PROCEEDINGS IN COUNCIL. 
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The above constitutes an outline of the shoe, and of the mode 
of getting rid of superfluous sole, which we—and others as well 
as ourselves—have for some years practised with a satisfaction 
and advantage that warrants a recommendation of the same 
practice to the attention of veterinarians and farriers in general. 
In saying so much, we are aware that any innovation on, or 
deviation from, the general routine of forge practice is certain 
to be met by objection and opposition, and that this we must 
be prepared to encounter : at the same time, we feel there are 
those in the profession who, from having given the plan of 
shoeing here advocated a fair and full trial, can with us speak 
in equal terms of laudation of it. 
EDINBURGH VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
On the 6th April last, the students of the Edinburgh Vete¬ 
rinary College presented Mr. Barlow, V.S., Lecturer on Ana¬ 
tomy and Physiology, with a very handsome silver Coffee Pot, 
as a memorial of their gratitude and respect. 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ROYAL 
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
Quarterly Meeting, April 7th, 1852. 
Present — Professors SPOONER, SlMONDS, and Morton ; 
Messrs. Braby, Cherry-, A. Cherry, Ernes, Henderson, 
Peech, Stockley,Turner, Withers; and the Secretary. 
Professor Spooner in the Chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 
The Secretary stated, that copies of the new Register had 
(in accordance with the directions of the President) been for¬ 
warded to the Horse Guards, the Board of Ordnance, the 
India House, the College of Physicians, the College of 
Surgeons, London, the College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, the 
Royal Agricultural Society, the Highland and % Agricultural 
Society, the Veterinary College, the Editors of the Lancet and 
Veterinarian , Professors Sewell, Spooner, Morton, and Dick, 
and the Principal Veterinary Surgeon; from most of whom 
answers had been received, and copies had also been sent to all 
the cavalry regiments. 
Mr. A. Cherry moved, and Mr. Ernes seconded, “ That 
Professors Simonds and Morton be appointed, with the Secre¬ 
tary, to form a Committee to draw up an abstract of the Pro¬ 
ceedings of the Council for presentation at the annual meeting 
in Mav. 
Mr. Braby moved, and Mr. Ernes seconded, “ That Mr. 
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