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The  late  Lord  Vernon. 
undoubtedly  were,  and  with  whom  he  always  wished  to  act. 
But  his  loyalty  to  them  in  recent  years  was  put  to  many  a 
severe  strain,  so  severe  indeed  that,  on  several  important  occa- 
sions, he  found  himself  unable  to  support  the  measures  of  the 
present  Government. 
For  some  years  before  his  father’s  death,  the  entire  manage- 
THE  LATE  LORD  VERXON. 
ment  of  the  VViddrington  property,  near  Morpeth — since  sold — 
had  been  placed  in  his  hands ; and  probably  he  then  acquired 
that  liking  for  agriculture  and  country  affairs,  which  led  him  sub- 
sequently to  devote  to  them  so  much  of  his  time  and  energies. 
It  was  in  1859  that  Lord  Vernon  was  elected  on  the  Council  of 
