ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 675 
VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The first meeting for the session of the Members of the 
Veterinary Medical Association, was held in the theatre of 
the Royal Veterinary College, on Tuesday, Oct. 23d, 1855. 
After the election of officers, it was announced that the 
large Silver Medal had been awarded to Mr. G. Western for 
his Essay “ On the descriptive Anatomy of the Liver of the 
Horse, Ox, Sheep, Pig, and Dog; that of the Horse being 
taken as the standard of comparison.” Likewise that i( Cer- 
tificates of Merit” had been granted to Mr. Clement Lowe, 
and Mr. Clement Stephenson, jun., for their theses on the 
same subject. 
Further, that the ce Thanks of the Association” had been 
awarded to Messrs. E. Howes, J. E. Peele, H. Procter, and 
G. Evans, for the best papers introduced for discussion 
during the last session. 
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
SPECIAL MEETING, August 22, 1855. 
The Supervision Committee regret having omitted in the 
last Report the remarks of Professor Spooner on the policy 
of the reduction of the Examination Fee. They have now 
consequently to state, that he spoke strongly in favour of 
the motion, and considered it most desirable, both for the 
London and Edinburgh schools, that such diminution of the 
fee should take place, and that every endeavour should be 
made to bring about a complete union of the profession. 
SPECIAL MEETING OE THE COUNCIL, Sept. 5, 1855. 
This was a Special Meeting held in accordance with the 
provisions of the charter to confirm the proceedings of the 
last special meeting. Present— Messrs. Braby, Dickens, 
Goodwin, Hallen, Jex, Peech, Stockley, Varnell, Wilkinson, 
Withers, and the Secretary. H. Hallen, Esq. Vice-President, 
in the chair. A letter was read from Professor Dick, acknow- 
ledging the receipt of the communication of the proceedings 
of the last meeting, but not giving any decided opinion on 
the same. 
The purport of the present meeting having been stated, a 
discussion ensued, in which the desirability of obtaining the 
