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VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 
full, candid, friendly discussion of subjects connected with our 
practice’^ will sufficiently occupy us, and will alone essential^ 
ly and rapidly promote the advancement of veterinary science.’’ 
The description of its proposed members is sufficiently com¬ 
prehensive : all persons engaged in the study or practice of 
veterinary medicine the student zealous and theoretical, the 
practitioner experienced and cautious. 
The first meeting, we understand, is to be confined to veteri- 
riary surgeons, or those who, having been educated at the vete¬ 
rinary college, are now in actual practice. For them the 
society is principally intended ; by them it must be chiefly sup¬ 
ported, and by them alone can all its advantages to the profes- 
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sion and the public be secured. When it is fairly established 
it will be thrown open to all persons engaged in the study 
and practice of veterinary medicine.” 
One object, viz. the possible (we hope the probable) com¬ 
mencement of a most important publication, a collection of 
scientific and well-digested papers, under the title of ^Veteri¬ 
nary Transactions, &c.” has our most cordial approval. We 
were taught to look for these Transactions” elsewhere. We ' 
ought to have had them. We must now endeavour to produce 
them ourselves, and perhaps we may allure those, whose works 
should have annually stood on record, to furnish us with a 
part, and the most important part of these volumes. 
We do hope that, at no distant period, the veterinary society 
will rank among its members .every zealous and scientific prac¬ 
titioner. If the love of truth, and the determination to vindi¬ 
cate the dignity of the veterinary profession, uncontaminated 
by any sinister purpose or party feeling, influence and govern 
the proceedings and discussions of the society, we are assured 
that the advancement of veterinary science will be essentially 
and rapidly promoted.” 
It being determined that a copy of the proposed laws and 
regulations should, if possible, reach every veterinary surgeon, 
we are desired to state, that if any gentleman has been unin- 
