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and justly appreciated. He glanced at Mr. Coleman’s doctrine, 
that catarrh and pneumonia might and did oftener proceed from 
transitions from cold to heat, than from heat to cold ; and the 
consequent system of stable ventilation which Mr. Coleman ad¬ 
vocated and established. He spoke of the rescue of the humo¬ 
ral pathology from thorough oblivion, by the result of the trans¬ 
fusion of the blood of glandered horses. He concluded by 
saying, that although Mr. Coleman had lately suffered much in 
health, he was persuaded he would soon renovate, and resume 
with additional zeal and effect, the discharge of the duties of 
his office. He might be a little foot-foundered, but it would be 
long ere the disease would reach the coffin-joint. 
As soon as the acclamations with which this toast was re¬ 
ceived had subsided, Mr. Coleman rose, and, so far as our re-, 
collection serves, addressed us as follows :— 
Mr. President and Gentlemen ! I have just left my bed, 
and if I had taken the advice of my friends, I should have been 
in bed at this moment; but I sometimes venture to prescribe 
for myself, and although I knew that rest would be beneficial in 
my complaint, yet as I had a duty to perform, and that duty was 
to be present in this place, at this time, I felt satisfied that the 
'best remedy for my malady was the pleasure of seeing my 
friends on this important occasion. I therefore resolved to do 
that which was most agreeable to my own feelings, and 1 am 
happy to say that merely the sight of my numerous kind 
friends has already been of service.” 
Mr. Coleman then passed a glowing but just eulogium on 
the talents, liberality, kind heart, and private virtues of the 
chairman, and continued, that Sir Astley had a great dislike 
to dine at public meetings, and in particular to preside at such 
meetings. This year, and the preceding year, he was solicited 
to be president at the anniversary dinner of Guy’s Hospital; 
and where his company would have been received as a particu-^ 
lar favour. Sir Astley did not attend at either of those dinners. 
