VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
729 
Mr. Corby, the acting secretary, having left the College 
since the last meeting, it was unanimously resolved, on the 
motion of Professor Morton, seconded by Assistant-Professor 
Yarnell— 
“That the thanks of the Council be given to him for the 
earnestness and zeal he had manifested during the entire 
period he acted as secretary to the Association, and that this 
expression of the wishes of the Council be emblazoned on 
vellum, and forwarded to him in America/'’ 
The honorary secretary next laid before the meeting a 
letter he had received from Mr. Bray, V.S., of Ulverstone, 
with the reply he had given to it. 
The Council approved of what the honorary secretary had. 
done, and considered it not desirable that any further notice 
should be taken of the matter. 
The librarian reported that he had recently examined the 
state of the library, and found it to contain above 1200 
volumes, in fair condition. 
On the motion of Assistant-Professor Yarnell, seconded by 
Mr. Broad, several new works were directed to be added to 
the library. 
It was then moved by the honorary secretary, seconded by 
Mr. Batt, and carried— 
“That 150 copies of the rules, &c., of the Association, with 
the catalogue of the books of the library, be printed.” 
A committee, consisting of Messrs. Broad, Batt, and 
Woodger, having read the essays discussed during the last 
session, with the view to the selection of those meriting the 
thanks of the Association, reported that they considered the 
following to be deserving of this distinction : 
Mr. II. Corby , on 4 Secretion.’ 
Mr. Hack , on 4 Pneumonia/ 
Mr. Gadd , on 4 The Anatomy and Physiology of the Brain 
and Phrenitis. 
Mr. Hirst , on 4 Roaring ’ 
Mr. Bedford , on 4 The Anatomy and Physiology of the 
e.’ 
Mr. Wilson , on 4 Pleuro-pneumonia/ and 
Mr. Noakes, on 4 Haematosepsis/ 
Moved by Assistant-Professor Varnell, and seconded by 
Professor Morton, and carried— 
44 That the report of the committee of selection be adopted, 
and the thanks of the Council be given them for their services/’ 
A wish having been expressed by the Council that some 
mode be adopted to distinguish those essays that are of 
greater worth than others, and with especial reference to the 
one introduced by Mr. Corby, on 4 Secretion/ it was sug- 
