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VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 
October 27, 1837. 
At a Meeting of the Council, held at the residence of the 
Treasurer, 
Professor Sewell in the Chair, 
Resolved — That the meetings of the ensuing session of the 
Veterinary Medical Association shall commence with an Anni- 
versary Dinner. 
That this dinner shall take place on Monday, the 20th of No- 
vember, being the day on which Professor Coleman delivers his 
introductory lecture. 
That it shall be held at the Freemasons’ Tavern. 
That Professor Coleman, the Patron of the Association, shall 
be requested to fill the chair on that day. 
That the Vice-Presidents of the Association be delegated to 
act as Stewards, with liberty to add to their numbers. 
That an Oration shall be delivered at the Freemasons’ Hall an 
hour before the dinner ; and that the President be solicited to de- 
liver the first oration. (The President kindly gave his consent). 
That the Oration shall commence at a quarter before five 
o’clock, precisely; and dinner be on table at a quarter before 
six. Tickets 20s. each, to be obtained from the Stewards only, 
and each member of the Association having permission to intro- 
duce a friend, whose name he must leave with the Steward from 
whom he obtains the ticket. 
That the Council having resolved to award prizes for the best 
Essays on certain veterinary subjects, the President shall be re- 
quested to announce the subjects of these Essays in his Oration. 
PRESENTATION OF PLATE. 
The Plymouth and Devonport Herald falling in our way a few 
days ago, with other provincial papers, our notice was attracted 
by the following paragraph: — 
“ We have much pleasure in recording’ the presentation of a piece of plate 
to our late respected fellow-townsman, Mr. E. N. Gabriel, whose exertions 
as Clerk of the Course to our Summer Races contributed materially in ad- 
vancing them to their present celebrity, as in our annual reports we have 
frequently had occasion to notice. It consists of an elegant Silver Coffee 
Pot, unanimously voted at a meeting of the Race Committee, having the 
following gratifying inscription : — 
‘ This Coffee Pot is given by the Royal Plymouth, Devonport, and Cornwall 
Race Association, to their Secretary, Mr. Edmund Gabriel, as an imperfect 
token of their sense of his valuable and successful services, from their first 
establishment to his much regretted departure from their neighbourhood. Ply- 
mouth, Sept, ls^, 1837.’” 
