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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ROYAL 
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
Sitting of September 8, 1847. 
Present — the President, the Secretary, Messrs. Peech(V.P.), 
W. J. Godwin (Birmingham), Cherry, sen., Ernes, Silves- 
ter (St. Albans), J. Turner, Henderson, Arthur Cherry, 
W. Percivall, W. Goodwin, and Braby. 
The minutes being read and confirmed, 
The President stated that he called this meeting for the purpose 
of taking into consideration the course it would be best to adopt re- 
specting the last communication received from the Home Office. He 
said that he had been strongly urged on this subject by several 
parties, and he himself thought that it would be desirable to con- 
sider this matter. 
Mr. fU Percivall quite agreed with the remarks of the President, 
and thought that*there could be no harm in making application to 
the Home Office for a copy of the Petition sent by the Highland 
Agricultural Society and Royal Veterinary College, praying for a 
new charter, and should move that the President be requested to 
apply to the Home Office for such copy. 
Mr. James Turner agreed in these views, and seconded the 
motion of Mr. Percivall. 
Mr. Gabriel supported this view. 
Mr. W. Goodwin proposed that the question should be asked as 
to whether any steps were now in progress with respect to the 
granting of any new charter. 
Messrs. Ernes and Braby considered that it was, in truth, pay- 
ing more attention to the adverse petition than it deserved ; but 
would not oppose the motion for requesting a copy ; but would 
oppose most strongly any further application. 
Mr. Arthur Cherry agreed in the view taken by Mr. Ernes, but 
at the same time thought that, as neither good nor harm would re- 
sult from the application, he should support the first motion ; but 
the mixing up of the second application would be decidedly in- 
jurious. 
Mr. Peech adverted to what had passed between him and one of 
the Professors at the Royal Veterinary College, where he had 
called that morning ; and as he felt it had a bearing on the inte- 
rests of the body corporate he should mention it : from which it 
appeared that the object was to mislead the Council on the one 
