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THE VETERINARIAN, SEPTEMBER 1, 1845. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. — Cicero. 
Our present Number contains too much of what we, and along 
with us every well-wisher to the cause of veterinary science, would 
fain have seen less, or even a total absence of. We cannot but 
regret, and we shall be joined in this regret by not a few of our 
readers, that there should exist any misunderstanding between the 
members of our professional body on this and the other side of the 
Tweed. Without pretending to be able to reconcile the discord- 
ant statements of the parties whose letters appear in our pages, we 
feel it our duty to repeat what we on a former occasion asserted, 
when speaking of the Report of the Royal College of Veterinary 
Surgeons, viz., that it is “ simply a narrative,” — and we sincerely 
believe a faithful one, notwithstanding the reflections cast on our 
assertions by Professor Dick, — “ of the proceedings of the Council 
from their first down to their last sitting.” The part of the Report 
which has given some professional gentlemen in the North so much 
dissatisfaction was, as they must be well aware, founded upon the 
accounts returned to the Council by their own Deputation ; and, in 
the drawing up of this said part, what had the Council to direct 
them save those accounts ] But the veracity of these accounts is 
called in question. No sooner, however, is their truth questioned, 
than, on the credit of those who furnished them, it is asseverated 
afresh. Thus stands the question at issue ; and thus is it likely to 
stand, unless the Council can devise means for its final, we would 
hope its amicable, adjustment. 
To Correspondents. 
For want of space several favours must stand over until next 
month. To insure insertion, we must impress upon the minds of 
our Correspondents the necessity of their communications reaching 
us on or about the fifteenth of the month. 
