The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-04-07 00:00:00

gorroponbrnct.

To the 'Maur.

Sta,—A letter appeared in the last number of your
journal. heuled " Clerical Intelersace," and eigned
" Britieh." This letter eastains so many inaccuracies
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thet I feel obliged (although very rehicia. stlyl to take
some notim of it. When it had Wen decided by the Poole
authorities to have • progenies of the Sunday &had
children of the borough oe the missies it the nierriege
of the Prin. of Wake, I (se easier enurehwarden) wrote
to the Rev. John PUT, the ingsgshast nf Parisian, en
the sabjest. The rem widows& being &Went from
home on account of Meer in hia badly, he wrote
to ins in reply that he Gould not comsat to
the Parketone Chunk endings Kevin any kind
of treat in their schoolroom dicing the wawa of
bat, hut proposed postposiog sioy lestivites
sutil Sister; ha saw, however, no Monition to Weir
joining in the procession. They aceordingly went to
Poole as the day in question, beaded by the Bev. J. Lando
liflllsiatiag in the absence of Rev. J. Pen), each shild
being deem-Mod with a rosette mid medal. After parad-
ing the town they returned to Perkiness, sad were
regaled as • baker's shop in the wiling, with as many
bona, he.. as thay weld eat. They were than dismissed
to Weir r.spseied bowies. As We afternow tensed out
very wet, and We poor children got completely soaked,
It was therefore very fortunate as it beppened that
there was No siewesity for keeping them out esey lower
Is their wet clothes. I weer saw Million more happy
and joyous. las awe everything Ina dose to reader
them so. I trust therefore that this explanation will
satisfy the permits, that every can was hikes of Weir
chillree, end that the smertioas of "British" that they
returned from Poole "heart-broken and hungry" is the
reveres of truth. I Downs... I. lb. questioti of the
rosettes, and really, Sir, I enlist to apologise for eddrow
ing you on such a trumpery eubjen ; bet British" Ina
se artfully impressed himself, as to load people to side
pose that Mr. Parr would not aloe the children to
weer rosettes out the "Marring, Day." I have already
Meted that each child did wear • rosette us that day;
bat it having been iodinated to Mr. PUT (who had
returned house by this timid that the children were
wing to church on the following Sunday decorated
with rosettes, medals, he., lie thought it better they
should not have theta, and the oshoolmhotrina wan
instructed not to allow it; but Mr. Parr eared very little
about it, sad if be Ind knows (as subsequently lensed
"it t. be We can) that one or two of his ecrogreetstOs
had expressed a stews desire that th• children should
apprar thus decorated, I asm sure be would have met
their wish.. I shall take so waft of the segrrilow
remarks applied by " British" to our mach re-
spected pastor ; it sorninges an. of on. thing, that
" British" is not • rendesit ofl this pariah; for no on.
here lbe be rich or poor, Warshaw or dissenter, weld
speak of Mr. Parr in any other terms than those of
courtesy and rasped, for "Wish he seelossly and fear-
leetiy dose his duty an s onisisnr 015 k. gospel. Bs is
kind sad wariderate to all, without reference to weed
or mak. " BMWs" winds np his letter by calling Mr.
Parr • "sensitimosioaa persea ;" no doubt " British"
womiders WM an semethisg wry issaltiag. very Get-
ting ; it may therefore surprise Wen when helmets that
I quit. agree with him. Is my humble opinion Mr.
Parr is • " easesimasioas pareces," and I would beg to
refer " British" to hie Dr. Johnson for the deanition
of the terns " easetimesiees," and when found to make
note of it. Relying as your sews of justice to give
iseertice I. this letter, I are, Sir, your obedient
servant,

T. W. OREF37.
Parksiooe, March 23, 1861