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for the Sardinians form their contracts on that base as a 
general rule, and a contractor who sent them 300 sheep from 
Guemlek, took such care to keep them alive, by putting tur- 
nips, mangoldwurzel, and w ater on board, that he brought 
every one of them, with two exceptions, in good condition to 
Balaklava” 
Mr. W. T. Mayer, P.V.S.T.C., waiting to us from 
Kertch, states, “ Before I came up here, I had 400 bullocks 
attacked with the epizootic, which is now spreading over the 
whole of Turkey, and at some future time I will give the 
profession an account of this formidable disease.” This we 
are pleased to hear. 
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
QUARTERLY MEETING OE THE COUNCIL, APRIL 2, 1856. 
Present : — The President ; Messrs. Braby, Ernes, Jones, 
Peech, Robinson, Silvester, Wilkinson, and Withers ; 
Professors Spooner and Morton, and the Secretary. 
W. Field, Esq., the President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting w ere read and con- 
firmed. 
Letters w^ere read from Mr. Jones, thanking the Council 
for his election as a member thereof; from Mr. H. Hallen, 
resigning his office as vice-president, which, on the question 
being put from the chair, was accepted; and from Mr. W. 
Stockley, excusing himself from attendance at the meeting. 
The Secretary announced several donations to the Museum, 
from Messrs. J. Turner, J. R. Cox, J. Brown, W. Robinson, 
and J. Wattam. 
On the motion of Mr. Wilkinson seconded by Mr . Silvester , 
the thanks of the Council w^ere voted to those gentlemen. 
On the motion .of Professor Spooner, seconded by Mr. 
Silvester , a committee w T as appointed, consisting of Messrs. 
Ernes and Braby and the Secretary, to prepare the annual 
abstract of proceedings to be submitted to the Annual Meeting, 
in May. 
On the motion of Mr. Robinson , seconded by Mr. Ernes , 
Mr. Austin and Mr. Charles w T ere appointed Auditors for the 
ensuing year. 
