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rated with an uniform deposit of yellowish consistent material, not 
fatty and not appearing to be of a true tuberculous character. The 
weight of the heart was upwards of 34 lbs. 
The second specimen was the uterus of a cow, the lining mem- 
brane of which was studded all over with grapy excrescences of 
various sizes ; these abnormal growths also encroached upon the 
mucous coat of the vagina. Mr. Smith stated that the cow had 
calved about eleven months previous to being killed, and that he 
considered the disease to be tuberculous, an opinion generally agreed 
to by the members present. The exhibitor thought consumption in 
cattle to be greatly on the increase, and attached much blame to 
agriculturists for breeding from strains known to be predisposed to 
the disease. 
Votes of thanks to the essayist, President, and Mr. John Smith 
having been accorded, the meeting terminated. 
Richard S. Reynolds, 
Hon. Sec. 
THE NATIONAL VETERINARY BENEVOLENT 
AND MUTUAL DEFENCE SOCIETY. 
The fifth annual general meeting of the above Society was held in 
the Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh, on Wednesday, the 20th April. 
The President, P. Taylor, Esq., Manchester, in the chair. The 
following members and friends were also present: — Prof. Williams, 
Edinburgh; Prof. McCall, Glasgow; Tlios. Greaves, Esq., President of 
the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Manchester; 13. Cartledge, 
Sheffield ; Robinson, Greenock ; Cockburn, jun., Glasgow ; Paterson, 
Dumfries; Ferguson, Ayr ; Bryce, Stirling; Cumming, Edinburgh ; 
C. Seeker, Knaresborough ; D. Maclean, Royal Artillery, Jock’s 
Lodge ; and the Secretary, G. Morgan, Liverpool. 
The minutes of the former meeting having been read and con- 
firmed, the President then addressed those present as 'follows : — 
Gentlemen, — It is my most pleasing duty to meet you in this 
great city of learning, to advocate a good and noble undertaking 
for the honour and welfare of ourselves and of our rising profession. 
We are a body of scientific men, pursuing a learned avocation, that 
is attended throughout its practice with more than an ordinary 
amount of danger; and for its labour — mentally and physically — 
we are but indifferently remunerated, so that few of us, even though 
we should be so fortunate as to reach three-score years and ten, 
amass large or even moderate fortunes ; therefore, how wise and 
necessary it is for us to become mere united, so as to form one 
great National Veterinary and Benevolent and Mutual Defence 
Society, so that we have at hand a combination of veterinary talent 
and experience, and ample funds, that we can in confidence fall 
