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PRESENTATION OF THE MEMORIAL 
manner in which it would he affected by the regulations that they 
wished to have adopted. 
Professor Sewell .—You wish these regulations to extend to the 
apprentices of practitioners in Great Britain and Ireland. 
Mr. Mayer. —Certainly; and to see that candidates for a diploma, 
claiming this privilege, have been apprenticed to regular graduates 
for three years. 
The conversation then recurred to the students of the London and 
Edinburgh schools; and Mr. Mayer illustrated this at considerable 
length by the courtesy which was exercised in this respect between 
the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, as well as the medical 
schools of London and Edinburgh. All that was required was, that 
the regular course of veterinary education should be accomplished, 
and then a shorter residence would be required at the new school 
at which the pupil was desirous of accomplishing his education. 
A Governor .—If a student had completed his course of educa¬ 
tion at one school, would he have a right to claim the diploma of 
another on payment of the fees 1 
Mr. Mayer .—Certainly not, although a shorter residence would 
be required of him. 
A Governor .—What period 1 
Mr. Mayer .—-A twelvemonth, perhaps. 
The Chairman .—Very proper. We, Gentlemen, are a Com¬ 
mittee. The general meeting is waiting for us. We beg leave to 
express our hearty concurrence in the prayer of a great portion of 
your Memorial, and we will use our influence in endeavouring to 
carry it into effect: but another portion of it must be submitted to 
the opinion of the Medical Examining Committee. 
Mr. Turner returned thanks for the courtesy which they had 
experienced, and begged to present a copy of the Memorial, and a 
List of the Signatures of those by whom they were authorized to 
lay it before the governors. It consisted of the decided majority 
of the profession, and contained many a name of which that profes¬ 
sion was proud. 
