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DEATH OF ME. ERNES. 
We deeply regret to record the death of Mr. William Ernes, 
M.R.C.V.S., John Street, Bermondsey, which melancholy event 
took place on Wednesday, January 4th, 1871, after a most 
severe and painful illness. Mr. Ernes was in his seventy-third 
year, and at the time of his death he held office as a Member of 
the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He 
was one, indeed, of the oldest members of the Council, having 
been elected originally in 1844, directly on the attainment of the 
Charter of Incorporation. He had previously taken an active 
I part in the continuous efforts which were made from 1840 to 
1844 to obtain a legal recognition of the profession, and was among 
those who were early selected as “ a standing Committee to watch 
over the interests of Veterinary Science.” In 1850, Mr. Ernes 
was elected one of the Vice-Presidents of the College, and in 1863 
he succeeded to the Presidential Chair. 
In veterinary politics Mr. Ernes was an open, honest, and 
unflinching reformer. The candid and friendly manner, how- 
ever, in which he gave utterance to his opinions always won for 
him the respect of those from whom he differed ; indeed, few 
men who have entered the arena of professional politics have 
been more appreciated for sterling worth and liberal sentiments 
than our deceased friend. 
Referring to his personal character and general usefulness in 
I the parish in which he resided, the writer of his obituary in the 
Bermondsey Advertiser says : “He was emphatically one of our- 
selves, living in our midst and ready to help in any work for the 
improvement of his fellow creatures. He was a member of the 
old Improvement Board, and has been a member of the vestry 
from the first until within the last few months, when health not 
allowing him to fulfil the duties, he was compelled to resign, but 
while our member he faithfully looked after the welfare of the 
I district, and at all times set his face against unnecessary expense. 
He took a lively interest in the work of the Christ Church 
Temporal Relief Society , believing that the best thing you could 
do for a hungry child, as a constitution half fed, was to give it a 
substantial meal, then train the mind/’ 
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