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ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS, 
SPECIAL MEETING, HELD NOVEMBER 2nd, 1870. 
The President in the Chair. 
Present : — The President, Professor Spooner, Professor 
Brown, Deputy Professor Pritchard, Mr. Harpley, Mr. 
Moon, Mr. Gowing, Mr. Lowe, Mr. Cowie, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
Field, Mr, Coates. 
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting. 
The minutes of the last meeting having been read, 
A short conversation took place relative to that part of the 
Charter which treats of teachers being prohibited from acting 
as examiners. 
The minutes were then confirmed. 
The election of a successor to the late lamented Dr . Miller on 
the English Board of Examiners. 
Prof essor Spooner : My object in rising is to propose that Pro- 
fessor Bloxam be elected in the place of the late Dr. Miller. 
1 know that the names of other gentlemen have been suggested 
to fill the office, and no doubt most of them would competently 
fulfil the duties, but it struck me that in the election of a person 
to fill the office of examiner in chemistry it would be well to 
consult the feelings of those gentlemen with whom he will have 
to act. In the event of Professor Bloxam being elected, he 
will have to act with Dr. Taylor and Professor Brown. I do 
not know what Professor Brown’s feelings may be, but I 
have reason to know that Dr. Taylor would be most willing, 
and, indeed, glad to act in association with Professor Bloxam. 
I received a communication only yesterday from my colleague. 
Professor Tuson, who had consulted Professor Bloxam with 
regard to it, and he said, in the event of his being elected, he 
should have no!hesitation in accepting the office. I believe that 
our President has had conversation with other persons with 
reference to filling up this appointment, and I am led to un- 
derstand that Dr. Taylor has supplied him with the names of 
three or four gentlemen with whom he w r ould willingly act. 
One gentleman who has been suggested is Dr. Voelcker. 
He is a very able man, and no doubt eminent in his w r ay ; 
still I do think in the election of a successor to Dr. Miller, 
if we can fill up the vacancy by the appointment of an Eng- 
lishman who is as fully competent to perform the duties, the 
preference should be given to such a person. Professor 
