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not suiter this resolution to pass, without thus far asserting the 
just claims of that profession of which I have the honour to be 
an humble member. 
- Professor Coleman still entertained his opinion, that the 
medical man is, and must be, considered higher in rank by the 
public than the veterinary surgeon. He could not believe that a 
veterinary surgeon had ever been treated, or would be treated 
with indignity, by a medical man : and he thought that any ob¬ 
servations, calculated to irritate in any way, or in any quarter, 
had better not be made. 
Mr. Cherry likewise thought that, except it was our wish to 
come to an open rupture with the medical committee, this course 
of argument had better at present be avoided, and especially as 
that committee had not hesitated, in a public document, to ex¬ 
press their opinion of us in no very measured terms. In reply to 
a former solicitation, to admit a limited number of veterinary sur¬ 
geons into the examining committee, they scruple not to say, 
that “ such an arrangement would neither add to the reputation of 
the College , nor the improvement oj the pupil.” 
The next resolution, moved by Mr. William Goodwin and 
seconded by Mr. Percivall, was, “ that six veterinary surgeons, 
exclusive of the Professor and Assistant-professor, be elected by 
the body of the profession from those living in London, and 
within ten miles, to be appointed as an examining committee, 
with power, if necessary, to increase their numbers equal to 
that of the medical examining committee.” 
Carried unanimously. 
The next resolution was, “ that a committee be now appointed, 
consisting of nine of the practitioners present, for the purpose ol 
drawing up the necessary memorials to the medical committee 
and governors, and of managing the future proceedings of the 
meeting.” 
This was carried unanimously, and the committee appointed. 
It was now nearly twelve o’clock.—Mr. Coleman doubted 
whether it were expedient, at that late hour, to enter into the 
consideration of the second question, viz. the exclusion ot vete¬ 
rinary surgeons as subscribers to the Veterinary College. He had 
nothing to do with the enactment of the law. It made no dif¬ 
ference to him ; but it might be a proper subject for considera¬ 
tion, whether an unworthy pupil, who had become uproarious at 
the College, and whom it had been necessary to expel, might 
have the power to say, I will be a match for you; I will pay my 
two guineas,and become a subscriber; 1 will attend every meet¬ 
ing, and annoy you to my heart’s content. 
Besides, we do not know how far the admission of veterinary 
