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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ROYAL 
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
November 26 , 1851 . 
Present,—The PRESIDENT (in the Chair), Prof. SPOONER, 
Prof. Simonds, Messrs. Cherry, A. Cherry, Hender¬ 
son, Stockley, Turner, Wilkinson,- Withers, and the 
Secretary. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 
The President stated, that the first business to be transacted 
was the election of a successor to Mr. Bransby Cooper, as a 
medical member of the Board of Examiners, and notice had 
been given that Mr. Quain would be nominated to that office. 
In a matter of so much importance, he trusted there would be 
as much unanimity as possible in the Council. 
In reply to a question from Prof. Simonds, 
Mr. A. Cherry stated that he had communicated with Mr. 
Quain, to ascertain whether, if elected, he would be willing to 
undertake the duties of the office, and that that gentleman had 
expressed his readiness to do so. Mr. Quain was an eminent 
anatomist, and his name was well known to the medical profes¬ 
sion. Moreover, his late colleague, Mr. Liston, a member of 
the Examining Board, had been in the habit of consulting him 
before the examinations took place. 
Some observations on the subject were made by Prof. 
Simonds, Mr. Wilkinson, and Mr. Turner, when a ballot was 
taken, which resulted in the election (nem. con.) of Mr. Quain 
to the vacant office. 
The announcement of his election to that gentleman by the 
Secretary elicited the following reply:— 
“ 32, Cavendish Square, 
“ 1 Dec., 1851. 
“ Sir,—I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, 
informing me that the Council of the Royal College of Vete¬ 
rinary Surgeons have elected me a Member of the Board of 
Examiners. I request, at the same time, that you will convey 
to the Council the expression of my sense of the honour they 
have conferred upon me, and the assurance that I shall 
endeavour to discharge the duties of the office in such a manner 
as to promote the intentions of the Council and the interests of 
the College. 
“ I have the honour to be, 
“ Sir, 
“ Y r our obedient servant, 
“ R. Quain.” 
“ E. Gabriel, Esq., 
Secretary.” 
