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on the British veterinary, practitioner, that he should be excluded 
from the privileges that are enjoyed by every other veterinary 
surgeon in the world. 
Professor Coleman, —Is there any other gentleman who 
wishes to speak on the subject? [A pause ,Perhaps I ought 
to have put a question previous to the one I have put, which 
is, whether the present meeting will peremptorily decide this 
matter; or, whether you would think, after your opinion has 
been given, it should be referred to the veterinary surgeons 
throughout Great Britain; or, whether the decision is to 
take place this evening. It was a question started by some 
gentleman, whether we should consult the veterinary surgeons 
by a circular letter upon the subject, or whether we are to con¬ 
sider ourselves as representing the veterinary surgeons of Great 
Britain (and I hope every veterinary surgeon has, as far as 
possible, been informed of this meeting) and, at this meeting, 
decide upon the whole ourselves : that will be for your de¬ 
cision. 
It was replied by Mr.W. Goodwin, that every veterinary sur¬ 
geon had been written to, both in town and country, whose address 
could be obtained; that the meeting had been advertised in 
five different newspapers; and that, under such circumstances, 
those who were present ought to be considered as the represen¬ 
tatives of the general body of the practitioners, and competent 
to decide on all questions. 
It was stated by other gentlemen, that they had heard of the 
meeting only by chance; and that they had been informed by 
letters that many practitioners in the country had never heard of 
the meeting, but were exceedingly anxious, if such meeting 
should take place, to have an opportunity of attending it. 
Mr. Wm. Goodwin indignantly objected to the time of the 
meeting being unnecessarily, if not purposely, wasted in such 
discussions. All possible pains had been taken by Mr. Lang¬ 
worthy and himself, to write to the body of practitioners ; and 
this meeting ought to be considered as representing that body. 
Mr. Cherry concurred with the last speaker; and added,that 
so much had been said, and so well said, on the necessity of an 
alteration in the examining medical committee, that little re¬ 
mained to be noticed: an observation or two, however, he had to 
make on physicians and surgeons affixing their names to veteri¬ 
nary diplomas. He recollected having been in a court of justice, 
where that Judge presided who had been said to have more 
knowledge of the horse than any of his brethren. A veterinary 
question was under consideration. The learned Judge took up 
the parchment or piece of paper, and, after ascertaining from 
whom it came, and what names were attached to it, threw it 
