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hand, and to make use of Mr. Peech for their own ends on the 
other; but this was politely refused. 
The proposed addition to the application to the Home Office 
being withdrawn, the original motion was put and carried without 
opposition. 
The letter from Mr. Lockie, complaining of the treatment he 
had received at the examinations in April last at Edinburgh, was 
again read, as also the reply from the Chairman of the Board of 
Examiners, in explanation of the course adopted in the case of 
Mr. Lockie; which explanation, by the direction of the Council, 
the Secretary had applied for, and which was now read ; and, the 
statement given being one that appeared to be valid, the Council 
could not take any steps in the matter beyond forwarding to Mr. 
Lockie a copy of the Chairman’s explanatory letter. 
A general discussion ensued, which ended in the motion of 
Messrs. Ernes and Arthur Cherry , “ That a copy of the Chair- 
man’s letter of explanation be transmitted to Mr. Lockie,” being 
carried without any opposition. 
Mr. Arthur Cherry gave notice of two motions. 
Adjourned. 
[If the Professors are so anxious to know what is doing in 
the Council, why do they not attend in their places as members 
of the Board? The sittings are always open ones; there is no 
secresy.j 
The following is the Letter to which reference was made in our 
former report of the Proceedings of Council, in The VETERINARIAN 
for August, p. 473 : — 
Sir, Whitehall, June 26, 1847. 
I am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to inform you, with 
reference to my letter of the 10th November, 1846, that he has re- 
ceived a petition from the Royal Veterinary College of London 
and the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, praying 
that a charter may be granted to the Royal Veterinary College of 
London and Edinburgh, and that this petition is under Sir George 
Grey’s consideration. 
I am, Sir, 
Thomas Turner , Esq ., 
President of the Royal College 
of Veterinary Surgeons. 
Your obedient servant, 
S. M. Phillipps. 
