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THE VETERINARIAN, JUNE 1 , 1 S 62 . 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. — Cicero. 
ANNUAL MEETING OE THE PROFESSION. 
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The eighteenth anniversary meeting of the Royal College 
of Veterinary Surgeons was held on Monday, the 5th ult., 
in the Council Room of the College, 10, Red Lion Square. 
The attendance was about equal to that of former years, and 
among those present we observed F. R. Silvester, the presi¬ 
dent; Professors Spooner, Simonds, and Gamgee; Messrs. 
J. Wilkinson (Veterinary Surgeon-General); Robinson, 
Lepper, Pritchard, Mavor, Lawson, and Cartledge, members 
of the Court of Examiners; and Messrs. J. D. Barford, H. T. 
Batt, E. Rraby, J. C. Broad, W. Burley, H. J. Cartwright, 
W. H. Coates, J. Crowhurst, C. Dickens, J. Ellis, W. Ernes, 
W. Field, jun., A. Gaskin, jun., W. Helmore, R. L. Hunt, 
J. Lawson, jun., J. Legrew, C. Lowe, W. Megennis, W. Prit¬ 
chard, W. A. Russell, J. T. Sharp, E. Stanley, Edw. Stanley, 
jun., F. Walker, W. Watson, W. Wilson, S. H. Withers, H. 
Withers jun., Joseph Woodger, J. Woodger, jun., E. Wood- 
ger, and R. Vines. 
The President having taken the chair, called on the Secre¬ 
tary, Mr. Coates, to read the advertisement convening the 
meeting, which being done, the minutes of the previous 
general meeting were confirmed. This was followed by the 
reading of the subjoined. 
Abstract oe the proceedings op the Council during the year 1861-2. 
Since the last annual meeting the College has been de¬ 
prived of the valuable services of its late Secretary, Mr. 
Gabriel, and cannot let the present opportunity pass without 
expressing how much it feels the loss of an officer, who, from 
the commencement of its existence, has exhibited an un¬ 
equalled interest in its welfare and progress. Mr. Braby 
having kindly undertaken the Secretaryship of the College, 
pro tem., the Council took steps, by public advertisement, to 
