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MR. MAY HEW IN REPLY TO MR. MAYOR. 
performed that duty, he should turn Mr. Vines out of the room 
[hear, hear ! and loud cheers]. 
Professor Spooner. —I have an amendment to propose. 
The President, notwithstanding, put the motion that the Report 
be received and adopted, which was carried; the numbers being 
17 for and 6 against it. 
Mr. Pritchard, in proposing a vote of thanks to the President 
for his excellent conduct in the chair, expressed his surprise that, 
knowing Professor C. Spooner and Mr. Principal Cherry to be 
both men of education and high character, they could so demean 
themselves by the opposition which they annually made, when they 
talked rubbish that ought not to have been listened to. He had 
come 130 miles to attend the Meeting, but, if such conduct, was to 
be continued, he, for one, would not come that distance again. He 
thought it was disgraceful [loud cheer s]. 
The vote having been seconded, was carried, and, the President 
having returned thanks, the Meeting broke up about five o’clock. 
MR. MAYHEW IN REPLY TO MR. MAVOR. 
To the Editor of “ The Veterinarian .” 
Sir,—M r. William Mavor jun., in your Journal of last month, 
laid before the public a letter intended to be a reply to my paper, 
which appeared in the previous number of The VETERINARIAN. 
No one could possibly be more willing to listen to explanation, or, 
on being convinced of error, more anxious to make atonement, than 
myself. I have no desire to injure any man; and when I publicly 
make a statement of broad facts, I do so in order that the oppor¬ 
tunity of refuting them may be afforded. In your candour, I knew 
Mr. Mavor was certain of obtaining every facility he could wish 
for; and he shews a want of judgment when he avails himself of 
the opportunity, but, while doing so, betrays a loss of temper. A 
scientific question might be debated on its merits without personal 
allusions or unfounded aspersions. Yet Mr. Mavor says many 
things of myself which I can afford very well to let pass in silence, 
while on his own part he advances too much and too little to con¬ 
stitute a satisfactory answer. 
He seems to complain that his opinion is questioned, and ap¬ 
pears to state as a reproach, that my information was derived from 
a very questionable source. I wish gentlemen, when desiring to 
be severe, possessed the moral courage to employ words of definite 
