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THE DINNER OF THE STUDENTS OF THE 
DINNER OF THE FRIENDS AND STUDENTS OF THE 
VETERINARY COLLEGE, EDINBURGH. 
The annual dinner of the friends and students of the Edinburgli 
Veterinary College, with their talented Professor and the Exami- 
nators, took place on Wednesday, the 22d inst., at the London 
Hotel. Mr. Edward Dycer, one of the passed students, was in the 
chair; supported on the right by Professor Dick, Dr. John Reid, 
Lecturer on Physiology, Professor Simpson, of the University, 
Professor Fergusson, of King’s College, London, and Dr. Handyside, 
Lecturer on Anatomy; and on the left by Sir George Ballingall, 
Mr. Burt, Surgeon, Dr. Knox, Lecturer on Anatomy, Dr. Robertson, 
Lecturer on Surgery, and Dr. Spittal. Mr. Joseph Lockwood, 
another of last year’s students, officiated as croupier, supported by 
Professor Lizars, Dr. Lizars, Lecturer on Anatomy, L. Stephens, 
Esq., Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Agriculture, &c. , 
After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been drunk. 
The Chairman said he had his misgivings respecting his ability 
to propose the toasts of the evening, when he considered the merits 
of the gentleman whose health he was about to give; the more 
especially as his own feelings were beyond any words by which he 
could express them. Laconism, however, was no great fault: and 
he should content himself with saying, that the individual was one 
with whom every student was intimately acquainted; one who had 
shewn by his actions that he had the interest of all at heart; and 
who, if he was not the piimum mobile in the establishment of the 
veterinary art north of the Tweed, and in raising it from its obscu¬ 
rity to be a star that now glitters in the galaxy of science, still was 
the most active and indefatigable agent in securing for the Scottish 
veterinary students the enjoyment of privileges equal to those of 
their brethren south of the Tweed, and had opened a fertile field 
for the aspirations of their ambition as long as they were guided 
by honour and honesty. Of his private character he was precluded 
from speaking, seeing that he had enjoyed the privilege of the pa¬ 
ternal roof from his very childhood; he should only say, and it 
was impossible for human being to say more, that his private cha¬ 
racter was equal to his public. (Cheers.) If he had the elo¬ 
quence of Demosthenes he could enlarge on this point; but he 
should content himself with claiming from them a bona fide bumper 
to the health of their respected teacher. Professor Dick. (Loud 
and enthusiastic cheering.) 
Professor Dick (who was received with loud cheers) begged to 
return his most sincere thanks for the honour which had been done 
him, both for the manner in which his health had been proposed, 
and for the way in which it was received. It gave him great sa¬ 
tisfaction, indeed, to see that another year had brought them to¬ 
gether again around the festive board, where were assembled not 
only the friends of veterinary science, but many of his former 
