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ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 
receive the support of the society in aid of the Veterinary College. 
There were many other things which they had to propose to the 
society besides that alluded to by the noble duke, and which would 
be found beneficial to this country, but more especiall} r to Ireland, 
in which it appeared that although they had veterinary surgeons 
who paid attention to the horse, there was none who give could 
advice with respect to cattle. He had a plan to propose to them, 
which had received the sanction of Mr. Powell, of Derbyshire, and 
which he hoped they would support ; but unless they obtained a 
committee of the society to consider the system, they could not hope 
to be able to carry it into successful operation. Gentlemen did not, 
he thought, take a sufficient interest in the Veterinary College, 
without which its usefulness could not be extended. They had, 
however, taken the first step in the right direction, and he hoped 
they would follow it up. He hoped members of the society would 
visit the College, and judge for themselves. This had already been 
done by Colonel Challoner, Mr. Hill, Mr. Brown, and others, who 
appeared to be satisfied with what they observed, and expressed 
themselves highly satisfied with the education and the practice 
given in the hospital ; and he hoped that their example would be 
followed, and that other members of the society would visit them. 
He regretted to say that the Cattle Infirmary had been strangled in 
the birth; but they hoped, notwithstanding, that the individual 
members of the society would send to the College specimens and 
subjects, living or dead. This had been done by the Duke of 
Rutland, the Earl of Stradbroke, and some others ; and he hoped 
that from all parts of the country others would follow the example. 
They had, he repeated, taken the first step in the right direction ; 
and he hoped they would continue to turn their attention to the 
subject. He begged leave to offer them his best thanks. 
Mr. Shaw said, that, seeing several representatives of the press 
present, he was anxious that no misrepresentation or misunder- 
standing should go forth to the public on this subject. Professor 
Sewell had observed that they had for the first time taken a step 
in the right direction on this subject; and he (Mr. Shaw) was 
desirous not to permit that observation to go abroad without 
explanation. He begged to say that that was not the first step 
taken in that direction by the society, for it should be remembered 
that for the last eight years they had voted a sum of £200 a year 
to the Veterinary College, for the purpose of investigating into the 
causes of disease in cattle, sheep, and pigs, in addition to those of 
horses. He would make no further comment on this subject ; but 
he thought it right to say so much in explanation, lest an error 
should go abroad through the means of the press. 
Mr. G. Dyer said that he had listened to what the noble duke 
