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to attend; but when we mention that we observed among those 
who surrounded the festive board, Messrs. Boutal, Buckland 
(Dartford), Burrell, J. (jun.) and W. Field, W. Goodwin, Green, 
Henderson, Jumpson, Killick, King, sen. and jun. Lang¬ 
worthy, Mavor, Morgan, Moulden (Winchester), Palmer, J. 
and W. Percivall, Sewell (Brighton), Sewell (Water-lane), 
Slocombe, Smith, Stern, J. and T. Turner, and Youatt, it will 
be seen that the meeting was highly respectable, and that the 
apparently unanimous feeling of that meeting may be fairly con¬ 
sidered to express the sentiments of the profession generally.—■ 
Mr. W. Percivall occupied the Chair. 
The cloth being removed, 
The Chairman gave, “ The King, —the illustrious patron of 
the Veterinary College, and the warm and influential supporter of 
the turf. God send him a speedy return to health, and the long 
continuance and enjoyment of it!” 
“ The Duke of Clarence, and the Royal Family.’’ 
“ The Duke of Wellington ; our celebrated warrior and 
distinguished premier: a man equally distinguished in the field 
and in the state.” 
u The Veterinary Profession.” The Chairman, on giving this 
toast, observed, that he looked with heartfelt pleasure upon those 
assembled around him on such an occasion as the present; and that 
had more in number been present, that pleasure would have become 
increased. But he doubted not that those who w r ere absent were 
prevented from attending from various causes—some by busi¬ 
ness, others by distance; and some there, perhaps, were, to whom 
a knowledge of what was passing had not arrived. He could not 
help, however, in particular lamenting the non-presence of those 
gentlemen who were looked upon by the public as our leading 
men in the profession : he was sorry to find that they did not 
set that value upon our company which we set upon theirs ; at 
the same time, he would venture to say, that, were they present, 
they would, could have, no other feelings than those of gra¬ 
tification to witness, and partake in, what was here going 
on. 
Some forty years ago, the profession was in a state of com- 
