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ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
QUARTERLY COUNCIL MEETING, July 15, 1857. 
At the Quarterly Meeting of the Council, held July 15th, 
1857 — Present: The President, Messrs. Braby, Ernes, 
Jex, Jones, Wilkinson, Withers, Professors Simonds and 
Morton, and the Secretary. 
J. Turner, Esq., the President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the preceding meeting having been read 
and signed, letters were read from the Vice-Presidents, 
returning thanks for the honour of their elections. 
Monographs from Mr. Bracy Clark on c The Age of the 
Horse/ 1 A Reformed Pharmacopoeia,’ and a c Review of 
Mr. Youatt’s work on the Horse/ and one from Mr. J. S. 
Gamgee on f Medical Reform a Social Question/ were laid 
on the table as donations to the library from the authors, 
when it was moved by Mr. Jh'nes , and seconded by Mr. Jex , 
“ That the thanks of the Council be given for the same.” 
Carried. 
The Registrar’s report was then read ; it announced eight 
deaths during the quarter, Wiliam Huke, of the Royal 
Artillery, 1838; George Godbold, of Woodbridge, 1830; 
William Charles Sibbald, of Biggleswade, 1841; Robert 
Molyneux, of Kilkenny, 1829; Jonathan Tebbott, of Great 
Oakley, 1829; John Morville, of Wakefield, 1823; John 
Phillips, India Service, 1831 ; and Charles Dawson, India 
Service, 1836. 
Twenty-five members had been admitted from the London 
school during the same period. In allusion to the present 
state of the Register, it was stated, that 110 names had to 
be added to the list published in 1854, when it was moved 
by Professor Simonds , and seconded by Mr. Withers , “That 
an addendum to the present c Register’ be issued, giving the 
names of those gentlemen who have been admitted since its 
publication.” Carried. 
A Report from a General Meeting of the Committees, 
held June 17th, was next read, it stated “ That the question 
of finance having been fully discussed, the meeting recom- 
mend to the Council, that it should request the veterinary 
members of the Board of Examiners, to forego their fees for 
a year or two, and that the fee of the medical members be 
reduced by one guinea, in order to meet the present de- 
