330 annual general meeting of the 
giving the Secretary of State a slap in the face, and sending him 
off with a flea in his ear (Cries of, “ Serve him right, too. 
Question, question. — Hear, hear); and then, after attacking the 
school of Edinburgh, they brought in a nameless individual. 
Now he would contend that those remarks were not of that honour- 
able character which ought to have emanated from the Council of a 
College like tta^. The letter of the President, taken in the whole, 
was a most extraordinary one ; and it was either so much above or 
so much below nis (Mr. Cherry’s) judgment, that he would not say 
a word more about it, but leave it to the meeting to form their own 
conclusion on the subject. It was clear to him, from the state- 
ments of the Council made in the Report, that the Minister was 
ready to listen to any representations of the Council ; but, at the 
same time, he had no doubt that the Secretary of State had 
made up his mind to demand some concession. The very fact of 
the Under- secretary receiving a deputation shewed that he consi- 
dered there was something to be conceded ; and when the deputa- 
tion went, the President explained that they would make no con- 
cessions, and they were immediately bowed out. After remarking 
on what he termed the impropriety of the Council, in the Report, 
lauding the published works of some of its members, Mr. Cherry 
said he had gone to a great length in his remarks on the Report, 
being an old member of the profession, who had brought up a family 
in it, and felt that he was entitled to do so. He would, however, 
conclude by proposing a resolution for the purpose of carrying 
those views which he had endeavoured to impress upon the minds 
of the meeting ; and with those remarks, and the facts before them, 
he would reserve any further observations he might find it necessary 
to make until his reply. He then moved the following resolution: — 
“ Resolved, That this meeting views with extreme regret the mat- 
ter and style of the Report tendered by the Council, since it does 
not shew one single advantage attained, or that any steps have been 
taken to that end ; that its tone is querulous, and its imputation of 
motives calculated to keep up unpleasant feelings already engen- 
dered ; that it is erroneously designated a Second Report, while 
no previous Report has been presented at any meeting of our in- 
corporated body ; that, while it complains of low funds and seeks 
fresh supplies, it does not give any account of the money already 
placed at its disposal ; and that for these reasons, severally and 
jointly, the Report in question be referred back to the Council for 
its further consideration.” 
Professor Dick rose (also with a paper of manuscript notes in 
his hand) to second the resolution proposed by Mr. Cherry. It 
did appear to him that the Report of the Council ought to have 
detailed the whole of the proceedings of that body during the 
year. Now he found many important matters had been omit- 
