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bears the perhaps purposely erroneous date of 1830. The robbery 

 of Sir Thomas Baring's steward at Strattou, the destruction of the 

 Messrs. Tasker's foundry near Andover^ the robbery of the Rev. 

 Sir Henry Rivers, Bart., at Martyr Worthy, the assault upon 

 William Bingham Baring, Esq., with a sledge hammer at Nor- 

 thington, were among the more prominent offences tried at Win- 

 chester — while the intimidation and extortion of money by a tu- 

 multuous mob from Lady Goldsmid, at East Tytherley House, and 

 sundry outrages committed upon the property of Mr. Baring Wall, 

 of Norman Court, were condoned by the prosecutors ; who declined 

 to appear against their perpetrators. At the winter assize six 

 prisoners were left for execution, and ninety-five had sentence of 

 death recorded against them, and were transported or imprisoned 

 for various terms. 



'[The Committee desires to acknowlerlge its ohligatlons to Mr. Master 

 for his hherality in defraying the cost of the plan which accom- 

 panies this paper. "] 



