INTRODUCTION. Xl 



groom to an officer of that regiment. As the General 

 had often spoken civilly to me, I took the liberty of 

 mentioning to him that I had passed the College, and 

 was in want of a situation. He immediately asked me 

 if I had any objection to enter the Army as a Veteri- 

 nary Surgeon. I told him, that if he thought me 

 equal to the post, I should be very glad to accept of 

 it, and that I should feel obliged to him if he would 

 interest himself in my favour. The General promised 

 to mention the subject to the Marquis of Anglesea 

 (then Lord Paget), to whom I was also known. In- 

 deed, prior to my going into the College, his Lordship 

 liad been pleased to notice me on several occasions ; 

 in short, he had been extremely kind to me, and when 

 I was mentioned by General Vivian as a proper person 

 to become a Veterinary Surgeon in his Lordship's re- 

 giment, he was pleased to approve of the proposal, and 

 I was immediately recommended to His Royal High- 

 ness the Commander in Chief. I shortly after received 

 my appointment, and an order from Mr. Coleman, 

 principal Veterinary Surgeon, to join the 7th Hus- 

 sars. 



Having now got into a far more respectable situa- 

 tion — that of Veterinary Surgeon in His Majesty's 

 Service — my mind became immediately occupied with 

 my new profession ; and for my own interest and re- 

 putation, I persevered in endeavouring to obtain that 

 practical knowledge which I conceived indispensably 

 necessary, in order properly to treat the diseased horses 

 of the regiment which were entrusted to my care. My 



