The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-09-22 00:00:00

WIGAN,

(Front a correspond Ni.)
REASONS FOR MINISTERS ACCEPTINt; tlic MUNICIPAL. ACT,
—lt may not be geherally known, but sue is the fact, that the
radical ministry prevailed on their popish rid ultra adherents
to accept the municipal bill, by saying that if they rejected the
measure, in consequence of the alterations which the House of
Lords had made, his majesty would tell them as they were un-
able to carry any measure he must either dismiss them or dis-
solve parliament, and that they had such a dread of either alter-
native, that they most readily accepted the bill. Were parlia-
ment dissolved to-morrow two good conservatives would be re-
turned for Wigan.
WIGAN REGISTRATION.—On Saturday last the revising bar-
risters, Messrs. Heywotid, Greenwood, Etlanshard,lind Abra-
hall held courts in Wigan, for the purpose of revising the lists
of voters from that towu and the surrounding townships who
claim for the county. A considerable number were objected to
by both the radicals and conservatives, the latter of which havd
signally triumphed over the former. In Wigan alone, whore
the radical voters are much more numerous in pivportion to the
conservatives than in any of the country distriVs, 19 radicals
were struck off and 17 conservatives; but taki all the our
townships except tllaccrod, Horwick, Rivington, and Anlezark
(of which places we have been unable to obtain an account of
numbers), there are altogether 69 radicals and 50- conserve-
tives struck off, leaving a majority of 19 in favour of the for-
mer, notwithstanding the fact that many good conservative
votes were lost in consequence of the parties not appearing
when called on. The whole of the Wigan list was not got
through at five o'clock, and the courts were adjourned till next
Monday.

THE DUCHESS OF KENT AND THE PRLNCESS
VICTORIA.

These illustrious ladies left Harewood House on Monday,
the 4th instant, for Wentworth House, the seat of Earl Fitz-
william. Their royal highnesses were greeted with great enthu-
siasm on their passage through the towns of Wakefield and
Barnsley, where they were met and welcomed by the principal
inhabitants. At each of these places dinners were given on
the occasion.

At Mount Vernon, William Newham, Esq., whilst the horses
were being changed, took the opportunity of congratulating
her royal highness on her visit to Yorkshire. The compliment
was acknowledged by Sir John Conroy, K.C.B.
At Hood Hill, the Wath troop of yeomanry, commanded by
Captain Lord Milton, awaited the arrival of the illustrious
guests, and escorted them to Wentworth House, where the Earl
Fitzwilliath awaited their arrival. Numerous parties from the
neighbouring villages, principally females, were anxiously look-
ing for the arrival of the royal party; their patience was at
length rewarded by a full length portrait of the probable future
queen, exhibited in prqpria persona, under the -grand entrance
to the house, immediately on their arrival, about three o'clock.
Their royal highnesses left Wentworth House on Friday, and
proceeded to Belvoir Castle, and from thence they will go to
Burleigh House, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter.
On Monday a public meeting was held at the Court-house,
Rotherham, Chas. Nightingale, Esq., iu the chair, for the pur-
pose of presenting a loyal address to the princess on her arrival
in the neighbourhood.