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EDITORIAL OBSERVATIONS. 
Veterinary Surgeons, on the irreparable loss which she, 
the Royal Family, and the Nation, have sustained by the 
death of the late Prince Consort. His was a life devoted 
to life's duties. 
Most fervently do we hope that all consolation may be 
accorded to Her Majesty in her bereavement, and sincerely 
do we join in the expressions of regret so universally felt, 
believing that not only has Science, with the Fine Arts, 
lost a judicious patron, but the utilities of life a warm 
advocate and influential supporter. 
“ To the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty. 
“ May it please your Majesty, 
“ We, the President, Vice-presidents, and Council of the 
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, actuated by the 
feelings which now move the hearts of your Majesty's sub¬ 
jects, desire humbly to approach your Royal presence with 
sentiments of the most reverent affection and heartfelt 
sympathy with your Majesty, on the melancholy occasion of 
the decease of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort. 
“ Never has a bereavement struck so deeply into the 
hearts of a sorrowing people. 
“ In the sacred relations of domestic life, by his distin¬ 
guished abilities, earnest devotion, and untiring zeal for 
the national welfare, the late illustrious Prince commanded 
the admiration and won the esteem of all classes of your 
Majesty’s subjects. 
“We cannot too fully appreciate the vast benefits which 
have resulted from the great interest ever taken by the late 
lamented Prince in the progress of Medical improvement in 
all its branches, and from the great encouragement afforded 
by him to the various schools of science, literature, and 
art. 
“ That the God of all consolation may comfort, support, 
and bless your Majesty; and that you may long continue to 
reign over a faithful and devoted people, is the earnest 
prayer of your Majesty’s most loyal and obedient subjects. 
“ By order of the Council given under our common seal, 
this 31st day of January, 1862, in the presence of 
“ F. R. Silvester, President .'’ 
