442 ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
The President stated that the first seven names were those 
of the successful candidates, namely, Prof. Simonds, Mr. 
Silvester, Mr. J. C. Broad, Mr. Burrell, Mr. Cartledge, Mr. 
Armatage, and Mr. Balls. It was then decided by lot that 
Mr. Cartledge should take the place of Mr. Ernes. 
Mr. Armatage proposed a vote of thanks to the President. 
Mr. Woodger seconded the motion, which was unanimously 
adopted. 
The President : I beg to thank you for your kind vote. I 
have only to say that I have tried to do my best in the 
position 1 have the honour to hold. I think we have made 
some progress. At present I do not see anything looming 
before us of any very great importance, except that one 
matter from which we have suffered materially for so long a 
time, namely, the want of union. I am in hopes, however, 
that better counsels are prevailing, and that by and by 
instead of ours being a divided profession it will be united, 
and we shall then be in a position to call upon the Govern- 
ment to adopt the needful measures for improving the status 
of the profession. 
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
MEETING OE THE COUNCIL held APRIL 24th, 1871. 
The President, Mr. Wilkinson, in the Chair. 
Present — The President; Professor Brown; Messrs. Coates, 
Cowie, Field, jun., Harpley, Pritchard, sen., Pritchard, 
jun., Moon, and Sylvester. 
The Chair was taken at Five o’clock. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The Secretary announced that letters had been received 
from Messrs. Fleming, Cartwright, Naylor, and Dray, re- 
gretting their inability to attend the present meeting. 
A letter from Dr. Dunsmure was read, dated 20th April, 
enclosing a cheque for £118 4s. 1 d., the balance of the fees 
received from the candidates for the diploma of the Royal 
College, and vouchers for the money expended. 
Mr. Cowie said he might mention, in reference to this 
letter, that the Examiners were quite willing when there 
were any students over the twelve in Edinburgh, to let them 
go on for Glasgow, so as to make up the twelve there if there 
