LONDON VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 
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We were unpatronized. It was clearly understood that the 
Society was not in favour at head-quarters. The meeting of the 
London Veterinary Medical Society at the College would then 
have been no more pleasant to Mr. Coleman than that of the 
Veterinary Medical Association was a little while ago. The jea- 
lousy was, to a very great degree, natural enough then — for most of 
us were young men, with, perhaps, our full share of the petulance 
of that age; and I am free to confess, that both at Marchmont 
Street and after our admission into our own house, there were 
some meetings, the indistinct recollection of which l do not like. 
Our motives, however, were good ; and if we were a little riotous, 
we were afterwards sorry for it. 
Mr. Sewell at length joined us, and it was with pleasure that 
I resigned to him a chair, which, owing to the good and kind 
opinion of my companions, I had occupied more than twelve 
months. To this succeeded our admission to the College Theatre, 
and, in due time, the acceptance, by Professor Coleman, of the 
honorary title of Patron. In the agitation of an introductory 
lecture, and that increased by the very unpleasant subject on 
which he was addressing his class, he fancied that he had an in- 
distinct recollection of that which never had real existence. The 
beautiful language of Mr. Mayer is strictly true, that the London 
Veterinary Medical Society “ was launched without patronage 
of any kind, and nothing but its own intrinsic merit to swell its 
sails and propel it along.” 
Mr. Mayer sends a copy of the first Rules and Regulations of 
the Society that were printed. They do great credit to the gen- 
tlemen on whom the task devolved, and constitute the basis and 
the essence of the rules of the present Association ; but we have 
not at present room for the insertion of them. 
Y. 
CONSULTATIONS. 
MECHANICAL OBSTRUCTION OF THE BOWELS — INTES- 
TINAL CALCULI. 
A disease has prevailed among the cattle, especially cows, 
near Aberdeen, this season, which appears to have been fatal in 
many cases, and to have been cured in none by medicine. It 
