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Home Department. 
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 
A Monthly Council was held at the Society’s house in 
Ilanover-square, on Wednesday last, the 3d of November. 
Prize Essays. —Mr. Pusey, chairman of the Journal 
Committee, reported the following award made by the judges 
of essays :— 
To Finlay Dun, jun., Lecturer on Materia Medica, &c., in 
the Edinburgh Veterinary College, the Society’s prize of 
20A, for the best account of those diseases in the horse and 
the ox which either are or may become hereditary. 
Mr. Pusey also informed the Council that the Judges had 
66 commended ” the essay on those diseases in the horse and 
the ox which either are or may become hereditary, bearing 
the motto: “ Periturae parcite chartae.” 
Veterinary Grant. —Sir John V. Shelley, Bart., M.P., 
Chairman of the Veterinary Grant Committee, presented 
the following report, which was unanimously adopted by the 
Council:— 
“The Committee having examined the Report of the Royal 
Veterinary College, find that, for the last year, Professor 
Simonds has been liberated from all duties connected with 
the H orse Department in the College, and has delivered to 
the pupils additional lectures in the branch relating to cattle, 
sheep, and pigs ; namely, five lectures in the week instead of 
three. The Committee are, however, of opinion that the 
connection of the Society w ith the Royal Veterinary College 
might be made more practically useful: 
“ 1. By investigating (such) particular classes of diseases or 
subjects as may be from time to time directed by the Council; 
“ 2. By delivering lectures in the council-room of the 
Society; and, 
u 3. By supplying a detailed report of the cases of cattle, 
sheep, and pigs, treated in the Royal Veterinary College. 
“With this amended system, the committee recommend a 
renewal of the grant.” 
On the motion of Mr. Brandreth, seconded by Mr. 
Simpson, it w T as then resolved that a grant of 200 L, for the 
current year, should be made by the Council to the Royal 
Veterinary College. 
