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ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE 
^ l / 5? w ^ s class has increased from twenty to more than forty; 
^y- Cii e ri y travelled so far, and gave up so much time, tc 
a end these lectures. Then Mr. Coleman : does he not now at* 
tenc to t le practice of the Colleg'e ? Before or after his lecture, 
does he not go round with the students ? Great objection has 
been made to the short time the student has been compelled tc 
spend at the College—some not even six months. I, too, have 
great objection to this; but twelve months will now be the time 
required from every one. There are some gentlemen in this room 
who have staid eighteen months, or two years, and this residence 
will now be required from all who have not been apprentices to 
medical men, veterinary surgeons, or farriers. 
Mb. Sibbald.— Whatever part Mr. Hallen took at the last 
meeting, that which he is now taking does him honour. As for 
those who took so leading a part at that meeting, so far as I have 
ia opportunity to see the practice of the College, we should not 
be a bit bettered if we had them there, or at the head of us. I speak 
fearlessly: they are disappointed individuals; and they are smart- 
«I.nn th T disappointment. “ I will give,” savs the chairman, 
xlOU towards the establishment of another colleo'e;” “And I will 
give another £100,” says Mr. Goodwin. I am glad that they have 
so much money. This proves, at least, that the profession is a 
good one. Aow, if those who have taken a part in all these discus¬ 
sions, are not likewise to have a part in the distribution of the 
loaves and Ashes, I will give my £5 towards the establishment 
of this new College. R. Vines, Esq. [This sneer, Mr. Sibbald, 
is unworthy oj you ] has been spoken of. I allow him to be an 
assiduous, industrious, individual: his appointment as demon¬ 
strator is an improvement. Whether he is right in his theories 
lately published is another question. 
These men, who are so anxious for a change, who are they ? 
One is veterinary surgeon to the king; one is veterinary suroeon 
to this regiment, and another to another. Where did they o-^t all 
this ? Do they not owe it to the College ? Now they want a 
peerage. We cannot afford them this. If I had a son he should 
not go before this famous board of examination. They could not 
teach him better than he learned at the College. This is said to 
be an adjourned meeting. The other was no meeting at all: no 
one was heard. We have now got the lead, and we will keep it 
too. Then these publications. I have seen “ The Farrier.-” There 
is nothing m it. It is one of the most contemptible works I ever 
looked over. Am I to trust my child, or my friend’s child, under 
these individuals ? If we are fools, they won’t be able to give 
us brains. The statements against the Professor and the Col- 
