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mater of veterinary schools, should not be “ recognised” in 
England. He proposed that the Council should make a 
special exception in the Mr. Clayton’s case, and recommend 
him to the Court of Examiners. 
Mr. J. C. Broad seconded this proposal. 
Professor Simonds : That is, that for temporary pur- 
poses this Council recognises Alfort as a school. 
Professor Brown drew attention to the words of the Charter 
defining the qualifications of members of the College : “ Such 
persons as respectively now are and may hereafter become 
students of the Royal Veterinary College of London, or of the 
Veterinary College of Edinburgh, or of such other Veterinary 
College, corporate or unincorporate, as now is or hereafter 
shall be established for the purposes of education in veteri- 
nary surgery, whether in London or elsewhere, in our United 
Kingdom, and which we or our Royal successors shall, under 
our or their sign manual authorise.” 
Hie President said it was evident that the Council had no 
power to grant Mr. Clayton’s request ; but there need be no 
difficulty in the matter if the professors who spoke so highly 
of him would simply notify that he had been educated at 
their school. 
Mr. Morgan thought it would be opening a very wide door, 
and tend to injure the College, if any departure were made 
from the usual practice. 
Professor Simonds said, of course the Royal College of 
Veterinary Surgeons had no power to refuse examination to 
any one who brought a certificate from the principal of one 
of the Colleges, even though he had only attended the school 
a month ; but he wished, however, to avoid taking such a 
course, though he did not see how to do so. 
Mr. Naylor then withdrew his motion. 
Professor Simonds : Then you will give instructions to the 
Secretary to write to Mr. Clayton, that if he brings with him 
a certificate from the Royal Veterinary College, that he has 
been attending there, he will be admitted to examination. 
The President : Yes, certainly. 
The following letters were then read : 
(1) From Professor Brown, stating that he had obtained 
the permission of the principal salesmen of the Metropoli- 
tan Market for the students to be allowed to examine their 
cattle in the market. 
(2) From Mr. Gadsden, enclosing a corrected list of mem- 
bers of the College residing or having resided in the United 
States. Five of the members he had marked as dead. 
The Secretary stated that he had written to Mr. Gadsden, 
