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THE REPORTS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY 
SURGEONS. 
At the meeting of the Council of the College, held on the 
7th ult., some observations were made by members which 
seemed to imply that on us, as the editors of this journal, 
depended the publication of the proceedings of the Council. 
We have, therefore, thought it necessary to state that our 
pages are simply the medium through which these reports 
are brought before the profession, after their general correct- 
ness has been confirmed by the revision committee ; and very 
glad are we if we can thus serve the interests of the cor- 
porate body. The signatures of the committee are a sufficient 
guarantee of the official nature of the reports, and any omis- 
sions or inaccuracies, therefore, which may occasionally be 
detected, must attach to the committee and not to ourselves. 
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, January 7, 1857. 
Present: — The President, Messrs. Braby, Constant, Ernes, 
Gowing, Jex, Jones, Langworthy, Legrew, Silvester, 
Turner, Wilkinson, Withers, Professors Simonds, Morton, 
and Varnell, and the Secretary. 
W. Stockley, Esq., the President in the Chair. 
A letter was read from Professor Sharpey, acknowledging 
“ the honour of his election as a member of the Board of 
Examiners. 
A presentation copy of Mr. J. S. Gamgee’s e Surgical 
Research * from the author, was laid on the table; and on 
the motion of Mr. Silvester, seconded by Mr. Jex , the thanks 
of the Council were given for the same. 
The Quarterly Balance-sheet was then read, which showed 
that the receipts of the quarter amounted to III., and the 
expenditure to 70 1. 17<s. 2r/., thus reducing the balance in 
hand to 304/. IQs. od. On the motion of Mr. Ernes , seconded 
