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^examined. It was urged -by them, that die new 

 by-law required the proposal to be made 'by the 

 vary person who had given notice of it. To 

 this it was answered, that as the avowed object 

 of the notice was to allow time for inquiry into 

 the character of the person to be proposed, the 

 spirit of the by-law prescribing it had, in the 

 present ^case, been completely satisfied. And 

 it was asked, whether a delegation had never 

 formerly been received, when he who had de- 

 clared his intention of bringing forward any 

 measure was prevented 'by illness, or the un- 

 avoidable duties of his profession, from attend- 

 ing .at the college to propose it. No reply was 

 made ; *but a question was immediately put, 

 whether the present delegation should be ad- 

 mitted. A ballot being taken, twelve votes 

 were found against the delegation, and nine in 

 favour of it. 



An attempt was then made to bring in a dif- 

 ferent way before the college the original ques- 

 tion of examination. It was maintained, that 

 the first proposal by Dr. Pitcairn was still upon 

 their table, as it had never been decided upon, 

 and that it ought now to receive their de- 

 termination. The minutes of the meeting in 

 September 1797, were in consequence called 

 for and read, upon which it was declared, that 

 Dr. Pitcairn's proposal had -then been finally 



