374 LONDON PROFESSORS AND EDINBURGH GRADUATES. 
practitioners/’ as Professor Spooner* in his superlative 
wisdom* has been pleased to style them? We think not. 
The days of monopoly are past. That system* whether com- 
mercial or professional* which requires charters or grants of 
money for its support* must ultimately fall or be injured by 
the connection. The Edinburgh school is self-supporting — 
it requires no Government aid, nor am I aware that it 
receives pecuniary assistance from any other body. When 
we reflect that the number of its pupils keep gradually 
increasing, during the sessions 1850-51 and 1851-52 I believe 
the majority of them were English* not confined to one or 
two counties, but some coming from the immediate vicinity 
of London itself. To the best of my recollection* there were 
about 80 students each session. For a period of nearly six 
months each session we had to attend four lectures each day* 
embracing the anatomy* physiology, and pathology of the 
horse, neat cattle* sheep* pig, and dog, &c.* by Professor 
Dick ; the principles of chemistry and pharmacy, by George 
Wilson, F.R.S.E.; general zootomy and demonstrations* by 
Mr. Barlow* Y.S. ; zootherapeutics* comprising veterinary 
materia medica and dietetics, by Mr. Dun* V.S.; also lectures* 
demonstrations, and examinations on the microscopical, phy- 
siological, and pathological anatomy of the animal tissues, by 
John Barlow* V.S. ; with practice and dissecting to fill up 
vacant time. Mr. Barlow was present in the latter room 
daily* giving instructions to inquiring students with the 
greatest kindness and patience. 
Yet* Sir, after hearing these lectures twice over from the 
mouths of teachers second to none in ability and desire to 
impart knowledge* after seeing all the practice I possibly 
could, after dissecting most minutely and assiduously every 
carcase I could lay hands on* whether horse* cow* dog, or 
pig, after spending many a weary hour over the midnight 
lamp, and undergoing an hour’s examination at the close of 
my scholastic studies, with my diploma signed by such men as 
Dr. J. Goodwin* Professor of Anatomy at the Edinburgh 
University ; Dr. Gregory, Professor of Chemistry ; Dr. 
Balfour, Professor of Botany; William Siller, M. D., 
V.P.R.C.P.E. ; George E. Day, Professor of Anatomy and 
Medicine ; Dr. Bairdner, F.R.C.S.E. ; John Stouthers* 
F.R.C.S.* Lecturer on Anatomy ; Douglas Maclagan, M.D., 
F.R.S.E., &c.; H. Hallen, V.S., 6th Dragoons; Edward 
Dycer, Y.S. ; Robert Macrobie, Y.S. ; John Steele, V.S. ; 
Alexander Watt* V.S. ; G. W. Balfour* M.D., Y.S. ; John 
Barlow* V.S. ; and William Dick, Professor of Veterinary 
Medicine ; — yet* after all these names certifying to my ability 
