The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-07-02 00:00:00

SURMINSTER NEWTON.

MILITARY FUNICRAL. -OR Tuesday was witnessed
a some% hat novel spectacle for our place, viz., a
military funeral. Sergeant-Major King, formerly a
resident of this place, who hasspunt nearly 24 years
in foreign countries, and seen very severe service.
was staying here to recruit his health. He had
not, however, been here long ere he succumbed to
his malady, a severe and rapid consumption. We
luvir he leaves a wife and seven children to mourn
his loss. His discharge, signed hy his commanding
officer, is well worthy of perusal, showing how merit '
is appreciated and rewarded, he having attained '
the highest honours of a nowcolumissioned officer.
rho discharge also shows the many severe eugae-
meats he has encountered, among the most recent
those of the Crimea and the bloody fields of India;
together with the sentiments of Lis superior officers.
The firing party was under the command of Sergeant
/ilarshallsay, the commissioned officers being unavoid-
ably from houie, and oonsisted of 12 men, privates
of our division (10th Dorset) of rifle volunteers.
Their drum and life band was also in attendance,
and effectively rendered that very impressive com-
position, The Dead March in Saul." The
burial service was conducted by the Rev. C. J.
Nichol, of Hinton St. Mary.

it appeared that there was a balance in hand of •
£541 19s. Md., and it was decided that this amount
should be appropriated in supplying the remaining
windows of the church with stained glass.
As a lady was driving down Middle-street during
the past week, the horse, which was a high spirited
animal, took fright and started of at a furious pace, '
but owing to the presence of mind displayed by the
lady, the horse after running for some time, came to
a standstill, withont the vehicle or its occupant
'sustaining the least damage.
COUNTY POLICE. —TOWNIIALI Friday. JUDO 21.
—(Before G. Harbin and J. Wool, rawirg.) ,
POACLIING.—Oika LOreridge and aficia nroora
were summoned for trespassing in pursuit of genie
on lauds in the occupation of Mr. Bartlett, at Sutton
Binghain.—George Masters, a game keeper, said on
Thursday last about 12 o'clock, he saw the
defendants in a field called Lyatt's Close. They
had a dog with them, and he saw it turn out a
rabbit and a hare, hut he was not certain whether
the dog caught them. Witness went up to them
and asked them to give him their names, which they
refused to do, and he caught the dog and
endeavoured to take it away, but the defendants
whistled, and the dog escaped. He ultimately gave
information to the police, and the defendanta were
taken at ,Nlisterton.—lt being their first offence, they
were tined in the initigstA or el.
cost,.
A 1..1 I.lti
only II ye.rs ot age, was charged with taking a
puree from the pocket of Mary Ann Touching!' on
the night of the both Ont. —From the prosecutor's
evi4enee it appeared that the was standing in the
borongh looking at the amusements which were
taking place there, and the defendant was standing
by her side. On putting her hand into her pocket
she found that her purse was gone. She told the
bystanders that some person had takan her purse,
and a little boy who was standing near told her
that England had been close by her side. Some
time afterwards her husband saw the defendant in
the street, and on searching his pocket, lie found
the purse, which lie identified as belonging to his
wife, although the lining was taken out. —Committed
to Taunton gaol for 7 days, and during that time to
be once privately whipped.