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the conduct of the students before the college council. When he 
did b ring it before us we did nothing. The students selected on 
either side agreed that Mr. M‘Bride could not keep his class in 
order. Tliose students who are in practice are brought more into 
contact with me, but they are not more frequently at my house of 
an evening. Some of the students who were mentioned by Mr. 
McBride attend practice. The statement that a set of students were 
more intimate with me than others is untrue, as also the statement 
that they were seen going to my house. It is true that students 
were only in my house once convivially. My servant never spoke 
to me about the ill-feeling to Mr. M'Bride. It is a mere lively 
imagination on her part. Dr. Dalzell was frequently with me on an 
evening, but never with students. The girl must have been very 
dull to have mistaken any party I had for a meeting of students. 
Dr. Dalzell wrote the letter at a meeting of council. 
By the Lord Advocate—If Mr. M‘Bride could have kept order in 
his class I had no desire that he should leave the college. The 
servant’s statement is in all respects utterly false. 
D)\ Dalzell deponed—There is no foundation to the statement 
that I have malice against Mr. M‘Bride. I do not think I have 
spoken to him more than twenty times. I heard the talk about 
him having some interest in the grinder, Mr. Fordie. So far as I 
am concerned there is not one word of truth in the servant girl’s 
statement. I never sat in Mr. Williams’ house and drank or 
smoked with students. During the session of the disturbances I 
was very frequently with Mr. Williams in his house, but never saw 
students there for convivial purposes. The girl must have been 
mad. I would have done anything to befriend Mr. M‘Bride. I 
made a record of the inquiry into the disturbances, but have not 
been able to find it. 
By the Solicitor-General—I never heard of such a thing as a 
professor sharing in grinder’s fees. You are of opinion that 
Catherine Smith was mad ?—I took the most charitable view of the 
case. She says that you spoke thick ?—I hope I do not do so now. 
But it was later on in the evening ? (Laughter.) To my recollection 
I never was from home after eleven o’clock. I never spoke to the 
Principal about entertaining students. It is not true that I was 
there every night, nor anything approaching that. I never saw 
students there for convivial purposes of any kind. I account for 
Mr. M‘Bride not being able to keep order in his class by too much 
freedom having been allowed at first, and not able to keep his posi¬ 
tion afterwards. It was my opinion that he was not fit for the 
place, and should be dismissed. 
The Lord Advocate—If Mr. M‘Bride had remained in the college 
for another season, what would the effect on the college have been? 
Witness—Shut up. (Laughter.) 
William Capes, veterinary student, deponed—I went along with 
three other students on one occasion to Principal Williams’ house. 
It was on a Sunday afternoon. I also was there on his birthday. I 
was there on another occasion—namely, after the Principal’s mar- 
