VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION., 
729 
The first meeting of the Council was held Oct, 1 9th, 
1 854, when it was found that the balance in favour of the 
Association was £18 17<?. 
The state of the library was brought under notice by the 
Librarian, who reported that several works were wanted, 
when it was resolved that those works which were absolutely 
necessary should be added to the library. This now con- 
tains above a thousand volumes. The work ‘ On the Age of 
the Ox, Sheep, and Pig/ was presented by Professor Simonds, 
its author; likewise the fifth edition of his ‘Manual of 
Veterinary Pharmacy/ by Professor Morton. 
At the first meeting of the Association the following were 
elected from among the students as vice-presidents, to act in 
concert with those chosen by the Council. Messrs. E. 
Howes, W. Ryall, E. Western, B. Wimbush, W. Bryer, 
and J. E. Peele. Mr. R. Hammond was elected acting 
Secretary. 
From circumstances already alluded to, a re-election was 
rendered imperative, which terminated as follows : Messrs. 
W. Ryall, B. Wimbush, W. Bryer, J. E. Peele, T. Clarke, 
and W. Furnivall, were appointed vice-presidents, and Mr. 
E. Howes acting Secretary. 
The essays considered during the session have been intro- 
duced by 
Mr. W. Furnivall, on ‘ Counter Irritants. 5 
Mr. E. Howes, on ‘ Diseases of Young Cattle. 5 
Mr. W. Ryall, on ‘ Parturient Apoplexy. 5 
Mr. B. Wimbush, on ‘ Strangles.’ 
Mr. T, A. Clarke, on ‘ Inflammation. 5 
Mr. H. Proctor, on ‘the Function of the Lungs, and 
Pneumonia.’ 
Mr. G. I. Evans, on ‘ Diseases of the Alimentary 
Canal of the Horse. 5 
Mr. J. E. Peele, on £ Pleuro-pneumonia in Cattle. 5 
Mr. C. Marson, on ‘ Sprains of the Flexor Tendon. 5 
Mr. G. Wyer, on the ‘ Anatomy and Pathology of the 
Pleura. 5 
Mr. J. M. Parker forwarded a case of ‘ Diseased 
Liver and Kidneys, with Effusion into the Thoracic 
Cavity and 
Mr. W. Woodger, on ‘Rupture of the Small Intes- 
tines attended with some Ambiguous Symptoms / and 
Mr. Assistant-Professor Varnell kindly described the 
( Morbid Appearance of a Colt’s Leg, upon which 
the operation of Tendiotomy had been performed. 5 
