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motion was lost, it not appearing that any good was to be expected 
from such motion. 
A letter from four of the pupils of the Edinburgh School, ask- 
ing for a special examination, was laid before the Council. It ap- 
peared that two of the applicants had been, each, thrice rejected, one 
had been rejected once, and the fourth had not presented himself 
for re-examination. It was decided that these gentlemen be written 
to, and informed that the expense of summoning a special board 
of examiners at Edinburgh was very considerable ; that it had not 
been customary to summon such special meetings at Edinburgh, 
but that they were at liberty to present themselves for examina- 
tion at the next Quarterly Meeting (in August) of the London 
Board of Examiners without any additional fees. 
A pupil of the Royal Veterinary College, Mr. Robinson, prayed 
to have the time which he had already attended allowed to stand 
in his favour in a future examination, as, in consequence of ill 
health, he was obliged to leave this country, and his absence would 
bring him under the influence of the regulations which will come 
into operation in 1848, which would not affect him were he able to 
pursue his studies in the proper course. From the peculiar cir- 
cumstances in which he was placed, and the very courteous man- 
ner in which he addressed the Council, his petition was granted. 
The Secretary informed the Council that, in accordance with 
their direction, seven hundred circulars, soliciting subscriptions from 
the body of the profession, had been issued, and he stated that 
several had responded to the call. 
The correspondence that had passed beween the President and 
Mr. Sewell, Secretary to the Governors of the Royal Veterinary 
College, was then read. Mr. Sewell’s last letter was considered to 
be very unsatisfactory — indeed, impertinent — and was only an echo 
of his former communication. 
It was decided that another application should be made to Mr. 
Sewell to lay the letter of the President before his Royal Highness 
the Duke of Cambridge, the President of the Royal Veterinary 
College. 
On the motion of Mr. Braby, the correspondence with Mr. Sewell 
was entered on the minutes. 
Several notices of motions to amend the “ bye-laws” were given 
by Mr. T. Walton Mayer; which, in accordance with the regula- 
tions, were suspended for three months. 
The meeting then adjourned. 
