THE VETERINARY PROFESSION — THE CHARTER. 615 
read over in his presence, has contributed his subscription towards 
the expense of obtaining such Charter; and that Professor Sewell 
and Assistant Professors Spooner and Simonds, are members of the 
Council of the “ Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons,” and 
have, since the Charter has been granted to that body, taken a very 
active part as members of such Council ; and that Professor Sewell 
and Assistant Professor Spooner, are Vice Presidents of the Royal 
College of Veterinary Surgeons. 
That although veterinary surgeons have been prevented by the 
Governors of the Royal Veterinary College of London, from be- 
coming subscribers to that Institution, and are excluded by their 
bye-laws from ever being elected members of their Examining 
Board, which, with the exception of the Professors, has consisted 
of physicians and surgeons only, yet these matters have not been 
allowed to prevent strictly honourable conduct being observed 
towards the heads of that Institution ; that the object of the vete- 
rinary profession has been from the first, to place veterinary science 
in the position which, as the sister of human medicine, she ought 
to enjoy. 
The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons con- 
fidently assert, that there is nothing in the provisions of their 
Charter calculated to destroy or injure the interests of the Royal 
Veterinary College of London, or of any other college now or here- 
after to be created. 
No. VI. 
To the Right Honourable Sir James Graham, Bart., her Majesty's 
Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department. 
Sir James, 
I AM requested by the Council of the Royal College of Veteri- 
nary Surgeons to tender to you their sincere thanks for the kind 
manner in which you have enabled them to answer the statements 
and allegations which have been forwarded to you by the Gover- 
nors, Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Subscribers of the Royal Veteri- 
nary College of London against the charter of the Royal College 
of Veterinary Surgeons. 
