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disagreeable one, as he had in his eye a gentleman who had been 
most active in the matters alluded to in that Report (Hear, hear, 
hear, from Professor Dick). He must say that he did regret that 
such a Report should have emanated from such a body. The 
Report just read stated that it was the second Report of the Council ; 
where, he would ask, was the first Report ] He had never heard 
of or seen it. 
The President said the first Report was on the minutes. 
Mr. Cherry could fearlessly assert that no first Report had ever 
been read at the meetings of the Council. The Report read, stated 
also, that the profession of a veterinary surgeon was an " eman- 
cipated occupation after fifty years.” Now that he would deny, for it 
had been supported by the government for the last fifty years. That 
same power which had made Arthur Wellesley Duke of Welling- 
ton, had made the veterinary profession gentlemen, and he had had 
the honour to belong to them for forty-three years. Again, the Report 
stated that formerly the profession had not got “ a local habitation.” 
Why, that reminded him of the poet’s “eye in frenzy rolling.” Then, 
in the second paragraph of the Report, it is set forth that the Council, 
“ impressed with these views” — what views, he would ask, had they 
had 1 There was not one view expressed in the Report. A little 
further on the Council spoke of their “ thinking minds;” but what 
right, he would ask, had they to say that other men had not 
thinking minds as well as them? It was really too bad. Next 
came a paragraph “ that it was received without any further remark 
by the Council :” — why, the Council had made no remark at all. 
Again, the Council declare that they “ had not established any 
system of education, but only sanctioned a system of education 
which they expect ‘ will work well.’ ” In the next paragraph they 
complimented the Examiners. Now he (Mr. Cherry) thought that 
no compliment was necessary to the Examiners for having acted 
like gentlemen. He had now come to the expression of regrets 
by the Council, and he must say that it was much to be wished 
that the greater part of that which had been done by the Council 
had been buried in oblivion. There was, therefore, certainly great 
cause of regret. After having alluded to the Council in the Re- 
port having complained of the agricultural societies of the country, 
Mr. Cherry said, the Report went on to say that “ many have tried 
to alter the Charter,” when the} r must have known that, although 
the persons they had alluded to might have tried to induce the 
Crown to alter it, they could not as individuals do so. Further on, 
the Report stated that “ these alterations would be most injurious 
to the profession at large.” Now he thought it was for the body 
of members of the profession to decide what would be injurious to 
their interests, and not the Council, although they might recom- 
mend that which they considered would be injurious. Next, the 
