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were compelled to employ foreigners, and for examiners they got 
the most eminent surgeons of the day. At first they had only 
twenty students : now they could supply teachers and examiners 
from among themselves ; beside which, many of them had gone 
to South America, in addition to Egypt, New South Wales, 
and the Cape. The learned Professor concluded by giving M The 
Foreign Schools and the East India Company,” which toast hav- 
ing been drunk with acclamation, 
Professor Dick rose, and said that he could not agree with all 
the remarks of Professor Sewell as regarded the question of firing, 
which might occasionally be a good remedy. The only ques- 
tion was, when it ought to be employed. With regard to what 
had fallen from the last speaker respecting foreign schools, he 
himself had been at Alfort, and had witnessed the practice as it 
was carried on there. He had seen a veterinarian inserting a 
seton in a horse’s shoulder, while the disease was in the foot ; but 
this was one case out of several. 
Mr. Cherry also agreed with Mr. Dick that firing was a very 
valuable remedy in many cases. 
Mr. L. Rogers then rose to return thanks for the toast which 
had been proposed by Professor Sewell, who, he believed, was cor- 
rect in stating, that the Honourable Company gave appointments 
to a greater number of veterinary surgeons than the Queen’s ser- 
vice. After sixteen years’ experience he would take this opportu- 
nity of stating, that more honourable or liberal employers did not 
exist, nor was there any better field for the exertions of scientific 
practical men. The appointment of veterinary surgeons as com- 
missioned officers to the cavalry regiments of the Honourable 
Company had induced many respectable and educated men to 
study, with a view to entering their service ; thus elevating the 
profession and benefiting science. He felt bound to state, that he 
disapproved of the mode this day pursued in electing the Council ; 
yet felt that this meeting was the prelude to brighter and better 
days. With great feeling he begged the meeting to accept his 
best thanks for the honour they had done him and his fellow prac- 
titioners in the East Indies. 
r JThe Chairman then rose to propose the health of two gentlemen 
