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CENTRAL VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 
Messrs. W. and A. Challinor, Bostoch, Mather , and several other 
gentlemen also took part in the discussion. 
The thanks of the meeting were voted to the essayist for his very 
interesting paper. 
This being the last meeting for 1870, the gentlemen in office re- 
signed, and were cordially awarded votes of thanks for their staunch 
adherence to the many duties required of them in their several 
official capacities. 
Oeficers-elect for the Year 1871. 
President. 
W. Whittle, Esq. 
Vice-Presidents. 
Messrs. Morgan, Greaves, Haycock. 
Treasurer. 
Alex. Lawson, Esq. (re-elected). 
Hon. Secretary. 
W. Augustus Taylor. 
Mr. Whatley kindly consented to read a paper at the next quar- 
terly meeting, on the “ Action of Medicines.” 
W. Augustus Taylor, Hon. Sec. 
CENTRAL VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 
At the last ordinary General Meeting of this Society held at 10, Red 
Lion Square, on Thursday the 5th January, Mr. George Fleming, 
F.R.G.S., M.R.C.V.S., &c., President, occupied the chair. 
At the conclusion of the preliminary business, a ballot was 
taken, in accordance with the previous announcement. Eleven re- 
sident and six non-resident Fellows were elected. Mr. C. Offer 
and Mr. J. R. Cox, being in attendance, were formally admitted, 
and presented to the Fellows by the President. 
FRACTURE OF THE NAVICULAR BONE. 
The meeting gave considerable attention to an account by the 
President of a case of fracture of the navicular bone of the hind 
foot of a troop-horse recently under his care. The specimen having 
been carefully preserved, was presented for examination. It showed 
a transverse division of the bone, which had occurred from the en- 
trance. of a wedge-shaped splinter of wood through the frog, piercing 
the joint and tendons at the posterior border of the os naviculaire. 
Report stated that the animal was guilty of striking with the hind 
