A CASE OF ASCITES IN THE HORSE. 
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those who are engaged within the walls of the Colleges, enjoying 
lucrative salaries, and whose sphere is bounded; but those who 
move in an unbounded sphere, as my brother Yets., intend, I firmly 
believe, maintaining the apprenticeship clause (of all others) in 
its strictest integrity ; as, by so doing, I am of opinion we can 
rank ourselves as members of a useful and learned profess ion. 
Recently I have heard it stated that the Professors consider they 
have succeeded in obtaining the erasure of this clause. I feel, 
however, disinclined to believe it ; being fully persuaded that the 
Council cannot hold it just to sacrifice the interests of hundreds to 
benefit only, in comparison, a very few individuals, among whom, 
perhaps, are one or two members of the Council whose interest it is 
to be opposed to it. All others are especially in favour of the 
unaltered state of the Charter ; and I think it behoves the pro- 
fession to thank the more reasonable members of the Council for 
their endeavours in maintaining the Charter inviolate. And now, 
feeling I have done but imperfect justice to this subject, I will for 
the present leave it for abler heads to comment further upon its 
merits. 
A CASE OF ASCITES IN THE HORSE. 
By Joseph WooDGER, Market- street, Paddington. 
The subject was an aged grey gelding, belonging to Mr. R. 
Carpenter, coach-builder and omnibus proprietor, Paddington. 
On the 8th of the present month, I was sent for to attend him. 
On my arriving I found him down, unable to get up. He had 
been in that position for some hours. His abdomen was enormously 
distended. I was informed that he had appeared dull and in- 
active for a month previously, but had fed well, although gradually 
losing flesh ; and had worked to within three days of his death. 
Considering his age and debilitated condition, I advised the owner 
to have him destroyed. 
Post-mortem . — The abdominal muscles very much attenuated. 
The intestines literally swimming in fluid, of a pale straw colour, 
to the amount of four stable pailfuls, which is about sixteen gal- 
lons. ' The peritoneum lining the abdomen presented chronic 
disease. The liver was twice its natural size, and extremely con- 
densed, it being impossible to pierce it. in any part with the fingers; 
its peritoneal coat considerably thickened, and covered on its en- 
tire surface with miliary tubercles. The spleen was much enlarged, 
and firm in its texture ; its peritoneal coat presenting the same 
appearance as that of the liver. On placing portions of the sub- 
