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He repels the charge with indignation. If you exclude him, it 
is because you fear him; and you can never be afraid of him 
unless there is something rotten in the state of Denmark.” 
Exclude the veterinary surgeon from the little interference with 
the government of the college which his limited privileges as 
a subscriber give him! Ridiculous and absurd! 
A little before the close of the meeting Mr. Hart mentioned 
that some of the pupils were accustomed improperly to receive 
fees for the examination of horses in the absence of the profes¬ 
sors, and likewise for attendance on private practice out of the 
college. We trust that, injustice to the pupils and the profes¬ 
sors, he will, at the proper time, bring ^forward the proofs of 
these accusations, which he asserted he had in his possession. 
This led to a conversation as to the extent to which the pro¬ 
fessors should be permitted to engage in private practice. If 
the horses of subscribers cannot be removed from the stables 
of their owners, the professors, or the assistant demonstrator, or 
pupils duly qualified, may be permitted to attend them, and 
are then entitled to the usual visiting fee. It is better, however, 
that they should do what Mr. Coleman stated they were in the 
habit of doing, recommend that the case be given to some 
neighbouring veterinary surgeon; for the professors of the col¬ 
lege have enough to do properly to attend to the horses in their 
own infirmary. On the horses of non-subscribers no person 
from the college should be permitted to practise. As consult¬ 
ing surgeons, however, they are in their proper situation. 
They are the judges best qualified to decide, the preceptors best 
calculated to direct, in difficult cases; and then, if honour were 
banished from the rest of the profession, it would be found in 
the breasts of the professors. It would, surely, never be said, at 
least it never ought to be said, if you apply to the college you 
lose your employer. This is bad and despicable policy. 
But we are transgressing all bounds, and must proceed to 
another subject. 
We have now the painful task of reporting the result of the 
adjourned meeting of the Veterinary Medical Society on the 
10th of the last month. 
