Remarks by the professor of surgery, on a communication from the Senatus Academicus, to the Lord Provost, magistrates, and council of the City of Edinburgh, addressed to the College Committee.

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1831
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    REMARKS by the Professor of Surgery, on a Com- munication from the Senatus Academicus.to the Lord Pro- vost, Magistrates, and Council of the City of Edinburgh, addressed to the College Committee. The College Committee of the Magistrates and Council of the City of Edinburgh, the Honourable Patrons of the University, having directed the Communication of the Se- natus Academicus, with regard to the late institution bv the Crown of Professorships of General Pathology and of Surgery, to be communicated to me, with a request that I * would transmit to the Committee my remarks thereon, so far as regards the Professorship of Surgery, I have now, in compliance with this request, most respectfully to sub- mit the following observations for their consideration. In the communication of the Senatus, and the Report of their Committee embodied in it, I observe that there ai e 'saiious statements and arguments which are applied equally to the Professorship of Pathology and to that of Surgery; and, having seen the observations of the Pro- fessor ot Pathology on- these topics, and entirely concur- ring with him in these observations, I consider it super- fluous and unnecessary for me to occupy the time of the Committee by repeating them, but request to be permitted to refer to Dr Tiiq*ison’s communication, as containing A