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ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
After reading the Report, a ballot took place for six 
members of the Council, in place of Mr. W. Field, Mr. J. 
Turner, Mr. R. Pritchard, Mr. J. Legrew, Mr. G. Varnell, 
and Mr. W. Stockley, who retired bv rotation: and one in 
place of Professor Morton, resigned. The following gentlemen 
were proposed : 
Mr. William Mavor 
Mr. Moon 
Mr. Legrew (2d Life Guards) 
Mr. f ield, of London 
Mr. Pritchard, of Wolverhampton 
Mr. Hunt, of Birmingham 
Mr. F. Cherry, of London 
Mr. C. Hunting, of South Hetton 
Mr. Bailey, sen., of Leicester 
Assistant-Professor Varnell 
Mr. Lawson, of Manchester ... 
Mr. J. Hall, of London ... 
by Professor Spooner. 
,, Professor Morton. 
,, Mr. Gabriel. 
„ Mr. Robinson. 
„ Mr. Dickens. 
,, Mr. Cartledge. 
,, Mr. Woodger. 
„ Mr. Gamgee, sen. 
,, Mr. Ernes. 
„ Mr. Sylvester. 
,, Mr. Wilkinson. 
„ Mr. Woodger, jun. 
On the motion of Mr. Gabriel, seconded by Mr. Robinson, 
Mr. Carless and Mr. Hunt were appointed scrutineers. The 
return made by these gentlemen of the number of votes 
was as follows :—Mr. Legrew, 48 ; Assistant-Professor 
Varnell, 47; Mr. Field, 45; Mr. Moon, 44 ; Mr. Pritchard, 
43; Mr Hunt, 35; Mr. Lawson, 34 ; Mr. Mavor, 28 ; Mr. 
Barley, 7; Mr. Hall. 6; Mr. Hunting, 2; Mr. Cherry, 1. 
The President declared the election to fall on Messrs. Legrew, 
Varnell, Field, Moon, Pritchard, Hunt, and Lawson. 
Professor Spooner —I rise to propose a vote of thanks to our 
Chairman and retiring President, and I am sure you will all 
cordially join with me in that proposition. (Hear, hear.) We 
have long known Mr. Burley as an old and highly respected 
member of our Profession. He has gone through the duties 
of his office to the satisfaction of the members of the Council, 
and I trust to the body generally. (Applause.) 
Mr. Broad seconded the motion, which was unanimously 
adopted. 
'Jhe President —Gentlemen, I feel greatly obliged to you, 
and to my worthy friend, Professor Spooner, for the vote of 
thanks you have so kindly passed. I feel too unwell to 
occupy much of your time ; but 1 should be doing an injus¬ 
tice to my own feelings, and neglecting a duty I owe to you, 
if I omitted to say that I thank you most cordially. I know' 
well my shortcomings. I am aware it is the practice to 
eulogise a man who does the best he can. There is one 
duty incumbent on me, it is to thank the gentlemen of the 
Council for the assistance they have rendered me in my term 
of office, and if there is one gentleman whom 1 should thank 
