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not until a direct application had been made by your President to 
H. R. H. the Duke of Cambridge, the President of the Royal 
Veterinary College, an application that was promptly acknow- 
ledged and courteously replied to, that the interview was obtained. 
It took place at the Thatched House Tavern, on the 4th of August, 
and its result is given in the following report to the Council : — 
“ On Tuesday, August 4th, 1846, your Deputation waited, ac- 
cording to appointment, on the Governors of the Royal Veterinary 
College. There were present on the part of the Governors, His 
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who occupied the Chair; 
Mr. Denison, M.P. ; Mr. Newdigate, M.P. ; Mr. Angerstein, Mr. 
Berens, with Professors Sewell, Spooner, and Simonds. On the part 
of the Council, the President, Messrs. W. Percivall, Henderson, 
T. W. Mayer, Ernes, and Gabriel. ' On the Deputation appearing, 
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge commenced by stating 
that he had taken the chair on this occasion with the view of pro- 
moting the interests of all parties, and of bringing about a more 
amicable adjustment of the differences he was sorry prevailed, and 
of which he now heard for the first time. 
“ The President observed, that the Deputation had sought an in- 
terview with the Governors of the Royal Veterinary College for 
the purpose of expressing, on the part of the Council and the pro- 
fession generally, the most amicable feelings, and their desire not 
to do any thing detrimental to the interests of the parent institu- 
tion : it was their wish that a better understanding should exist 
between all parties, and it was with the hope of producing this, 
and also of hearing the wishes of the Governors — for as yet no com- 
munication had been received respecting those wishes — that the 
Deputation had presented itself. 
“ Mr. Denison replied by stating, that he thought the parties now 
present had been put in full possession of the wishes of the Go- 
vernors of the Veterinary College by Sir James Graham, and he 
understood that upon the receipt of that communication, a Deputa- 
tion waited upon Mr. Manners Sutton, and that the Deputation 
stated they would not submit to or allow any alterations to be 
made in the Charter. He concluded with most freely exonerating 
the profession from having obtained their Charter by any undue or 
dishonourable means, laying the entire blame of its having been 
granted on the supineness of the Governors themselves, and the 
carelessness of their professional adviser. 
“ The President admitted it was quite true that Sir James Graham 
had submitted certain alterations for the consideration of the Coun- 
cil, but that those alterations involved a total destruction of the 
present Charter, and were subversive of the best interests of the 
profession and of the existing Council, inasmuch as they went 
