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as one who will cheerfully do him any service that he can. 
You will join me, therefore, in drinking with the greatest 
enthusiasm the health of His Royal Highness the Duke of 
Cambridge. (Loud cheers.) 
His Royal Highness , in acknowledging the toast, said : Mr. 
Chairman and Gentlemen, I feel extremely obliged for the 
very flattering terms in which my health has been proposed, 
and by the kind manner in which it has been received by 
you. So much has been said about me that I really hardly 
know what to say in reply. I certainly have, on former 
occasions, stated that I considered my services to have been 
such only as I was called upon to perform in my position 
as a general of the army. I still venture to think 
that I did no more than my duty ; and if, in so doing, 1 
have been fortunate enough to obtain the good opinion of 
the people of this country, I regard it as a complete reward 
for all the hardships, the fatigues, and the anxieties which, 
in a position such I held, every man must have encountered. 
(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I certainly do flatter myself that the men 
who were under me had full confidence in their leader; and, 
on the ocher hand, I have the proud satisfaction of knowing 
that, with such men and such officers as I commanded — I 
say such officers, for, after certain remarks that have been 
made, I must observe that, while no man admires the British 
soldier more than I do, I believe the officers have done their 
duty equally well. — Again I say, with such officers and such 
men as I have had the honour to lead, anything that is pos- 
sible for soldiers to do, a general may expect those troops to 
perform. (Loud cheers.) 
Gentlemen, I have had very great satisfaction in attending 
here on this occasion. I was requested by my friend Mr. 
Field to meet this large body of the members of the veterinary 
profession, and I am delighted to have the'pleasure of seeing 
you in this hall. (Cheers.) For Mr. Field 1 have the greatest 
possible regard. I am aware that he is esteemed by you all. 
He is not only a man of great eminence in his particular vo- 
cation, but I know, from having met him on various occasions 
elsewhere, that he takes great interest in the charitable insti- 
tutions of this metropolis, which I consider reflects the great- 
est credit upon him. 
Gentlemen, I assure you I know the value of the profes- 
sion with which most of you are connected. As regards the 
army, it is of the greatest possible service. (Hear, hear.) 
In my position in the army I have had the advantage of be- 
coming acquainted with many members of your profession, 
and I am glad to see several old friends of mine here to-day. 
