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motives; yet where no loss of principle is involved or jeopar- 
dised, a spirit of concession should be allowed to prevail. 
Those who are otherwise influenced, in the end are sure to 
defeat their own purposes and intentions, and while so con- 
ducting themselves, they too frequently sow the seeds of 
discord, and annoy others. Such are ever exclaiming against 
their being ill used : and who winders at it? A different 
course of conduct would lead to different results. The efforts 
made to rise by pulling others down is rarely successful, and 
they deserve not to be. For a time such proceedings maybe 
borne with, for they aw T aken pity, but their repetition at 
length engenders disgust, and calls for censure. Such cha- 
racters appear to be only happy w 7 hile creating unhappiness. 
They love the troubled waters of confusion, and will not enter 
the haven of peace. Unnecessary agitation is their glory; 
controversial excitement their stimulus to existence. Asso- 
ciation with such persons is often dangerous, to say the least 
of it. An old proverb says, “ If you have lain among onions, 
you will be sure to smell of them;” and the moral axiom has 
it, “ Show me the company a man keeps, and I will tell you 
the character of the man.” 
For ourselves, we are ready to confess, we could have 
wished that further changes had been made in the council — 
and we expressed ourselves to this effect in our last number — 
but as this feeling w 7 as not participated in by others, be it 
ours to submit to their decision, and, as far as in us lies, to 
continue to do our duty. Briefly will we now advert to a 
circumstance of far greater importance, in connexion with 
our profession, namely — 
THE ELECTION OE PROFESSOR SPOONER, PRINCIPAL OF 
THE ROYAL YETERINARY COLLEGE, AS PRESIDENT OF 
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF YETERINARY SURGEONS. 
The above event is one from which we augur that much 
good w'ill result. Indeed, w e are more than half inclined to 
view it as constituting an epoch in the existence of the 
corporate body, and shall be much disappointed if at the close 
of the presidential year of Professor Spooner, we have not to 
