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believe I cannot wish you anything better, or more in consonance with my 
feelings. 
Professor Spooner, addressing Mr. Morton, said: 
Dear Sir,—I should be doing an injustice to my own feelings, and I am 
sure also to those which equally pervade the bosoms of your other colleagues, 
were I to leave this chair without, on their and my own behalf, offering you 
our sincere and heartfelt congratulations on the receipt of this very handsome 
testimonial, which with so much good taste and kindly sentiment has been 
just presented to you by a grateful and, I think I may add, an affectionate 
class of pupils. 
Be assured, dear sir, it affords us no small gratification to be permitted to 
be present on this very interesting occasion; but reflecting upon the near 
approach of the time when we shall be called upon, as fellow-teachers in 
this institution, to bid you farewell, we feel that our joy is mingled with 
deep sorrow. We nevertheless trust that, though we must shortly submit 
to be separated from you as a colleague, you may enjoy many years of health 
and happiness, and that we may continue to participate in your friendship 
and esteem to the latest period of our lives. 
The meeting then broke up. 
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
QUARTERLY MEETING OE COUNCIL, held April 11, 1860. 
Present: The President, Professor Spooner; Messrs. Jex, 
Helmore, Moon, Silvester, Wilkinson, Withers, and the 
Secretary. 
The President, W. Burley, Esq., in the Chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and 
signed, Mrs. Turner’s reply to the letter of condolence from 
the Council on the death of her husband was read, and on the 
motion of Mr. Wilkinson, seconded by Professor Spooner , the 
letter of condolence and Mrs. Turner’s reply were ordered to 
be entered on the minutes. 
A letter was read from Mr. J. Gamgee , of Edinburgh, res¬ 
pecting the examinations in Scotland, and on the motion of 
Mr. Wilkinson , seconded by Professor Spooner, the Secretary 
was instructed to inform Mr. Gamgee, in answer to his letter 
of the 9th inst., “ that the bye laws of the Royal College will 
have to be complied with, respecting the fourteen days’ notice 
and remitting of the examining fees, but that a time will be 
named for the examinations in Edinburgh, in accordance 
with the wishes of the Edinburgh candidates.” 
The annual report and balance sheet having been read and 
discussed, on the motion being put from the chair, they 
were declared to be unanimously received and adopted. 
On the question of certain arrears of payment of travelling 
expenses by a member of the Board of Examiners, they were 
