OF THE VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 289 
you must then come forward and establish, if you can, the foul 
charge you have brought against me.” 
1 shall now quote from the records of the society, — at least I 
shall give the substance of them. 
The numbers being declared, Mr. Vines protested against the 
election, and threatened the Society with the loss of his commu- 
nications; and, in fact, with its almost total annihilation, for not 
re-electing him as librarian. 
Nov . 22d . — Mr. Vines gave notice of his intention to bring 
forward a motion respecting the librarianship at the following 
meeting. 
Nov. 24 th. — Mr. Sewell, the President, in the chair. Mr. 
Vines rose to introduce his proposed motion, when the President 
observed, that a law existed, by which it was ordained, that all 
complaints were first to be heard by the Committee of Manage- 
ment, and who were invested with all due power to dispose of 
the same. He therefore requested that Mr. Vines, in accord- 
ance with that law, would submit his complaint to the Commit- 
tee; for, were not this law invariably enforced, the time that 
should be devoted to other and more useful purposes would be 
unnecessarily wasted. 
Mr. Vines then sat down, and remained in the theatre during 
the discussion on Mr. Byers’ paper on Opened Joints, and Mr. 
Templar’s on Inguinal Hernia; but just before the close of the 
meeting he arose, and drew from a tin case the certificate of the 
Society, and, tearing off the Professor’s head from it, he consigned 
the remainder to the flames, observing, that, since justice was 
not done towards him, he would no longer remain a member of 
such a society, and begged that his name might be withdrawn 
as an honorary associate. At the same time, said my informant, 
Mr. Vines used the most insulting and ungentlemanly language 
towards certain individuals and the Society generally, saying, that 
they were a parcel of scoundrels, and that he washed his 
hands of them all. 
The report of this meeting is confirmed by Mr. David 
McTaggart. 
Dec. 6th . — The Committee held their meeting, Mr. McTaggart 
in the chair. Some works were directed to be added to the So- 
ciety, and the following resolutions were unanimously passed : — 
“ That, as the fountain of our future reputation as practitioners, 
vve are collectively and individually interested in the welfare and 
respectability of this Institution. 
‘‘That we consider the London Veterinary Medical Society as 
an important auxiliary to our regular studies. 
