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OBITUARY. 
Died, at Weston Hill, Norwood, October 31st, E. N. 
Gabriel, Esq., F.R.C.S. and Y.S., late Secretary of the 
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, aged 64 years. His 
diploma bears date July 3rd, 1822. 
Perhaps few passing from among us will awaken more 
regret. Yet, it may be, the event was not altogether unex¬ 
pected, as Mr. Gabriel* s health had been long impaired. He 
became early connected with the corporate body, taking an 
active part in associating with those who saw, and rightly 
saw, that the obtainment of the Charter would prove the 
means of raising the profession in the estimation of the 
public, while at the same time it would promote a feeling 
of friendliness and amity among the members of a body 
long too much estranged from each other. 
On the retirement of Mr. T. W. Mayer from the office 
of Honorary Secretary to the Council, he undertook the duties 
and responsibilities thereof, performing them much to the 
satisfaction of the Board, and receiving from time to time its 
hearty acknowledgments and thanks; and, while as yet the 
funds of the institution were low, he received no other 
remuneration for his services, which were not light nor 
unimportant. 
He was active and energetic in mind, gentlemanly in 
his demeanour, and ever maintained his position in society, 
and was respected most by those who knew him best. He is 
gone, and we, too, must shortly follow. 
<f All will soon be over. Life’s fitful fever 
Will soon wear out this garb of brittle clay.” 
Death, termed the King of Terrors, should not, if rightly 
viewed, possess any cause for dread. It is a name given to 
a change that is inevitable, although the nature of it we do 
not understand. It ends nothing, and is not, cannot be, the 
final state of man, but in reality is the beginning of his true 
existence. It is the passing of the narrow sea that divides 
time from eternity, yet timorous mortals start and shrink to 
do so, few being courageous enough to essay this without 
some apprehension as to the future. Here it is that Faith 
steps in, with a steady gaze looks upwards, and, resting 
firmly on the promises, is turned to sight, and “ Hope in full 
fruition dies. 75 
We have also to record the death of Mr. George Smith, 
Coxpol, Ferry Hill, Durham. His diploma bears date April 
30th, 1862. 
