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ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
written answer to Mr. Newdegate’s communication and also 
to seek another interview with the governors, accordingly, “the 
deputation attended at the Royal Veterinary College, on Tues- 
day, October 14th, and on sending a message to the governors 
to announce they were in waiting, Professor Spooner, as 
Secretary of the Royal Veterinary College, came from the 
Board of Governors, and asked if the deputation was fur- 
nished with a written reply to Mr. Newdegate’s letter, as if 
not, the governors did not feel authorised to receive them.” 
The deputation was not received, and the consequence 
was, they were again foiled in the accomplishment of their 
object. It was stated, that the committee of governors did 
not know that a reply had been sent to Mr. Newdegate, nor 
was this gentleman aware that the deputation waited upon 
the committee. 
A discussion arose as to whether the affair should be 
allowed to drop altogether, or commenced de novo . Mr . 
Cherry and Mr. Braby were in favour of postponing it to a 
future meeting of the Council, on the ground of the im- 
portance of the principle involved, and a resolution to that 
effect was submitted. The views of these gentlemen 
were combatted by Professor Spooner , Professor Simonds, 
Mr. Wilkinson , Mr. Turner , and others, and it was 
eventually decided, by eight to two, that the Council should 
immediately proceed to the consideration of the proposal to 
reduce the fee, with the view to a final answer being given 
to Mr. Newdegate’s letter. 
The discussion was commenced by Mr. Ernes , who said he 
had always been of opinion that the examination fee was too 
high, and that they had lost the support of the Scotch school 
in consequence. Mr. Braby , Mr. Cherry , and Mr. Turner 
were of opinion that the reduction of the fee would not be 
attended with that advantage to the pupils which Mr. Newde- 
gate supposed, while it would materially cripple the resources 
of the College. A formal resolution was moved by Mr. 
Turner, and seconded by Mr. Cherry , in substance, that the 
Council did not think it eligible to reduce the fee. 
Professor Spooner spoke at some length against the resolu- 
tion. He had always thought the fee too high, and that in 
demanding such a sum from the pupil the Council were 
exercising might over right. Before the Charter was ob- 
tained the fee was three guineas, and by many that was 
thought too much. In the Charter it was expressly stated 
that the maximum fee should be ten guineas, and the 
Council, availing themselves of this proviso, very soon 
charged the maximum of ten guineas. The consequence 
