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C O It It E s P ON D E N C K WITH 
Freemasons’ Tavern, on the 18th instant, Mr. Assistant-Profes- 
sor Spooner in the chair, the following resolutions were unani- 
mously passed : — 
Moved by Mr. J. B. Simonds, and seconded by Mr. Field, 
“ That the Council are of opinion, that the proceedings of the 
Association should be no longer published in junction with 
THE V ETERINARIAN.” 
Moved by Mr. J. Turner, and seconded by Mr. T. Turner, 
“ That the entrance fee as a member of the Association be in- 
creased to two guineas.” 
Moved by Mr. T. Turner, and seconded by Mr. W. W. 
Barth, 
“ That means be adopted to ascertain the sentiments of the 
members of the Association as to the expediency of its Proceed- 
ings, for the future, being published on its own account. And 
in furtherance of this, the Secretary be delegated to address to 
each member a circular, embodying the above resolutions, and 
soliciting an early reply, so that the Council may be able to de- 
terminate on such measures as may be by them deemed condu- 
cive to the best interests of the Association.” 
I am permitted to add, that should the Council meet with the 
support they fully anticipate, it is intended to publish quarterly a 
Journal containing a full report of the Transactions of the Associ- 
ation, and which will be forwarded to those members who may 
become subscribers of ten shillings and sixpence per annum, paid 
in advance. 
Urging promptness in reply, I am, Sir, 
Your faithful and much obliged servant, 
W. J. T. Morton, Secretary. 
The members of the Veterinary Medical Association have an 
undoubted right to conduct their proceedings in the way which 
they deem best. They did the Editor of The Veterinarian 
the honour to permit him to be, in some degree, useful to them in 
the early period of their career, and it used to afford him the 
greatest pleasure, during the first two or three years, to observe 
the prosperous course which they were pursuing, and the honour 
which they were conferring on themselves, the Association, and 
the profession to which they belonged. 
If, and during the last year especially, their debates have not 
been so valuable, nor their progress so assured, they who had 
borne the heat and burden of the day were the persons who felt 
most deeply the disappointment of their expectations ; nor was 
it to be wondered at that they should try one and another 
