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Charter of Incorporation, by which they had obtained certain privi- 
leges, and by which their profession had been raised to the level 
of others. The veterinary surgeon was now put on the same 
standing with other professions, and had bestowed on him the same 
rank and privileges as other professional men. From this time 
forward they would stand on a perfectly different footing. They 
would have the power to elect their own Board of Examiners — a 
power which they would soon be called on to exercise, as, in 
point of fact, the late Board had passed away at the last meet- 
ing, and had sent in their resignation. Dr. Paris, too, having 
been appointed to the President’s chair in the College of Phy- 
sicians, had resigned his office. He (Mr. Sewell) hoped and 
trusted that, in filling up these appointments, they would make a 
careful selection. The impression upon his mind was, that no 
teacher should be an examiner, and that when he became a teacher 
he should cease to examine. Still he should like them to be privi- 
leged to attend on those occasions, not from any ambitious views, 
but to see how the institution worked ; and he thought that this 
would be advisable, as, in the event of any difficulty arising be- 
tween the examiner and the student, their presence would at once 
afford a ready means of reference. 
As regarded the late establishment, he (Mr. Sewell) thought 
the profession owed a great debt of gratitude to the supporters of 
that institution, who had come forward both with purse and in per- 
son in its favour, and also to the Board of Examiners ; and, as 
such, he hoped he should be permitted to propose “ The health 
and prosperity of the Governors and Subscribers to the Royal 
Veterinary College.” 
Amongst the first of these was Mr. Grenville Penn, who was 
also one of the first originators of the establishment, and was now 
the only survivor. He was quite sure that their success in ob- 
taining a charter would be to that gentleman a source of the 
utmost satisfaction. It was that gentleman and the late Arthur 
Young who first expressed their astonishment that this country 
should be so late in taking up an institution of this sort. The first 
establishment of the school in France was near Lyons, whence it 
was subsequently removed to Alfort, from which establishment 
professors have been sent even to Egypt. Establishments similar 
