_Market_, Saturday.--_Fairs_, Shrove-Monday, Easter Tuesday, Whit-Tuesday, last Monday in September, November 10, for horses, cows, and sheep.--_Bankers_, Fishers and Co.; draw upon Hoare, Barnet, and Co.--_Mail_ arrives 10.30 morning; departs 4.0 afternoon.--_Inns_, Queen's Head, and White Hart. [Sidenote: An ancient family gave their name to the town.] [Sidenote: A noble mansion constructed out of the ruins of Ashby Castle.] Map| Names of Places. | County. | Number of Miles From | +--+----------------------+---------+-------------+------------+ 23|Ashby Folville to & pa|Leicester|Melton Mow. 6|Leicester 10| 23|Ashby Magna pa|Leicester|Lutterworth 4|Hinckley 11| 23|Ashby Parva pa|Leicester| ... 3| ... 8| 24|Ashby Puerorum[A] pa|Lincoln |Spilsby 5|Alford 7| 28|Ashby St. Ledger[B] pa|Northamp |Daventry 4|Northamp 14| +--+----------------------+---------+-------------+------------+ |Dist.| Map| Names of Places. | Number of Miles From |Lond.|Population. +--+----------------------+-----------------------+-----+-------+ 23|Ashby Folville to & pa|Houghton 6| 104| 391| 23|Ashby Magna pa|Leicester 11| 93| 330| 23|Ashby Parva pa| ... 13| 92| 169| 24|Ashby Puerorum[A] pa|Louth 10| 137| 101| 28|Ashby St. Ledger[B] pa|Welford 9| 76| 257| +--+----------------------+-----------------------+-----+-------+ [A] ASHBY PUERORUM. In the year 1804, a Roman sepulchre was discovered near this place, by a labourer who was cutting a ditch. It consisted of a stone chest, which laid 3 feet below the surface of the earth; the lid fitted nearly to the sides, hanging a little over the edge, so that when it was removed; no dirt of any kind was found to have gained admittance during a period of nearly two thousand years. The chest was formed of free stone, of a kind found in abundance on Lincoln Heath. The urn was of strong glass well manufactured, and of a greenish colour. The glass was as perfect and the surface as smooth as if just taken out of the fire. This receptacle of the ashes was nearly filled with small pieces of bone, many of which, from the effect of ignition, were white throughout the whole substance. Among the fragments was discovered a small lacrymatory, which had been broken, from the curiosity of the person who discovered it, to ascertain whether it contained any thing of value. [Sidenote: A very ancient urn of green glass found here.]