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ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE, LONDON. 
PRESENTATION OE A TESTIMONIAL TO PROEESSOR MORTON 
BY THE STUDENTS OF THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
The students of the Royal Veterinary College, knowing 
that Mr. Morton intended at the close of the present session 
to resign the Professorship of Chemistry and Materia 
Medica, which he had for so many years held, determined to 
present him with a suitable testimonial on his retirement. 
For this purpose a full meeting of the students was held 
in their reading-room, and the following committee chosen: 
Mr. C. Crowhurst. Mr. William Burt. 
Mr. J. Marsden. Mr. Walter Burt. 
Mr. M. Tailby. Mr. J. Woodger. 
Mr. W. B. Walters. 
Mr. W. Pritchard, Secretary. Mr. H. Noakes, Treasurer . 
All the preliminaries being arranged, on Monday, April 
23d, 18GO, the presentation took place in the theatre of the 
College, in the presence of the different teachers and nearly 
all the pupils, 
The Principal, Professor Spooner, in the Chair. 
The testimonial consisted of a handsome carved oak 
library and reading chair, a splendid ormolu timepiece, and 
a microscope. On a silver shield, at the back of the Chair, 
was the following inscription : 
PRESENTED, 
WITH A TIMEPIECE, &c., 
TO 
PROFESSOR M ORTON, 
BY THE STUDENTS OF THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE, LONDON, 
ON HIS RETIRING FROM THE HIGH POSITION HE HAD SO LONG AND 
WORTHILY FILLED. 
Session 1859 — 60. 
The Chairman having made a few prefatory remarks in 
approval of the intention of the students, and on his being 
requested to take the chair by the Committee, 
Mr. Noakes gave the following address. It was ex¬ 
tremely well received, and frequently applauded during its 
delivery. 
Air. Chairman, Professors, and Gentlemen,—It is with feelings of great 
diffidence that I appear before you this evening, fearing I shall not be able 
to do the important and yet pleasing task which, now devolves upon me 
that justice which it merits. 
But as my fellow-students have been pleased to confer on me the honour, 
I have been stimulated to make the attempt, knowing that I should have to 
