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expressing his interest in the movement which had called the 
meeting together, as every Wiltshire farmer must feel gratified 
in being able to show to their friend Mr. Parry the depth of 
their sympathy in regard to the sad loss he had been called 
upon to sustain by the visitation of 1862. 
Mr. Grant , on taking the chair, said that, however re¬ 
luctant he might feel on ordinary occasions to occupy a post 
so prominent as the one he then filled, he yet felt it was no 
less the duty than the privilege of all Mr. Parry’s neighbours 
to come forward as they had done on the present occasion. 
This visitation was of no common kind. All who were owners 
of flocks must from time to time be necessarily exposed to 
losses of greater or less magnitude ; but this disease of small¬ 
pox amongst sheep was of so unusual and severe a kind, that 
none could have anticipated its outbreak. He felt bound to 
refer to the excellent spirit which Mr. Parry had displayed 
during this trying ordeal, and the calmness which he had be¬ 
trayed throughout; and, in conclusion, he would venture to 
express an earnest hope that God’s best blessings may rest 
upon him,and that he, as well as those whom he then 
addressed, may be supported in those trials and difficulties 
which they would be called upon to endure in their course 
through life. He now begged to call upon his friend Mr. W. 
Ferris to present the testimonial. 
Mr. IF. Ferris , after having expressed a wish that the duty 
of presenting the testimonial had fallen into abler hands, 
wished it to be distinctly understood that the contributions 
which had purchased it were purely voluntary, and had been 
raised almost entirely amongst Mr. Parry’s friends and neigh¬ 
bours. Had the testimonial been made of a more general 
character, it might have been on a scale of much greater 
magnitude; but the object had rather been to show Mr. Parry 
the cordial esteem in which he was held by all those who knew 
him intimately, as well also as to testify their sense of his 
efforts to do all that in him lay to prevent the disease in his 
flock from spreading to his neighbours’. With these few 
remarks he had much pleasure, on behalf of the subscribers, 
in handing to Mr. Parry the present which they saw before 
them. 
Mr. Parry , in replying to the kind observations which had 
been made by the gentlemen who had been deputed to re¬ 
present the subscribers, said that he should be ashamed of 
himself if he did not feel most deeply all the kindness which 
had been shown him throughout the trial which had befallen 
him. It was in vain for him to attempt to give utterance to 
his feelings on that occasion, for no language which he could 
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