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ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
QUARTERLY MEETING OE THE COUNCIL, Jan. 16, 1856. 
Present : Messrs. Braby, Burley, Cheeseman, Jex, Peech, 
Robinson, Silvester, Stockley, Wilkinson, and Withers; 
Professors Simonds and Morton, and the Secretary, 
W. Cheeseman, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and 
confirmed. 
The Secretary read a copy of a letter forwarded through 
him, by the Committee appointed at the previous meeting, 
to Professor Dick, to be laid before the Highland Agricultural 
Society, to which he said no reply had been received. 
The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Hallen, of the Depot, 
Canterbury, enclosing a letter addressed to that gentleman 
by Professor Dick. 
The Secretary announced some donations to the Museum, 
from Mr. Brown, of White Friar Street. He also stated that 
Mr. Browm, with some other gentlemen, whose names w r ere 
not in the register, had applied to have them inserted. 
Mr. Braby moved that the applications be referred to the 
Registration Committee. 
Mr. Silvester seconded the motion, which w ? as unanimously 
adopted. 
The Secretary then, in behalf of the President of the College, 
who was unavoidably absent, proposed Mr. Jones, of Worship 
Street, as a member of Council, in the place of the late Mr. 
Lacy. 
Mr. /<?# proposed Mr. Constant, but withdrew his nomina- 
tion, on the understanding that that gentleman was to be 
proposed at the Annual Meeting in May. Mr. Jones, on the 
ballot being taken, 'was declared unanimously elected. 
The T> 'easurer laid on the table his quarterly balance sheet, 
showing a balance in favour of the College of £348 17 s. 
He stated that at the commencement of the next year, in 
May, there w r ould probably be a balance in hand of about 
£300, and suggested that some portion of that sum should 
be placed to a deposit account at the bankers, so as to bear 
interest, which at present was 5 per cent. 
Mr. Beech proposed the reception of the balance sheet. 
Mr. Robinson seconded the motion, w hich was unanimously 
adopted. 
