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Newby Grange, the recently rejected mem- 

 ber for Carlisle city. One amusing little 

 incident of this struggle in East Cumberland 

 was that, after much persuasion and no small 

 amount of chaff and banter about the victim 

 being tied to his wife's apron strings (she was 

 a violent Tory), my uncle induced his brother 

 Mr. Tredway Dixon, who was no politician, 

 to vote for the Liberal candidates. So faint 

 was the interest in the election felt by Mr. 

 Tredway Dixon that a week or two later he 

 met Mr. Hodgson in Carlisle, and warmly 

 congratulated him upon being returned, quite 

 oblivious of the fact that he had himself voted 

 openly against him." 



IV. 



" In a few days my Uncle Henry left 

 Holme Eden to spend Christmas with his 

 family in London. This was his last active 

 participation in politics, as his life was mani- 

 festly drawing to a close. So strong, how- 

 ever, was in his case the ruling passion even 

 in death, that on the day before he breathed 

 his last — March 16th, 1870 — he called for 

 writing materials and drew up on a sheet of 



