THE YOUATT TESTIMONIAL, 
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apply to the editors of The Veterinarian, generally, language which they 
would not have dared to have used to either of the individuals. When 
taken to task, as they naturally would be, “ They disavowed any reference 
to either of the Editors personally, but claimed a right to use the most 
blackguard language with regard to the publication generally ! It was neces- 
sary to put down all this, and for him to whom the property of the Jour- 
nal belonged to stand forward as its single editor, thereby necessarily taking 
upon himself every kind of censure, while the praise would still, in his own 
mind, and that of the public, be divided between his kind supporters and him- 
self. Still the breaking of such an affair to them — the possible construction 
which they, and which the readers of The Veterinarian might put upon it ! 
He will never forget the pain which he suffered — nor the prompt kindness 
with which they acceded to that which a disgraceful necessity seemed to force 
upon us all — nor the friendly feeling which seemed to increase among us, 
shewn by the more frequent and readier communication of valuable matter. 
I avail myself of the opportunity which the presence of Professor Dick now 
gives me, of assuring him, how deeply I felt the increased obligation under 
which he and his friends laid me. 
Prof essor Dick thus replied : — Mr. President, I beg to return my best thanks 
for the honour which has been done me, and for the manner in which my health 
has been proposed and received. I have long had a desire to be present at 
one of the convivial meetings of my brethren of the profession in London ; 
but these meetings were generally held at a time at which it was impossible 
for me to leave Edinburgh, and I have, therefore, been often disappointed ; 
but when I heard of the present meeting, and the cause of it, and finding 
that I could contrive to be absent for a little while, I determined to join 
you in offering my tribute of respect to our distinguished guest, and I can 
assure you I have great pleasure in being here. 
I am unwilling on such an occasion, and at so late an hour, to offer any 
remarks which have not some connexion with the present pleasurable occa- 
sion ; but as various professional topics have been introduced, I cannot 
refrain from stating candidly, that, while I have been powerfully attracted by 
the cause of the present meeting, I have been also induced to embrace the 
opportunity offered by the lamented death of Professor Coleman, to endea- 
vour to prevent a powerful obstacle being placed in the way of the advance- 
ment of my pupils. I have, therefore, been so far selfish as to attempt, as 
the Scotch proverb says, “ to kill twa dogs with one stone.” The truth is, 
I have felt somewhat aggrieved by learning that it has been proposed, since 
Mr. Coleman’s death, that all students, and my pupils among the rest, wishing 
to attend the London school (although they may be possessed of a diploma 
from the Edinburgh Institution), shall be compelled to attend eighteen months 
at the London school before they are allowed to be examined for its diploma. 
Now, I ask, is it possible that such a spirit of illiberality prevails at the Lon- 
don Veterinary College ? Is it possible that, in the nineteenth century, when 
almost every scientific institution is adopting a more liberal policy than at any 
former period, the Veterinary College of London should be taking a directly 
opposite course? — that while the London University is willing to receive certi- 
ficates of attendance at any respectable and acknowledged medical school as 
a sufficient warrant for the granting of a diploma, if the requisite information 
is possessed by the candidate, the London Veterinary College shall pretend to 
exact six times the length of attendance it formerly required ; and that, too, 
from the pupils of the Edinburgh Veterinary School, who, by the extreme li- 
berality of the Professors and Lecturers in Edinburgh, are allowed the advan- 
tage of attending a whole medical curriculum, besides being compelled to 
attend two courses of my lectures before receiving their certificate ? Is it 
