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Professor Williams, who deponed—The chair of cattle pathology 
was established at my suggestion. I was consulted by the High¬ 
land Society as to who should be appointed. I recommended 
Mr. M‘Bride to the chair. I knew that he had been a pupil of 
Professor Gamgee’s. I had also read Professor Dick’s will. I 
thought the clause in the will referring to Professor Gamgee’s 
pupils only had to do with the principalship. Some time after the 
council considered the will, and resolved to pass over Mr. M‘Bride. 
It was intimated to me that the Town Council could not recognise 
Mr. M‘Bride. Mr. M‘Bride was inducted by the Highland Society. 
I heard that Mr. Fordie was living with Mr. M‘Bride, and that lie 
was getting up a grinding class for Mr. Fordie. I spoke to Mr. 
M‘Bride about it. He said that Mr. Fordie was a very clever man, 
and that if he got a grinding class it would be beneficial to the 
students. I told him that he must not have anything to do with 
Mr.Fordie’s class. Mr. Robinson, of Greenock, told me afterwards 
that Mr. M‘Bride had nothing to do with Mr. Fordie, and I 
accepted the explanation. I had not individually any interest in 
this matter, it was only as Principal of the College. I had no other 
cause of disagreement with Mr. M'Bride. The disturbance in his 
class first came to my ears in the second week of January. I had 
returned from a journey when I heard a great noise. I went into 
the house and took off my topcoat, and when I came into the yard 
all the class was there, with Mr. M‘Bride speaking in an excited 
manner. I asked what was wrong. He said the disturbance had 
commenced the previous night. I said why did he not report to me 
in the morning. He said he thought the thing would blow over. 
He made no charge against any particular person. Next morning 1 
spoke to the students, saying that I was surprised to hear of the 
disturbance ; that Mr. M'Bride was a good lecturer, and that I 
hoped there would be no more of it. Mr. M‘Bride thanked me. 
The disturbance continued. The students came to me complaining 
of the lectures. They said Mr. M‘Bride had been delivering lec¬ 
tures upon the “tail ill,” and about choosing a wife. (Laughter.) 
I told the students they must behave like gentlemen. I believe the 
dissension in the class was caused by Mr. M‘Bride not keeping his 
place as a teacher, but being too much of a student. In March I 
was called to Mr. M‘Bride’s class-room, who told me that the 
students had been making a disturbance. I spoke to them and left 
the room. I was again summoned. I sat down in the room and 
asked Mr. M‘Bride to go on with his lecture. The noise, however, 
continued as bad as ever. I tried to find out the guilty parties but 
failed. I told Mr. M‘Bride to stop his lecture, and he left the 
room. I never said anything disparaging about Mr. M‘Bride. I 
called the students together next day and made an inquiry. Some 
said the lectures were bosh, and others said they were good. Six 
students were chosen from either side to be examined before the 
council. The following day there was an inquiry. I came to the 
opinion that Mr. M‘Bride was incapable of preserving order in his 
class. I thought his being a Gamgeeite had a good deal to do with 
