352 ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
{Cheers). It was not for him on this occasion to dwell at 
any length upon this interesting subject, though it was not 
altogether inconsistent with or inapplicable to the duties of his 
present position, for he ought to have told them that one of the 
distinguished friends Mr. Robinson could boast of was the late 
Sir Robert Peel, who had an intimate knowledge of human 
character, and who never wasted his notice or bestowed his 
distinctions unworthily. It was, therefore, a compliment to 
them, which no one could more fully appreciate than Mr. 
Robinson, that the present Sir Robert Peel had honoured them 
with his company on this occasion. He was quite sure there 
was no one amongst them who did not feel the deepest interest 
in that name; and he thought there were but few, if any, who 
did not experience an anxiety for that name. {Cheers.) He 
could not but think that their thanks were justly due to the 
Right Honourable Baronet for his kindness in coming forward 
to assist them in paying this tribute of respect to their excellent 
guest, and he therefore called upon them to drink his health 
with great cordiality. {Loud cheers.) 
Sir Robert Peel returned thanks, and was received with 
enthusiastic applause. He said it was with very considerable 
gratification that he had attended on the present occasion to 
do honour to his worthy friend. There were many in this 
company who, from long continued personal intercourse with 
Mr. Robinson, were able to bear willing testimony, of perhaps 
a more endearing character, to the upright, noble, and be¬ 
nevolent qualities of his generous heart. It was from the ins 
and outs of life, from an everyday’s acquaintance, that the real 
character of a man will be truly appreciated. Much might 
escape the casual observer, but happily he had had for many 
years opportunities of enjoying the acquaintance and friendship 
of Mr. Robinson. Politically he was under no obligations to 
him, though he should be proud and happy to acknowledge it 
if he were ; but it was on other grounds that he could bear his 
testimony to his sterling worth and noble character. {Cheers.) 
He was gladly honoured by the flattering manner in which his 
health had been drunk, and he begged to drink all their healths 
in return. {Loud cheers). 
The Chairman then proposed “ The Medical Profession and 
the Board of Examiners.” 
Mr. Bransby Cooper responded, and observed, that the 
medical profession and that of the veterinary science were very 
closely assimilated, and he was unable to see that there was 
any difference between the two professions. The same science, 
the same knowledge, and the same skill were required in each, 
and he could truly say that if the same compliment were paid 
