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scribers to the Veterinary College. Certainly, these were the 
only two points Mr. Coleman touched upon; but it is to be re¬ 
collected, that at the commencement of the discussion a general 
feeling prevailed, that that was not the time to enter upon it; and, 
therefore, the discussion of these points was entirely postponed. 
For my own part, I did not understand that those were the only 
questions to be considered. I understood those were the two 
points on which Mr. Coleman spoke at great length ; but there 
were many other points, in my mind, and in the minds, I believe, 
of almost every gentleman, necessary to be adverted to. It 
was agreed, however, that the discussion should then stop, and 
that the consideration of the grievances of the profession should 
be considered at the future meeting, which has now taken place. 
It certainly is competent for the chairman to withdraw when he 
pleases. God forbid he should do so; for, I trust, we have all 
met in harmony, and that we shall separate in harmony. The 
subjects, sir, to which you would confine the attention of the 
meeting, are those in which we have long felt a deep interest; 
but there are other subjects in which we feel an interest fully as 
deep, and which I certainly, and, I believe, we all understood, 
were to be freely canvassed and disposed of. I have adopted a 
zealous line of conduct, perhaps an injudicious one, but an 
honest one. 
The subjects to be considered should undoubtedly be taken m 
order. There can be no objection to the questions Mr. Coleman 
has stated being first considered; but I should decidedly protest 
against its being my understanding that the discussion was to 
terminate with the disposal of those two questions. It must be 
recollected, from what I took the liberty of stating at the last 
meeting, that I certainly understood the discussion of to-night 
was to%e most full, free, and candid ; otherwise, any conclusions 
come to might be hollow and deceitful, and would never carry 
us to a clear and satisfactory understanding. 
Several observations by different members were made upon the 
order of proceeding, and at length 
Mr. Wm. Percivall resumed.—Sir, as I said before, I think 
there can scarcely be two opinions on the necessity of the admission 
of veterinary surgeons to take a share in the examination of veteri¬ 
nary students. I am of opinion that the present examining 
committee is, to a certain extent, insufficient; and I say so upon 
the principle of its not possessing knowledge enough, or merely 
that description of knowledge which is not practically useful to us* 
I speak as to the medical members of the committee. I say, in 
the first place, that the knowledge they possess is not practically 
useful to us, inasmuch as their knowledge is medical. They 
