THE MEMORIAL. 699 
for which it was intended, but remains to this day most imperfect 
and incomplete. 
The Agricultural Societies have far more reason to be pleased 
than displeased with the working of the Charter, and, had not these 
bodies been misinformed, they would never have imagined they 
had cause to complain. 
It is true these Societies pay annually certain sums towards the 
support of the Lectures at the London and Edinburgh Colleges, 
and for the liberality therein displayed the thanks of the public 
generally, and of the veterinary profession in particular, are fairly 
due ; but still the opportunities afforded by the Colleges for the 
study of cattle pathology, & c. are extremely imperfect, and many 
important diseases are never noticed in the theatres of those 
institutions. 
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has done much to 
advance the interest of the agriculturist by insisting that the 
student pay attention to that branch of study which the farmer 
and grazier more particularly regard. Before the Charter was 
granted there were no examinations connected with cattle practice 
at either of the Colleges; and since this subject has received special 
attention, the Examiners appointed by the Council of the Royal 
College of Veterinary Surgeons have, through their Chairman, 
repeatedly had occasion to express their dissatisfaction to the pro- 
fessors and students at the deficiency exemplified in this branch of 
veterinary science. The Council of the Royal College of Vete- 
rinary Surgeons would willingly do more, had they the power to 
advance the welfare of the agriculturist, whose interest they feel 
they are bound to protect ; but the Council regret that the Agricul- 
tural Societies do not communicate with them. 
The Professors of the Colleges have no just cause to urge com- 
plaints, nor have they by their late conduct gained any ground 
whence to assert a right to additional authority : and it is with 
sorrow the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 
remark, that the individual members of the veterinary profession 
the proposed amended Charter would exalt, are the very persons 
whom a long and patient trial has taught your memorialists are 
little worthy of confidence. 
Your memorialists feel great reluctance to touch upon this point 
of the subject. The provocation and annoyance to which the 
Council have been subjected from the Professors of the Colleges 
have been such as would not perhaps be readily believed ; and to 
indicate only to what extent such provocation and annoyance have 
been carried, your memorialists will merely allude to a few facts. 
A groundless accusation of fraud and deceit has been advanced 
against members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and 
