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introduce the slightest change; but if the examining com¬ 
mittee thought it advisable, and wished that a certain number 
of veterinaiy surgeons should be added to them, they (the 
governors) were willing to accede. 
Now, here we must beg leave to remind the spokesman of 
the governors, that he somewhat misunderstood, and did not 
obey, his instructions. It was the avownd opinion of the 
chairman, and of Mr. Coleman, and of the general meetihg of 
the 28th of May, that the profession would be benefitted by 
the union of some veterinary surgeons with the present 
examining committee. This also had been the declared opinion 
of the meeting of the fomier year; but the matter had not 
been more strongly urged, from the belief of the governors and 
subscribers, although they had no official proof of it, that 
this amalgamation would be unpleasant to the old com¬ 
mittee. Mr. Coleman acknowledged that this feeling did 
exist; but he hoped that the strongly expressed opinion of the 
general meeting might induce the examiners to receive among 
them one or more veterinarians. It was to ascertain the real 
feeling of the examiners, or the extent of their objection, that 
the governors were deputed to confer wdth them. The spokes¬ 
man in this conference says not a word of this avow^ed opinion 
of tlie general meeting; nay, he denies that this opinion had 
been expressed; he says, that they had no desire to introduce 
the slightest change; but that ij the examining committee 
thought it advisable^ and mished that a certain number of 
veterinary surgeoiis should be added to themy they (the gover¬ 
nors ) loere willing to accede. 
This is a perfectly different view of the case; and we 
acknowdedge ourselves not a little surprised that gentlemen so 
quick of apprehension, in other affairs, should so egregiously err. 
We do not, we cannot suppose that they would play a double 
part. They would not palter with us in a double sense. 
The whole was not a farce got up for the occasion; but, most 
undoubtedly, the instructions of the general meeting were not 
obeyed. 
We pledge ourselves to the examining committee that it 
was the avowed opinion of Mr. Coleman, the avow ed opinion 
