ARMY APPOINTMENTS. 123 
War Office, Pall Mall, Bee . 30 , 1859 . 
10th Light Dragoons.—Veterinary Surgeon William 
Thacker, from the 15th Dragoons, to be Veterinary Surgeon, 
vice Phillips, promoted. 
15th Light Dragoons.—Acting Veterinary Surgeon Martin 
Mence to be Veterinary Surgeon, vice Thacker, appointed to 
the 10th Light Dragoons. 
Royal Artillery.—Acting Veterinary Surgeon Henry 
Hussey to be Veterinary Surgeon. 
OBITUARY. 
In our last number we did little more than record the 
death of Mr. Thomas Turner. The event occurred late in 
the month, and it was not until some days afterwards that 
we were informed of it. But it must not be that one who 
for several years held so prominent a position amongst us, 
and the energies of whose active mind were ever devoted 
to his profession, should be allowed to pass away thus 
briefly noticed, and his memory be unhonoured by us. 
Mr. Thomas Turner obtained the diploma of the Royal 
Veterinary College in January, 1826. He was a thorough 
horseman, and devoted to the chase; nevertheless, he was 
such a man of business, that with all his love for field sports, 
he never allowed them to interfere with his professional 
duties, or to detract from the required attention to his 
patients. His light weight and his compact form admirably 
fitted him for the saddle. 
In the earlier meetings of the Veterinary Medical Associa¬ 
tion, when faction had done its worst, and what was intended 
for evil had resulted in good, he and his brother, Mr. James 
Turner, were among the first members of the profession who 
joined in the debates, thus giving to the then pupils at the 
College the benefit of their experience. From this contact 
of mind with mind, this free intercourse between the aspirant 
and those engaged in practice, doubtless much good arose. 
The time, however, came when, from causes too numerous to 
be mentioned here, these unions were discontinued, which 
has ever since caused much regret. 
On the obtainment of the Charter of Incorporation of 
Veterinary Surgeons, in 1844, Mr. Turner was nominated by 
the Crown its first president, and earnestly did he devote his 
time and talents to the fulfilment of the duties of that respon¬ 
sible position, concentrating all his thoughts thereon. 
Many errors were committed at the beginning by the 
Council, but these, in all probability, arose from the novelty 
of the circumstances in which the profession was placed, 
rather than from any intention to interfere with established 
rights. They were the actings of an overwrought zeal for the 
