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meeting be given to the two learned gentleman who had favoured 
them with lectures on Tuesday and Wednesday last. They all 
felt obliged to men of ability and science, who, from their experi- 
ence and knowledge, gave them information that might be useful 
to them. He was of opinion that what? they wanted was science 
with practice ; and he was sure that every gentleman who had 
attended the lectures on Tuesday and Wednesday must have been 
greatly instructed, although the learned lecturers were called upon 
to address them on a very short notice. He wished in particular 
to notice the last lecture on the diseases of cattle, which was one 
of the most instructive to which he had ever listened. He did not 
mean to say that the lectures of Professor Way were not of the 
greatest importance and benefit, but that of Professor Simonds was 
on a subject in which they were all most deeply interested, and 
what was of great consequence, the learned Professor gave it in 
language which they could all understand. He hoped they would 
continue to have lectures on the subject of the diseases of cattle, 
because it was little understood, and was of the greatest importance 
to the country at large. It was a duty which they owed to 
themselves to elevate the station of the veterinary surgeons 
throughout the country. There were at present many of that class, 
of ability and education ; but their attention was almost exclu- 
sively directed to the horse; and those who came from the country 
must know that their cattle were left to men who had no pro- 
fessional knowledge at all, and whose advice could not give 
satisfaction. It was, therefore, of the utmost importance that they 
should elevate the position of the veterinary surgeon, and en- 
courage competent persons to establish themselves in every part of 
the country, and that the owner and occupier should countenance 
them and associate with them, and he believed the result would be 
found highly beneficial to agriculture. He thought they ought to 
proceed in the course which they had this week adopted ; he 
thought they ought to give give men of science like Professors Way 
and Simonds every encouragement to come before them, and give 
them the result of their knowledge and science; and he was certain 
they would never find the farmers of England ungrateful. He had 
great pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks to the two learned 
Professors for the lectures with which they had favoured them 
during the week. 
Mr. C. Hillyard seconded the motion, which was carried 
unanimously. 
Professor Sewell said he felt highly gratified with the eulogium 
which had been passed upon Professor Way and Professor 
Simonds for the lectures they had delivered. He thought the 
society had now taken the right direction, and he hoped they would 
