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possession of an anticipated good—real or imaginary—which 
had been long withheld. They were errors of the head rather 
than of the heart. 
The office of president was held for several years in suc¬ 
cession by him : and this, too, in the opinion of many persons, 
was an error; for it was thought it would have been better 
that on others the duties of the office should have periodically 
devolved, so that new views might have been called forth; 
since differences of opinion will ever obtain among the mem¬ 
bers of a community, and fortunately, in this land of liberty, 
we are free both to express our opinions and to carry them 
out, provided others are not injured thereby. 
But in this Mr. Turner surely was not to blame. It, in 
fact, was a high honour conferred upon him ; or rather a suc¬ 
cession of honours, of which he might have been justly 
proud; and doubtless the Council, the majority of whom 
must have from time to time re-elected him to office, con¬ 
sidered that they had just grounds for acting as they did. 
His health at length failing, Mr. Turner confined himself 
to his private practice, at Croydon, where he died, December 
21st, 1859, in the sixtieth year of his age. 
Thus have we cursorily reviewed his professional life as far 
as we are conversant with it. Doubtless there are those who 
were more intimately associated with him than we were, who 
can fill up the outline we have given. We are permitted to 
add the following. It is from the pen of Mr. William Field, 
senior, than whom perhaps few in the profession had a better 
opportunity of judging of the abilities of Mr. Turner: 
“ During his life his energy was untiring, and none more 
anxiously laboured for the benefit of the profession than he, 
while his general amiability and great integrity of conduct 
will ever be appreciated by his veterinary brethren.” 
“His body is buried in peace, but bis name livetli for evermore.” 
We have also to record the death of Mr. Isaac Worthington, 
M.R.C.V.S., Manchester, on the 15th January, I860, aged 
thirty-three years. His diploma bears date April 27th, 1848. 
Likewise of Mr. James Sewell, late of St. Albans; of 
whom we hope to give some particulars in our next number. 
Thus, the spoiler Death is removing the young, the 
middle-aged, and the old, from among us, leaving their 
places to be filled up by others ; and thus it ever has been. 
Some of us still left perhaps may say, 
“ I am not now 
That what I have been—and ray visions flit 
Less pal pi 1)1 y before me—and the glow 
Which in my spirit dwells, is flutt’ring, faint, and low.” 
ERRATA IN NO. 385. 
Page 2, line 25, for council read counsel. 
„ 38, for upon read over. 
