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arrive at a far more satisfactory conclusion of the true 

 pathology of the pest thao had hitherto been obtained, and 

 even by those who had for years been practically acquainted 

 with it. The Governors were much gratified to find that 

 not only did the Royal Agricultural Society unanimously 

 agree in the selection of their officer for this important duty, 

 but that the other two National Agricultural Societies of 

 Scotland and Ireland concurred in the choice which had 

 been made ; and they are also very desirous of stating that 

 the report which the Inspector has published on the subject 

 has excited a lively interest throughout the continent, and 

 is regarded as a valuable addition to veterinary literature by 

 the new I'ght it has thrown upon the nature of this myste- 

 rious and destructive cattle pest. 

 In presenting however their Annual Report, the Governors are 

 wishful not to extend its dimensions by re'erence to their 

 several endeavours to do justice to the object sought to be 

 obtained by the union of the two institutions, because they 

 believe that these are equally as familiar to the Council as 

 to themselves, and they would therefore merely conclude 

 by assuring the Council of their full determination to use 

 all the means at their disposal to elevate veterinary science 

 in its application to the diseases of all dom?sticated 

 animals. 

 (Signed) on behalf of the Governors of the College. 



Richard Beauvoir Berens, V.P. 



A Special Council was held on the same day, pre- 

 sent : Lord Berners, President, in the Chair, Duke of 

 Rutland, Lord Camoys, Lord Walsingham, Hon. A. 

 Leslie Melville, Hon. Celonel Hood, Hon. W, G. 

 Cavendish, M.P., Mr. Raymond Barker, Mr. Brandreth, 

 Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, Mr. James Howard, Mr. Fisher 

 Hobbs, Mr. Hulton, Mr. Slaney, M.P., Colonel 

 Toivneley, Mr. Wil-on (of Stowlangtoft), and Mr. 

 George Wood. 



Steam Cultivators. —Mr. Thompson, Chairman 

 of the Special Committee appointed '' to consider the 

 memorial presented by four owners of steam-ploughs, 

 and to endeavour to secure an efficient trial of steam- 

 ploughs or cultivating implements at the Chester Meet- 

 ing," transmitted the fallowing Report, which on the 

 motion of Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, seconded by Lord 

 Walsingham, was received and unanimously adopted 

 by the Council : — 



1. That the prize of £500 offered for the best Steam Culti- 

 vator can neither be withdrawn nor divided for the present 

 year. 



2. That 80 long as this prize is offered by the Society, all 

 trials of steam-cultivators must tate place in competition 

 for it. 



3. That iu specification No. 1 in the prize sheet the judges 

 be instructed to interpret " Steam-cultivator" to mean, 

 plough or other cultivating implement worked by steam, 

 provided that all the other conditioDS specified be complied 

 with. 



4. That steam-cultivators shall be in the yard not later than 

 Monday the 12th of July, and the trials commence on 

 Tuesday the 13th. 



5. The stewards of the Implc-nent Department shall be at 

 liberty, if they thiuk fit, 'to have the performance of each 

 implement in this class written out and appended to it iu 

 the show-yard. 



Adjourned to May 19. 



A Weekly Council was held on Wednesday, the 

 19th of May. Present : Lord Berners, President, in the 

 Chair; Mr. Raymond Barker, Mr. Pickin, Mr. Burch 

 Western, and Mr. Wilson of Stowlangtoft. 



Communications were received : 1. From the Rev. W. 

 W. Harvey, of Buckland R;ctory, Herts., on three 

 cases of severe personal injuries which had occurred 

 recently in his own neighbourhood in the cases of per- 

 sons connected with unguarded agricultural machinery. 

 2. From the Henderson Fund, soliciting aid on the part 

 of the Society. 3. From Sir Philip Egerton, Bart., 

 M.P., a Parliamentary Report on the operation 

 of Boydell's Traction Engine. 4. From Mr. Smith, 

 of Woolstoii, proposing a trial with his steam-cultivator, 

 as shown at Chelmsford, " to farm cold clay land, hilly 

 and uneven, for four years, against any combination of 

 steam-ploughs that may be shown at Chester, no ma- 

 nure whatever being employed, the horse-power not to 

 exceed the ordinary seven-horse en^^^ine manufactured 

 by Rmsomes and Sims, and the result to be decided by 

 the total produce, cost, and condition of the land at the 

 end of that period of trial." 5. From Mr. Douglas, an 

 essay on the potato disease. 6. From the British 

 Minister in Switzerland, a copy of Dr. Rupener's new 

 work on the application of veterinary principles to the 

 management of domesticated animals. 



Disease among Sheep. — The President reported 

 information he had tint day received from Leicester- 

 shire on the outbreak of a diseasjon the udders of ewes, 

 which rendered them hot and sore. The disease was 

 confined at present to particular flocks, and had not yet 

 been taken by barren ewes or lamb-hogs. At the Pre- 

 sident's suggestion, it was desired that animals infected 

 by this disease should be sent direct to the Royal Vete- 

 rinary College. 



Audit. — The half-yearly audit of accounts was held 

 on Friday, the 21st of May. Present, Mr. Raymond 

 Barker, chairman, and Colonel Challonsr and Mr. 

 Wilson, members of the Finance Committee ; and Mr, 

 George Raymond Barker, Mr. Astbury, and Mr. Joseph 

 Druce, auditors on the part of the Society. The ac- 

 counts from the 1st of July to the 31st of December 

 being examined, audited, and found correct, were cer- 

 tified accordingly. 



Special Council.— A Special Council was held on 

 the same day, for the purpose of taking into consider- 

 ation the Report to be made by the Council to the en- 

 suing General Meeting : present. Colonel Challoner, 

 Trustee, in the Chair ; Earl of Powis, Mr. Raymond 

 Barker, Mr. Druce, Mr. Shuttleworth, and Mr. Wil- 

 son, of Stowlangtoft. The Report was agreed to ac- 

 cordingly. 



General Meeting. — The Anniversary General 

 Meeting of the Society was held on Saturday, the 22nd 

 of May, agreeably with the terms of the Charter : pre- 

 sent. Lord B>;rners (President), in the chair. Lord Fe- 

 ver^ham, Mr. Raymond Barker, Mr. Milward, Colonel 

 Challoner, Mr. Hercy, Mr. Joseph Druce, Mr. Searson, 

 Hon. W. G. Cavendish, M.P , Mr. Burch Western, 

 Hon. Colonel Hood, Mr. Pickin, Mr. Jonas Webb, Mr. 

 Corbet, Mr. Shuttleworth, Mr. Duvey, M.P., Sir Wm. 



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