304 MEETING OF THE VETERINARY PROFESSION. 
morials, and the answers to them, should now be present, wlier 
the meeting would determine what future measures might be ne¬ 
cessary. 
A difficulty now arose : neither the chairman nor secretary 
of the committee was prepared to produce the documents. 
Chairman. —Is any one in possession of the facts ? 
Mr. Cherry. —I am in possession of the facts ; but I was a 
dissentient member; I stood alone ; I thought the papers were 
drawn up in too humble a tone. It was not the manner in which 
a right should have been demanded. I could not consent to pre¬ 
sent a petition . My name does not appear. 
Chairman. —Is the report in “ The Veterinarian” cor¬ 
rect ? 
Mr. Cherry. — I know nothin g about “ The Veterina¬ 
rian !” 
Chairman.: —Is the report in “The Farrier” correct ? 
Mr. Cherry. —It is : I am in possession of copies of all the 
correspondence. 
Mr. Coleman now entered the room. Mr. Fenwick offered tc 
resign to him the chair. This Mr. Coleman declined, saying 
“ I came for a specific purpose—to explain the result of the ho¬ 
nour conferred upon me by presenting the memorials, and tc 
answer any questions that may be addressed to me on that sub¬ 
ject. Having discharged this duty, and as my conduct and in¬ 
terest may possibly be implicated, I shall retire, that the mattei 
may be discussed without restraint. 
Mr. Cherry. —There are certain official documents. The 
regular way is for them to be produced. If they are not forth¬ 
coming, we must take the best account we can get. (The memo¬ 
rials and replies were then read. They have already been given, 
Veterinarian for June, p. 236, and July, p. 292.) 
Mr. Coleman.—S o far as these documents go, I shall be 
enabled to shew that I have done my duty; but there was ano¬ 
ther question agitated at that meeting, respecting the veterinary 
surgeon being permitted to become a subscriber to, and to have 
a vote in, the government of the College. This was first agitated, 
and it was decided that none should be admitted except by ballot 
at a meeting of governors. I was not present when this was 
done. 
Mr. Hart. —I object to this, as not applying to the question 
before us. 
Chairman. — I think it fairly falls within the proper line ol 
argument. 
Mr. Coleman.- —I wish to know, sir, whatisthe nature of the 
present meeting : is it one *of students, or practitioner& or vote- 
