EDITORIAL OBSERVATIONS. 
345 
feelings, and desirous of exalting our profession to the 
position to which it is entitled. 
Mr. Ernes , in moving the adoption of the report, said that 
the charter gave them no power to act in reference to the 
improper assumption of the title of veterinary surgeon, for 
if an injunction was obtained against an offending party, he 
might assume the title the next day, and the charter would 
be ineffectual. An Act of Parliament was their only 
remedy. 
Mr. Helmore seconded the adoption of the report, which 
was unanimously agreed to. 
The Chairman stated that the next business was the election 
of six members of Council, in place of those who retired by 
rotation, and one member in the place of Mr. Gabriel, re¬ 
signed. 
The following members were then proposed: 
Mr. Ellis (Liverpool), 
Professor John Gamgee, 
Mr. Robinson (Tamworth), 
Professor Simonds, 
Professor Spooner, 
Mr. VY ilkinson, 
— Legrew, 
— Coates, 
— C. Seeker, 
— Batts, 
— Cox, 
by Professor Spooner. 
„ Mr. Plunt. 
„ Professor Simonds. 
„ Mr. Ernes. 
„ — Legrew. 
„ — Helmore. 
„ — Wilson. 
„ — Mavor. 
„ — Cartledge 
,, — Woodger. 
„ — W. Field, jun. 
Mr. Cartwright and Mr. Lowe were appointed scrutineers 
to examine the balloting papers. During the time thus 
occupied—the discussion was continued, and 
Mr. Gamgee observed that he was desirous of calling atten¬ 
tion to a subject which was especially interesting in Scotland 
and to the profession at large. Their difficulty in Scotland 
had been undoubtedly great, and they were indebted to the 
Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for the 
manner in which it had strengthened their hands and enabled 
them to face an opposition which was none of the lightest. 
It was essential that in Scotland the College should be repre¬ 
sented as not being a London institution, because the Scotch 
rather hated London centralization. This had been accom¬ 
plished in a very fortunate manner by adopting certain reso¬ 
lutions which had been proposed at the late meeting of the 
Board of Examiners, so that he believed that little more 
remained to be done —perhaps nothing more than to allow 
