SITTINGS OF THE COUNCIL. 
473 
Mr. Arthur Cherry moved, that the same sum, viz. £50, as last 
year, be placed at the disposal of the Secretary. This was seconded 
by Mr. Godwin (Birmingham), and carried without any op- 
position. 
The Secretary gave notice, in the name of the Treasurer, that 
the propriety of paying off a further portion of the loan be gone 
into at the next meeting. 
Mr. Arthur Cherry’s motion, that the Registration Committee be 
elected for the ensuing year, in accordance with the terms of the 
original notice, was seconded by Mr. Godwin, and the same gen- 
tlemen who were previously appointed were re-elected without 
opposition : these were Messrs. Mayhew, T. W. Mayer, Ernes, 
Braby, and Arthur Cherry. 
A letter from a recently passed student, Mr. Maguin, at the 
Edinburgh College, was read, complaining of the conduct of the 
Examiners ; but though several charges were made, none of them 
came under the jurisdiction of the Council, and consequently could 
not be gone into. 
A letter was also read from a Mr. Lockie, complaining of unfair 
usage at the late examinations at Edinburgh, in which his name 
had first appeared as entitled to receive his diploma, and had sub- 
sequently been erased. As the statement made was borne out by 
the official return, it seemed proper that inquiry should be made 
as to the cause ; and consequently, on the motion of Mr. Goodwin, 
seconded by Mr. Godwin, the Secretary was directed to apply 
to the Chairman of the Board of Examiners for Scotland, through 
the Secretary (Dr. M'Gregor), for an explanation of the cir- 
cumstance. 
A letter has been received by the President of the Royal Col- 
lege of Veterinary Surgeons from Mr. S. M. Phillips, of the Home 
Office, stating that an application had been made to Sir G. Grey 
from the Governors of the Royal Veterinary College and the 
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland for a new Charter, 
and that such application was now under consideration. 
Mr. Arthur Cherry moved, and Mr. Ernes seconded, that the 
letter from Mr. S. M. Phillips be acknowledged, and entered on the 
Minutes. — Carried. 
A discussion ensued on the receipt of this letter ; it was, how- 
ever, viewed by the Council as a proceeding that was to be looked 
for as a matter of course after what had been stated as to the in- 
tention of the parties applying, but that it was not at all requisite 
to take any further notice of it at present : it would, in all proba- 
bility, die a natural death. 
Adjourned. 
