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tifying, and will be long remembered by me No sooner 
"was the circular issued, than the offerings of your friends 
began to pour in upon me, and from that time up to this 
very day, I have continued to receive subscriptions towards 
the testimonial. I have now the pleasure of handing you 
the list of contributors, and I am sure it will be gratifying 
to you to know that there is not on it the name of one who 
is not a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur- 
geons. I am certain this is a feature which will enhance the 
value of the presentation in your estimation. It is a goodly 
list, and you need not be ashamed of it. I will only add, 
that no sums are affixed opposite the names, since doubt- 
less those who gave the smaller amounts gave them with 
the same sincerity as those who gave the larger. Sincerely 
do I wish that you may have many years yet to live, and that 
similar expressions of attachment and respect as those you 
have received this day may be frequently repeated. 
Mr. Gabriel , on rising, was warmly applauded, and said — 
To lose any time in returning thanks for the signal honour 
you have conferred upon me would savour strongly of affec- 
tation. To attain the ordinary objects of life, open to every 
individual earnestly striving to obtain them, alike in a profes- 
sional and commercial enterprise, is a gratifying result ; but 
to obtain such a tribute as I have received this day, is an 
event that can occur in the lives of very few only out of the 
great professional body. I feel proud at being permitted to 
meet so many of my professional brethren, and to receive this 
testimony of their approbation which is more due to any one 
and to every contributor thereto, than to myself. 
Having had the choice of selection given me by my worthy 
friend, Mr. Morton, sanctioned by the committee, I cheer- 
fully exercised it. I have not, as you will see, selected some 
showy emblematical affair, to be displayed but once or twice 
a year or on rare occasions, but that which will come daily 
before me, so as to keep up incessantly the remembrance of 
your great kindness, and which will be as available for you, 
the donors, whenever you honour me with your company, 
as it will be for Mrs. Gabriel and myself. (Applause). I will 
make this promise to you, that should I ever have occasion 
to go to my uncle’s (laughter) — a most disagreeable antici- 
pation — the articles before me will be the very last that 
shall be desecrated by his unhallowing and dishonouring 
touch. (Laughter and cheers.) I return you my warmest 
thanks for your very great kindness and most unmerited 
liberality, and did I not recollect an event that took place 
some four or five and twenty years ago, I should say that 
this was the happiest day of my life. 
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