The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-07-25 00:00:00

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On Friday week Samuel H. Thompson, Esq., of Thing-
wall Hall, qualified as a magistrate for this county.
The newly-enclosed market-place, heretofore the bowl-
ing-green, has been opened at Southport.
Several fields of barley were cut near Doncaster last
week, and a field of oats near Warrington.
The splendid new Roman Catholic Church, recently
erected in Salford, Manchester, is to be dedicated on the
9th of Augnst next, on which occasion Bishop Wiseman
will preach.

Barnett, the principal witness in the late charge of
murder against Lord Leigh, at Warwick, died about
fifteen miles from Manchester, on Sunday, of " habitual
intoxication."

THE POTATOE BLIGHT.—WE are sorry to find that the
potatoe blight of 1845 has indubitably made its appear-
ance. It has not only made its appedrance in the
South, Hampshire, Devonshire, &c.. In this neighbour-
hood, also, it is evidently visible. At Warrington and Wal-
lasey, there are manifest symptoms of it, but how far the
progress may extend is as yet a problem, and we hope for
the best. In many parts of Ireland the desease has
disappeared. _ _

AT Match at Quoits took place on Wednesday, on the
grounds belonging to Mr. E. Fare, the Brockhole's Arms
Inn, Skippool, betwixt some Liverpool gentlemen and
some Poulton gentlemen. The prize contested for was a
handsome polished pair of quoits, which were soon car-
ried off by the former, being professors of the art, and
members of the Caledenian Club ; the Poultoniss not
having the slightest chance, being only amateurs. After
the contest was over, a most excellent dinner was pre-
pared, got up by Mrs. Fare in a most creditable manner,
when about 30 guests partook of it, and to which, of
course, ample justice was done. After the cloth was
removed, Mr. James Sykes, of the firm of Messrs.
Gardner and Sykes, Liverpool, was called to the chair,
which he ably filled, to the satisfaction of all present.
CAUTION.—INTIMIDATION AND THREATENING LET-
TERS TO LADIES.—About the Gth of this month, a married
lady of Manchester, who was at one of the marine bathing
places on the Lancashire coast, was somewhat startled by
observing that all her movements were watched, and her-
self followed everywhere, by a tall man, about six feet
high, with sandy hair, red whiskers, and slightly round
shouldered, who was respectably dressed. After noticing
him following her about during one day, she found, to
her surprise, on entering the breakfast room the follow-
ing morning, that he was stationed outside the house, as
if awaiting her leaving it. In order to elude what she
considered his impertinence, she directed that the carriage
should take her up at the back door; and she then pro-
ceeded for a drive, but had not gone far, when she saw
the man hovering about, staring at her. As she had a
.person with her, he did not accost her; but this annoy-
ance continuing, when she wished to take a walk, she
took care to have a gentleman with her. Still the tall
man with the red whiskers was seen hanging about, fol-
lowing her everywhere, and apparently seeking an oppor-
tunity to speak with her. This annoyed her so mltch,
that she wrote to her husband, who was detained in Man-
chester by business, but who went over immediately, and
gave information to the police superintendent stationed
at the place. But the mysterious obtruder had disap-
peared, and the lady returned home to Manchester. But
on the following day she received a letter, bearing the
post marks of Fleetwood, Preston, and Manchester, all
dated the 11th, complaining that the lady had baffled h
attempts to see her, and declaring his determination to
" dodge" her everywhere, unless she sent him £2O, for
money he wanted, and must have. He said he should
come and reside, No. 13, street, Manchester, and
desired her to send the money there. There were various
offensive inuendoes in the letter, and threats to write
next to the lady's relatives ; and it was evident that the
writer, or some confederate, knew the family. The letter
is written in a small female hand, but is evidently the
composition of a course, brutal fellow. The lady's hus-
band at once laid the letter before Mr. Beswick, chief
superintendent of police, who found, on visiting the street
named, that it only contained one house, and that occu-
pied by respectable ladies. The matter would be strange
enough if it rested here ; but on the lady mentioning the
circumstances to several of her own friends, she learned,
to her astonishment, that three other ladies in her own
circle of acquaintance, had received similar threatening
letters, in the same handwriting, and all demanding
money.