DINNER TO MR. EDWARD STANLEY. 
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bury, and many of the farmers in the neighbourhood, met at 
the Red Lion Hotel, in this town, to do honour to Mr. Edward 
Stanley, the veterinary surgeon, who has lived twenty years 
in the borough. A large committee was formed for the purpose 
of carrying out the object, to which Mr. J. Barford was the 
secretary. An address to Mr. Stanley (a copy of which will 
be found below) was prepared, and upwards of 200 signatures 
were procured by the committee. The mayor (T. Draper, Esq.) 
occupied the chair, the guest of the evening being seated on 
the mayor’s right hand ; the vice-chairmen were Mr. W. Potts 
and Mr. W. Cowper (Farnborough.) As nearly as we can 
give it, the following is a complete list of the company : — 
Messrs. W. Gulliver, R. Field, J. Gardner (Adderbury), J. 
M. Greaves, W. Fairbrother, J. Barford, W. Edmunds, W. 
Brain, W. Cother, J. Drinkwater, J. Rose (Warwick), W. 
Stanley (Leamington), W. Ledbrooke, J. Ledbrooke, J. 
Dandby, T. Taylor, W. Caless, E. Wilson, W. Hadland, B. 
Field, S. Lozell, — Simmonds, J. Gardner, J. Kirby, J. N. 
Harman, G. Bannard, C. Cave, S. Chesterman, J. Fortescue, 
J. P. Barford, W. French, H. Cowper, C. N. Page, A. Bull, 
W. Floyd, T. Pain, C. W. Fowler, H. Charlton, E. Towns- 
end, W. Cooke, W. Bygrave, J. King, R. Page, W. Page, F. 
Marshall, and P. Hardwick. The composition of the dinner 
was in every respect in keeping with the reputation of the 
house, and desert and wines corresponding. 
On the removal of the cloth, the toast-list was proceeded 
with, the Chairman giving the loyal toasts, followed by the 
“ Army and Navy,’ 5 to which Mr. Lovell and Mr. R. Field 
responded. 
The Chairman , before proceeding to the toast of the 
evening, read letters from the following gentlemen, viz.. Col. 
Dawkins, Mr. Stratton, Mr. J. W. Wing, and Mr. Drake, all 
of whom spoke in high terms of Mr. Stanley, and regretted 
his removal ; together with letters from gentlemen who are 
connected with the Royal Veterinary College, viz., Mr. Sim- 
monds, Professor Spooner, and Professor Morton, who 
wrote in language complimentary of Mr. Stanley, and of the 
propriety of a testimonial to that gentleman. The Chair- 
man then proceeded with the toast. He said they had now 
arrived at the toast of the evening, but before he proceeded 
to give that toast, he asked to be allowed to say one word in 
explanation of his being the occupant of the chair. Whilst 
with his family on that isle of isles — the Isle of Wight — a 
communication reached him from Mr. Barford, as the organ 
of the testimonial committee in Mr. Stanley’s favour, inform- 
ing him of the present meeting, and that there were above 
