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ported that the loss of horses accruing to our cavalry, 
which had been theretofore very heavy, was principally 
owing to the total ignorance of those who, previously 
to the appointment of veterinary surgeons educated at 
the said Veterinary College, had had the medical care 
of them ; That for the instruction of the pupils of the 
said Veterinary College, a professor, an assistant pro- 
fessor, and other proper officers, are appointed, so as 
to form a school of veterinary art, in which the ana- 
tomical structure of horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, and 
other domesticated animals, the diseases to which they 
are subject, and the remedies proper to be applied, are 
investigated and regularly taught, and that by these 
means enlightened practitioners of liberal education 
are dispersed over our kingdom ; That our said Peti- 
tioners had been at considerable expense in payment 
of the necessary fees on entry as pupils at the said 
Royal Veterinary College, and to the different lectures 
on anatomy, pathology, surgery, and chemistry, dur- 
ing their probation at the said College, in which they 
remained until from the Medical Examining Committee 
(which consisted of the most eminent physicians and 
surgeons, teachers in the various branches of medical 
science in London) they had obtained a proper certifi- 
cate or diploma, and were considered qualified to prac- 
tise the veterinary art ; That our said Petitioners had 
all obtained such certificate or diplomas, and that 
nearly one thousand members, who had been gradu- 
ated at the Veterinary Colleges of London and Edin- 
burgh, are now practising as veterinary surgeons in our 
dominions, and that their practice, under the blessing 
of Divine Providence, tends greatly to the alleviation 
