The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-26 00:00:00

THE MURDER IN WILTSHIRE.

On Saturday afternoon John Stocker, under-
gamekeeper to Mr. Moak, of liverleigh, was brought before
Captain Seymour and the Rev. G. A. tioddard (county
magistrates), at the Town-hall, Marlborough, charged with
the wilful murder of Ann Hall, the wife of the head game-
keeper to Mr. Monk. Amosipt, other things which tran-
spired to coish• prisoner with the murder, iu addition to
his alleged diriy of the body, were the following:—ln
the fitsieptios he was known frequently to quarrel with the
deceased, from whom, in the absence of her husband to see
some friends in another part of the country, he would have
to receive his orders, and which he always did with great
dissatisfaction. A knife taken from the prisoner's pocket
has been found exactly to fit a wound behind one of the
ears. A jacket, proved to have been worn by the prisoner
on the day .of the murder, had been found with several
spots of human blood upon it. and the garuekeepw's
whip found iu one of the pockets, and on being plaid
round the deeemisd's neck fitted into the marks made
apparently for the purposes of strangulation, and a knot in
the whip into a corresponding indentation with unmistake-
able clearness. A pair of gaiters worn by the prisoner on
Sunday ware found hanging before the fire at his lodgings,and although washed, the surgeons who have examiqed
them, trace several spots of human blood : the trousers were
also !similarly spotted. The boots had been scruped, but
betseen the nails there were clots of blood, end au old
knife, found in prisoner's cottage, had elm perilous of
leather, mud, and blood detected on its blade, and on the
soles of the hoots there were particles of oetegke, which,
from examination of the boiling house, where the body was
found. Mrs. Hall was making at the time of the murder.
10/. or 12'. was stolen at the time of the murder Iron a
drawer, which prisoner knew of, as Mrs. Hall, who paid
him his wages, 'invariably took the money from it in his
presence, and several sovereigns had teen found in a secret
draw at prisoner's house. Oa the whip being produced, the
prisoner started and changed colour. These, and other cir-
cumstances, lead to a strong belief that he is the murderer.
A remand having been applied for, the prisoner was asked
if he had anything to say, replied in the negative, and he
was ultimately remanded fora weak.

TEE AP/MIMICS BOYS OF DERRY AND TUR PARTY
ENBLZIIS Acr.—lt would appear that the government are
determined to uphold the dignity of the law by punishing all
deliberate and flagrant violations of acts of parliament
passed for the purpose of suppressing those party displays
which disturb the peace of Ireland. Our (I'o/Mrru Whig)
correspondent in Londonderry says that Mr. John Martin,
local crown solicitor, applied to the nagistrates fur sum-
monses cgainat about twenty of the apprebtice boys for
violating the Party Emblems Act on last Monday wZ
Meminonaes were granted, and the parties will be bro
sip es Thursday next. It will be remembered that on the
12th instant the apprentice hem on the anuiversay of the
relief of Deny, deliberately violated the Putty Emblems
Act by'rnarching in prooesion, with amnion, tlirough the
streets of the city, scathe crimson eaahea, toil Many of
I them displaying orange handkerchiefs,