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know be was a medical gentleman until after he had examined him; 
but the College had no evidence that he was a medical gentleman. He 
thought it was necessary that such evidence should be furnished, in 
order to make the College secure. He begged to move the resolution. 
Mr. Reynolds seconded the motion. 
Mr. Collins asked what constituted legal evidence. There were certain 
universities and colleges abroad that were supposed to be recognised 
or not recognised as the case might be; but there was no definite rule 
laid down. If the bye-laws were carried out strictly, it would not be 
necessary to obtain legal evidence. If they were legally qualified 
practitioners, what further evidence was necessary ? 
The President pointed out that the bye-law did not lay down anything 
with regard to presenting the legal testimony. It was only taken for 
granted. It had been settled by the Council that the standard of the 
Royal College of Surgeons, or the Royal College of Physicians, should be 
taken as a guide in this matter. These were the bodies which were most 
likely to know what schools gave a proper medical course of study, and 
what schools issued a proper qualification. The motion he proposed 
made it compulsory on the candidate to present his diploma of qualifica¬ 
tion in order that the Council might not be imposed upon. 
Sir F. Fitzwygram thought there was a misunderstanding about the 
matter. He did not think any man could present a medical diploma 
recognised by law unless he was on the General Medical Register. Mr. 
Loch had told him that no diploma whatever was recognised by law 
except the diplomas of those on the General Medical Register. If a 
man showed that he was on that Register there was an end of the 
matter. 
At this point the Secretary read from the Calendar of the Royal Col¬ 
lege of Surgeons the names of the recognised medical faculties in 
foreign countries. 
The President said it was well known that the Royal College of Phy¬ 
sicians and the Royal College of Surgeons recognised certain medical 
faculties in America and the Continent as legal faculties, which were 
qualified to give diplomas in medicine. He thought they would find in 
the bye-laws that that was the case. The rules of the colleges he had 
mentioned also recognised certain medical schools especially in America. 
The Royal College had a case lately where, on inquiry, it was found 
that the diploma was of no legal value. 
Mr. Greaves wished to ask whether none but those whose names were 
on the Register of the Royal College of Surgeons or the Royal College 
of Physicians could be listened to. Although the name was not on the 
Register, still he ought to be allowed to come up for examination if the 
investigation into his case was satisfactory. 
Sir F. Fitzwygram said that the present rule only allowed those whose 
names were on the English Medical Register, and if they admitted 
gentlemen with qualified foreign diplomas they would have to enlarge 
their existing law. 
The President said that the impression on his mind was that medical 
gentlemen holding a qualification from a medical faculty recognised by 
the Royal College of Burgeons or the Royal College of Physicians were 
competent to study under the bye-laws of the Royal College of Vete¬ 
rinary Surgeons. If his impression was erroneous the Council had been 
acting wrongly, because two American gentlemen had claimed and re¬ 
ceived the benefit of the bye-law. 
Mr. Morgan proposed as an amendment:—“ That no gentleman be 
allowed to escape the first term before he comes up for examination 
whose name is not on the British Medical Register.” 
