The National Register.
London, England, 1817-08-18 00:00:00

AUGUST 19.

who Maty Ashford was; and on being told, he said, " I have been
intimate with her sister twice, and I'll be so with her, or die
by it."
D. Clarke, on heating of Mary Ashford's death, went to. Castle
Britoinwich. Ile met the prisoacrat the CilUlla He said, ** What
bas become of the yon,- womin that went away with you over night ;
she is murdered and thrown into a pit." T..e prisoner exclaimed.
in some confusion, Murdered ! I was alont with. tier till four
o'clo:k this morning.!" Witness a.keil hint to go along with him
and clear himself: he replied he could soon clear himselt. Ile went
will the witness to I i vbeirm went into the room and eat and drank.
Tlwre was not a word :aid of the murder. The prisoner seemed
not disposed to speak of it, and the witness did not press it.
lieu the rase fur the I:mart:mine closed.
W. Jennings, a milk-man in Birmingham. his wife, J. Holden.
-the younger, and Jane Eaton, swore that rite prisoner passed by
Holden's in the morning of the 27th, and wallted slowly. They
had seen him nass, and to minutes or a quarter of an hour after.
wards Mrs..letutings asked Miss Eaton the time, and site said 17
minutes to five. J. ileydon saw the prisoner at Twantley's stables
tire minutes before fives J. ‘Voodctock, miller to'Z. Twarnley, at
Broontwirli, and .1. White, servant at Castle-Brooinwich, saw the
prisoner there at 20 minutes past live: the argument was therefore
thus—Mary Ashford left Mrs. Butler's at to minutes past tour: the
prisoner was at Holden's at h:111-past four, a distance of more than
three utiles from the pit; theretore, the dont charged could not
have been done by the piisoner, since he could not have done it.
and walked more than three miles, in less than 20 minutes.

The Learned Judge, in summoning up, dwelt upon the impossi-
bility of the pri,oner having committed the act chargul, if thew it-
nesves spoke the truth. His oonlession was fair as far as it went.
though no account had been given of the foot marks.
The Jury in tier minutes returned averdiet of—Not Guilty.
He was then. im.../UrAra, arraigned Ihr the rape, and acquittetL
The trial lasted front eight in the morning all half-put eight si
night.

DURHAM..
ICU:CT 10NEE11 c.-11 YNDES ALLAN.

This was an action for work and labour. The work and labour
being the cerci.•ea which the plaintiff, an Attorney at Sunderland,
had tanilertil to the defendant, a member of parliament, in a con-
teste I election for Durham.

Mr. Sunlett observed, that the air of St. Stephen's Chapel had a
bad effirt un the memory ; for any one who had paid much autumn%
to electioneering proceedings. must have ob...•.ved that a cmt!ithite,,
before he was sent to St. Stephen's, knew every body—shook hands
with every body ; was kind, open beart....d, &id liberal in promises.
But no sooner was he sent to St. Stephen's than his memory bectuue
manifestly unpaired; fur on his return to the city or county which
had sent hint there, he hardly knew any body. " Sir, I voted for
you at the last election," says voter. "ma you so ; then lam much
oblifted to you, but I dont know you."—" Sir, I was one of your
merits at that election,and eid you very considerable :ervice, and you
have forgot to pay me for my services —" Agent ! terriers! I don't
knew what you are talking about ; I can't recollect any such thing ;
don't know yen." This detect of memory had visited the detbnitant.
who had forgot the services of the plaintiff; and refused that coup
pensation tor whiel, the action was hrould.t.
Witnesses were called, who proved that the plaintiff had been em-
ployed for tudays in canvassing for the defendant. No defence waa
made, and the Jury found a verdict for the plaintilf—DamageszesL

A Circular Letter made its appearance on Wednes..
day on .Change, the object of which is to induce the
Public to purchase in the Dutch Funds. We leave
our Readers to decide on the advantages thus offered.
They will find them stated in the following extract
from the letter:—

" The re-establishment of public credit in the kingdom of
the Netherlard, together with the rope) OM state of its fi-
nances, and the regularity with which they have been ma-
naged since the revolution of 1813, have induced many pm-
sons not resident in Holland to purchase in the Dutch Inittl•-.
An additional inducement has been offered by their yielding
an interest of 31 per cent. or thetcalaJuts, at their present
price.
" The Stock is of two descriptions —the Fended National
Debt, and the 'Deferred Stuck.

The Funded National Debt, amotmting to about Fifty
Millions sterling, bears an interest of 21 per cent.—tbe pre-
sent price is from 43} to 44} per cent.
"The Deferred Stuck, bearing no present interest, is in
shares of One Thousand Florins each (about 901); a portion
of these, being all numbered, is annually incorporated by
lot, with the Funded Debt. The holder of the share drawn
becomes immediately possessed of Funded National Deht
to its amount. About one Million sterling has been dra•sn
and funded since the restoration :A* a regular Government in
the year 1813 ; against which a Sinking Food to the same
amount is established. The price of this Deferred Stock is
from 31 to 4 per cent."

IMPROVEMENT ON SHOOTER'S Him.—The difficulty
which carriages have continually experienced in ascending
this great elevation, has lung been complained of. •It may be
a satisfaction to some OfoOf Readers, to learn, that efforts are
now snaking 10 obviate the inconvenience we speak of;
numbers of workmen are employed in lowering the most
elevated part of the road, which is to be cut away so as to
make it 14 or 15 feet lower than it is at present ; and the
rubbish thus taken away will be thrown on the mad towards
the declivity of the hill, giving it a coaresponding height.
The work is going forward on the eastern side of the hill,
and is expected to be finished in a few weeks. The workmen
take one half the road longitudinally, leaving the other half
for passengers, until the new half shall be completed, after
which the completion of the new half will follow. This part has
been separated by a railing, which has been put up.for the
protection of travellers.
WOLVES.—Some wolves were lately mentioned to have
made a,, irruption into the department of Yonne, in France,
and to have devoured four children. It is with pain we learn,
that these ferocious aninials have extended their ravages into
some other departments. In that of Arriege, they have at-
tacked not only children; bat even men. On the Ist of July,
about three o'clock in the morning, a wolf broke into a stable
of the hamlet of Perry, in the Com:moue of Mountjoie, where
there was a cow belonging to J. Peyras ; the latter hearing
the noise, e tan into the stable, when the animal immediately
fell upon hint ; his daughter a girl about twelve years of age,
attracted by the cries of her father, ran to his assistance ; the
wolf, as soon as he saw her, let go ie father, and flew on the
pour Girl ; Peyrns, to save his child precipitated himself anew
upon tile animal, and after Inevinglocen several times over-
thrown, the cow, who bad broke loose, gave tine wolf a stroke
with her head, which releasiapPeytas, torn and lacerated as
he was, he seized some instilment of husbandry near him, and
returning ou the wolf, slew him. The Public Administration
has not neglected to take proper measures for the immediate
clearance of the Communes, from these. destructive animals.
The harvest has commenced very geuerally in Cambridge-
shire and Huntingdonshire, as well as in theadjoinigg coun-
ties, and the crops are unusually. abundant.