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seeing that I was precluded by the Charter from interfering, and 
seeing, also, that the Deputation were sent 400 miles to assist, and, 
as I understood, direct the proceedings, and as the Council had 
“ not had sufficient time to issue the needful instructions to the Ex- 
aminers,” it is truly ridiculous to complain of an omission of what 
they had neglected to perform ; and I am therefore not surprised 
“ that the report was by no means satisfactory to the Council.” 
If there were too many “ leading questions,” why did they not 
stop them ] — if the examinations were “ very unequal,” why did 
they not equalize them] For what purpose did they attend] 
In the next paragraph it is stated that some irregularities occurred 
which the Council thought proper to notice : these were, allowing 
parties not appointed by the Council to take part in the examina- 
tions, and Professor Dick walking round to each Examiner, and in 
a whisper — which I deny — taking his opinion as to the qualifica- 
tion or disqualification of the student. 
Here, again, I must ask, if these irregularities occurred, why 
did not the Deputation put a stop to them ] Whose fault was 
it that irregularities were allowed ] I had no right to interfere 
with the examinations, and, therefore, did not. But supposing 
the Deputation did so far neglect their duty as to allow those 
appointed by the Council to examine the students, what harm 
was there ] They complain that they were not examined enough 
on some subjects, and next they complain of their being too much 
examined — if so, why did they not do their duty ] 
Next, I went round and asked the Examiners, when they 
were done, whether the student had passed or not. This, it 
seems, was a grievous crime : it was, no doubt, very presump - 
tuous for me to ask any questions of the Examiners. I had no 
right, of course, to know whether the students had passed or not, 
or to be so exceedingly inquisitive. Not only so, but the crime 
was increased tenfold because it was done in a whisper, even al- 
though the whisper was so loud that all the Deputation, it seems, 
heard it, otherwise how did they know what I was asking ] I 
might have asked any thing with the voice of a Stentor ; but 
whispering must he left to their province, else why did they, 
instead of checking what they considered as irregularity, proceed 
to London, and, instead of telling what they had done to assist in 
conducting the examinations, only whisper to their brother coun- 
cillors all the faults they could spy, and set about framing some 
resolutions which they have been unable to support ; and, after a 
“ long correspondence,” finding that they have advanced what they 
cannot substantiate, after being repeatedly called upon to do so, 
now state in the report that they have resolved not to take any 
farther notice of the proceedings I This is, no doubt, a very simple 
