoommoned for having let his common twice, and
having thereby produced a law suit in disputing the
right of possession. After the court about 40 of the
members of the corporation and their friends dined
together at the George bin, the Deputy High
Steward in the chair. Ur. Robins provided an ez•
reliant dinner and a convivial afternoon was spent,
the oompany being enlivenod by mest.9 ouitoOlo old

English songs. Among the loyal toasts the pious
memory of the good king Athelstan was not for-
gotten. Mr. C. R. Luce returned thanks for the
army and navy, in which his gallant brother's name
was associated, the chairman alluding to his exploits
before Sebastopol, and upon other occasions. Mr.
John Player returned thanks for the visitors.

MALLKTT 8 GRIT EQUESTRytN COMPANY .—This
establishment visited Malmesbuty ou Saturday week,
and gave two pmformauces, both of which were well
attended, and gave the greatestsatisfaction.

Devizes.—We are int)wined that the long pending
disputes between the Great Western Railway Com-
pany and Mr. G. W. Austie, of Devizes, have been
amicably and satisfactorily concluded.
BOURTON.—FataI Accident —A sad and fatal
accident happened to two infot children at this
place on Tuesday—one named Fanny Smith, 11
months old, and the other named Anne Wiltahire,
15 months' old. It appears that the aunt of one child,
and the sister of the other, two young girls, had
taken the children to Mr. twell's firm, where
there was a sale. They had ben all sitting together
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on a elope in a field, and beh d them was a large
tree, which had been wedged ap for the purpose of
being sawn—a saw pit being mar it. The girls had
left the children on the ground to themselves but for
a minute—the one to procure a whip to amuse the
child entrusted to her charge, and the other to see
how the sale was getting on—When the wedge gave
,
way, and the tree rolled dowt the slope over the
children, both of whom were se injured that the one
survived but a quarter of an tour, and the other a
short time longer. The escape of the girls is very
remarkable. Mr. Whitemarsh held an inquest on
the bodies of the children on Wednesday, and a
verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned.
WILTS FRIENDLY SOCIETY—At the two last
meetings of the Warminster branch of the above
society, during the past month forty new members
have been enrolled, and doubtless increased success
would attend other branches if the principles of the
society were fully understood. The following case
will illustrate the great advantages resulting from
the new rules which have been so wisely devised by
the hon. secretary, T. H. R. &court, Esq. :—James
Maxfield, a member of tb;gi branch for the last 14
years, about to emigrate & Anil:trice, made ap.
plication to the steward to ascertain if under the
new rules he was entitled to any portion of the con.
tributions paid during his membership, viz.,
£l3 se. Od., being is. sd. per month to receive 75.
per week during illness, and .C 2 at death. He had
received during illness £l3 its, still on examination
it was found, that there was no less a sum than
.e 4 17e. 6d., which (under the new rules) be was
entitled to, and which sum was paid to him last
week—an amount more than sufficient for his voyage
to the land of his adoption. The above facts speak
for themselves, and only require so he known to be
appreciated by the well disposed working population
of the county.