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residing on the premises, said he need not dwell on the efficient 
manner in which Mr. Gabriel had performed the duties of 
his office. 
Professor Morton seconded the motion, expressing a hope 
that the time would soon arrive when the income of the 
College would justify an augmented allowance to the Secretary. 
The motion passed unanimously. 
Messrs. Stockley, Morton, and the Secretary, were named 
by the President as the Committee of Supervision, and the 
proceedings then terminated. W. Stockley, 
W. T. Morton, 
E. N. Gabriel. 
OBITUARY. 
THE LATE MR. HENDERSON. 
Sorry, indeed, should we have felt, had we suffered our 
late kind and benevolent friend to have decended to the tomb 
without one parting word from us, who, on more occasions 
than one, have felt the soothing influence of his wholesome 
counsel at a time when trouble has disturbed our mind, or 
we have felt any unusual annoyance. He was the minister 
of peace wherever he went. He came not into the world to 
quarrel with his neighbour ; neither did he leave it the enemy 
of anybody. Peace and love shone conspicuously bright in 
his coronet ; and his actions, in his intercourse with his 
fellow-men, all went to promote such kindly feelings. He 
has left a numerous family to deplore the loss of an excellent 
father. Three of his sons are in the veterinary profession. 
Mr. Henderson’s father was also professional. In October, 
1779, he received the appointment from Lord Harcourt, then 
Master of the Horse to George III, of farrier to her Majesty 
Queen Charlotte, in the room of Hughes, resigned. In July, 
1830, the subject of our memoir was admitted into “ place 
and quality” of veterinary surgeon to her Majesty Queen 
Adelaide, which appointment he had the honour to hold up 
to the day of the death of that revered lady. In professional 
affairs, he was much attached to the Council of the Royal 
College of Veterinary Surgeons ; with their proceedings he 
became so closely bound up, that from their meetings he was 
hardly ever known to be absent. Latterly, he filled the 
honorable post of Treasurer to the Royal College ; an im- 
portant trust, he retained to the last. His death happened 
(in consequence, as was supposed, of disease of the heart or 
some of the large vessels near it) somewhat suddenly, on 
Sunday, the 29th May, 1854. 
Requiescat in Pace. 
