224 ^N VETERINARY MEDICINE 



focus or centre, whence they are with more 

 eafe and expedition, diffufed and circulated 

 throughout the whole body of the common- 

 wealth. 



For the fatisfaftion of fuch of my readers at 

 a diflance from the metropolis, who may yet 

 be uninformed, and out of refpeft to a public 

 inftitution, the principle of which has my moft 

 cordial approbation, I (hall give a (hort ac- 

 count of the Veterinary College, firft eftablilh- 

 ed in the year 1792, at St. Pancras, London. 

 The public are indebted for this truly national 

 foundation, to the difcernment and patriotic 

 principles of the Agricultural Society of Odi- 

 ham in Hampfhire, and for the firft very cele- 

 brated profefibr, the late Charles Vial de Saint 

 Bel, to the judicious recommendation of the 

 Earls Grofvenor and Morton, the former of 

 which noble lords, is the greateft breeder of 

 horfes, I believe, which has ever been in Bri- 

 tain. Saint Bel had previoufly fignalized him- 

 felf in this country, as a veterinary anatomift, 

 by his memorable diffeftion of the famous race- 

 horfe Eclipfe. 



The Veterinary College is fupported by 

 annual, or perpetual fubfcription. The annual 

 fubfcription is two guineas, but the prompt 

 payment of twenty guineas conflitutes a fub- 

 fcriber for life ; and in one inftance, the infti- 

 tution has (hared the bounty of parliament. 



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