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Hall Dixon. No one who reads Mr. 

 Prothero's most interesting and instructive 

 " Life of Dean Stanley" can fail to perceive 

 that his hero had no independent political 

 opinions at all. On the other hand, 

 Henry Dixon resembled Dr. Arnold in the 

 thoroughness and intensity of his conviction 

 that Conservatism symbolised sin, and 

 Liberalism health, vigour, and life. Like 

 the cloud of the poet Wordsworth, " which 

 moveth altogether if it move at all," master 

 and pupil regarded everything which they 

 took in hand as part of their daily religion. 

 Referring to "The Druid," I cannot illustrate 

 my meaning better than by quoting the four 

 following anecdotes, communicated to me by 

 his nephew, Mr. Francis Peter Dixon, of 7, 

 Howard Terrace, Carlisle. I give them in 

 their writer's own words : — 



I. 



"At the time of the General Election of 

 1868, which occurred in the month of 

 November, and resulted in the elevation of 

 Mr. Gladstone for the first time to the proud 

 position of Prime Minister with a large 



