102 HISTORY OF THE VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
presented to the public a plan, entitled, “ Plan for establishing* 
an Institution to cultivate and teach Veterinary Medicine.” At 
the end of May, or beginning of June, in the same year, several 
of these plans were transmitted to the Odiham and other so¬ 
cieties; and in August following, the Odiham Society resolved 
that a committee should be appointed to meet in London for the 
purpose, among other business, of collecting whatever might 
appear to be conducive to the views of the Society for pro¬ 
moting the improvement of farriery; and elected Mr. Sain Bel 
an honorary and corresponding member, and one of the com¬ 
mittee in London. It does not appear that the committee made 
any progress in the business; but they continued to solicit 
assistance from the public, and resolved, on the l*2th of January 
1791, to meet once a fortnight, to communicate such informa¬ 
tion as might be received. At the meeting of the 11th February 
1791, several gentlemen, not of the Odiham Society, having 
been informed of the object of the meetings, attended the 
committee; and at this time the following resolutions were 
agreed to:— 
The resolves of the Odiham Society of the 5th of August and 
of the 8th October 1790, whereby is acknowledged the re¬ 
ceipt of ten copies of a plan for establishing an institution to 
cultivate and teach veterinary medicine by Mr. Sain Bel, being 
read, 
Resolved, That this Meeting is seriously convinced of the 
benefits which must result from an institution to cultivate and 
teach veterinary medicine; that they have observed the effect 
produced upon the public by the proposed measure of the 
Society for the improvement of farriery, as also by the plan 
offered by Mr. Sain Bel. That the ultimate view of the Society 
tends to the same object as the plan proposed to be imme¬ 
diately carried into effect by Mr. Sain Bel; that it is the opinion 
of the Meeting, that it is greatly to be desired the plan of the 
Odiham Society, and that of Mr. Sain Bel, should be consoli¬ 
dated ; that as several gentlemen had subscribed towards fur¬ 
thering Mr. Sain Beks plan, four of the gentlemen present 
should be desired to consult with Mr. Sain Bel on the subject, 
and that they should also consider of the best mode of effecting 
the union; that as soon as this matter should be determined, a 
meeting should be held for the purpose of forming a society for 
the improvement of farriery. 
On the 18th of February, the gentlemen present were informed 
that Mr. Sain Bel had acceded to the plan proposed, when they 
came to the following resolutions:— 
This Meeting having taken into consideration the proceedings 
