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SITTINGS OF THE COUNCIL. 
sion are candidates from the colleges; but thrice welcome are they 
who come proudly charged with Mr. Hill’s noble postulate of 
being “ duly qualified” for the ordeal at hand. 
In reference to Mr. Cox’s affair, as reported in the “ Derbyshire 
Advertiser” and copied into our Journal for the present month, we 
give it as our opinion, after attentively looking at the several 
features of the cases as stated, that the destroying enemy was no 
other than rabies. 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ROYAL 
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
Sitting of December 29, 1848. 
(Quarterly Meeting.) 
Present,—The President, the Secretary, Messrs. Spooner 
(Professor), Cherry, sen., Ernes, Percivall, Henderson, 
Arthur Cherry, Jas. Turner, Mayhew, and Braby. 
The minutes being read and confirmed, 
The Secretary proposed that Mr. Robinson be elected to fill the 
vacancy in the Board of Examination caused by the lamented death 
of Mr. Mayer. 
Mr. Arthur Cherry briefly seconded the motion. 
Mr. Henderson made a few observations as to the necessity for 
careful examination. 
Mr. Ernes objected to the manner in which vacancies were 
filled up. He thought that a more public notice should be given 
of the vacancy which had occurred, that applications should be re¬ 
ceived, and some means adopted to test the qualifications of such 
applicants. He did not raise any objection to the nomination of 
Mr. Robinson; but he considered that some such course would be 
conducive to improvement; and should suggest attention to this 
point in future. He thought that some testimonial or mark of re¬ 
spect should be given to the memory of Mr. Mayer, considering the 
active share he had in the obtainment of the charter. 
A short discussion ensued on these observations, in which it was 
considered that the best time to entertain the latter proposition of 
Mr. Ernes would be at the general meeting. 
The account of Mr. Walters, the late attorney to the body cor- 
parate, was then laid before the Board, commencing in July 1846, 
and ending April 1848. The amount was so moderate (£5.. 145.2c?.), 
