theoffenceswereofthesamecharacter，andtheCommissionssatatthesame
time。Thedifferencewasapparentfromthefirst，andon1stJanuarytheTimespublishedaleadingarticlepleadingforuniformity，andpointing
outthattheBerkshireCommissionwas’amercifulcontrast’tothatatWinchester。
Thecauseisprobablytobefoundinthedispositionsandcharactersofthe
authoritiesresponsibleinthetwocases。ThecountrygentlemenofBerkshire，