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they feel compunction for having accepted that which the So- 
ciety or its members had a most unquestionable right tobestow, 
I have no doubt they will express due contrition : for my part I 
am stoical enough to feel none ; but I regard these presents as 
flattering testimonials of the esteem of those with whom I was a 
fellow-labourer in a good cause, and the remembrance of the 
friendship and the worth of many of whom I shall cherish as long 
as I live. 
Need I, in conclusion, add, that neither this nor any other 
anonymous writer will again be noticed by, 
Sir, your’s, & c. 
W. J. T. Morton. 
Royal Veterinary College, 
May 25, 1836. 
Mr. Youatt to the 'present Secretary of the London Veterinary 
Medical Society. 
Mr. Youatt presents his compliments to Mr. Miles, and in- 
forms him that the Monthly Abstract of the Proceedings of the 
London Veterinary Medical Society should go to press on the 
23d inst. at the latest. 
Mr. Youatt will be happy to render Mr. Miles any assistance 
in his power in condensing, or taking extracts from, any papers 
that lie may think deserving of particular observation. 
Reply of Mr. Miles. 
Royal Veterinary College, 
May 20th, 1836. 
Sir, 
I have the honour of informing you, in reply to your 
note of yesterday, that a Special Meeting of the Committee of 
Management of the London Veterinary Medical Society was 
convened this morning, for the purpose of taking into consider- 
ation the propriety of continuing to furnish the Editors of The 
Veterinarian with aReport of the Discussions of the Society : 
when it was resolved, “ That the Committee, considering the 
article in The Veterinarian of May 1st to be a false and 
garbled account of their proceedings, and the remarks accom- 
panying it to be a scandalous reflection upon the honour of the 
Society, the Secretary do not furnish any more Reports of the 
Discussions of the Society to The Veterinarian until the 
amende has been made.” 
J beg leave to enclose for your perusal the copy of a Circular 
addressed to the Governors of the Institution, pointing out some 
