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THE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
Fi om Mr. Mayer, sen . New castle-under -JJne . 
Messrs. Editeurs, 
It was with no little pleasure that I saw announced in The 
Veterinarian for the last month, the formation of the 
Veterinary Medical Association, under the auspices of our worthy 
Professors. 
Although I have preserved silence as regards the proceedings 
of those who have wrecked the London Veterinary Society, and 
whose lamentable line of conduct has for ever disgracefully and 
indelibly stained the annals of the Veterinary College, and the 
profession at large, yet I have not viewed their proceedings 
with the same feelings that an ordinary spectator would, from 
having been one of the first who mooted and promoted the esta- 
blishment of that society ; and who also, in conjunction with 
Messrs. Habgood and Henley, had the honour of drawing up the 
first rules by which its movements were regulated, for the pur- 
pose of being submitted to the approbation of the then veteri- 
nary students, among whom we had the honour of ranking 
the resident Editor of your valuable Journal. 
For two years after its first formation, which was in 1813, the 
President and Vice President were elected from amongst the 
Fellows ; afterwards it was taken under the fostering care of Mr. 
Sewell, as one of the Professors of the Veterinary College; and 
under whose kind auspices, and, afterwards, those of Mr. Cole- 
man, it has been steadily conducted with every advantage which 
such a society is capable of conferring upon the medical stu- 
dents, up to the period at which the untoward events occurred 
that rendered it totally impossible for them and the Secretary 
and Treasurer to retain office consistently with their feelings as 
men and as gentlemen. 
However 1 may lament, as a member of the profession, the 
disgraceful issue and termination of this affair, yet I hope good 
will arise out of evil , as it will not only lead to the basing of the 
“ Association” in such a way as to guard against such conse- 
quences in future ; but from its connexion with practitioners, and 
with the profession generally, it will assume a higher character, 
and consequently have a more extended sphere of practical 
usefulness. 
I understand that some few years ago, and previous to Mr. 
Vines occupying the situation which Mr. Morton has so ably and 
faithfully filled, the whole of the library, archives, papers, &c., 
belonging to the society were missing, and not a vestige of them 
was to be found. I am unwilling, at present, to enter into any 
