THE FETERINJRUN, MARCH 1, 1838. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat.— Cicero. 
Serious illness, attended by much suffering and debility, 
have prevented us from assuming our usual post in the present 
number. Our readers may be assured that, in after numbers, we 
will labour to recover our lost ground. The present numbeiv 
however, contains much valuable matter—more than sufficient, 
we trust, to compensate for the lack of our periodical, and, some¬ 
times, maigre contributions. 
Mr. Y., to whom we sincerely wish a speedy and permanent 
return of health, will find the information which he requires in 
the w^ork on ‘‘ Cattle,’^ and under the title “ Free-Marten.'' 
Messrs. M. and P. are perfectly correct; the more we examine 
the matter, the more we are astounded and ashamed. We believe, 
however, that the omissions—we refer to the names of those who 
have obtained their diplomas at the Royal Veterinary College— 
are confined to a part of 1835-36. All shall be corrected at the 
close of the present session; and, in the meantime, we do sincerely 
beg pardon of those to whom we have seemed to do injustice, 
and shall be thankful for any notice of omissions that have oc¬ 
curred. 
Some of our readers are probably aware of the institution of a 
new veterinary society in this metropolis, entitled “ The United 
Veterinary Surgeons’ Club.” The old club consists, with one 
or two exceptions, of those who have known, and understood, 
and valued each other for many a long year. There had grown 
out of this a pleasure and a charm in their periodical meetings, 
which they determined to place, as far as they were able, beyond 
the reach of accident; and therefore, a twelvemonth ago, they 
limited their club to the number of which it then consisted. Se¬ 
veral candidates have since offered ; but it was tedious waiting 
for dead men’s shoes, and they determined to form a club of their 
own. The qualifications for admission to the club were deter¬ 
mined to be, the possession of a diploma from some recognized 
veterinary school, or the public teaching of veterinary science. 
Eight gentlemen, who were anxious for the establishment of 
such a society dined together on the 16th ult.and adopted certain 
regulations by which it should be governed. They were Messrs. 
Ainslie, Cheeseman, Daws, Hill, Jones, Morton, Siinonds, and 
