ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 351 
The Annual Abstract of the Proceedings of Council* as 
prepared by the Committee, and the Annual Balance Sheet, 
were laid on the table, when, 
On the motion of Mr. Turner , seconded by Mr. Withers, 
they were unanimously received and adopted. 
A lengthened discussion took place as to the desirability 
of shortening the interregnum that occurs between the 
Annual General Meeting and the First Special Meeting of 
Council for the election of Officers, when 
It was proposed by Prof. Spooner , and seconded by Prof. 
Morton , with a view only to bring the subject on for discussion, 
“ That the first Special General Meeting of Council in each 
year for the election of Officers be held immediately after 
the Annual General Meeting. 5 ’ 
The motion was, on being put from the Chair, imme- 
diately negatived. 
After some complimentary remarks by Mr. Ernes on the 
manner in which the Presidential Chair had been filled during 
the past year, it was moved by that gentleman, <f That the 
thanks of the Council be given to the President, W. Field, 
Esq., for his able and zealous services in the Chair. 55 
The motion, on being seconded by Mr. Turner , was carried 
unanimously. 
Messrs. Braby, Ernes, and the Secretary, were named by 
the President as the Committee of Supervision of this and the 
preceding meeting. Wm. Ernes, 
Edw. Braby, 
E. N. Gabriel. 
THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 
The Annual Meeting of the profession was held on Mon- 
day, the 7th of May, 1855, at the College, 10, Red-lion- 
square, W. Field, Esq., President, in the Chair. The follow- 
ing members were present: E. Bailey, Henry Bath, H. T. 
Batt, Edward Braby, W. Bland, James O. Broad, W. 
Burley, Thomas Cave, Edmund Charles, Arthur Cherry, 
William Cooper, Harry Daws, Charles Dickens, William 
Ernes, E. N. Gabriel, W. J. Goodwin, John B. Henderson, 
W. Helmore, James Hall, Robert Hunt, Thomas Jex (1st 
Life Guards), F. King, W. Lacey, Henry Lepper, Thomas 
Walton Mayer, Thomas J. Merrick, James Moon, W. 
Meginnis, W. M‘Kenna, W. J. Morton, R. Pritchard, 
William Robinson, Charles T. Shorten, F. R. Silvester, 
J. B. Simonds, Charles Spooner, Charles Steel, Peter 
Taylor, James Turner, Page Wallis, J. Wilkinson, Samuel 
