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students, and then a petition in his favour, signed by thirty-nine 
students, were handed to Mr. Williams. Then Dr. Dalzell got up 
and said they must inquire into the cause of this disorder. One of 
the students asked whether those students would get their certifi¬ 
cates if they did not attend Mr. ML‘Bride’8 class, and Mr. Williams 
stated that he would give them certificates, but it would be better if 
they attended Mr. M‘Bride’s class. Witness went on with his lec¬ 
tures after that time, and the noise ceased; the students who had 
occasioned the disturbance refraining from attending for about eight 
nights. Before a second disturbance arose, at the end of the session, 
he received the letter from Mr. Williams which was appended to 
the issue. About this time Dr. Dalzell and Mr. Williams did not 
recognise him in the yard, though he met them several times a day. 
Some of the students who had occasioned the disturbance, he had 
seen frequently driving with Mr. Williams, and of all the students in 
the college they appeared to be the most intimate with Mr. 
Williams. One day in April he found the door of the lecture-room 
locked, and until the middle of April he presented himself daily at 
the door of the lecture-room, but always found it locked. Witness 
was present on the day of examination. Mr. Williams, on that 
occasion, accused him of prompting the answer of one of the stu¬ 
dents. He denied this, and appealed to the examiner, who said that 
he did not prompt the answer. Witness afterwards received a 
letter of dismissal from Mr. Menzies, but with that letter he could 
not hope to get a situation as a lecturer. 
The witness was cross-examined at some length by the Lord 
Advocate, in reference to the statements he considered false in the 
letter which was addressed to Mr. Menzies, and to the disquali¬ 
fication, by Professor Dick’s will, of students who attended Mr. 
Gamgee’s lectures. 
James Hume, farmer, Newmains, Berwickshire, deponed to 
having attended the classes in Clyde Street College during last 
session, and to the disturbances taking place. He said—It was 
quite well known that Principal Williams was on the side of the 
students against Mr. M‘Bride. He could have put down the noises 
if he had liked. 
By the Lord Advocate—The Principal could have put down the 
rows in Dr. Young’s class. He did not wish to put down the rows 
in Mr. M'Bride’s class, but I do not know whether that was the case 
in regard to Dr. Young’s class. 
John Whitewright, veterinary surgeon in Glasgow, deponed—-I 
attended Mr. M*Bride’s class last session. I began to attend it 
about the New Year time. There was great disturbance apparently 
among a limited number. I thought myself that the noisy set were 
particularly intimate with Mr. Williams. That was a subject of 
common remark among the students. The noises, in my opinion, 
were just set up to disturb the lecturer without anything to account 
for them. It was said that they were not good friends. I remember 
of seeingMr. Williams atMr.M‘Bride’s lecture,and my impression was 
that there was a look of recognition passed between him and the noisy 
