The Forest of Dean Examiner : — 1877-06-29 (Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England)

FITS—EPILEPTIC FITS OR FALLINO SICKNESS.—A certain method of cure has been discovered for this distressing oomplaint by a physician, who is desirous that all sufferers may benefit from this providential discovery; it is never known to fail, and will cure the most hopeless coae after all other weans have been tried. Full particulars will lie mot by post to any person free of charge.—Addressii—Mr Ww.u.ns, 10, 0 ford Terrace, Hyde Fart, London.  THE ALLEGED MURDER IN PENGE: In the Court of Queen's Bench on Monday, before Justices Mellor and Lush, Mr. Douglas Straight applied to their lordshipsomder the 19th and 20th Vic., c. 16, that the trial of Lewis Adolphus Edward Staunton, Patrick Staunton, Elisabeth Staunton, and Alice Rhodes, who stood charged with the wilful murder of Harriet Staunton, the wife of Lewis Adolphus Edward Staunton, at rouge, should be removed from the Kent Assizes to be held at Maidstone, to the Central Criminal Court. The prosecution had been instituted by the Treasury, and he (the learned counsel) made this application on behalf of the defendants for reasons which he believed would induce the Attorney-General to ai,sent to it. Pence was only a few yards out of the range of the Central Criminal Court, and he moved on affidavits which showed that articles with sensational headings had appeared in the country papers, and that there was very great indication of ill-feeling towards the defendants on the part of the population. Mr. Justice Lush: But the same influence might work at the Central Criminal Court. Mr. Straight replied that there would be a rather superior jury there. Mr. Justice Lush:. Would not that apply to every trial? Mr. Straight said he had the affidavit of Mr. George Lewis, the solicitor for the defendants, which set forth the bad feeling manifested towards them. During the time when they were being conveyed from Maidstone to Bromley, where the coroner's inquest was held, be , police had very great difficulty in protecting the prisoners from ill.treatment by the people. So great Vh1.13 the prejudice against them that they could not hbpe for a fair trial at Maidstone; and it would be necessary, for the purposes of the defence, to call medical witnesses from London, which would be a great expense. Having been present himself, he could say that he never saw such a sight before as the crowd of people who had hooted and howled at the prisoners, Mr. Justice Lush: But not spoof these persons. Mr. Straight: The jury are collected from the whole county, and some of them might been it. Mr. Justice Lush: You have an abundant right of hallenge. Mr. Straight said that his application had been brought under the notice of the Treasury, and they offered no objection. Mr. Justice Mellor: If you are in the position to say that the Attorney General consents, we might be disposed to grant your application, but if there is nothing more than what you have stated, I do not think it would be right to grant it. Mr. Straight said he Was in that position. Mr. Justice Mellor Then you had better this a rule nisi, and if any person appears for the Treagury and consents to the application, we shall, under the circumstances, allow it, but it must not be taken as is precedent in the future.