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VETERINARY INSTITUTION—ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY. 
Lord Dunlo brought up his report on the establishment 
of a veterinary institution in connexion with the Royal 
Dublin Society. It was presented to the Council of the 
Society, and approved of by them, on Thursday, the 28th 
February last. 
“ Report on Veterinary Establishment, to be considered by 
the Council on Thursday, 28th February:— 
“ The Committee appointed to inquire and report on the 
establishment of a School of Veterinary Medicine and Sur¬ 
gery in connexion with the Royal Dublin Society, beg leave, 
in accordance with the resolution of the Council, whereby it 
was referred to them to inquire by what means the recom¬ 
mendation contained in their former report, presented on 
29th November last, can be carried into effect, beg to pre¬ 
sent this their further report on the subject :— 
“ With regard to the establishment of a veterinary school 
in connexion with the Royal Dublin Society, the Committee 
consider the following provisions are necessary— 
“ 1. An anatomy-house and lecture-room, with a forge. 
“2. A chemical laboratory and lecture-room. 
“3. An infirmarv and offices attached. 
“4. A museum of veterinary preparations. 
“For conducting the instruction of the students, the fol¬ 
lowing staff of teachers at least will be required— 
“ 1. A lecturer on anatomy, surgery, and medicine. 
“2. A lecturer on chemistry and materia medica. 
“ 3. An anatomical demonstrator. 
“The Society being already provided with a chemical la¬ 
boratory in the fullest state of efficiency, and lecture-room 
attached, and also with a valuable collection of preparations 
illustrative of the anatomy and diseases of the horse, no ex¬ 
pense is necessary to be incurred for such parts of the pro¬ 
posed establishment. 
“ Respecting the site for the erection of the necessary 
buildings, the Committee report that they have carefully 
examined the Society's premises, and are of opinion that the 
piece of ground adjoining Clare-lane, from its having in its 
immediate vicinity an efficient sewerage and an ample supply 
of water, affords peculiar advantages for the erection of the 
anatomv-house, lecture-room, and forge attached; while 
the infirmary, consisting of ten stalls for the reception of 
animals under treatment, may be readily erected on a por- 
