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humanity, and that while, by so doing, we are ensuring to our- 
selves and to our successors a more favourable position in public 
estimation — a consummation most devoutly to be wished — not 
only as securing additional personal comforts and respect, but also 
as proving that science, intelligence, and individual worth, may be 
legitimately and honourably devoted to alleviating the sufferings 
of classes of animals, inferior far indeed in dignity to ourselves, 
but still of value and importance to our comforts and necessities ; 
while these high and worthy objects occupy an important share 
of our time and attention, we do trust that a portion of our reward 
will be, that a permanent structure shall be found in which may 
be treasured up the invaluable mental and physical contributions 
of our professional brethren ; in which the aspirations of genius, 
the investigations of science, and, above all, the more hardly earned 
results of experience, may be safely deposited and honourably re- 
membered; and from whence the glad tidings of amelioration, 
immunities, privileges, and advancement, may be diffused to every 
member of the veterinary profession. 
E. N. GABRIEL, 
Secretary. 
London, May 1847. 
*** The “ Finance Report,” printed in our Number for last 
month — May — p. 298, concludes this faithful Compte-Rendu, of 
the Proceedings of Council for the Sessional Year 1846-7. 
THE BYE-LAWS, &c., OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE 
OF VETERINARY SURGEONS, 
[as REyiSED BY THE COUNCIL], 
DATED JANUARY 1, 1848. 
*** The “ Alterations and Additions” referred to in the Annual Report 
(p. 309,) are printed in Italics. 
Section I. — The Seal. 
The common seal of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 
shall consist of the armorial bearings, crest, and motto of the Col- 
lege, as follows ; viz. — 
