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VETERINARY CLUB DINNER. 
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but to found their justest, surest claim to regard on their indi¬ 
vidual respectability and merit, or rather on the respectability 
and merit of alb 
This was the flattering picture which the chairman drew of 
the intention and working of the club; and although its members 
are but men, and have all the infirmities and occasional aberra¬ 
tions of men, we can affirm that if was not very much over¬ 
charged. Temporary dissentions, and almost estrangements, 
might on rare occasions exist, but they were temporary: a pru¬ 
dent and skilful friend interposing, or one word of concession 
half unconsciously, or half meant, dropping from either, the two 
proud spirits were at once subdued. We can safely say, having 
the honour of being humble members of this club, that in no 
society did we ever spend happier hours, and certainly from no 
society did we derive so much improvement. 
In their convivial meetings, however, the members of the 
club did not forget the profession to which they belonged; 
indeed, they thought more highly of their profession, and loved 
it the better for containing such men: and, at length they deter¬ 
mined, on one day at least, to admit their brethren, or such of 
them as they dared, within the hallowed circle; and they had 
this open dinner, and each was permitted to ask whom he liked, 
but was considered to be responsible for those whom he invited. 
Before, however, the day arrived, disease had been sadly busy 
among the members and in their families, and at no ordinary 
meeting had so few of the club been present. Of the club, Messrs. 
J. Field, jun., W. Goodwin, Henderson, King, sen. and jun., 
Langworthy, James Turner, and Youatt, were present; and 
among the visitors were Messrs. Harrison, late of the 10th, May 
of Maldon, Sewell of Brighton, Siddall of the Royal Horse 
Guards, Simpson of Lancaster, Spooner of the Zoological Society,* 
and Watts of the Scotch Greys ; with three amateur friends, and 
two excellent comic singers, Messrs. Beuler and Hudson, who 
had kindly volunteered their attendance. A pleasanter evening 
was never passed. 
Why all this about a club dinner? To tell our country 
friends of the formation of such a society in the metropolis and its 
