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VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE. 
with; when a report and letters from the Board of Examinators 
at Edinburgh, were read. 
A motion was then made, and carried unanimously, as 
follows: 
“ That the letters now read from Dr. Struthers be entered 
on the minutes, and that their receipt be acknowledged, with 
an expression of regret on the part of this Council, that 
during the illness of the late secretary those communications 
were mislaid, and hence not read before this date.” 
A resolution was carried, “ That those students who passed 
their examination in Scotland on the 29th and 30th of April 
last, be entered on the register of the Royal College of 
Veterinary Surgeons.” 
It was moved and carried “ That the amount due to the 
Court of Examinators for Scotland be forthwith paid.” 
A vacancy having occurred in the Council in consequence 
of the resignation of Mr. E. N. Gabriel, the following gentle¬ 
men were proposed to fill the vacant seat: Messrs. W. H. 
Coates, J. B. Henderson, and Lupton; upon the ballot being 
taken, Mr. Coates was declared elected. 
The next business proceeded with was the election of a 
Secretary. Agreeably to the clause in the charter, that the 
Secretary must be a member of Council, it was proposed 
by Professor Spooner , that Mr. W. H. Coates be elected 
Secretary. Upon being balloted for, he was declared un¬ 
animously elected to the office. 
E. Braby, 
Secretary , pro tem. 
Veterinary Jurisprudence. 
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Feb. 5. 
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the Lord Chief Justice Erle and Special 
Juries .) 
MICHAEL V. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. 
This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover compensation 
from the defendants for injuries to a horse whilst in transit on the 
defendants 5 line, through the alleged negligence of their servants. 
The defendants denied their liability. 
Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. M‘Intyre were counsel for the plaintiff; 
Mr. Macauly, Q.C., and Mr. H. Lloyd for the defendants. 
After the jury had been locked up some hours, and there was no 
chance of their agreeing to a verdict, 
A juror was withdrawn on terms, on the recommendation of the 
learned Judge. 
