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ABANDONMENT OF THE PROPOSED VETERI- 
NARY CONGRESS AT BRUSSELS. 
We have just received a circular relating to the con- 
templated Congress at Brussels, of which the following is 
a translation : 
“To the Members of the Veterinary Congress of Zurich. 
“ Sir and Honoured Colleague, 
“ The Veterinary International Congress held at Zurich decided, 
at its sitting of the 4th Sept., 1867, that it would hold its next 
meeting at Brussels in September, 1 870, and did us the honour to 
confide to us the organization of its fourth assembly. 
“ In the discussion which followed relative to this object one of 
us, M. Thiernesse, stated that we had ‘not received a special mission 
for this purpose and again, a second time, he thus expressed 
himself : — ‘ It is no doubt well understood that, if the Congress makes 
choice of Brussels as the place for its fourth meeting, the Zurich 
committee will communicate with the Belgian Government.’ . . . 
(pp. 55 and 56 of the ‘ Compte Rendu ’ of the Zurich Session). 
“Such application not having been made, we have not obtained the 
concurrence we require to give to the congress that complete organi- 
zation which appears to us to be necessary, and which prevailed at 
the former meetings. 
“We deeply regret that this circumstance prevents our carrying 
out the mission confided to us and offering to you in our country 
the cordial hospitality which we should otherwise have been happy 
to have done. 
“ Accept, &c., 
(Signed) “ A. Thiernesse. 
F. Defays. 
Wehenkel.” 
