A REMARK ON A LETTER BY MR. FARRELL, V.S. 663 
THE EFFECTS OF THE TUMOUR UPON THE ABDOMINAL 
AND THE THORACIC VISCERA. 
The kidneys were smaller than natural, particularly the 
right one ; and, instead of being convex on the under surface, 
they were flattened, being, however, a little concave in 
their central portions. The middle lobe of the liver was 
pale and attenuated. The stomach was displaced, the 
pyloric end being far removed from its natural position. 
The duodenum passed between two of the nodules of the 
tumour, which had in their growth closed over it so as to 
form a sort of foramen for ( its passage. The diaphragm was 
here much atrophied from the continuous pressure to which 
it had been subjected. It was arched forward to a great 
extent, and thereby encroached considerably on the thoracic 
cavity, so much so as to produce atrophy of the lungs, and, 
ultimately, death by compression. 
No structural disease, besides the above described, could 
be detected in any of the organs either of the abdomen or 
thorax. For some considerable period there must have been 
great functional derangement of the viscera, but as this, 
like the growth of the tumour, was gradual, nature was 
enabled to resist its destructive effects. 
A REMARK ON A LETTER RECENTLY PUBLISHED 
BY MR. FARRELL, Y.S. 
By M.R.C.Y.S. 
Dear Sirs, — Without wishing to make further reference 
to a controversy now going on in Bell’s Life , I cannot help 
noticing that Mr. Farrell styles Professor Dick the Father of 
the Profession. By reference to the register of the Royal 
College of Veterinary Surgeons, I find that that gentleman 
obtained his diploma January 27th, 1818, and consequently 
long after many eminent members now living. 
Now as we are daily accustomed to hear a great deal about 
putting right men in their right places, the honour of senio- 
rity must be due to either the veteran Stockley or the vene- 
rable Bracy Clark, as both of these gentlemen passed on the 
same day — namely, July 5th, 1794, but which was first 
examined I cannot say. Subsequently we find the names 
