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the efforts and measures adopted by the citizens and legis¬ 
latures of the States immediately concerned, aimed at the 
speedy extirpation of so destructive a disease. 
“Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to open 
a correspondence with the consuls of the United States, in 
such countries as may have been visited by the malady in 
question, and to ascertain from them what sanitary measures 
have been adopted, and with what success ; what steps have 
3 been taken to exclude animals coming from countries where 
the disease exists, and what medical treatment has been 
adopted. 
“Resolved , That the Secretary of the Interior be requested, 
in having the agricultural information and statistics collected 
during the next fiscal year, to obtain statements of the con¬ 
dition and progress of this disease, and the action and results 
of the State commissions ; and that, should the disease not be 
checked, he be further requested to communicate the result 
of his inquiries to this House at the commencement of its 
next session. 5 ’ 
ELECTION OE NEW EXAMINERS. 
On the day of publication of our last number, the Council 
of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons assembled for 
the purpose of exercising one of its most important functions, 
namely , the election of members of the profession and others 
as examiners. This step had become necessary in conse¬ 
quence of several vacancies having occurred in the section of 
the Board acting for Scotland, and one in the London section, 
caused by the lamented death of the late James Turner. To 
fill the latter-named vacancy, Mr. W. Mavor was chosen ; a 
gentleman well qualified to discharge the duties of this im¬ 
portant office in all its several bearings. We have ever 
been in favour of Mr. Mavor’s election, knowing full well 
that the interests of the profession would not suffer in his 
keeping, while the dignity of the office would be fully 
maintained. 
It is, perhaps, almost unnecessary that we should now revert 
