366 DINNER OF THE FRIENDS AND STUDENTS OF THE 
of comparative anatomy, then under the care of a friend of hi55, 
Professor Barclay, whose kindness to him he should never forget. 
The project, however, failed, and since that time it had fallen into 
much better hands, those of the Highland and Agricultural Society. 
From that time he had marked the progress of the class, from year 
to year, with increasing delight; and certainly the progress of no 
year had been more marked than this session. The preparations 
laid upon the table were executed with extraordinary talent. They 
did honour to the Professor, and they did honour to the gentlemen 
who prepared them. {Cheers.) 
The Chairman next proposed The Royal College of Physi¬ 
cians, with the healths of Professors Simpson and Dr. Reid.” 
Dr. Reid returned thanks. It had been his good fortune for 
the last few years to see several of the veterinary pupils attending 
his class : and he was glad of this public opportunity to state, that 
it gave him the greatest pleasure to see them there, and to observe 
their diligence and attention to his lectures. {Cheers.) 
The Chairman then proposed “ The Royal College of Surgeons, 
with the health of Professor Lizars.” 
Professor Lizars returned thanks, and stated that the College of 
Surgeons viewed with delight the connexion existing between 
veterinary surgery and itself; and if he were one of the Solons of 
the College of Surgeons, he would make the veterinary surgery 
class one for the attendance of young men before coming before 
them for a diploma—only he would not make it compulsory: he 
would leave it a voluntary class. He had derived great advantage 
himself from attending to this study; and if attention were paid to 
it by students in early life, they would ever after feel the benefit; 
for they could only see the use of certain applications to man through 
the medium of the horse and other animals. He had little reason 
to doubt that the other members of the College felt as he did him¬ 
self, and in their name he begged again to return thanks. {Cheers.) 
Professor Simpson rose to propose “ Prosperity to Queen’s 
College, and the health of Dr. Robertson.” {Cheers.) He did so 
with the greater pleasure, as he had once the honour of holding ap 
office in that Institution. It had been opposed in various quarters, 
but as he thought on very inefficient grounds; and far from being 
hostile to the interests of the University, it would be found to be 
one of its outward bulwarks. {Cheers.) 
Dr. Robertson returned thanks. He stated that there had been 
private teachers in Edinburgh for a great length of time; but their 
efforts were disjointed for want of union : they had no means of 
pursuing a uniform plan—no means of enforcing internal disci¬ 
pline—no public library to assemble in—no hall for the reception 
of the magnificent museums which many private lecturers had col¬ 
lected. But he trusted that ere long the efforts of the teachers and 
the friends of the Institution wouH overcome those difficulties, and 
that the Institution would he placed in a higher position than it 
