THE YOUATT TESTIMONIAL. 
617 
various articles manufactured by the best English workmen, together with 
some of foreign production, well worthy of notice : added to which, are some 
pleasing miscellaneous articles ; and from whose stock we can, if we please, 
replenish any of the recesses that have become vacant in our store-room of 
veterinary knowledge. Did I possess the ability, and were language worthy 
of my toast at my command, I should not have sufficient apology for stopping 
the circulation of the bottle and the hilarity, sociality, and the true friendly 
feeling of this delightful evening. I shall, therefore, without further preface, 
propose, “The Provincial Veterinary Practitioners.” 
Mr. Youatt begged to propose another toast. “ The Vice-Chairmen.” 
Our excellent friends had not left much for them to do ; but it was gratifying 
to behold such sterling men and true at the ends of our table ; and there were 
not, in the whole profession, men more ardently attached to it than our friends 
Mr. Henderson and Mr. Thomas Turner. With many cordial thanks for 
their exertions this evening, he would give their health. 
Mr. Thomas Turner in his own name, and that of his brother croupier, 
rose to express their best thanks for the honour conferred upon them. They 
felt a more than ordinary degree of gratification at being present this evening, 
and witnessing the presentation of that T estimonial to their esteemed friend, 
Mr. Youatt, as a slight reward for his well-merited services to the veterinary 
profession ; and they sincerely hoped he might be spared long among them to 
enjoy its frequent use, and not without a kindly feeling towards those by 
whom it was presented. 
Mr. Field said, that there was still an act of duty and of gratitude which 
they had to perform ere they parted. It was delightful to contemplate the 
completion of this testimony of a united profession to the worth of their 
guest of to-night : and a more harmonious and joyous evening it had been 
the lot of few of them to spend. It was partly the object of their meeting 
which had rendered it so pleasant, but it was also, in a great measure, the 
arrangements of an individual who, from the moment that the idea of this 
appropriate testimonial was started, threw himself into the affair, and labour- 
ed day and night until it was perfectly accomplished. We owe him much 
for this. But he had another claim upon us. He was now an acknowledged 
teacher at the Royal Veterinary College ; and a branch of instruction had 
been entrusted to him, second in importance to none there taught, and to 
the perfect elucidation of which he was acknowledged by all to be fully com- 
petent. He alluded to their worthy Secretary, than whom there were few 
who ranked higher in his esteem, and in that of the united profession. At 
this late hour he would say no more. Such a toast spoke sufficiently for 
itself. He proposed “ The health of our worthy Secretary, Mr. Morton.” 
Mr. Morton thus replied. — I should justly be charged with that which 
would degrade man did I not, on the present occasion, feel grateful for the 
honour you have conferred upon me. To have been chosen as your Secre- 
tary was to me highly gratifying; but to have received assurance that the 
duties of my office have been satisfactorily performed, highly enhances this 
gratification ; since, next to the pleasure of being engaged in a good cause, is 
the satisfaction which arises from its favourable termination — and this we 
have met to-night to celebrate. 
It has been my good fortune to be often similarly situated. The first time 
that I was engaged in a pleasing duty like this, was for him who, during the 
long period of forty-five years, maintained the honour and respectability 
of the Professor’s chair. To him veterinary science owes much, and he de- 
served and obtained the thanks of the profession. In common with us all he 
had his faults ; but the grave has closed over him and them, and he is now 
