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and always must be a source of the greatest gratification to 
us ; and if I may be allowed to speak for my colleagues- in 
this matter, and to judge from their conduct in past times, 
you will find that their aid has only to be sought by you 
when any difficulty arises, and it will be immediately and 
willingly rendered. 
You will, I feel assured, pardon this digression from the 
main object of our meeting here this evening, and allow me 
now to return to the subject from which i have somewhat 
wandered. 
In accepting this handsome testimonial of the good feeling 
of the whole class, one of which I shall ever be proud, and 
which will be preserved with others I have previously received 
among the most cherished and valued treasures I possess, I 
feel that my powers of expression must fall far short of con¬ 
veying my sentiments towards you. But, again I assure 
you that by me and mine, in grateful remembrance of your 
kindness, it shall be kept as long as life lasts, affording me a 
perpetual assurance that my labours in your behalf have been 
valued and esteemed by you. It will also stimulate me to 
renewed exertions to merit and retain your good opinion, 
which will ever be more valuable than any material testimo¬ 
nial of esteem. 
To you, sir, for the very kind manner in which you have 
presented this testimonial, to the committee for all the trouble 
and labour they have bestowed thereon, and to the subscribers 
individually and collectively, I now tender my heartfelt 
thanks; and wishing every one of you a happy and pros¬ 
perous journey through life, I gratefully accept this splendid 
gift. 
The Chairman then presented to Professor Varnell a beau¬ 
tifully illuminated vellum scroll to accompany the testimonial; 
on which the following complimentary heading appeared, 
with the names of the students affixed beneath : 
“Royal Veterinary College, 
“London, 2 Uh March , 1859. 
“To George Yarnell, Esq., 
“ Assistant-Professor ; Lecturer on 
“ Anatomy, Physiology, &c. &c. 
“ Sir, —With sincere feelings of respect, we, the Students 
of the Royal Veterinary College, entreat your acceptance of 
this Testimonial as a token of the gratitude and pride with 
which we are this day individually impressed. Grateful, in 
the true sense of the 'word, for the kind and unceasing 
endeavours evinced by you to insure that proficiency in us 
