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only told us what we could not do; but it so happened that these 
things had not been done, nor even attempted to be done. 
Professor Spooner objected to the by-laws, and also to the 
Charter, as regarded some of the provisions therein contained. 
Mr. Percivall asked the Professor if his name did not appear 
as one of the petitioners for the granting of a Charter. 
Professor Spooner said it did ; but that he was not aware of the 
nature of the document, or it should not have been there. 
Mr. Percivall. —If any one else had told me that Professor 
Spooner had signed his name to a document of the nature of which 
he (Mr. S.) was ignorant, he would not have believed him. 
Mr. Ernes pressed for the appointment of a Committee. 
The Secretary read a long letter from Mr. Walton Mayer, the 
object of which appeared to be, that an entire alteration should be 
made in the by-laws. 
Mr. Ernes moved, “ That a Select Committee be appointed to 
take into consideration the present by-laws.” 
Mr. Arthur Cherry seconded the motion. 
It was argued by several members, that the Committee should 
be empowered to treat with the Governors of the Royal Veterinary 
College. 
Mr. Henderson opposed this, and said that we had no right to 
dictate in any way. 
Mr. Arthur Cherry also opposed this. The Council alone could 
and ought to enter into negociation with the principal governing 
bodies of the schools, supposing that such parties felt disposed to 
treat. 
Mr. Cherry, sen. considered it more respectful for one govern¬ 
ing body to treat with another governing body than for a Committee 
to do so. 
The motion being put, was then carried. 
It was then put, “ That the President, the Secretary, Messrs. 
Field, Ernes, Pritchard, Arthur Cherry, T. W Mayer, Percivall, 
and Robinson, should form the Committee : which was carried, there 
being no opposition, nor to any of the motions that were put 
during the evening. 
Mr. Arthur Cherry then moved, “ That the President and 
Governors of the Royal Veterinary College and of the Highland 
Society of Scotland should be informed of the intention of the 
Council to reconsider the present by-laws,” which was put and 
carried. 
It was also understood, that the Committee were open to receive 
any communications or suggestions on this subject, and th atthey 
would report thereon to the Council. 
Adjourned. 
