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he veterinary committee that they should not have a dipioma 
mtil they had been examined by the veterinary committee, and 
tforwards examined by the medical committee. 
Inhere ifa degree of benefit to be conferred upon the pro- 
r c „lon bv addino three individuals to the examining committee, 
or mv own part f do not see how the profession is not to be bene 
fitted 7 more P b y that honour (if it be one, and I do not enter much 
into the feelings of those who consider it to be one) than by the 
annnintmpnt of six efficient examiners. Howevei, it is 101 yoi 
to decide I only mean to advert to that which appears to me 
moie macticable } and probable, from the circumstance of its 
having been suggested, and indeed first proposed, in the medical 
“fthfcHERRY considered, that, after what had taken place, 
unless some of the extraordinary changes which had s o“ et ™® s 
been heard of, but which were not reasonably to be expected, 
should take place, no hope could be , ent f t ^"’veterina™ 
occasion, the medical committee would admit thiee vete y 
suro-eons to be added to them: therefore lie thought that the 
profession would have to be content with having a separate 
“y™ William Percivall had laboured under a mistake as 
to the supposed mode of examining by the two committees ; 
but from what the President had just stated, he thought it would 
be advisable to have a second committee; but should there be a 
second he should protest against any inferiority on the pait ot 
the veterinary committee. The two would have to be considered 
Is standing 7 on an equality in point of rank and respecta- 
Professor Coleman assured the speaker it should be so. 
Mr. William Percivall expressed himself perfectly sa- 
^Professor Coleman said, the fact is, that the College of Sur¬ 
geons and Apothecaries’ Company arc two distinct bodies. It is 
not necessary that an apothecary should be examined by the Col- 
lege of Surgeons at all. Any man may set up next door to the 
College of Surgeons in Lincoln’s-inn-fields, and piactisc suigery, 
without havinw undergone an examination there ; but those who 
pass Apothecaries’ Hall feel it necessary, lor the sake ol thenre¬ 
putation only, to be examined by the College ot Surgeons altei- 
wards. Now it has been contended, and with great truth, that 
this medical committee know nothing of the diseases ot horses 
Why it never was expected that they should ; it never was expected 
that they should examine pupils on the diseases of horses , it was 
expected that they should examine them on the points which they 
