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bears the perhaps purposely erroneous date of 1830. The robbery 

 of Sir Thomas Baring's steward at Stratton, the destruetion of the 

 Messrs. Tasker's foundry near Andover, the robbery of the Uev. 

 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 acknowledge its obligations to Mr. Master 

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

 panies this paper. ,] 



