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is capable of forming a ganglion, a fact not observed in the 
lower fragment. 
12. The presence of the two ends of the nerve seems to be 
an indispensable condition to the formation of the nervous 
substance. 
13. The reproduction of this substance is in relation to 
the distance existing between the cut ends of the nerve, the 
thickness of these ends, their direction, and the anatomical 
condition of the neighbouring parts. 
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
APRIL 5th, 1871. 
The President, Mr. Wilkinson, in the Chair, 
Present : — The President, Professor Simonds, Professor 
Brown, Assistant-Professor Pritchard, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
Morgan, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Robinson, Mr. J. C. Broad, Mr. 
Lowe, Mr. Naylor, Mr. Withers, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. 
Broad, Mr. Gowing, Mr. Moon, Mr. Cartledge, Mr. Cowie, 
Mr. Coates. 
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, after 
which the minutes of the last meeting were read and 
confirmed. 
Professor Simonds said he thought it was unnecessary to 
have the minutes extended to such a length as they had 
lately been. 
A letter was read from Mr. George Morgan, of Liverpool, 
acknowledging the honour of his election as a member of the 
Council. 
A letter was read from Dr. Taylor, approving of the 
commencement of the examinations on the 18th April. 
Professor Simonds asked if it was intended that the 
pupils who submitted to the practical examination in the 
early part of a day, should undergo the oral examination the 
same evening? 
The President said it was intended that the practical 
examination should begin on Monday, the 17th April, and it 
was not desirable to puzzle the pupils by giving them too 
much to do in one day. It was also doubtful if the examiners 
from the country could arrive in London early enough on the 
Monday to get through the examination in time for the 
pupils to have a proper rest between the two examinations. 
