A reply to the report of the Senatus Academicus of the University of Edinburgh, upon Dr. Reid's Memorial to ... the patrons of the University / [D.B. Reid].

  • David Boswell Reid
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1833]
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Credit: A reply to the report of the Senatus Academicus of the University of Edinburgh, upon Dr. Reid's Memorial to ... the patrons of the University / [D.B. Reid]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A REPLY TO THE REPORT OF THE SENATUS ACADEMICUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, UPON DR REID’S MEMORIAL TO THE HONOURABLE THE PATRONS OF THE UNIVERSITY. Dr Reid lias to thank the Honourable the Lord Provost, Magis¬ trates and Council, for the copy of the Report of the Senatus on his Memorial. It is the first notice which he has had of the pro¬ ceedings of the Senatus on the matter referred to them. In submitting the following remarks, Dr Reid has to mention, that he has not seen Dr Hope’s statement which is referred to in that re¬ port. Pie cannot perceive why evidence referred to in the report, should not have been presented to the Honourable the Patrons along with it ; it is essentially a part of the report, which, without it, must be considered incomplete. Dr Reid has applied for it to Mr Sinclair, and also to several members of the College Committee, but has not been able to obtain a copy. It is also necessary for Dr Reid to mention, that this report of the Senatus is founded on ex-parte evidence ; Dr Hope, who has declared himself personally interested against the institution of a Chair of Prac¬ tical Chemistry, having had free access to the Medical and Surgical Professors, both in the Committee and in the Senatus, and having more¬ over specially instructed the Senatus in a long paper which has never been shown to Dr Reid, who was kept in complete ignorance of all the proceedings both of the Committee and Senatus. It is usual in all matters of reference to hear both parties, and Dr Reid cannot see why he should not have been called upon to give evidence as well as Dr Hope, more especially as Dr Reid had said in his Memorial, a copy of which was sent to each of tbe Professors, “ The details of
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