THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
VOL. XXYI, 
No. 306. 
JUNE, 1853. 
Third Series, 
No. 66. 
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF 
VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
[From our own Reporter.] 
The Ninth Annual Meeting of the Royal College of 
Veterinary Surgeons was held, in pursuance of the provisions 
of the Charter, on Monday, the 2d ult., at the Freemason’s 
Tavern, Great Queen Street, to receive an abstract of the 
proceedings of the council, and to elect six members of 
council in the place of six others who retired by rotation. 
The following is a list of the gentlemen present on the 
occasion : — 
Messrs. Robt. Bowles, E. Braby, Jas. Broad, W. Burley, 
F. C. Cherry, A. Cherry, W. Cooke, W. Cooper, H. Daws, 
Charles Dickens, J. Dunsford, T. W. Gowing, E. N. Gabriel, 
Jas. Hall, A. Henderson, H. W. Hooper, T. W. Mayer, 
W. J. P. Morton (Prof.), J. Moore, S. Peech, R. Pritchard, 
W. Robinson, J. Rose, C. T. Shorten, F. R. Silvester, 
J. B. Simonds (Prof.), G. South, C. Spooner (Prof.), 
W. Stockley, Thos. Taylor, J. Turner, Richard Vines, 
Joseph Woodger, Geo. Yeomans. 
The chair was occupied by Jno. Rose, Esq., Vice-President. 
Prof, Morton announced that Prof. Sewell, the President of 
the College, was confined to his bed from a severe attack of 
pleuro pneumonia, and was, much against his earnest desire, 
forbidden by his medical adviser to attend and preside over 
the meeting. 
On the motion of Mr. Gabriel, Mr. Rose, vice-president, 
was called to the chair in the absence of Prof. Sewell. 
The Secretary read the notice of the Meeting in the London 
Gazette , the minutes of the preceding meeting (which were 
confirmed), and the following annual abstract of the proceed- 
ings of the council : — 
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