DINNER OF VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS. 
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>r. No! Guess, reader. Why, to the College of Physicians, 
'hysicians ! not compelled to know any thing of surgery, and, 
lany of them, woefully ignorant of it. 
Thence the paper found its way—no, not even then—to a vete- 
nary society or work, but to the “ Medical Gazette.” We beg 
Ir. Sewell’s pardon; he did, two days before the present num- 
sr was to go to press, send us a copy of this said Gazette , with 
Mr. S-’s comps.” written on the outside of the enve- 
pe; but we happened to have had it in our possession a full 
eek before; and had we not,/or the sake of our brethren , copied 
is paper from this journal, it would have been perfectly lost, 
£cept to the readers of the Gazette, and those few to whom 
Ir. Sewell might condescend to present a copy. 
We do not know what Mr. Sewell thinks of this, or meant by 
. We would fain hope that he did not mean all that such a 
;oceeding necessarily implies; but we do know, that a more 
aring insult on his professional brethren he could not, by pos- 
bility, have passed. Well might the examining committee re- 
ise to “ starch their manners” in our company. Well may the 
Dvemors refuse to meet us, even as subscribers, when our very 
achers hold us thus cheaply. 
What is Mr. Sewell’s motive for cutting so systematically as 
e does, and in every possible way, those who are the only com- 
etent judges of his professional talent and conduct ? Is he 
raid of them ? Have they offended him ? It is very bad po¬ 
sy; for sooner, perhaps, than he expects—much, and much 
iore than he dreams of, may depend on the avowed opinion and 
eling of his brethren.— Editors. 
